Is the earthquake a sign of things to come?

[carver]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?
Is the earthquake a early sign

Storms are getting worse and more frequent

Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?

Your thoughts?

[Maha]

No just Hamilton.

[Laava]

I give this thread less than 15 posts before it goes to PD. Anybody want to join a sweepstake?

[paturoa]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?

um - yes - duh!

Though suspect your span may be a little less than a few hundred million years....

[scumdog]

We're all going to die.....we're all dooooomed....

[Laava]

http://www.dodo.blog.br/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/ferahgo.jpg

[SMOKEU]

What we really need to worry about is when the camel jockeys (dune coons) get hold of nuclear weapons.

[JimO]

its the rapture

[dogsnbikes]

Nah its just the motorcycle gods taking all the straight bits out of the roads

[schrodingers cat]

Damn entropy!

And the proliferation of sensationalist media sources.

And more population = more people affected.

Business as usual IMHO

Carry on.

[Genie]

I think some dude wrote about this a couple of thousand years ago.......can't quite remember the name of the book....hmmmm

Oh well nevermind...:bye:

[duckonin]

Just live for the moment or the day without get too far in advance...Give your brain a rest sounds like it is in free fall....:innocent:

[Dave Lobster]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?


No



Is the earthquake a early sign


No. You would have to be a reality TV viewer to believe something as stupid as that.
Or religious.


I think some dude wrote about this a couple of thousand years ago.......can't quite remember the name of the book....hmmmm

[ellipsis]

...i need new socks...is it worth me buying new ones or shall i just mend the ones ive got...hate to have to spend money on shit like that if i wont be needing them ...

[Genie]

...i need new socks...is it worth me buying new ones or shall i just mend the ones ive got...hate to have to spend money on shit like that if i wont be needing them ...

go buy three...

[Jantar]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?
Is the earthquake a early sign

Storms are getting worse and more frequent

Are they? The global indications are that they are neither mre, nor less frequent than in the past, its just that now we have satelites we are able to detect them more accurately. At present there is a lull in the number of storms being recorded world wide.


Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?

Your thoughts?

Yes indeed. As we learn more about natural events we also learn more about how to be prepared and to cope.

[Genie]

I give this thread less than 15 posts before it goes to PD. Anybody want to join a sweepstake?

jsut as well you didn't bet money..you'd have lost...still going strong..but it won't be long now

[scissorhands]

All this syphilitic filth will be washed away, except for the chosen 144,000 that is

[Kornholio]

Nah its just the motorcycle gods taking all the straight bits out of the roads

But that means I have to buy a chook chaser now tho or put knobblies and fat bars on the Gixxer :/

[Toaster]

We're all going to die.....we're all dooooomed....

Considering the pile of poop humanity seems to be sliding down into, I would consider myself more doomed if I were to never die.

[Genie]

But that means I have to buy a chook chaser now tho or put knobblies and fat bars on the Gixxer :/

excuse me...could you please tell me what on earth is a chook chaser...if that some kind of labrador? You North Island people sure do speak a strange language.

[Toaster]

Are they? The global indications are that they are neither mre, nor less frequent than in the past, its just that now we have satelites we are able to detect them more accurately. At present there is a lull in the number of storms being recorded world wide.



Yes indeed. As we learn more about natural events we also learn more about how to be prepared and to cope.

Completely agree. The development of technology and the globalisation of media reporting merely highlights what has been happening all along.

We are tiny creatures very much at the mercy, so to speak, of natures destructive power. Best be as prepared as practically possible.

[Subike]

Are they? The global indications are that they are neither mre, nor less frequent than in the past, its just that now we have satelites we are able to detect them more accurately. At present there is a lull in the number of storms being recorded world wide.



Yes indeed. As we learn more about natural events we also learn more about how to be prepared and to cope.

This is more on the button about what is happening,, faster media communication world wide.
Just 60 years ago it took days for news to travel from the front lines of WW2 to our newspapers about what our army was up to on the war front, now its takes less than 30 seconds to know whats happening in Afganastan.
Add to the fact that 95%+ homes have internet connections, and we can personally search the world for information, not relying upon the media to inform us, it gives the appearance of an increase of all this activity world wide...
Bt it is as simple as the increase of speed in the reporting of the events,
Plus the competition to get anything into the news from anywhere.
Also with the increase of the worlds population, humans are now living in places that 2000 years ago were not inhabited, so nobody knew what happened there.............

