Thank you Dave, I have already sent it to several people that live here.
We have been watching the lava flow and its not moving very fast however it is going to cut the town of Pahoa in half, with the post office, banks, community center, schools to the south and the Market, Longs, gas stations, fast food and fish stores to the north. The problem is when it crosses Hwy 130 in about a month give or take I will be living south of the flow, with no easy way out and my storage locker is north of the flow.
As for the volcano keep in mind that there are many craters where lava can flow from, Pu'u 'O'o is just one of them, its been active now 31 years. In 1960 it was the crater at wiped out the town and fishing village of Kapoho which was rebuilt, it took the front of the storm we had in July.
The joys of living on an active volcano, its been lots of things but dull is not one of them.
moi621 (imported) wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:36 pm
Are you planning at all for when social order breaks down ?
Moi
Moi, I think you have it totally wrong, if the Hurricane was an example of this island in a disaster, just the opposite will be true, the people here come together. The people in the Puna district, that is the people that live on this volcano have a pioneer spirit in the best of times, in the worst they help each other. When I say help I mean opening up there homes to those in need, sharing food, providing hot meals where there are none. As for the market, most of the people on this end of the island grow much of their own food, we do as well and everybody shares. There might be a social breakdown in Washington but there is none here in Puna.
This is not LA or the near LA big city mentality here. This is country small communities with several hundred people in each and most people actually know each other. I am not sure where you get your ideas from but they do not apply here. So stop already.
The good news is that the Volcano is going back to sleep, well at least the flow has slowed to a trickle, only advanced 25 yards today. After this weekend the storm may cool it off completely.
We are now bracing for 20+ inches of rain and 100+ mile an hour winds.
Its on the move again, yesterday it moved about 80 feet, in the last 24 hours about 400 yards. at today's rate its a 1/4 mile from the transfer station and it will be crossing the main road through Pahoa in a couple days. I am glad I stocked up on food, I am good for a month.
"BigIslandVideoNews" is the place to watch.
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AND NO MOI, they are not riots in the street, but people are checking on each other to make sure they are OK.
