I know this is a crazy question but do any news channels actually show .. news? Like, if news broke, could I find it on tv?
eta: CNN breaks into Anderson Cooper repeats. And then congratulates itself for showing news.
That was a huge earthquake.
Angel: Is that what you think you are--a hero? Spike: Saved the world didn't I? Angel: Once. Talk to me after you've done it a couple more times.
'Destiny'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cass - Mar 10, 2011 8:52:30 pm PST #27594 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Typo Boy - Mar 10, 2011 8:54:53 pm PST #27595 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Al Jazeera, which is on the interbunny, but not available on most cable. Only good for national and international, no use for state or local.
Cass - Mar 10, 2011 8:55:38 pm PST #27596 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
8.9 earthquake apparently gets some attention.
eta: I am seeing everything from 8.9 on CNN to 7.1 (and I am not sure that wasn't an earlier quake, or a newer one) on USGS have different numbers depending on their information.
Tsunamis are really terrifying to watch. Awful to watch too.
Liese S. - Mar 10, 2011 9:07:38 pm PST #27597 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, no, that is a big earthquake.
Cass - Mar 10, 2011 9:10:41 pm PST #27598 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
It's huge. And the accompanying quakes are really big too.
Liese S. - Mar 10, 2011 9:12:28 pm PST #27599 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Gosh, that's scary. Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, but those are really really big.
javachik - Mar 10, 2011 9:15:35 pm PST #27600 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
It's the tsunamis that are terrifying me. And they're just beginning.
Cass - Mar 10, 2011 9:17:41 pm PST #27601 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I think I am kinda sick. There is a massive tsunami hitting RIGHT NOW and the lady on CNN is interviewing someone and ... not mentioning it.
I mean, I am not certain but I think Japan is one of the best prepared countries for earthquakes both in terms of citizens preparedness and building codes. But there is going to be such destruction and, I fear, loss of life and ecology.
Liese S. - Mar 10, 2011 9:18:29 pm PST #27602 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, with an island nation like Japan, it's the tsunamis that cause the worst damage.
Oh! Kilauea erupted a few days ago in Hawaii. I wonder if all that geological unrest is related?
Cass - Mar 10, 2011 9:23:36 pm PST #27603 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Well lunar perigee is in a week or so. But then you have to look beyond "end of the world" freaking out to the fact that if you have stressors and a world that gets pushed and pulled by tides, there are going to be places that crack. The world is very geologically active.