Radio Australia journalist Bruce Hill said from Nuku’Alofa that locals told him they had never experienced an earthquake of such intensity.
“Honestly, it was like being on a ship at sea in a heavy storm. The whole building was rocking back and forth and I was really quite scared and a lot of people don’t mind admitting they’re really quite afraid,” he said.
Bah, call youself a navy brat, I don’t remeber seeing you at the helm when we chugging back and forth surveying off East Cape with greenies breaking over the top of the bridge and breakfast being something you had to tackle as it flew past.
The whole thing was a bloody stitch up so he could turn his holiday into a paid assignment!
A hard core blogger would have had video up by now.
I’m just saying.
May 3rd, 2006 at 9:30 pm
This was just a ploy to divert attention from having been responsible for convincing Keith Richards that hopping on a jet ski would be a good idea, shortly after falling out of a coconut tree….
May 3rd, 2006 at 11:44 pm
I’m really glad that Bruce is safe, and I say so right here.
May 4th, 2006 at 8:06 am
As we said after the LA Earthquake a dozon years ago:
SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL!!!!
Glad you came through okay Bruce, and don’t worry you are not the first person to wet themsevles in an unexpected emergency. Remember “brave, brave Sir Robin” in Monty Python and the Holy Grail!
Seriously, Bruce, glad you and everyone else in Tonga came through okay. Have the scientists come up with any ideas on why the Tsunami did not occur?
May 5th, 2006 at 9:36 pm
He’s a bloody hero and with a keen - nay clairvoyant - journalistic nose, that man.
May 5th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
No, he’s a bloody trouble maker.
Grassy noll, get a magnifing glass, there he is.
1st class lounge of the Titanic, orders gin with EXTRA ICE!
Arch Duke Ferdinand, thats was him that directed that car down the wrong street.
Little Big Horn - Hey George why not split the command up and surpond them!
Balaclava - There sir, there are your guns! Him again.
Lexington - “please Sarge, I didn’t know it was loaded”.
Egremont St - toi toi, matches. Need I say more?