Christchurch earthquakes

[dangerous]

...but the Appletons was a great way to spend a few hours...was bloody quiet seismic wise while you were here...just seemed to wake up today and remind us that there is a big bang or two left in her yet..

yip...


NZST: Sat, Aug 20 2011 7:31 pm
Magnitude: 4.0 Depth: 10 km
Details: Within 5 km of Christchurch

NZST: Sat, Aug 20 2011 5:00 pm
Magnitude: 2.6
Depth: 3 km
Details: 10 km south-west of Christchurch

NZST: Sat, Aug 20 2011 2:45 pm
Magnitude: 3.2 Depth: 40 km
Details: 10 km north-west of Wellington

NZST: Sat, Aug 20 2011 8:04 am
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 7 km
Details: 10 km south-west of Christchurch


NZST: Sat, Aug 20 2011 5:14 am
Magnitude: 4.2 Depth: 8 km
Details: 10 km south-east of Christchurch


Hey N, did ya see us just out a Tai Tapu this arvo?

[ellipsis]

...thought it was you...

[dangerous]

...thought it was you...

I it was, spend a lot of time on that road between us aye

[cromagnon]

I have been going to the Canterbury University public lectures on the EQ. Last nights was fantastic. Stefano Pampano (sp?) is a lecturer in structural engineering at canterbury, looking at building failure. The lectures have been

Geological : what happened, where

Liquefaction: what the hell is it?

Port Hills: Oh dear.

Buildings : concrete and steel (last night)

Buildings: timber

Psychology 101: how do we all feel?

They are free, they are non-technical, they are informative as hell, and they put them up on the interwebs. It really will reward your attention.

http://www.communityed.canterbury.ac...c_lectures.php


Oh yeah, I get to go into the condemned BDO building tomorrow to try and get more of our shit out. Fuck I am looking forward to that. Not.

The first of these lectures has been posted on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7vli...ature=youtu.be

[fuknKIWI]

I just finished reading The Press book about the earthquake, a good & moving read.
Now to watch the DVD.

[oldrider]

Funny old world isn't it, my daughter tells me there was another good shake in Christchurch today at about 2pm.

Not a murmur in the news or anything ... if ain't 6+ it ain't news these days!

[dangerous]

Funny old world isn't it, my daughter tells me there was another good shake in Christchurch today at about 2pm.

Not a murmur in the news or anything ... if ain't 6+ it ain't news these days!

four of em yesterday from 3.1 to 4.7 compleatly shat myself with one of them as I was cutting out a large beam holding up a roof thinking wouldnt want a quake right now and I hope when the saw gets through the farking roof stays there... then BANG rattle rattle

[Oakie]

... if ain't 6+ it ain't news these days!

One of my old girfriends told me something similar once...

[fuknKIWI]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5554...ne-video-tours

[dangerous]

A lot of empty space in there now aye, and there is going to be a shit load more... A building I was working in we were re lining and getting ready for the owner to re lease again, his engineer said the building is in good shape... as we finish CERA rock up and order us out as they decided its comming down! a very very expensive tidy up for the owner, hope he pays us.

[neels]

So does anybody else think this could end badly?

Sections under the airport flight path

I'm sure people are keen to get a bit of land at the moment and don't care where it is, but it's not too much of a stretch to see that in a few years people will start bitching about aircraft noise, particularly if they can see a rise in their property values at the end of it.....

[jim.cox]

A lot of empty space in there now aye, and there is going to be a shit load more....

I got sent this pic of the CBD today - as Dangerous says, there is a lot of gaps...

[Grumph]

So does anybody else think this could end badly?

Sections under the airport flight path

I'm sure people are keen to get a bit of land at the moment and don't care where it is, but it's not too much of a stretch to see that in a few years people will start bitching about aircraft noise, particularly if they can see a rise in their property values at the end of it.....

Too right...Rolleston is at the other end of the SW/NE flightline and there's been rumblings there already.
Ruapuna is where it is because of the easier noise restrictions under the flight path but even so there were a shitload of complaints before the Car Club bought up a heap of close properties.

[Oakie]

So does anybody else think this could end badly?
..

Can see a few years down the track people might grizzle but surely anyone going in there would be going in with eyes (ears) open and it would be specified in sale documents so they wouldn't really have room to complain. Don't want it ... ?, don't buy there. Simple as that.

[FJRider]

Can see a few years down the track people might grizzle but surely anyone going in there would be going in with eyes (ears) open and it would be specified in sale documents so they wouldn't really have room to complain. Don't want it ... ?, don't buy there. Simple as that.

Just look at the noise restrictions introduced at Western Springs in Auckland ...

If anybody thinks the same can't happen in Christchurch ... they're dreaming ...