The Tsunami that did not Happen

So, if any one is wondering and as many of you know the Tsunami that was supposed to hit Hawaii, Feb 27th never happened. One big flop. And I say flop because the overall consensus from everyone in the state was (as horrible as it sounds) disappointment. Everyone had plenty of warning, and the police enforcement did a wonderful job of getting tourists and Waikiki dwellers to higher ground. So, prepared and ready there we waited with cases of toilet paper and water that was frantically bought at 3:40am that morning. Hawaii news anchors did a superb job with live cameras and coverage from every angle on all the islands. It was almost like waiting for the ball to drop in Times Square on New Year's eve.


11:19am was target time for the first wave to hit.


10:30am, nothing yet, still as can be and "a beautiful beach day" as the news anchor reminds us.


11:00am, some action at the bay with tide being pulled in and pulled out somewhat rapidly...


11:10am, more tides, and everyone on the edge of their seats waiting for the big wave....


11:19am, more tide coming in and going out...


11:30, more tide, "is this going to happen?"...


12:00pm, ok, let's eat some lunch...


1:00pm, looks like it's going to all blow over, nothing happened??!!!!That's it???


2:00pm Tsunami warning officially called off. Freeways are opened as people try to salvage the rest of the "beautiful beach day"


And as my mother-in-law said it "Hawaii sure throws a pretty lame Tsunami party."


Don't get me wrong, we are so GRATEFUL that nothing happened. I'm especially thankful for the lesson I learned as a new mother to always have food storage ready...and that includes a surplus of diapers and milk.


It was a good, and much needed wake up call for us all...minus the action... and that's probably something we should be even more grateful about.