[Kornholio]

excuse me...could you please tell me what on earth is a chook chaser...if that some kind of labrador? You North Island people sure do speak a strange language.

Sigh... if all my rellies didnt live in the south island I would say 'You slow Southern folk' :p ...............

Chook chaser (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chook%20chaser)

[Grubber]

excuse me...could you please tell me what on earth is a chook chaser...if that some kind of labrador? You North Island people sure do speak a strange language.

Is that because we spell knobblies with two B's.:mellow:

[YellowDog]

There are around 4000 NZ headaches every year.

One of them did some damage in 2010.

There may be another one causing damage in 2011, but then again there might not.

There was a really bad one way down south in 2009. No one noticed.

Earth Quakes in NZ - Fact not fiction.

[Genie]

Sigh... if all my rellies didnt live in the south island I would say 'You slow Southern folk' :p ...............

Chook chaser (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chook%20chaser)

aaahhh....I learnt on one of them things...they is fun, we just called it the ol' shitter. You can call me slow, I am.

[phill-k]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?
Is the earthquake a early sign

Storms are getting worse and more frequent

Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?

Your thoughts?

Ya the world's going to the shitter, I'd join the mormons quick:Punk:

[rainman]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?
Is the earthquake a early sign

I do hope so!


Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?

We are tiny creatures very much at the mercy, so to speak, of natures destructive power. Best be as prepared as practically possible.

Always. You could listen to this dude (http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com) for one approach as to what to do about it.


I think some dude wrote about this a couple of thousand years ago.......

Been a popular theme for some time - you're not maybe thinking of Nostradamus?


There are around 4000 NZ headaches every year.

One of them did some damage in 2010.

There may be another one causing damage in 2011, but then again there might not.


S'alright, the world's going to end in 2012, I'm told.

[Toaster]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?
Is the earthquake a early sign

Storms are getting worse and more frequent

Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?

Your thoughts?

Flag thoughts, here are some statistical facts:
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/earthquake-facts-and-statistics.html

[schrodingers cat]

All this syphilitic filth will be washed away, except for the chosen 144,000 that is

Honda riders?

[Genie]

seems that NZ is really shaking...wellington just had one!

[PrincessBandit]

its the rapture

Nup, earthquakes = rupture.....

[marie_speeds]

I'm sitting on the fence..... :corn:

Do these organisations accept last mnute memberships? How much would it cost to join at the last minute?

[Dutchee]

I've heard that it's all a big con job (the quake). If you look on google earth (which we all know is totally live) Christchurch is fine, so the media's just conning us.

How much are you Cantabs hoping to make with this scam, and how the hell did you manage to co-ordinate it all?

I do hope that the person who enquired whether to believe the media or google earth was taking the piss.

:love:

[Mom]

Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?



:yes: <ten chars>

[Quasievil]

Who cares the quicker we are out of our human misery the better

[Laava]

Is that because we spell knobblies with two B's.:mellow:

We also spell boobies with 2B's, double D is better!

[mashman]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?
Is the earthquake a early sign

and always will be... you'll know it when you feel it though :)



Storms are getting worse and more frequent

The seasons are shifting... i'm sure there's a much more technical way of describing it involving axis n shit, but to me, it's the seasons shifting.



Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?


each to his own, but i'm starting to think the water tank in the garden isn't a bad idea.



Your thoughts?

I try not to :)

[MadDuck]

but i'm starting to think the water tank in the garden isn't a bad idea.

We were talking about that at work today. Majority of us are on tank water here. A shake like Chch got and the tank goes....no access to mains water. Not such a good position to be in. :blink:

[Jantar]

We were talking about that at work today. Majority of us are on tank water here. A shake like Chch got and the tank goes....no access to mains water. Not such a good position to be in. :blink:
We partially buried our tank. Only the top 1/3 is above ground level, and its got 25000 litres stored in there. Of course, if the power goes out then the pump doesn't work, and we have to dip the tank with a bucket. :mellow:

[merv]

...i need new socks...is it worth me buying new ones or shall i just mend the ones ive got...hate to have to spend money on shit like that if i wont be needing them ...

Nah you may as well go buy them, no use keeping your money if you won't be here to spend it. Oh that's a thought, you may as well go and buy that new bike you were wanting :yes:

[myvice]

S'alright, the world's going to end in 2012, I'm told.

