Not what you want to see on your breakfast Tv screen...missile course over where you live.
That's us, that big green island - Hokkaido, with the north Korean missile flying over Tuesday morning...actually flying about 3 hours south of here...
Dear Son and I were drinking coffee at 6 a,m and watching Kevin Spacey in House of Cards - where as US President he rips up democracy in Season 3 - when both our mobile phones started ringing and vibrating with government alarm systems.
Incoming missile. Take cover in a strong building or basement!!!!
I mean really. What would you do?
Do you actually get up from the sofa, grab a cat and run for the nearest basement - in our case the local supermarket?
We didn't. We sat watching TV and checking Facebook...cos that's what we do...
And then you go on the BBC website and send a Contact email so that later in the day a BBC journalist can contact you for a few words of "local British person talking about missiles"....I was in a webpage story and my voice and HORRIBLE LinkedIn photo was used on the lunchtime TV news....very strange to sit here listening on my phone and to hear the programme presenter say: "UN...President Trump....North Korea...Japan....Amanda Harlow in Hokkaido"....
You can read the BBC thing here :-)
We fly to Hokkaido this coming Monday and we are very nervous!! Especially after seeing that. I hope we make it there in one piece!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is crazy times we live in. Take care xxx
Welcome!! Welcome back??!! The news says there may be another missile launch around Sept 8 or 9 because it's a commemoration date in North Korea...and they usually have to show something....
DeleteYes I remember hubby saying something like that :(
DeleteHopefully if they do it fails.