The Great Quake of '06
Whoooyah! Pele the Fire Goddess, who blesses us with daily small shakers, hit us big yesterday. Maybe you saw it on CNN. 6.6 on the good ole Richter scale.
I was 15 feet up on my hoshidana (coffee drying rack) and almost learned to fly with the first jolt. I ran the sixty feet of the hoshi and jumped clear only to catch sight of my 10,000 gallon water tank blowing out a rib. Holy Moses! Here comes the flood! A wall of water shot across an outside workbench and cleared tools and coffee bags for twenty feet. It scoured all the dirt and rocks off the drive before pressure-hosing its way into the coffee mill. Oh my, what a mess! But immensely entertaining to watch, I must admit. Looked like a movie stunt.
No worries, the mill will dry and I will sweep out all the mud and rocks later. Don't know if I'll ever be able to track down all the sockets and wrenches that are now imbedded in the rock wall. That's the way it goes.
As for the water tank, it appears to be beyond repair. It lasted over 50 years and leaked a bit anyway. Hmmm, maybe it will have a second life as a tool shed. Take out a few more ribs, add a door....
The houses were fine, parents rode it out ok. Broken glass and mess was the worst of it. Don't believe CNN, I've done harder time through typhoons in Guam and earthquakes in California. :)
For those familiar with the area here, a good portion of the Pali (cliff) above Kealakekua Bay came tumbling down during the quake. The dust cloud was visible for several hours. Lucky for many people, the quake was early (7:07 am). By midday, there are usually 50 kayaks and several boats in the area. Could have been deadly.
I was 15 feet up on my hoshidana (coffee drying rack) and almost learned to fly with the first jolt. I ran the sixty feet of the hoshi and jumped clear only to catch sight of my 10,000 gallon water tank blowing out a rib. Holy Moses! Here comes the flood! A wall of water shot across an outside workbench and cleared tools and coffee bags for twenty feet. It scoured all the dirt and rocks off the drive before pressure-hosing its way into the coffee mill. Oh my, what a mess! But immensely entertaining to watch, I must admit. Looked like a movie stunt.
No worries, the mill will dry and I will sweep out all the mud and rocks later. Don't know if I'll ever be able to track down all the sockets and wrenches that are now imbedded in the rock wall. That's the way it goes.
As for the water tank, it appears to be beyond repair. It lasted over 50 years and leaked a bit anyway. Hmmm, maybe it will have a second life as a tool shed. Take out a few more ribs, add a door....
The houses were fine, parents rode it out ok. Broken glass and mess was the worst of it. Don't believe CNN, I've done harder time through typhoons in Guam and earthquakes in California. :)
For those familiar with the area here, a good portion of the Pali (cliff) above Kealakekua Bay came tumbling down during the quake. The dust cloud was visible for several hours. Lucky for many people, the quake was early (7:07 am). By midday, there are usually 50 kayaks and several boats in the area. Could have been deadly.
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