A lot of stuff is flying about. And it’s not just the cesium in the air.
It’s hard to know what to think about the nuclear situation here. There is a lot of panic and rumblings in the foreign community as people quickly get out, or feel anxious about if they should get out or not. Flights are being chartered out of Tokyo for Americans.
I’m in Tokushima. 416 miles from Fukushima. Some of my friends are deciding to leave. Some left. Some declare their firm intent not to leave. Some can’t leave because of work. Some can’t leave their families behind.
For the moment, I’m not leaving. I’m not ignoring the situation, but I don’t see that my leaving, taking the seat of someone from Tokyo or Chiba or Northern Honshu, would help. There doesn’t appear to be a danger to Tokushima at the moment. Of course the news says there isn’t, but also, just by looking at the maps and measurments of radioactivity and wind, Tokushima seems fine.
For the moment.
I’m paying attention. I will leave if I think there is danger to myself, danger that a short vacation to Sakurajima or Korea wouldn’t cure.
I don’t want to panic, or create panic. I don’t want to abandon my job, my co-workers, my friends here. I’ll make the best decision I can, and if I’m right or wrong, I’ll have only done my best.
Thanks to everyone for not shouting at me, telling me “GET OUT!” or instantly panicking due to the news reports.
Family and friends, I trust your ideas because I believe you to be level-headed and wise people (that is why I number you as my family & friends after all). If you do sincerely believe I am making a mistake, please let me know. (But you have to explain why).
I don’t know everything there is to know about anything, and your input & warnings if I stray or stay too long will be appreciated and considered.
