Two years on: Least we forget those who lost their lives on 22/02/2011

[neels]

Was indeed a surreal day, going from working to checking on the family who were in 4 different places, establishing that the house was no worse than it was after september and then back to work to make sure everyone else could do what they needed to do.

And then the most bizarre part, people coming to our house for a shower and something to eat, because as fucked as it was it still had power, water and semi working sewer system. Mrs even baked a cake and had a birthday party of sorts for a friends daughter that they couldn't have at their place as the front windows had blown out of their house and all the services were off.

Thoughts to those that lost someone they loved...

[nakedsv]

Wow.... moving and very emotive, thanks for sharing. Read this earlier this morning and its been in my head all day.

[Flip]

I was standing under a mezzanine floor that I had made that had a boiler on it next to two 100m3 process tank full of diesel thinking "fuck I never did double check the size of the bolts that hold the floor up".

[caseye]

Willy mate what a read. I was in Christchurch last weekend and today Ratbag is down there with her work. I've thought alot about what I saw last weekend and wondered how the wife is down there all of this week.
Bloody glad you made it home and made sure of yours first, that is the most natural thing in the world, your ride will live forever imprinted in my mind mate.
Ride safe my brother.

[fuknK1W1]

Anyway - I've re read your post a lot of times. Great bit of writing, raw as and all the better for it...

+1

I visited in July 11 & 12, to help Mum out. We had her here in WA March April 11 she couldn't wait to get home even though she didn't have one anymore

[ellipsis]

...the worst four hours of my life... my loved ones unaccounted for for that amount of time...never been or believe i could be be that terrified again...kia kaha...