[WAG] The Quake.

[Isaac Freeman]

I have my passport with my Visa, picked it up yesterday.... It was odd
because I had this feeling of urgency to go pick it up, even though  I had
weeks to do so.., Flight into Chengdu, no ticket in my hand as of yet, but
it's paid for and waiting for me to pick up.

Yes I agree Muriel, and so does my mother, she's thanking god over and over
again that it didn't happen a few weeks later or that I was not there a few
weeks earlier.

Well, I pray Jesse is okay, but somehow I know he'll be okay.  Something
about his life skills that will get him through.



On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Muriel Kirton <muriel at river-of-jade.com>
wrote:

>  Hi , I have likewise been trawling everything I can find.  The Big PAnda
> reserve which is very close by, is totally out of contact.  Wenchuan, which
> is the epicentre seems to be the next door county.  Roads are impassable
> there, and 80% of buildings are down there.   QingChengShan seems to be  in
> the national park near the town in the next county, where four or five
> schools and a hospital are down, with a lot of dead and injured.  From what
> I can make out, it is only a few tens of kilometers away from the
> epicentre.  I have just read that the main railway line to the north east is
> damaged, stranding 10,000 people - possibly Jesse amongst them. HAving
> studied Google Earth for the last couple of hours, I think the area where
> the roads are cut off by landslides MAY, only MAY be in or around the
> area.  Can't be sure of that.
> Oddly, my passport has disappeared in the post.  The post office has been
> searching for it since Thursday.  It was en route back from the Chinese
> embassy with my visa in it.  It is now being presumed lost or stolen.  If it
> doesn't turn up, I will apply for a new passport, but think I can be pretty
> sure that I will not be re-issued with a visa for the area now. It may be
> that it is not so easy for any of us to get there.    But, we are also
> blessed that it did not happen three weeks from now.....
>
> My heart and prayers, like all of us, I am sure, are with everyone who has
> been touched by the tragedy.
>
> Jesse emailed me on Sunday night and said be would be leaving the north to
> travel to Chengdu, and that it would be a two day journey on the train..  So
> it is definite that he was not yet  in the area...which is another blessing.
>
> Somehow I feel this will touch us all with a sense of  immediacy........
>
> Love in the Tao, Muriel
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Isaac Freeman"
> To: "QiGong Dragon Sect"
> Subject: [WAG] The Quake.
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 13:07:05 -0700
>
> Hey guys!
>
> I've read everything I can find on the net today, and watched the little
> information that is being broadcasted on the news channels about the quake
> in China.
>
> I know Chengdu's aiport has cancelled it's flights, but thinks it will be
> operating soon. (Not sure what that means)  The aiport website shows all of
> the flights being cancelled since 2pm when the quake hit.
>
> I can't make out how far west or northish the earthquake traveled, as only
> a few areas are named.
>
> It's seems like Qing Cheng Shan is close enough that it may have been
> affected, but it's too difficult to say with the information I have.
>
> Aparently roads out of Chengdu are pretty seriously affected, but can't
> find clear information, as I imagine the information is still being
> collected.
>
> I've heard Jesse was/is on a train to Chengdu, but was most likely far
> enough away still that he would be safe.
>
> Jesse when you get this, send us an update as to how things look.
>
> My heart and prayer goes out to the people in Sichuan province.
>
> My flight leaves in 16 days, this is certainly a pretty serious turn of
> events.
>
> Attached is google map wth the co-ordinates of qing cheng shan in
> comparison to chengdu. (Seems like 50km in a flight path).
>
> 30.96667
> 103.51667
>
> If anyone finds any information about sites affected, or quake zone
> mappings please let me know.
>
> << ChengDuQingChengShan.JPG >>
> << ChengDuQingChengShan.JPG >>
>
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