Originally Posted by saywhatkid

You cannot rub me the wrong way unless you post spam. Opinions vary. I expect that. I never report anything but spammers. Why report you when I can either beat you down with words, or simply ignore you?

I feel it is my duty to again mention that this thread has very little to do with your studying. It has very little to do with your teaching methods. It has plenty to do with a certain crisis in Japan, one which you "poo-poo'd" previously. Despite the turn in events, you still seem to ignore the obvious; that people are dying from radiation poisoning over there. The only recent comment you have given regarding the intended direction of this thread appears to be how it will affect your purchasing power. Where do you find the blinders to ignore the deaths of these Fukushima 50 and the unknown others that will suffer from this "partial" meltdown? Why have you avoided backing up your outrageous statements of a few days ago; that everything was A-OK over there?

I am still waiting, but here is what you would say: "It doesn't exist."

As you were.

Tiptoe through the window
By the window, that is where I'll be
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me

Oh, tiptoe from the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Knee deep in flowers we'll stray
We'll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight
Will you pardon me?
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Originally Posted by lanapoo

Originally Posted by TheOracle

I said these speculations and some crappy reporting is sensationalist.

Originally Posted by TheOracle

I didn't say I was more concerned about the fish than I was humans. I was curious about what would happen from an economic standpoint...because I teach it in high school.

I do care about human life. I do care about Japan. It's actually one of my favorite places to study regional history. I'm just not going to panic about an unlikely nuclear meltdown right now. That shows maturity, not immaturity.

When this stuff was first posted, it was all speculation. If something changes - and it's dependent on so many factors - then I'll adjust my concern accordingly.

When this story first broke, everyone was like, OH MY GOD! ITS GONNA HIT THE US! runnnnnnnnn and what did we get? WHAT CRAZY BIG SENSATIONALIST NEWS HAPPENED?

Some big waves.

Originally Posted by TheOracle

Look at the news! It's so sensationalist. pfh already pointed out that even credible news sources were getting a little bit drama-happy.

Big news is big news, yes. But I'm still waiting for the headline that says "nuclear fallout unlikely". but maybe that doesn't get people as jazzed.

Thousands just died in a round of earthquakes. Does anyone seem to notice that? No...it's like people are *hoping* for something else to happen. I'm not saying people here are hoping, but no, right now my concern isn't about an unlikely nuclear fallout, it's more about people who are currently stranded, hungry, injured, sick, etc.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

Warning people is not fear mongering. The radiation levels are soaring ... the pacific jet stream WILL blow it across the Pacific. Fukushima has melted down. There are 4 other Nuclear Reactors in trouble. That means, we are ALL in trouble.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

That particular Nuclear facility in Fukushima was designed to withstand an 8.2 earthquake. Not a 9.1 (its been upgraded again). The Richter Scale is measured in algorithms so the quake that hit was nearly a 1,000 times stronger than the engineers worst case scenario (an 8.2). Followed up with a Tsunami ... the Nuclear Facility was just not designed to withstand a natural catastrophe of that proportion. It was probably "unthinkable" at the time it was built.

Just hope for the best. It is a mess.