Just saw the news on tv and I don't think Ken will be on for a while, maybe no power, he did say he maybe unable to come back later.
Plendo said
06:26 AM Nov 9, 2013
Hi BG hope you came through OK. Which Island are you on?
We have not heard from any of our friends on the Islands, but all teh family in Manila and Jala Jala (Rizal) are all ok.
I expect you will be unable to communicate for a while till they get the infrastructure pathed up again.
Jedo_03 said
06:27 AM Nov 9, 2013
Looked - and sounded - on the news - that they got a hammering up there...
The ABC report said it was the "world's worst storm"... 250 - 300kph winds... Jeez...!!!
Not long since they had a 7.4 earthquake up there too - already evacuated and living in tents because of THAT: and now, THIS..!!!
Poor buggers have precious-little to start with... Spare a thought for families who lose their loved ones...
johnq said
01:53 PM Nov 9, 2013
Good luck, Ken.
What sort of refuge/shelter do you have?
_wombat_ said
04:21 PM Nov 9, 2013
By the look of that storm on tv I think it will be a while before Ken is able to get back online.
Wish you all the best Ken, and hope you did not suffer too much damage.
milo said
05:35 AM Nov 10, 2013
dont think I'll fly thru that either.. good luck to all over there.
countryroad said
08:13 AM Nov 10, 2013
Think this has been the biggest, hope that cellar that I hope you have was a safe spot and you're safe.
Robyn
_wombat_ said
04:15 PM Nov 10, 2013
milo wrote:
dont think I'll fly thru that either.. good luck to all over there.
Hey, milo when did you have that photo taken for your av?
Plendo said
04:44 PM Nov 10, 2013
We have just been watching the Philippine news and it is truly terrible in the affected areas, it looks at this stage as if Tacloban city (Leyte) has coped the worst of it with both the high winds (300+ kph) and a high storm surge many meters high (reports of 5 to 10m high).
In a typhoon the light weight structures are often destroyed, but the houses built from reinforced concrete blocks fair better, with this one I am hearing of concrete block houses being flattened like a houses of cards. There are reports of areas where all structures, and trees have been raised to ground level.
Current reports put the death toll over 1200, but realistically that will only be the start.
Sorry to post such a sad and negative message.
jules47 said
04:56 PM Nov 10, 2013
Hope BG survived this ok - our thoughts are with him. I also have a friend over there at the moment working, haven't heard anything from him either. Fingers crossed.
_wombat_ said
05:04 PM Nov 10, 2013
jules47 wrote:
Hope BG survived this ok - our thoughts are with him. I also have a friend over there at the moment working, haven't heard anything from him either. Fingers crossed.
would have no power now Jules so no way of communicating, watching the news last night and they were having problems keeping in touch with their reporters, keep thinking of Ken and how he is getting on.
Gerty Dancer said
05:21 PM Nov 10, 2013
Vietnam and Cambodia are copping it next. We don't hear a lot about what happens in other countries on our news, but like the Philippines, there's plenty of shacks in those countries that wont survive this.
milo said
06:04 PM Nov 10, 2013
_wombat_ wrote:
milo wrote:
dont think I'll fly thru that either.. good luck to all over there.
Hey, milo when did you have that photo taken for your av?
just the other day mate, how do I look??
I just hope our friends are ok over their ..
oh I always say, we may think we own this planet, and the terrorists may think
they run the show , but mother nature can be the biggest terrorist of all time...
good luck every one
Sheba said
04:01 AM Nov 11, 2013
Latest ABC report I heard was 3 pm this afternoon. They quoted at least 10,000 dead at that stage in the Phillipines. It'll be over Laos and Vietnam by now.
Hope Ken has survived. The Tidal Surge would have drowned a lot of people unfortunately.
We are so lucky in this country.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Gerty Dancer said
04:38 AM Nov 11, 2013
Sheba wrote:
We are so lucky in this country.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Amen.
