a little situational awareness

Dick Dorworth on something no one talks about, why you might want to think twice before calling 911, and I think I'm detecting a trend...

This morning the first thing I heard was the local tsunami alarm system doing its thing. It's loud so you hear it but the recorded message is so distorted that it took several listens to realize that it was simply a test.

The fact is that the Caribbean is situated on a number of tectonic plates so a big tsunami is actually a concern and we're overdue for something scary. Having experienced a tsunami first hand as a kid, I can vouch for the fact that you don't really want to be around when the big wave comes.

Just something you might want to keep in mind...

Listening to Susan Tedeschi

So it goes...

Just part of living on a little island in a big sea...

Some depressing but needful reading, the downside of being pragmatic, and a little fun and frolic with a 12-gauge flare gun...

This mornings news was all about the placement of a bunch of new Tsunami warning signs around the USVI...

Most folk I know don't take tsunamis very seriously. As a kid I was up close and personal to the 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City so I'm well aware that when big water comes fast it can get real ugly quick.

The fact is that the Caribbean has actually been pretty lucky but it has happened before and no doubt will happen again...

Listening to Madison Violet

So it goes...