Oh yea, that ancient civilisation foretold of the destruction of the world…
Odd how they couldn’t keep from dying out themselves when looking so far into the future was a bit of a skill they had!

No kidding, some insurance companies looked into it!
If every one is dead, who claims?

Just hope the storm doesn’t blow the quakes any further north...

[schrodingers cat]

each to his own, but i'm starting to think the water tank in the garden isn't a bad idea.


Out in the country tank water attains a lovely crisp flavour of dead frog over rotting leaves washed from the gutters (the leaves, not the frogs)

Here in town it would have strong notes of diesel smuts and other tasty concentrated carcinogens. The end of the world looks ever so nice compared to a daily cancer brew

[tri boy]

Who cares the quicker we are out of our human misery the better


Need a hug?
Call 0800Carver up ya bum.

[Grubber]

...i need new socks...is it worth me buying new ones or shall i just mend the ones ive got...hate to have to spend money on shit like that if i wont be needing them ...

Don't buy any....you be able to loot them soon apparently!

[Genie]

Don't buy any....you be able to loot them soon apparently!

Now that's enough of that kind of talk....there will be no looting, we are a civilised nation, plus I think the Red Cross are handing out free ones. No need for looting, this is a country where you are looked after.

I'm rather more concerned that there has been a rise in domestic violence, haven't the women of Canterbury suffered enough, are suffering, and now their beloved partners/husbands are taking their frustrations out on them...that is a shame.

[Grubber]

Now that's enough of that kind of talk....there will be no looting, we are a civilised nation, plus I think the Red Cross are handing out free ones. No need for looting, this is a country where you are looked after.

I'm rather more concerned that there has been a rise in domestic violence, haven't the women of Canterbury suffered enough, are suffering, and now their beloved partners/husbands are taking their frustrations out on them...that is a shame.

Oi! Back on topic please. We have an impending doom coming at us and all you can worry about is some fella belting his missus......get things in order if you will!:gob:

[mashman]

We were talking about that at work today. Majority of us are on tank water here. A shake like Chch got and the tank goes....no access to mains water. Not such a good position to be in.


shiiiit... guess that makes sense after hearing what them folk down south have eben through... perhaps a few plastic 5 litre bottles replaced once a week is the go... dunno... must read the get through thing at some point...


Out in the country tank water attains a lovely crisp flavour of dead frog over rotting leaves washed from the gutters (the leaves, not the frogs)


mmmm yum, i'm used to bat, sheep piss and rotting creature... dad used to get his water straight off the hill... the peat dappled water was bloody nice though :)

[slofox]

mmmm yum, i'm used to bat, sheep piss and rotting creature... dad used to get his water straight off the hill... the peat dappled water was bloody nice though :)

I cleaned our tanks out once...found a dead magpie in there...thought the water tasted funny...:sick:

[Urano]

as long as i've got my towel everything is alright...

:shifty:

[marty]

Conspiracy theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program

for real!

[pzkpfw]

We partially buried our tank. Only the top 1/3 is above ground level, and its got 25000 litres stored in there. Of course, if the power goes out then the pump doesn't work, and we have to dip the tank with a bucket. :mellow:

In case of emergency, I hope you have two buckets.

[ellipsis]

.....maybe throwing the odd magpie , frog or possum in the tank is not such a bad idea....bit like soup....for when the food is gone...

[XxKiTtiExX]

2012 baby!!!!!!
:bye:

[avgas]

Absolutely its a sign of things to come.
The plates will keep moving just like they have always done for the last trillion years.

[Dadpole]

slofox
I cleaned our tanks out once...found a dead magpie in there...thought the water tasted funny...


Is that all?
When we moved here, I found 5 intact birds and a bony slush that must have been at least 10 more. :puke:

[slofox]

Is that all?


Probably not - it was the only identifiable bit though...

[neels]

Judgement day is upon us

But fear not, and don't repent just yet, I will be starting my new <s>cult</s> church as soon as I find suitable premises

I will be titheing at a considerably lower rate than Bishop Tamaki, on The Warehouse model, saving souls at bargain basement prices.

Membership and direct debit forms will be posted in due course.....

[Brownbikerbabe]

I think some dude wrote about this a couple of thousand years ago.......can't quite remember the name of the book....hmmmm

Oh well nevermind...:bye:

Nostradamus?

