everything is unusual in Saitama,too
Everything is unusual and we don't know how everything will be tomorrow. Because of the nuclear power plant accident,in order to cover the electricity shortage,late last night we were informed that the blackout was scheduled in Tokyo and around Tokyo today.In my area we were going to have a blackout from 6:20 to 10 and from 16:50 to 20:30.I woke up earlier than usual and prepared for it but there wasn't any blackout by now.Instead , lots of trains stopped running today.My husband tryed to go to his office from early morning,but the nearest station was overcrowded,there was a long que even from the street to the tiket gate.He gave up taking trains and he's working at home today. My elder son and my daughter went to school as usualbut the other schools near here are closed today.My yonger son stays home. I had to bring some important documents to Tokyo by noon todaybut I couldn't.I also gave up going out today. Moreover I canceled all of my schedules of this week.Now it's very difficult to place any call to Tokyo and around Tokyo.Everytihng is abnormal. In front of the supermarket there was a loooong looooong loooooong que!!!People worry the blackout in this evening and about our life from tomorrow, they rushed to the store at the same time.The admission to the supermarket was limited.I bought lots of instant foods and foods easy to cook yesterday,but in any shops those instant foods ,rice ,breads are quickly soldout.My parents say they will soon send me rice ,vegetable and batteriesthat are almost soldout here . It is said that this blackout will be continued until the end of April,we need more time to get back our nomal life.But we are lucky.We are all ok and we have a place to live. In Miyagi,more than 10 thausands of people died by tsunami just in several minutes.So sad.So terrible.So far except such an inconvenience,there is no horrible influence of nuclear power plant accident to our foods ,water or body here at all.