Christchurch earthquakes

**Smifffy** · 2nd March 2011, 20:34

Hope those blocks were stable during aftershocks, hate for the thing to collapse and dump (ahem) you in the hole!

**HenryDorsetCase** · 2nd March 2011, 20:45

Originally Posted by dangerous

LOL, you consider yaself as a prowd fella huh, judging by the cut out in the seat, and is the shovel incase ya miss the hole?
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the problem is the hole is only three feet deep, and I keep forgetting and the end of the old fella keeps hitting the dirt in the bottom of the hole......

actually the slot was already there: that shelf used to be in the laundry cupboard, and the slot was to clear the waste trap... boring huh.

**Berries** · 2nd March 2011, 22:26

Originally Posted by far queue

I got a txt earlier that seems appropriate .. "you know you're from Canterbury when you and your cat fight over the same bit of garden to shit in"

That one was doing the rounds long before the earthquake.

**EJK** · 2nd March 2011, 22:52

Got any silt needs to be cleaned out? Please feel free to let me know, we students are looking for volunteering jobs.

**Metastable** · 3rd March 2011, 06:17

Hey guys, I just wanted to say that although things look like they are going to be pretty tough go for the next while, you are not forgotten! People like myself from far away places are starting to make some donations, now that NZ has set up an easy way to do this. I know my amount is fairly small, but hopefully every little bit will help. BTW, from over here, it looks like your government is doing a pretty good job.

As far as donating, you might want to suggest this avenue if an overseas friend or relative wants to help out. I had no idea what charities are valid, so I figured your own government's website should be a good place. It seemed very easy to do.
http://www.christchurchearthquakeappeal.govt.nz/

Good luck with everything down in Christchurch. It was beautiful when the family visited a few months ago, so we had to do our little part to try and help and make it beautiful again.

BTW - you get a receipt like this one, I'm guessing you can claim when you do your taxes if you are from NZ.

****************************
For Your Records

Thank you for your donation to The Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. Please ensure you keep a copy of this page as your receipt for tax purposes.

You have paid -
Name ********
Beneficiary Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
Amount NZ$****
Payment Date 2011-03-02 08:02:13
Details on your Statement Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
Reference Number *****

Your usual bank transaction fees will apply to this payment.

Donation receipt

If you have made a donation of more than $5 with Internet banking
or at a Westpac branch and would like to receive a donation receipt,
please email christchurchearthquakeappeal@dia.govt.nz.
In your email message, please request a donation receipt,
state your name, the donation value and date of your donation.

**shrub** · 3rd March 2011, 08:37

Originally Posted by Metastable

Hey guys, I just wanted to say that although things look like they are going to be pretty tough go for the next while, you are not forgotten! People like myself from far away places are starting to make some donations, now that NZ has set up an easy way to do this. I know my amount is fairly small, but hopefully every little bit will help. BTW, from over here, it looks like your government is doing a pretty good job.

As far as donating, you might want to suggest this avenue if an overseas friend or relative wants to help out. I had no idea what charities are valid, so I figured your own government's website should be a good place. It seemed very easy to do.
http://www.christchurchearthquakeappeal.govt.nz/

Good luck with everything down in Christchurch. It was beautiful when the family visited a few months ago, so we had to do our little part to try and help and make it beautiful again.

BTW - you get a receipt like this one, I'm guessing you can claim when you do your taxes if you are from NZ.

****************************
For Your Records

Thank you for your donation to The Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. Please ensure you keep a copy of this page as your receipt for tax purposes.

You have paid -
Name ********
Beneficiary Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
Amount NZ$****
Payment Date 2011-03-02 08:02:13
Details on your Statement Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
Reference Number *****

Your usual bank transaction fees will apply to this payment.

Donation receipt

If you have made a donation of more than $5 with Internet banking
or at a Westpac branch and would like to receive a donation receipt,
please email christchurchearthquakeappeal@dia.govt.nz.
In your email message, please request a donation receipt,
state your name, the donation value and date of your donation.

Thanks mate, you'd be surprised how much it means to know that people care and want to help. I'm OK and have power, phone, food and minimal damage to my house, but my cornerstone client no longer has premises which means my income has just halved. I'll find more work, but the odds are good that it won't be in this town and I am committed to staying.

**Jantar** · 3rd March 2011, 09:08

Originally Posted by dangerous

LOL, you consider yaself as a prowd fella huh, judging by the cut out in the seat, and is the shovel incase ya miss the hole?

Oh yeah, heard on the radio today that considering the verbaration, depth etc of the quake that in fact its realistic ricter scal reading was equale to a wopping 9.1

There are 2 scales used in New Zealand for measuring earthquakes. The Richter scale is purely objective in that it is a measure of the amount of energy released during the rupture. In this way it is the best way to categorise earthquakes from a geological PoV. Its downfall is that it tells us nothing about the effect on the surface. A 8.0 quake 100 km deep may have only minor effects on the surface, whereas a 5.0 quake close to the surface may be devasting.

