Sony, Honda, Nissan, Toyota shut down plants

"Steve W." > wrote in message
...
> Pete C. wrote:
>> "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
>>> (In all fairness, NOT good. Those people are REALLY suffering. God Bless
>>> them.)
>>
>> It's also not entirely clear what we (US civilians) can do to help at
>> the moment. With disasters in third world countries it's obvious that we
>> can donate to WFP and similar, but with a disaster in a highly developed
>> country like Japan it's not so clear what is needed.
>
> I just got an E-Mail from my BIL in Chiba. He is now asking for us to send
> him and his wife a couple of GOOD flashlights for Christmas.
> I have a ton of them around and they would both always ask why I carried
> at least one light all the time. My answer has always been that I carry a
> flashlight for the same reason I carry a pistol. You NEVER know when you
> will need it and if you don't have it with you when you need it what good
> is having it. They always laughed about it.
> UNTIL this past week when he had to walk 4 miles in the dark with nothing
> but a cell phone lighting the way and his wife had a 3 mile hike just to
> get close to a place where she could get a ride. Her walk was with a
> candle because her phone battery went dead...
>
> So for Christmas (probably will get sent MUCH earlier) they will be
> getting a couple Mag Solitaires, a Mag XL50 and maybe even a couple of the
> cheap HF lights that they can just toss in the car for use as needed.
> Also will probably send a brick of batteries just to be sure they have
> them.
>
> --
> Steve W.

You carry a pistol at all times? Let me
guess, you're a "Chicken Hawk", right?

AMuzi wrote:
> Steve W. wrote:
>> Pete C. wrote:
>>> "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
>>>> (In all fairness, NOT good. Those people are REALLY suffering. God
>>>> Bless
>>>> them.)
>>>
>>> It's also not entirely clear what we (US civilians) can do to help at
>>> the moment. With disasters in third world countries it's obvious that we
>>> can donate to WFP and similar, but with a disaster in a highly developed
>>> country like Japan it's not so clear what is needed.
>>
>> I just got an E-Mail from my BIL in Chiba. He is now asking for us to
>> send him and his wife a couple of GOOD flashlights for Christmas.
>> I have a ton of them around and they would both always ask why I
>> carried at least one light all the time. My answer has always been
>> that I carry a flashlight for the same reason I carry a pistol. You
>> NEVER know when you will need it and if you don't have it with you
>> when you need it what good is having it. They always laughed about it.
>> UNTIL this past week when he had to walk 4 miles in the dark with
>> nothing but a cell phone lighting the way and his wife had a 3 mile
>> hike just to get close to a place where she could get a ride. Her walk
>> was with a candle because her phone battery went dead...
>>
>> So for Christmas (probably will get sent MUCH earlier) they will be
>> getting a couple Mag Solitaires, a Mag XL50 and maybe even a couple of
>> the cheap HF lights that they can just toss in the car for use as needed.
>> Also will probably send a brick of batteries just to be sure they have
>> them.
>>
>
> USPS Priority envelope to Japan (9x12, up to 4 pounds) is $14, 4 to 8
> days. We use a lot of these, cheap and reliable.
>

Yeah we are very used to shipping to Japan. He has been over there now
for almost 13 years.
Every Christmas, Birthdays and other events and he gets packages from
us. Got the Customs forms down pat


I was trying to get the local PO to let me use the flat rate boxes but
they just won't give an inch....

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On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:48:10 -0600, Pete C. wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
>>
>> (In all fairness, NOT good. Those people are REALLY suffering. God Bless
>> them.)
>
> It's also not entirely clear what we (US civilians) can do to help at the
> moment. With disasters in third world countries it's obvious that we can
> donate to WFP and similar, but with a disaster in a highly developed
> country like Japan it's not so clear what is needed.


What gets me is...

No looting...

No rioting...

Nobody stuck in a football stadium...

Wish I could go there, earthquakes and all...

"Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
>
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:48:10 -0600, Pete C. wrote:
>
> >
> > "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
> >>
> >> (In all fairness, NOT good. Those people are REALLY suffering. God Bless
> >> them.)
> >
> > It's also not entirely clear what we (US civilians) can do to help at the
> > moment. With disasters in third world countries it's obvious that we can
> > donate to WFP and similar, but with a disaster in a highly developed
> > country like Japan it's not so clear what is needed.
>
> What gets me is...
>
> No looting...
>
> No rioting...
>
> Nobody stuck in a football stadium...
>
> Wish I could go there, earthquakes and all...

