Christchurch earthquakes

[Ronin]

Like we honour those who have made a positive contribution to rebuilding Christchurch, putting their pictures in the paper, interviewing them on TV, we should also 'honour' those who have taken the opportunity to steal from those that have suffered. I suggest they are marched through town when the city is totally reopened. Have an official day of reopening, celebrate the new beginning we've got a chance at, and march these fuckers right past everyone. And for those in the back who can't see, don't worry we'll have 105" plasma screens around so you too can identify those who took from you.

An afternoon in the stocks sounds like a good idea.

[onearmedbandit]

An afternoon in the stocks sounds like a good idea.

Yep, but bleeding heart liberals will claim they were displaced by the earthquake and society failed in providing for them then, so must act now by giving them support. Both our ideas would not make it past their first hearing.

[Nasty]

This is not the place to shit on each other. This is a supportive and informative thread.

[Ronin]

Yep, but bleeding heart liberals will claim they were displaced by the earthquake and society failed in providing for them then, so must act now by giving them support. Both our ideas would not make it past their first hearing.

Fuck em. Throw the bleeding heart liberals in there with them.

[imdying]

That one was a goody

[onearmedbandit]

Eh? I must have missed that one.

[ellipsis]

......some of us are lucky enough to be that busy that we dont have time to think about it yet....dont know if i want to....but some of those who i have heard of are ripping people off and not just the thieves, ...had call or two from the city asking for help, because they cannot afford the 200 bucks up front that a tradesman wanted before he would unload his tools....i do hope there are very few of those types....but they will keep, the scummy fucks....

[imdying]

Eh? I must have missed that one.

Last red line on the drum Was big enough for the latest quake list to get updated:

Reference Number 3369825/G
Universal Time September 10 2010 at 1:10
NZ Standard Time Friday, September 10 2010 at 1:10 pm
Latitude, Longitude 43.66°S, 172.46°E
Focal Depth 15 km
Richter magnitude 3.5
Region Canterbury
Location

* 20 km north-east of Leeston
* 20 km south-west of Christchurch
* 30 km south-east of Darfield

[Grumph]

That's a shame. Despite the problems I had with Street and Sport I always wanted to see that business succeed and losing those shops will have a negative impact on the Manchester St bike mecca.

Don't worry too much - I'm an old fart and the shops that are there now aren't the ones that were there 20 years ago - and the buildings on the west side aren't the same now either.
That piece of Manchester St has always been iin a state of change
Bob Burns shop morphed into Tommy McCleary morphed into Casbolts etc....
Peter Knight senior I think developed some of that area.Not sure if the Knights are still landlords.

[dangerous]

Driving home from town I came up Telegraph Rd and crossed the fault line and it's rather the road has been shifted completely one lane across, almost defies belief when only a few days ago it was gun barrel straight. And seeing the next property along the road looking like it's been blown apart

FARK ME... (no TWR thats not an offer) how the hell did they get out of that place?

[robertvi]

looks like duvauchelle hotel has had it




the road to akaroa is fine though, a few bumps around halswell on the main road, but nothing apart from that. old taitapu road is looking rather sorry for itself

[SMOKEU]

. old taitapu road is looking rather sorry for itself

A MX bike would be good for that road.

[Genie]

FARK ME... (no TWR thats not an offer) how the hell did they get out of that place?

It amazes how nobody was killed.

[Grumph]

I missed 'Nam - luck of the draw - but all I needed was hendrix on the stereo today...

Loud "thumps" in the near distance followed by shaking and the windows rattling... and a bloody squadron of choppers beetling round the neighbourhood.

The district has been invaded by geotechs from all over the world...and none of them prepared to lay money on when or if it will stop...

Update on Springfield pub - less damage than I was told - chimney down over the frontage

[T.W.R]

FARK ME... (no TWR thats not an offer) how the hell did they get out of that place?

Probably with one hell of a lot of luck either that or shot out thru the damage on a slick of shit
Pretty impressive considering the big concrete prefab shed in front of it looks as if nothings happened, not sure if it's the same place that I heard mention of that had the fault line run directly through it....apparently there's a 4m open air hallway between the rooms

The next road over towards Burnham has a creater that ate the whole road and just up from the intersection by where you took those pics of Telegraph Rd around on Clintons Rd it was like an MX track with giant ripple strips for about 100m.