Christchurch earthquakes

[doc]

Reckon he aint a jinx but a lucky bugga - to be there with you Sels instead of home both times! Bet he had a stiff drink that night.

But but but.... thats not what his signature in his posts say

"Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"

Just waiting to hear what his is excuse is this time ?

[sil3nt]

Anyone know if Smokeu is alright?.

Thats a good question. Hasn't been online since an hour before the quake. Hope that annoying prick is alright!

[RiderInBlack]

After Watching the News and reading the paper, it is apparent that the scale of the Disaster is such that Emergency Services not only in Christchurch, but from all over NZ as well as from Australia, Japan and many other Countries are needed in Christchurch. Even up here in Northland, the bigger of the two Rescue Helicopters as gone to the add of Christchurch.
What you might ask does this mean for me? It means no matter where you are in NZ right now (and most likely for at least a week) there will be less Specialist Emergency & Rescue Staff available. So Therefore the least (and easiest way) we all can help those in Christchurch is by trying to be careful out there and at home OK.

[fuknKIWI]

Seems Darfield took a big hit. Ex, son and grandchild there. House pulled apart, no power.

Not what I heard 2 lots of cousies 5 or so miles out of Darfield are OK

[FJRider]

Not what I heard 2 lots of cousies 5 or so miles out of Darfield are OK

5 miles CAN make a BIG difference ...

[neels]

Another christchurch chimney bites the dust


That was my evening, cleaning up and sticking a bit of iron over the hole. Still a metric shitload of silt to shovel out of the garage (as i found once I finished demolishing the front so I could open the door), that can wait until later.

More importantly, this is a one bedroom flat with lounge that has just become vacant, if anyone is in desperate need of somewhere to sleep PM me

There are a few cracks in the bricks, but seems sound and has power, water and sewer working.

[Wannabiker]

I will be there on Sunday. Just spent all day packing equipment. Was meant to be going tomorrow, but an getting married on Saturday, and boss has deleyed my deployment for a few days.
Have cancelled the honeymoon for the moment.... Welcome to being an army wife babe...

[Silage]

We and all family here are fine. Bro in law was downtown and had a number of narrow misses then spent hours helping in Cashel Mall, that was real rough.

Spent today digging liquifacton sand from daughter and son in law's drive and untrashing house (St Albans). There is a huge amount of liquifaction this time. We in Hornby are undamaged.

Experienced riding though an aftershock - quite weavy (like a flat tyre) at 60kph but under control - it was the 5.5 and must have been shaking at right angles to the bike direction (Memorial Ave). So not a big deal.

[AllanB]

John keys speech was a lot of a wank sounded like a school head masters sermon at assembly fookin grand standing coont

Maybe from Auckland but it sounded OK down in Christchurch.

[Big Dave]

We in Hornby are undamaged.

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Have you been past Hampton Honda? - been thinking about that good crew.

[Big Dave]

Maybe from Auckland but it sounded OK down in Christchurch.

It actually read well in Auckland too. I'm not a Kiwi - but it made me proud to live here.

[Subike]

Have you been past Hampton Honda - been thinking about that good crew?

I think you will find they had minimal damage Dave, I went past them this afternoon , there appeared to be no damage from what I could see from the road.
The Hornby area has suffered far less than the rest of ChCh, one of the few areas that didnt lose power, and still has running water. Traveling from Hornby into central is like entering a war zone, the closer you get to the inner city, sumner or Brightopn, the worse it gets. Television does not really show the real extent of what has happened
Like the last quake the damage has no pattern, you can drive many streets seeing devistaion to one house and its neighbour is unscathed from appearances.
The roads around AMI stadium are a mess, yet 100 meters down the road they are undamaged.
I was sitting at a mates place earlier today having an ale, had to help drink the fridge dry befor it got warm , no power, when there was a aftershock, the house across the street just fell to bits! It looked OK when I first arrived.
No wonder people are leaving town....

[Big Dave]

I think you will find they had minimal damage Dave, I went past them this afternoon , there appeared to be no damage from what I could see from the road..

Thanks - their shed was built to withstand the mini quake that occurs when the freight trains rumble by within a few feet of the side wall. Last one they had a few bikes fall over.

[98tls]

John keys speech was a lot of a wank sounded like a school head masters sermon at assembly fookin grand standing coont

Your post sounds like a lot of wank from Auckland (or wherever it is your from),for people like my old lady who ive bought down here as she simply cant stay in her own home anymore it gave her a bit of "chin up" as have his "speeches" today.Many it seems to her can do nothing but offer doom n gloom re this whole tragedy and the future of Christchurch.If you have nothing positive to say simply shut up, your close to sounding like a whinging pom.

[dangerous]

Not what I heard 2 lots of cousies 5 or so miles out of Darfield are OK

5 miles CAN make a BIG difference ...

Damage is from Lyttlton to the CBD and say 1k past... then it kinda just stops, Misters quote you will find is from the sept section of the thread.

Another christchurch chimney bites the dust

At the time in linwood I was on an exvater between a fence and building... so much noise I never noticed nor heard a compleat chimney land on the fence next to me, that was a shot of reality.

Of to scrap a church of the road this morning, hopfully no bods under it... yesterday morn on Stanmore Rd dug out 2 bodys and put them in a car, nowere else to put them.
Seems most deaths are just out side the CBD, Manchester st has a few still in a bus, sumner etc, but as the CBD is dug out the numbers will rise.