bousozoku said:...Where can you really go to be safe?
I remember reading a long time ago, that hiding under a door frame is pretty safe because they're strong. My building is 30+ years old, which is why I jumped when it all started.
Here's a funny story I found:
Years ago, I was a green English teacher at the Suginamiku Ei Gakuin in Koenji. The only American most of the students had ever had contact with. I was at the blackboard expounding about some English proverb when suddenly, the whole classroom started to shake violently, with the desks sliding, books falling, etc. The old building itself wasn't too sturdy, and we were on the 4th floor. I remember seeing the telephone poles swaying outside the window. Well, what did this intrepid 'teacher' do? I hightailed it out the nearest door and scrambled down to steps, racing to save my life before the building pancaked in a deadly heap. Out into the street I flew, safe (I thought), and shaking with fear. I looked around expecting to see my students there too. But I was all alone. After the tremors stopped, I sheepishly slipped back up the stairs into my classroom. They were all still there at their desks. Only the 'sensei' had fled---without the students... I fumbled around, trying to smile and make a covering joke or excuse that was plausible. The feeble effort I came up with was to do a 'special lesson' on how to react in emergencies, starting with bombing raids...
-Slavemaster
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