As it turns out, I'm drinking coffee grown by a friend with a small
farm near the epicenter. Here's her report, from alt.coffee:
Hey thanks for asking. We do have electricity but are kind of in
shock. It was a huge, to me, earthquake of 6.5. We lost many of
Bob's bottle collection, cats have disappeared, one water tank needs
big structural help, and the aftershocks are creepy. Not getting any
work done.
The most interesting thing to me was the huge dust cloud after some of
the cliffs at Kealakekua Bay must have crumbled. That cloud sailed
out to sea and I can still see the last traces and it is over 1.5
hours later.
But the coffee plants are fine
.
Again thanks for asking. that was scary.
with aloha,
Cea
--smithfarms.com
farmers of pure kona
roast beans to kona to email
Thom Stewart wrote:
From a member of my MG Discussion Group;
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Dear List:
Hawaii's 6.6 Richter scale earthquake was scary! My hollow-tile brick
house was rumbling and shaking more than I've ever experienced. My
daughter and I just had enough time to catch our breaths (we were braced
in the door frame) when the aftershock hit. It wasn't just the severity,
it was the duration that was scary.
I am guessing you have heard about it on the news by now. Luckily there
haven't been any casualties, although there are reports of broken bones.
The Big Island of Hawaii's east coast has the worst damage. Here on Maui
we had some landslides. My husband is stuck on Oahu with the airports
being limited in their traffic because of the power grid being brought
back up slowly for safety reasons. No tsunamis were generated. Actually,
we have been very fortunate this time.
The geology of the islands and this recent quake makes for fascinating
Earth Science. The science teacher in me wishes I weren't on medical
disability because the lessons just keep getting created in my head!
Those of you who may have friends or relatives here shouldn't worry.
They just might be a bit delayed in getting home but I'm sure they are
safe.
Aloha,
Linda from Maui
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