Christchurch earthquakes

[Grumph]

In sequoia88 at redwood when it hit...luckily we'd just about finished as it's bloody prepay !!! Water everywhere and women having panic attacks...deja vu all over again.
Had to go to Bromley to deliver elderly auntie home...car shaking frequently.
Then to pick up some bits from a mate in Burwood - 2nd big one hit just round the corner from his place. Shook the car hard & watched a bus stop sign go through a 45 degree arc....mmmm. Broken water mains there and liquefaction.

Then home way out west and into the Bourbon....

No significant damage apparently except to residents nerves....how many who were staying home this Xmas will now go away ?

[Mom]

As before, anyone want a shake free holiday is welcome to come crash at ours for a bit.

[Rashika]

how many who were staying home this Xmas will now go away ?

that thought has crossed my mind... except the only place I would likely go would be Nelson: shakes or floods?

[Shadows]

Is it a co-incidence that the moon was close to earth again yesterday (moon perigee)?

Fuck off Ken

[Grumph]

You or your neighbours got a septic tank ?

Out here a lot cracked up in September - first symptom was smell....

[98tls]

When things started swaying down here in Oamaru i thought "fuck here we go again",after about 1/2 an hour trying i finally got through to my 70 year old mum who was busy picking stuff off the floor (again).I knew things were not to bad when once again she said "oh well dear things can always be worse i could have to live my life in Dunedin"Got to love that Canterbury spirit.

[ellipsis]

Fuck off Ken

+1 to that shit....

[SMOKEU]

You or your neighbours got a septic tank ?

Out here a lot cracked up in September - first symptom was smell....

Nope. And the smell has disappeared now so it's all good.

[babysteps]

Motherfu*$ing Earthquake broke my Motherfu*$ing handlebars!

On a positive note I don't need any welding! Hope the rest of you are ok!

[cold comfort]

W.I knew things were not to bad when once again she said "oh well dear things can always be worse i could have to live my life in Dunedin"Got to love that Canterbury spirit.

Haha,-excellent. My daughter would not move even if she had to live in a tent. Lived in Canterbury for 20yrs and i don't know anyone who has left.

[neels]

Magnitude 6 earthquake is interesting on the pushbike

Good bastard at the bottle store was still trading in the midst of a sea of broken bottles so I could pick up some supplies and head home.

Ducati arsed up in the second shake but the gsxr250 broke it's fall so no damage done, trail bike was on it's side in the shed so hopefully that might have straightened it's bent handlebars.

Actually had some stuff fall down and break this time, nothing major just pain in the arse stuff and lots of things to pick up in the garage, and a bit more liquefaction just for good measure.

Fucking over it.

[far queue]

Things had settled down so I'd stopped tying the bike to the rafters, so of course it fell over, and has now resumed being tied to the rafters again. Water stayed on this time, but power out again for 5 1/2 hours, back on now. Lots of stuff over and out again, but nothing important broke, the good stuff went in Feb. I can't be fucked picking everything up again, it's safe where it is for now, I'll have a tidy up in the morning.

[Oakie]

Bike had a wee lie down for the second one but since Feb I've always parked my bike in gear with something on the right to break it's fall. Accordinlgly it had a wee lie down against my apricot tree so all it cost me was a wee nick in the seat where the trunk caught it.

[Brian d marge]

In sequoia88 at redwood when it hit...luckily we'd just about finished as it's bloody prepay !!! Water everywhere and women having panic attacks...deja vu all over again.
Had to go to Bromley to deliver elderly auntie home...car shaking frequently.
Then to pick up some bits from a mate in Burwood - 2nd big one hit just round the corner from his place. Shook the car hard & watched a bus stop sign go through a 45 degree arc....mmmm. Broken water mains there and liquefaction.

Then home way out west and into the Bourbon....

No significant damage apparently except to residents nerves....how many who were staying home this Xmas will now go away ?

Sounds like the engine mounts are loose ...had an old hillman minx that used to go like that ....

Stephen

[dangerous]

Magnitude 6 earthquake is interesting on the pushbike

Good bastard at the bottle store was still trading in the midst of a sea of broken bottles so I could pick up some supplies and head home.

Ducati arsed up in the second shake but the gsxr250 broke it's fall so no damage done, trail bike was on it's side in the shed so hopefully that might have straightened it's bent handlebars.

Actually had some stuff fall down and break this time, nothing major just pain in the arse stuff and lots of things to pick up in the garage, and a bit more liquefaction just for good measure.

Fucking over it.

Fark man, I understand why you guys out there and those in the east are 'farking over it' and it might be easy to say but get out move on or get used to it, I cant see it stopping myself, all the best and remember if ya need a hand.

Re bikes arsing up... christ I couldnt believe after sept 10 people didnt chock or teather their bikes, 8000 quakes later and there are still those not doing it however must admit I have been a bit slack of late

Well... this time around it was a bit dufferent for me as a manager at Orana park emediat emergancy procedures took over, I had to check all dangerous anamil habatats and public buildings out, the cats were un fazed but the monkeys went nato.
some people overseas visitors had no idea what it was and carried on as they were, locals droped things and ran.