How are our Christchurch Adv friends?

**dino3310** · 25th February 2011, 18:06

The Team at 'Rural RPM' are alright

**Transalper** · 25th February 2011, 19:06

Originally Posted by Dent

Anyone heard from Linton at DAS ? (He is not an 'internet' sort of guy)
I know many of us will have been regular customers.

Linton and wife are safe, DAS is still standing, some stuff inside ended up on the ground but they have started cleaning up from what I hear.
That is info passed on from Phil Parish who is also safe n well.

**Dent** · 25th February 2011, 19:28

Thanks for that Transalper.
Good to hear.
Rob (a regular at DAS)

**XF650** · 25th February 2011, 21:59

I was helping tidy up some damage in Saxon St today & the DAS building looked OK from the outside.

**helenoftroy** · 25th February 2011, 23:23

My house was red stickered yesterday avo,had to vacate asap Im now at Retroqueens

house significantly damaged,liquifaction++++ & 5 out of 6 bikes down

My insurance company has been amazing & builders come in tomorrow to commence extensive emergency repairs which I am very much hoping will mean I can move home again till the final fate of my house is known......

No sewer,phone/internet or h2o but I am incredibly lucky to have power

Im a nurse -its like triage/emergency response in a third world country at work

**cromagnon** · 26th February 2011, 19:48

Originally Posted by cooneyr

My offer of helping out still stands. Managed to get gas for the EXC today, checked my work construction site (all good) and my neighbourhood is under control (taken down two chimneys and added further props in a roof). Feel a bit useless sitting around and too many people in the student army already (turned people away today)

PM or 021 2988 206.

Cheers R

Just got back in chch after a few days away. Ready and willing to help out where needed. I have nothing to do for weeks (uni closed until march 14th at earliest).

**Woodman** · 26th February 2011, 20:34

Cynna, Kenny ??

**alane** · 27th February 2011, 13:10

Originally Posted by helenoftroy

My house was red stickered yesterday avo,had to vacate asap Im now at Retroqueens

house significantly damaged,liquifaction++++ & 5 out of 6 bikes down

My insurance company has been amazing & builders come in tomorrow to commence extensive emergency repairs which I am very much hoping will mean I can move home again till the final fate of my house is known......

No sewer,phone/internet or h2o but I am incredibly lucky to have power

Im a nurse -its like triage/emergency response in a third world country at work

Hang on in there Helen,it can,t be easy,but I,m shure you will.
Your the sort of person that makes us proud to be N.Z,rs.

House buggered,-------but still working/helping others.

Were your bikes damaged at all?

**Transalper** · 27th February 2011, 16:12

Originally Posted by Woodman

Cynna, Kenny ??

Both their KB logins have been used recently so assuming they are alive at least.

Got my power back on now so using my own internet again yay... I was doing ok but that is quite a morale booster for me.
Got no water yet but a hose with a tap on in the street round the corner feeding from an artisan well so am lucky it's close at hand.
Got me a port-a-potty today too... various models available, I bought a small tanked midrange one..$160 plus $15 bottle of chemical for the tank.
Supposed to be a second bottle of chemical for the flush but they were out of that so just using the one chemical for both for now.
Still got to dig a hole to bury it when the tank is full but this is a much nicer way to handle it and will make Van camping nicer too.

**Waihou Thumper** · 27th February 2011, 21:05

Originally Posted by Transalper

Both their KB logins have been used recently so assuming they are alive at least.

Got my power back on now so using my own internet again yay... I was doing ok but that is quite a morale booster for me.
Got no water yet but a hose with a tap on in the street round the corner feeding from an artisan well so am lucky it's close at hand.
Got me a port-a-potty today too... various models available, I bought a small tanked midrange one..$160 plus $15 bottle of chemical for the tank.
Supposed to be a second bottle of chemical for the flush but they were out of that so just using the one chemical for both for now.
Still got to dig a hole to bury it when the tank is full but this is a much nicer way to handle it and will make Van camping nicer too.

Good luck mate....Good luck to all. I wanted to come down, I have commitments here training, the boss understands as we have offices in CHCH, but what can I do? Most of my ex colleagues are there and every time I see the news it makes me itchy for wanting to help...
I hope and try to understand whatever decision is made as to recovery/rescue is made with enough thought, and judging by the experience down there, we are all in capeable hands.
I will be watching closely.

**Buddha#81:Me** · 28th February 2011, 08:51

Back at work today........The XR is the best form of transport.......the Dusty Butt all over again, just dont have to leave town!!!

**thepom** · 6th March 2011, 08:40

Me and cynna doing fine,no power or water yet , I,m in ashburton for the day so I can use bro in laws computer.
Like camping but without the tent,cheers to crim for checking on me,will hang on here in aranui as helping neighbours out and paraplegic down the road and have sorted 300 hundred litres of water out from airnewzealand so all is good. Maybe power will come on this weekend......or not.People say they have forgotten the eastern susburbs but there is so much damage they can,t do everyone.