Our First Tsunami Warning

I woke up to a text message at 6:30am from my brother (he lives on the East Coast) saying Tsunami waves were heading our way and would be hitting where we live. At first, I thought he was joking and I brushed it off. Another minute went by, and a bunch of other messages from friends in the area arrived in my email and text messages.

Jacob and I didn't really know what to think so we asked our neighbors. They said that the Tsunami alarm was broken, but there was a warning issued. They all said they were going to leave the area. We decided that it would be best if I worked from Jacob's office today which is inland San Francisco. We packed up, skipped showers and left the house at 7:15am. 

There isn't any damage in our area and the only thing that showed signs of a Tsunami were extreme high and low tides in rapid succession. Other areas in CA got some damage but not nearly as bad as Japan.

I probably didn't need to leave the house or worry much about the tsunami warning, but we thought "better safe than sorry."

My thoughts and prayers are with Japan as they suffer a terrible disaster. 

Stay safe,
J-Bird