Delta18 said
05:22 AM Nov 11, 2013
The looting has already started. Armed gangs are hi-jacking aid trucks, no doubt for the black market.
_wombat_ said
05:27 AM Nov 11, 2013
Delta18 wrote:
The looting has already started. Armed gangs are hi-jacking aid trucks, no doubt for the black market.
that always happens, how can people get so low.
Sheba said
10:29 PM Nov 11, 2013
We don't have Kens' surname, or I'd try and find out if he's ok on the 1300 line. Don't even know which Island he's on.
There has been 1 Australian confirmed dead so far, but no Name, Age, or Gender was given
Do hope he's all right.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Monday 11th of November 2013 10:31:07 PM
Try Manila Airport. Wont be much traffic there for a day or so !!!
If it is deemed the CEO has planned to do something really really stoopid then he can be tossed into the Naughty Corner and the 2IC can take over!
Cheers Rulemaker!
Delta18, I need a new PA are you free.
Not free Wombie but very cheap..lol.
Anyone on Facebook wanting to see what the storm is doing this is a good site....https://www.facebook.com/Westpacwx?directed_target_id=0
clear as a bell.. (thru fsx and rex) hmmm
sorry double post
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Friday 8th of November 2013 12:39:58 PM
it is supposed to hit there sometime today
Peter
Hope you're OK Ken. Be glad to hear you got through it .
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Friday 8th of November 2013 07:30:29 PM
http://www.westernpacificweather.com/
Just saw the news on tv and I don't think Ken will be on for a while, maybe no power, he did say he maybe unable to come back later.
Hi BG hope you came through OK. Which Island are you on?
We have not heard from any of our friends on the Islands, but all teh family in Manila and Jala Jala (Rizal) are all ok.
I expect you will be unable to communicate for a while till they get the infrastructure pathed up again.
Looked - and sounded - on the news - that they got a hammering up there...
The ABC report said it was the "world's worst storm"... 250 - 300kph winds... Jeez...!!!
Not long since they had a 7.4 earthquake up there too - already evacuated and living in tents because of THAT: and now, THIS..!!!
Poor buggers have precious-little to start with... Spare a thought for families who lose their loved ones...
What sort of refuge/shelter do you have?
By the look of that storm on tv I think it will be a while before Ken is able to get back online.
Wish you all the best Ken, and hope you did not suffer too much damage.
Robyn
Hey, milo when did you have that photo taken for your av?
We have just been watching the Philippine news and it is truly terrible in the affected areas, it looks at this stage as if Tacloban city (Leyte) has coped the worst of it with both the high winds (300+ kph) and a high storm surge many meters high (reports of 5 to 10m high).
In a typhoon the light weight structures are often destroyed, but the houses built from reinforced concrete blocks fair better, with this one I am hearing of concrete block houses being flattened like a houses of cards. There are reports of areas where all structures, and trees have been raised to ground level.
Current reports put the death toll over 1200, but realistically that will only be the start.
Sorry to post such a sad and negative message.
would have no power now Jules so no way of communicating, watching the news last night and they were having problems keeping in touch with their reporters, keep thinking of Ken and how he is getting on.
just the other day mate, how do I look??
I just hope our friends are ok over their ..
oh I always say, we may think we own this planet, and the terrorists may think
they run the show , but mother nature can be the biggest terrorist of all time...
good luck every one
Latest ABC report I heard was 3 pm this afternoon. They quoted at least 10,000 dead at that stage in the Phillipines. It'll be over Laos and Vietnam by now.
Hope Ken has survived. The Tidal Surge would have drowned a lot of people unfortunately.
We are so lucky in this country.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Amen.
The looting has already started. Armed gangs are hi-jacking aid trucks, no doubt for the black market.
that always happens, how can people get so low.
We don't have Kens' surname, or I'd try and find out if he's ok on the 1300 line. Don't even know which Island he's on.
There has been 1 Australian confirmed dead so far, but no Name, Age, or Gender was given
Do hope he's all right.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Monday 11th of November 2013 10:31:07 PM