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  1. 22nd March 2011, 17:08 #1
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    Benefits of the earthquake? Pollyanna-time!

    So Pollyanna was a chick who could find good stuff from any bad situation.

    What good stuff has come from the ground-wobbles? For me ...

    > My commute to work is now 40cm shorter. I will save a cup of gas a year!
    > Our house is a few centimetre further above sea level providing more security from tsunamis
    > Our daughter and kids are living with us ... no room for the mother-in-law to come visit
    > Mother-in-law too scared to come visit anyway
    > After weeks of feeling my way down the roads at 30 kph ... 50kph feels positively rocket speed.

    Any one else have any pollyannas to offer?
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    Paying less interest on my mortgage until someone finally gets around to fixing my munted house.
    Traffic jams as an excuse for being late to work.
    Earthquake stuff is a universal excuse for taking time off work.
    More traffic=more fun lane splitting down the main north road.
    The drainage problems in front of our house have sorted themselves out.
    Natural traffic calming measures slowing down the boy racers.
    A great excuse to not give a shit about the garden any more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oakie View Post
    So Pollyanna was a chick who could find good stuff from any bad situation.

    What good stuff has come from the ground-wobbles? For me ...

    > My commute to work is now 40cm shorter. I will save a cup of gas a year!
    > Our house is a few centimetre further above sea level providing more security from tsunamis
    > Our daughter and kids are living with us ... no room for the mother-in-law to come visit
    > Mother-in-law too scared to come visit anyway
    > After weeks of feeling my way down the roads at 30 kph ... 50kph feels positively rocket speed.

    Any one else have any pollyannas to offer?
    SORRY ...

    40 cm shorter as the crow flies maybe ... but the wave like ground shape, means more hills to climb ... ( more gas needed to get over them all )

    YOUR house may be a little higher ... but the rest of the areas near you are lower ... so the tsunami's get to your place quicker ...

    Room for a Caravan in what used to be the GARDEN ...

    It's ok ... your mrs will talk her round ... thats what daughters do ...

    In a year or so ... a few roads "may" be fixed ...
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    It's ok ... your mrs will talk her round ... thats what daughters do ...
    He he, no. Can't say any more than that in case the ma-in-law somehow stumbles on this.
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    you dont have to envy the people who live on the cliffs overlooking sumner any more
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  7. 22nd March 2011, 20:07 #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimO View Post
    you dont have to envy the people who live on the cliffs overlooking sumner any more
    Ha ha. Hadn't thought of that.
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    My morning commute has reduced from about 11km to 14 paces - from bed to the spare room where I now work!

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    ...everyone elses house, now looks like my old box of shit before sept...
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    Noticeable after September's quake that the Vintage Club swap meet had a lot more good stuff....brought to light by the requisite shed cleanups.
    Looking forward to the next swapmeet - should be even more there now.

    And high school zoning has suddenly become the least important reason to buy a house......
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    Guess my house MIGHT be in demand one day after all!
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    Liquifaction isn't all bad. My stuff must have had nutrients in it as the grass under where it was is really lush and I only let it sit there for a day. Damn I wish I'd spread some on the garden instead of putting it on the road.
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  14. 23rd March 2011, 19:02 #14
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    > I can be late for work and blame snarled up traffic.

    > I don't have to wash my bike because it'll be dirty again the next day anyway.
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    just one comes to mind... watching boy racers loosing shit left right n center, fuck its amazing no barrrrrrrrrr PIST, cos there aint no room between natural speed bumps
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