Sorry I have not been able to update you on my Japan adventure, so here goes....
This week we are working on a home that is only a few block from the ocean. We asked the homeowner if he was home when the tsunami struck, since his neighborhood took a pretty good beating. He told us that he was at work at a cannery further to the north and that area sustained substantially greater damage. After the quake, he and his co-workers were told to stay at their jobs. When the tsunami warning was sounded, he and some other workers left the building. He saw the ocean had receded, which is a prelude to the tsunami coming on shore. He ran for high ground and fortunately was able to make it to a nearby hill. He said other co-workers had ignored the warning and stayed behind, and died. His place of business was destroyed and he is now unemployed. He is a good guy and is helping us with the rebuild.
I am working on getting you pictures, but I cannot figure out how to download photos from my iPad to the blog...any suggestions?
The cold really is the biggest issue. The temperatures are in the mid to high 30's in the day and low 30's to mid 20's as soon as the sun goes down.
The real issue is going to the bathroom and sitting on a very cold plastic porta-potty seat.
Taking a shower and going out into the cold is really interesting.
I was just told they are shutting down the internet for a while so bye bye...
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