The other scale is the Modified Mercalli (MM) scale. This one is measures eathquakes by the effect they have and is not able to be measured, only assessed. On the MM scale last weeks quake was around a 9.

MM 9

Structures
Many Buildings Type I destroyed. Buildings Type II heavily damaged, some collapse. Buildings Type III damaged, some with partial collapse. Structures Type IV damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some Structures Type V. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames.

Environment
Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.

**shrub** · 3rd March 2011, 09:11

Originally Posted by Jantar

The other scale is the Modified Mercalli (MM) scale. This one is measures eathquakes by the effect they have and is not able to be measured, only assessed. On the MM scale last weeks quake was around a 9.

The MM scale is a hell of a lot more relevant for the poor bastards crawling around on the surface, whereas the Richter is really only of interest to geologists.

**oneofsix** · 3rd March 2011, 09:55

Originally Posted by Jantar

The other scale is the Modified Mercalli (MM) scale. This one is measures eathquakes by the effect they have and is not able to be measured, only assessed. On the MM scale last weeks quake was around a 9.

Don't suppose you also have the MM for the September quake?

**Nasty** · 3rd March 2011, 10:24

Originally Posted by oneofsix

Don't suppose you also have the MM for the September quake?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake

**Ronin** · 3rd March 2011, 11:13

You have to love the resilience of people...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/357989041

**Paul in NZ** · 3rd March 2011, 11:18

Originally Posted by Oakie

'Church of the Plastis Jesus'. Loving it!

Your church has a traditional hymn already written - Paul Newman even sung it in Cool Hand Luke (your first saint)...

Well, I don't care if it rains or freezes,
Long as I have my plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Through all trials and tribulations,
We will travel every nation,
With my plastic Jesus I'll go far.

{Refrain}
Plastic Jesus, plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Through all trials and tribulations,
We will travel every nation,
With my plastic Jesus I'll go far.

I don't care if it rains or freezes
As long as I've got my Plastic Jesus
Glued to the dashboard of my car,
You can buy Him phosphorescent
Glows in the dark, He's Pink and Pleasant,
Take Him with you when you're travelling far

{Refrain}

I don't care if it's dark or scary
Long as I have magnetic Mary
Ridin' on the dashboard of my car
I feel I'm protected amply
I've got the whole damn Holy Family
Riding on the dashboard of my car

{Refrain}

You can buy a Sweet Madonna
Dressed in rhinestones sitting on a
Pedestal of abalone shell
Goin' ninety, I'm not wary
'Cause I've got my Virgin Mary
Guaranteeing I won't go to Hell

{Refrain}

I don't care if it bumps or jostles
Long as I got the Twelve Apostles
Bolted to the dashboard of my car
Don't I have a pious mess
Such a crowd of holiness
Strung across the dashboard of my car

{Refrain}

No, I don't care if it rains or freezes
Long as I have my plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
But I think he'll have to go
His magnet ruins my radio
And if we have a wreck he'll leave a scar

{Refrain}

Riding through the thoroughfare
With his nose up in the air
A wreck may be ahead, but he don't mind
Trouble coming, he don't see
He just keeps his eyes on me
And any other thing that lies behind

Plastic Jesus, Plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Though the sun shines on his back
Makes him peel, chip, and crack
A little patching keeps him up to par

When pedestrians try to cross
I let them know who's boss
I never blow my horn or give them warning
I ride all over town
Trying to run them down
And it's seldom that they live to see the morning

Plastic Jesus, Plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
His halo fits just right
And I use it as a sight
And they'll scatter or they'll splatter near and far

When I'm in a traffic jam
He don't care if I say Damn
I can let all sorts of curses roll
Plastic Jesus doesn't hear
For he has a plastic ear
The man who invented plastic saved my soul

Plastic Jesus, Plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Once his robe was snowy white
Now it isn't quite so bright
Stained by the smoke of my cigar

God made Christ a Holy Jew
God made Him a Christian too
Paradoxes populate my car
Joseph beams with a feigned elan
From the shaggy dash of my furlined van
Famous cuckold in the master plan

Naughty Mary, smug and smiling
Jesus dainty and beguiling
Knee-deep in the piling of my van
His message clear by night or day
My phosphorescent plastic Gay
Simpering from the dashboard of my van

When I'm goin' fornicatin
I got my ceramic Satan
Sinnin' on the dashboard of my Winnebago Motor Home
The women know I'm on the level
Thanks to the wild-eyed stoneware devil
Ridin' on the dashboard of my Winnebago Motor Home
Sneerin' from the dashboard of my Winnebago Motor Home
Leering from the dashboard of my van

If I weave around at night
And the police think I'm tight
They'll never find my bottle, though they ask
Plastic Jesus shelters me
For His head comes off, you see
He's hollow, and I use Him for a flask

Plastic Jesus, plastic Jesus
Riding on the dashboard of my car
Ride with me and have a dram
Of the blood of the Lamb
Plastic Jesus is a holy bar