[schrodingers cat]

water was bloody nice though :)

Yep. Fond memories. As kids we never used to drink water if it was raining heavily cause it would stir the tank up. Every couple of years when things got really dry Dad would let the house tank get very low and we'd help dig and bucket some sludge out. Then we'd refill it from the woolshed tank and let it settle for a day or so

Kids these days - Pswharrr

[mashman]

Yep. Fond memories. As kids we never used to drink water if it was raining heavily cause it would stir the tank up. Every couple of years when things got really dry Dad would let the house tank get very low and we'd help dig and bucket some sludge out. Then we'd refill it from the woolshed tank and let it settle for a day or so

Kids these days - Pswharrr

heh... much preferred to the septic tank going poop :sick: I can imagine some of the smell down south, no nice.

should shove some of 'em back up the chimneys :shifty:

[carver]

Ya the world's going to the shitter, I'd join the mormons quick:Punk:

sweet, il send you a application

[Quasievil]

sweet, il send you a application

Dont you mean "give him an application" there is a difference right ?:shifty:

[myvice]

Dont you mean "give him an application" there is a difference right ?:shifty:

"Just bend over sir while I give you the application..."

[0100]

Live for today, worry about tomorrow when it comes.

[Banditbandit]

I give this thread less than 15 posts before it goes to PD. Anybody want to join a sweepstake?

You lost ... several pages in fact ... and the world hasn't ended ..

[carver]

"Just bend over sir while I give you the application..."

I have to apply the application

[0100]

I have to apply the application

awesome grammar right there

[Madness]

awesome grammar right there

Apart from the total lack of any punctuation.

[0100]

my shift key is broken. seriously. fml

[ellipsis]

my shift key is broken. seriously. fml

...that is definitely a pre-cursor to the end of life, as we know it..

[0100]

well my world is surely going to crash down if this keyboard isn't replaced soon.

[myvice]

You only have one shift key?

[0100]

yes, the unfortunate downside to buying a netbook.

[mashman]

well my world is surely going to crash down if this keyboard isn't replaced soon.

buy a USB keyboard and plug it in.. in the meantime, Caps Lock could be your temporary friend :)

[EJK]

buy a USB keyboard and plug it in.. in the meantime, Caps Lock could be your temporary friend :)

WHOAH THAT IS A CLEVER IDEA</10char>

[pete376403]

I have to apply the application

Woohoo Sodom and Gommorah all over again (ok Sodom and th'Tron) and look how that ended

[Gibbo89]

is the world slowly approaching a cataclysmic end?
Is the earthquake a early sign

Storms are getting worse and more frequent

Should we be more prepared for the unexpected, as it becomes more likely?

Your thoughts?

world's climate is changing, which is regarding your storm comment. (no point debating if that is human fault or just natural (i think the latter))

earthquakes are part of living on this planet. After all, NZ is in the ring of fire. i.e NZ gets tamed by quakes, and aussie gets next to nothing

[0100]

Yes caps lock is my new friend, thanks -insert exclamation mark here-

[Spearfish]

The real truth in the matter of the recent earthquakes is buried under lies and deceit.
This is the result of the Large Hadron Particle accelerator in operation buried near Geneva, they said it was safe but they hid the fact we don't have the technology for any means of disposing of the waste black holes the machine produces. So without going into confusing scientific detail, especially as there is none, I think we are all shagged.

Bit of a bugga really, I've just put a fresh rego and a years insurance on one and a half bikes.

[avgas]

Live for today, worry about tomorrow when it comes.
I hear it comes tomorrow.
That's what the scientists say.
So does that mean I should worry in 15 hours?

[scissorhands]

The real truth in the matter of the recent earthquakes is buried under lies and deceit.
This is the result of the Large Hadron Particle accelerator in operation buried near Geneva, they said it was safe but they hid the fact we don't have the technology for any means of disposing of the waste black holes the machine produces. So without going into confusing scientific detail, especially as there is none, I think we are all shagged.

Bit of a bugga really, I've just put a fresh rego and a years insurance on one and a half bikes.

That Yamaha Jog of yours should be able to outrun them black holes? I heard the US were playing with earthquake warfare technology, and this was revenge for not playing gridiron.

[0100]

I hear it comes tomorrow.
That's what the scientists say.
So does that mean I should worry in 15 hours?

yes, yes it does :shifty:

[cave weta]

Ive made a list....

General Strategies

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SELF-RELIANCE

Learn healthy living and acquire a diversity of skills. Cultivate a low input lifestyle. Secure your own material needs as much as possible, and find a safe place to live.

