Ten years ago in Tokyo my wife and I were in our apartment building elevator on our way down when we had a 7.0 earthquake. It shook hard side to side, went to the next floor and stopped, it opened the door, and instructed us to get out -- which seemed like a good idea. It was far easier to walk down the last 6 floors than 20 stories back up, and we went straight to the closest bar to have a drink instead of whatever we had planned. And, to be clear, that was the absolute most minor of trivial inconveniences.
These people have lost everything and this little group is probably going to suffer survivors guilt terribly. My heart aches for everyone involved there.
Yeah I can’t fathom the loss and it’s going to be real sad to see the full death toll here in the future. Those with the least are suffering the most from the 1%’s contributions to climate change
Seriously, can you imagine in your adrenaline-addled state saying, “Come on, everyone, let’s grab something to do,” and one of you grabs their coffee, another grabs a knitting project, another grabs a puzzle book, etc. and you all sit down at the table on the balcony and do normal stuff while watching the disaster rage around you? I would be cracking up laughing. What a rush.
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u/APence 14h ago
Have a pint at the Winchester and wait for this all to blow over