h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Thank you so much for writing this, Amy. It's a really tense build-up to the big event and how it affected the whole community.

I hope you all recover from the damage soon.

Icy

Bravo Amy. Well written and thank you for writing it up so quickly

I will admit, if there had been any way to know that the early forecasts that it would be all done by noon or so would be off by so much, I wouldn't've asked Bel if she wanted something like this

But thank you Unfortunately, repercussions from the harbor being wiped out are going to last a *long* time. The harbor had been damaged in late '06 by a surge that was less than 2 feet (iirc) that was still being paid for when this tsunami hit. Fishing and tourism were the major industries here (the lumber mill closed down a long time ago), with a relative value on "major"... For now, what's left of the fleet has to harbor 90 miles away.

If you're interested (and even if you're not) I'm continuing to put up links to photos, videos, and coverage by the local newspaper. I'll add more as they go online/I become aware of them. Be a shame for late readers to catch things you may miss...