COOPERATION AND MUTUAL SUPPORT

Build mutually supportive relationships. Nurture the development of networks and self-contained, cooperative communities.

DISENGAGE

Reduce your reliance upon conventional money, financial assets, government and institutions. Get out of debt.

BE ALERT AND BE INVOLVED

Keep attuned to the changing global conditions of humanity and its habitats; help to solve regional, national and global problems as well as local ones. Participate in local politics. Ask tough questions.

Specific Possibilities to Consider:

1. Food. Grow at least some of your own food, store staple food items, save seeds, plant perennial food plants, especially fruit and nut trees. Learn how to forage for wild foods – many “weeds” are edible. Support local (preferably, organic) farmers.

Participate in “Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), also known as “subscription farming.” This is an arrangement in which a group of consumers contract to support an area farmer who in turn delivers his produce to the contracting group. The farmer is guaranteed a market and the consumers are guaranteed a supply of fresh wholesome food.

2. Collect valued items and commodities that are likely to retain their value and can be used as an exchange medium. Some favor gold and silver coins. In modest amounts, these may be useful in the event of inflation or collapse of the currency. I prefer to hold things which are more useful, like tools and textbooks.

3. Get out of the large cities, if possible. Locate a country place which you can retreat to if and when it becomes necessary. Buy productive land that can support you and your family. Choose land that can provide food, clean water, and fuel. Ideally, locate near small towns where you have access to helpful neighbors and common facilities. If you lack the resources to buy land on your own, consider buying in partnership with others or organizing a Community Land Trust, which holds corporate title to land while assuring secure tenure, but limits individual speculative gains.

4. Build community where you are. If you must live in a city, get to know your neighbors and organize neighborhood cooperatives and mutual-support structures. Large cities depend on a complex and well maintained infrastructure, and the importation of tremendous amounts of resources from distant places. In hard times these systems may fail, in whole or in part. Learn about critical systems like water, electricity, sewage disposal, health care,
With your neighbors, plan back-up strategies and create back-up systems that will assure at least minimal life-support. Get involved in local politics and council staff accountable.

5. Disengage financially. Begin to disengage from the conventional financial systems as much as possible. Don’t depend too much on banks and avoid, as much as possible, the use of the conventional money system. If banks fail, you may loose your deposits, while finding that your debts remain in tact. Convert most of your financial assets to real (tangible) assets, while holding some in liquid form for payment of taxes, utilities, and other necessities that require monetary payment. Support the emerging decentralized economy that promotes humane values, equity, social justice, sustainability, and local self-determination.

6. Become debt-free; kick the credit habit; pay as you go. Especially, avoid borrowing from predatory lenders and credit card companies. Do not borrow to buy consumer goods; purchase these only when you can pay for them in full. Get out of debt as quickly as you can and stay out of debt. If you must borrow, borrow from people, not banks. In a crunch, it’s better to have your debts in friendly hands, someone who won’t take advantage of your distress or press for foreclosure. If you have a home which is mortgaged or are making payments on a major durable item such as a car or truck, you might consider the following possible options:

7. Simplify your lifestyle and reduce your needs. Learn how to live better with less. Do it yourself, fix what you have, reuse, make-do, or do without. Share with others. Kick the shopping habit and emphasize non-material satisfactions and gifts.

8. Learn to share and cooperate. Secure your basic necessities like food and shelter by creating community and cooperative arrangements. Possibilities to consider are neighborhood associations, buying clubs, food cooperatives, shared or co-op housing, barter clubs, trade associations or mutual credit clearing exchanges

Be kind and tread lightly.

[Slyer]

TL;DR:
Fuck everything and go live in the bush. :)

[ellipsis]

TL;DR:
Fuck everything and go live in the bush. :)

....tried that when i was young and single....got pissed off having to come out of my bush to find something to fuck....

[carver]

....tried that when i was young and single....got pissed off having to come out of my bush to find something to fuck....

did you have much luck?

[ellipsis]

:yes:...i think so...my mind was the first thing i fucked...

[PrincessBandit]

The world is going to end on 21-12-2012. I know this because I saw it in the movies.

Oh wait, is it 12-12-2012?? I guess if that date comes and goes uneventfully then it must be the first one.

On the other hand, if they both pass uneventfully I will never believe anything I see in the movies again.