The difference is the mature culture with a sense of personal
responsibility.

"That Tune" > wrote in message >
> You carry a pistol at all times? Let me
> guess, you're a "Chicken Hawk", right?


That is a rather severe insult where I come from.

Steve W. wrote:
> AMuzi wrote:
>> Steve W. wrote:
>>> Pete C. wrote:
>>>> "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
>>>>> (In all fairness, NOT good. Those people are REALLY suffering. God
>>>>> Bless
>>>>> them.)
>>>>
>>>> It's also not entirely clear what we (US civilians) can do to help at
>>>> the moment. With disasters in third world countries it's obvious
>>>> that we
>>>> can donate to WFP and similar, but with a disaster in a highly
>>>> developed
>>>> country like Japan it's not so clear what is needed.
>>>
>>> I just got an E-Mail from my BIL in Chiba. He is now asking for us to
>>> send him and his wife a couple of GOOD flashlights for Christmas.
>>> I have a ton of them around and they would both always ask why I
>>> carried at least one light all the time. My answer has always been
>>> that I carry a flashlight for the same reason I carry a pistol. You
>>> NEVER know when you will need it and if you don't have it with you
>>> when you need it what good is having it. They always laughed about it.
>>> UNTIL this past week when he had to walk 4 miles in the dark with
>>> nothing but a cell phone lighting the way and his wife had a 3 mile
>>> hike just to get close to a place where she could get a ride. Her
>>> walk was with a candle because her phone battery went dead...
>>>
>>> So for Christmas (probably will get sent MUCH earlier) they will be
>>> getting a couple Mag Solitaires, a Mag XL50 and maybe even a couple
>>> of the cheap HF lights that they can just toss in the car for use as
>>> needed.
>>> Also will probably send a brick of batteries just to be sure they
>>> have them.
>>>
>>
>> USPS Priority envelope to Japan (9x12, up to 4 pounds) is $14, 4 to 8
>> days. We use a lot of these, cheap and reliable.
>>
>
> Yeah we are very used to shipping to Japan. He has been over there now
> for almost 13 years.
> Every Christmas, Birthdays and other events and he gets packages from
> us. Got the Customs forms down pat
>
>
> I was trying to get the local PO to let me use the flat rate boxes but
> they just won't give an inch....
>

Can't see why they wouldn't take that; we ship those in some
volume too. The 11x13 flat rate Priority box FRB2 is
$46-ish. Send two air letters if the stuff you need fits
that way!

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On 03/14/2011 06:23 PM, hls wrote:
>
> "That Tune" > wrote in message >
>> You carry a pistol at all times? Let me
>> guess, you're a "Chicken Hawk", right?
>
>
> That is a rather severe insult where I come from.

Unless you're Ted Harbit.

http://www.americantorque.com/page/0/144/

nate

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"Steve W." wrote:
>
> Pete C. wrote:
> > "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
> >> (In all fairness, NOT good. Those people are REALLY suffering. God Bless
> >> them.)
> >
> > It's also not entirely clear what we (US civilians) can do to help at
> > the moment. With disasters in third world countries it's obvious that we
> > can donate to WFP and similar, but with a disaster in a highly developed
> > country like Japan it's not so clear what is needed.
>
> I just got an E-Mail from my BIL in Chiba. He is now asking for us to
> send him and his wife a couple of GOOD flashlights for Christmas.
> I have a ton of them around and they would both always ask why I carried
> at least one light all the time. My answer has always been that I carry
> a flashlight for the same reason I carry a pistol. You NEVER know when
> you will need it and if you don't have it with you when you need it what
> good is having it. They always laughed about it.
> UNTIL this past week when he had to walk 4 miles in the dark with
> nothing but a cell phone lighting the way and his wife had a 3 mile hike
> just to get close to a place where she could get a ride. Her walk was
> with a candle because her phone battery went dead...
>
> So for Christmas (probably will get sent MUCH earlier) they will be
> getting a couple Mag Solitaires, a Mag XL50 and maybe even a couple of
> the cheap HF lights that they can just toss in the car for use as needed.
> Also will probably send a brick of batteries just to be sure they have them.
>
> --
> Steve W.

