It is not that far from Anchorage to Seattle. Maybe he was the drone's technical adviser and used the mash for an alibi.
Blacbird, Check In! Quake/Tsunami/Worried
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Well, now I have images of Kuwi winching Blacbird out of a fissure, while trying to get enough of a signal to report in on AW.
Just caught this thread, about an hour after I found out about the earthquake. The concern is appreciated, but:
This quake occurred ~1000 miles from Anchorage, far out in the nearly uninhabited western Aleutian Islands. We here felt nothing. And, from what I read, the focus of the quake was very deep, which is good, because it meant no seafloor surface rupture that could generate a tsunami.
I have an acquaintance who used to work as a civilian security guard at the westernmost military installation in the U.S., in a small place called Shemya Island, and the personnel there would have felt it purty good.
Our biggest natural hazard here right now is mosquitoes, and they are plenty bad enough.
The real problem for a big quake out along the western Aleutian subduction zone wouldn't be for Anchorage, but could be for Hilo, Hawaii and the exposed parts of the northern California coast, like Crescent City. Both of those locales have suffered significant damage and loss of life by way of tsunami, more than once.
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This quake occurred ~1000 miles from Anchorage, far out in the nearly uninhabited western Aleutian Islands. We here felt nothing. And, from what I read, the focus of the quake was very deep, which is good, because it meant no seafloor surface rupture that could generate a tsunami.
I have an acquaintance who used to work as a civilian security guard at the westernmost military installation in the U.S., in a small place called Shemya Island, and the personnel there would have felt it purty good.
Our biggest natural hazard here right now is mosquitoes, and they are plenty bad enough.
The real problem for a big quake out along the western Aleutian subduction zone wouldn't be for Anchorage, but could be for Hilo, Hawaii and the exposed parts of the northern California coast, like Crescent City. Both of those locales have suffered significant damage and loss of life by way of tsunami, more than once.
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Morning has broken, Blacbird has spoken! Praise for the rain. I've never been to Spain. Okay, I'm up way late wrestling with a story and can't remember the lyrics. Good to hear from ya, bird.--s6
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i ran this through an analytical tool using some of bbird's previous posts as controls, and there is something really, really off in the style and syntax.
this leads me to believe that he did, in fact, perish in the earthquake and his AW account has been taken over by some crazed mountain man who broke into his house for jam and toilet paper.
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This whole thread makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. I knew there was a reason not to give up on humanity.
BB, glad you're okay.
BB, glad you're okay.
Jam, shit. The guy had some really good smoked salmon.
And a lot of toilet paper.
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Thanks, I needed that! Really, I couldn't imagine what more could be said after blackie checked in -- I had a chuckle at William's theory and and full throated laugh out loud over that 'kaw' at the end. Love you guys!
He was a nicer man than most of you think. I feel a tinge of regret that I had to steal his identity and his smoked salmon. But one has to get along.
I'll hang out for a while here and try to be less of an asshole than he sometimes was.
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This is like an Alaskan version of Doctor Who.
(And I regret knowing so little about Alaska, because if I knew anything about it, I'd be filling this comment box with all sorts of fantastic puns. Juneau I would.)
(And I regret knowing so little about Alaska, because if I knew anything about it, I'd be filling this comment box with all sorts of fantastic puns. Juneau I would.)
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Geography 1.01: Lesson 1:
Anchorage is farther from Seattle, by direct air route, than Minneapolis is. Nearly 1500 miles.
kaw
Geography was not my major. Can you tell? All I know is it is a long way from Georgia. From here, they seem relatively close.
We're just glad you're okay. I still have not seen anything from Kuwi. Did he make it off that mountain?
We're just glad you're okay. I still have not seen anything from Kuwi. Did he make it off that mountain?
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If it's any consolation (it won't be), I used to get Anchorage and Ankara mixed up. Fortunately, I have never worked as a travel agent.