Note from Tomo

Got an email from our friend Tomo-san in Nagano, Japan last night.  He said he drove back and forth from Sendai twice this past week, 8 hour drive each way.  He said the second time they got there, there was a line-up for gas down the entire street, and that cars lined up from 3am to wait 6 hours for their 10L ration of gasoline.  There was a lot of snow on the ground and covering the cars, and on one day they didn't even have any gas so they put a sign on the door saying they were closed, and the people waited for nothing.  Here is a photo he sent me of some of the cars waiting in line.

He did say that his 15 coworkers from Sendai are doing ok though, they are trying to get by on what they have, though there is an extreme water shortage.  Dad pointed out the irony that all this damage was caused by water, and yet water is one of the most critical necessities of life and there is a country-wide shortage of potable water.  Life is funny like that... count your blessings everyday, we all have a roof over our heads, water to drink and electricity to heat our houses during this bitterly cold winter (especially in Toronto since we just got a fresh dumping of snow yesterday). 

Hug your loved ones, be thankful for what you have, and life each day to it's fullest because you never know what tomorrow will bring.

   xox Kris