Is there a Maglight relief fund to donate to that will ship a few
containers of US made flashlights to Japan? Don't they produce their own
high grade flashlights there?

On 03/14/2011 07:31 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>
> "Steve W." wrote:
>>
>> Pete C. wrote:
>>> "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
>>>> (In all fairness, NOT good. Those people are REALLY suffering. God Bless
>>>> them.)
>>>
>>> It's also not entirely clear what we (US civilians) can do to help at
>>> the moment. With disasters in third world countries it's obvious that we
>>> can donate to WFP and similar, but with a disaster in a highly developed
>>> country like Japan it's not so clear what is needed.
>>
>> I just got an E-Mail from my BIL in Chiba. He is now asking for us to
>> send him and his wife a couple of GOOD flashlights for Christmas.
>> I have a ton of them around and they would both always ask why I carried
>> at least one light all the time. My answer has always been that I carry
>> a flashlight for the same reason I carry a pistol. You NEVER know when
>> you will need it and if you don't have it with you when you need it what
>> good is having it. They always laughed about it.
>> UNTIL this past week when he had to walk 4 miles in the dark with
>> nothing but a cell phone lighting the way and his wife had a 3 mile hike
>> just to get close to a place where she could get a ride. Her walk was
>> with a candle because her phone battery went dead...
>>
>> So for Christmas (probably will get sent MUCH earlier) they will be
>> getting a couple Mag Solitaires, a Mag XL50 and maybe even a couple of
>> the cheap HF lights that they can just toss in the car for use as needed.
>> Also will probably send a brick of batteries just to be sure they have them.
>>
>> --
>> Steve W.
>
> Is there a Maglight relief fund to donate to that will ship a few
> containers of US made flashlights to Japan? Don't they produce their own
> high grade flashlights there?

I suspect a lot of them originate in China... e.g. the 3W Task Force
flashlight. But that one isn't waterproof where a Mag or Fenix is. Not
sure where Fenix lights are made.

nate

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Nate Nagel wrote:
> On 03/14/2011 07:31 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>
>> "Steve W." wrote:
>>>
>>> Pete C. wrote:
>>>> "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
>>>>> (In all fairness, NOT good. Those people are REALLY suffering. God
>>>>> Bless
>>>>> them.)
>>>>
>>>> It's also not entirely clear what we (US civilians) can do to help at
>>>> the moment. With disasters in third world countries it's obvious
>>>> that we
>>>> can donate to WFP and similar, but with a disaster in a highly
>>>> developed
>>>> country like Japan it's not so clear what is needed.
>>>
>>> I just got an E-Mail from my BIL in Chiba. He is now asking for us to
>>> send him and his wife a couple of GOOD flashlights for Christmas.
>>> I have a ton of them around and they would both always ask why I carried
>>> at least one light all the time. My answer has always been that I carry
>>> a flashlight for the same reason I carry a pistol. You NEVER know when
>>> you will need it and if you don't have it with you when you need it what
>>> good is having it. They always laughed about it.
>>> UNTIL this past week when he had to walk 4 miles in the dark with
>>> nothing but a cell phone lighting the way and his wife had a 3 mile hike
>>> just to get close to a place where she could get a ride. Her walk was
>>> with a candle because her phone battery went dead...
>>>
>>> So for Christmas (probably will get sent MUCH earlier) they will be
>>> getting a couple Mag Solitaires, a Mag XL50 and maybe even a couple of
>>> the cheap HF lights that they can just toss in the car for use as
>>> needed.
>>> Also will probably send a brick of batteries just to be sure they
>>> have them.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve W.
>>
>> Is there a Maglight relief fund to donate to that will ship a few
>> containers of US made flashlights to Japan? Don't they produce their own
>> high grade flashlights there?
>
> I suspect a lot of them originate in China... e.g. the 3W Task Force
> flashlight. But that one isn't waterproof where a Mag or Fenix is. Not
> sure where Fenix lights are made.


Fenix doesn't actually say on their web page:
http://www.fenixlight.com/about.asp?action=fzlc

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