Christchurch earthquakes

**dangerous** · 3rd July 2011, 19:30

Originally Posted by 007XX

Rodger that!

Roger http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/me...hp/27482-Roger I see many a KBer pictured but nothing to 'dangerous'
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**Oakie** · 3rd July 2011, 19:32

I'm confused. Who rogered Dangerous?

**007XX** · 3rd July 2011, 19:43

Originally Posted by dangerous

Roger http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/me...hp/27482-Roger I see many a KBer pictured but nothing to 'dangerous'
*see albums

Oh for the love of baby lemurs everywhere! You boys are just all kinds of wrong sometimes!

Originally Posted by Oakie

I'm confused. Who rogered Dangerous?

Ooooohh... You want in on the action, eh Oakie??!!

**KiwiPhoenix** · 3rd July 2011, 21:51

Originally Posted by Oakie

I'm confused. Who rogered Dangerous?

Roger rodgered Dangerous!!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...h+Island+rally

P55, post #816

**helenoftroy** · 5th July 2011, 21:09

EQC has put a rebuild of my ChCh house at $450k & $193k to repair,that was after Feb quake,wont reassess after further damage from June as am over EQC cap

No idea what land remediation will cost,not EQCs problem......

Now will wait to see what costings insurance company come up with

and I have moved to paradise,thank god!

**Grumph** · 6th July 2011, 07:26

Cheer up - it might still become red zone....odds on there'll be more areas condemned yet.
Waikawa Bay - you lucky,lucky person....enjoying the commute to Blenheim ?

**helenoftroy** · 6th July 2011, 19:38

Originally Posted by Grumph

Cheer up - it might still become red zone....odds on there'll be more areas condemned yet.
Waikawa Bay - you lucky,lucky person....enjoying the commute to Blenheim ?

Haahaa !! I would love to be red zone ! would take the government payout in a flash then, at least,I could move on & not be paying two mortages

Waikawa Bay is a truly magic place to live

...dont mind the 1/2 hr trip at all,open road most of it

Finally getting the damaged Aprilia(from Feb) fixed & am itching to have a bike to do the commute on

**Oakie** · 6th July 2011, 22:09

Blenheim area. If I were to leave Christchurch that's probably my favoured place too move to. Quite happy to stay here but I must admit to keeping an eye out in case the right HR Manager role comes up in that area. We holidayed there three years ago and thought it was great (apart from riding into that swarm of bees).

**shrub** · 7th July 2011, 08:50

We're seriously considering packing our bags and moving on. I should have my Masters finished by Jan - Feb, and will probably rent our house out and head away. Initially I was keen to be a part of the rebuild and there is quite a lot of interest in my work which will probably result in either a job offer or a juicy contract, but I really can't be arsed living in a demolition zone. Most of the shit I liked about ChCh is permanently munted and I am sick of riding across pot holes and dirt - I don't even bother cleaning my bike these days, it lasts about 2 days before it looks like crap. Add to that a government that has all the vision of an earthworm and an economy that is rapidly collapsing, so at this stage I'm looking seriously at going overseas for a few years.

**Maha** · 7th July 2011, 08:58

Originally Posted by 007XX

Ooooohh... You want in on the action, eh Oakie??!!

He gets all the action that he requires in his Pink Panther suit.....

**007XX** · 7th July 2011, 09:22

Originally Posted by Maha

... his Pink Panther suit.....

I thought it was from riding in his birthday suit... Oh well, as long as he's getting some!

As far as Chch is concerned, I admire anyone who puts up with it, or has no other choice and therefor copes the best they can.
I really cannot imagine what it would be like.

**neels** · 7th July 2011, 09:28

Originally Posted by 007XX

or has no other choice and therefor copes the best they can.

That pretty much sums it up for a lot of people

When you have a broken and therefore unsellable house and a mortgage to go with it, not a lot of options other than hurry up and wait for Gerry and his fellow pigs to get their snouts out of the trough and actually do something.

**shrub** · 7th July 2011, 12:11

Originally Posted by neels

That pretty much sums it up for a lot of people

When you have a broken and therefore unsellable house and a mortgage to go with it, not a lot of options other than hurry up and wait for Gerry and his fellow pigs to get their snouts out of the trough and actually do something.

I feel for you poor buggers in the orange zone. We are right on the edge of the red zone, but our whole area (West Haven) is pretty well unscathed. It was a lucky stroke though, we bought the house May last year and we were looking in Dallington, Avonside, Avondale area, and 3 of the 4 houses we put offers in on are red zone, one is leaning at a weird angle but still has lights on at night.

But at least in the red zone you know where you stand, you're kind of buggered until Gerry and the boys decide to tell you what they've decided to do.

**oneofsix** · 7th July 2011, 12:14

Originally Posted by neels

That pretty much sums it up for a lot of people

When you have a broken and therefore unsellable house and a mortgage to go with it, not a lot of options other than hurry up and wait for Gerry and his fellow pigs to get their snouts out of the trough and actually do something.

I can see a re-purposing of the phrase '(J)Gerry built' coming out of this.