Bastard earthquake!

**Crasherfromwayback** · 17th August 2013, 12:54

Originally Posted by merv

Yeah thought you were there so is the tower block of that place an old building that had a makeover then as it always looked reasonably modern?

Think it's the old Wellington Gas company Building or summat? Whilst from the outside it loooks quite mod etc...when you come up through the guts of it in the service lift (that's how I get me motorsickles in the apartment)...you can see it's all brick. They tell me it's 43 % of modern compliance. I'd feel much safer if that number was more like 80%! The other prob is...it's built on quite soft ground...so makes the shaking worse.

**BMWST?** · 17th August 2013, 13:54

Originally Posted by 98tls

Just got off the phone to my 80 year old Aunty up there,she spent all night sitting in a chair worried sick,she lives in a beautiful big old house in Hanson st thats divided into 2,she says the wall down the middle has a big crack in it the lady that owns the other 1/2 was told to get out and has done but Aunty N is to scared to ring her insurance company for fear of being moved which i can understand but jesus its a bit of a worry.Any structual engineers on here with some spare time

When i was talking to her there was another small shake and you could hear the fear in her voice,really shitty situation for a really lovely old lady.

the party wall between the units is prolly brick

**98tls** · 17th August 2013, 15:48

Originally Posted by BMWST?

the party wall between the units is prolly brick

Dunno mate,its a lovely old house around a 100 years old.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 17th August 2013, 16:09

Originally Posted by 98tls

Dunno mate,its a lovely old house around a 100 years old.

Yeah I used to live in Hanson St. There are some gorgeous old homes up there. Hope she's ok mate.

**merv** · 17th August 2013, 16:52

Well, while I've had no problems so far, calling them bastards in the thread header here you guys got me fired up and I went and bought some large screw in eyelet wall fasteners and screwed them in by my VFR and then applied bungy cords to keep it upright and avoid it being tipped off its centre stand.

The trail bikes are fine tucked against the wall on their side stands and I've got one of them bungy tied back too. Don't want them ending up on the floor like the SR did Pete.

**F5 Dave** · 17th August 2013, 17:10

My Tiger has been stropped to roof since 1st chch quake. Yeah didn't enjoy that one even if not as bad in Hutt. Trying to get on with work with so many aftershocks frayed the nerves and I began to understand in a very small way what the chch guys have had to live with. We got sent home eventually. Few beers and wines helped.

**Paul in NZ** · 17th August 2013, 18:28

Originally Posted by 98tls

Dunno mate,its a lovely old house around a 100 years old.

We are up in Kapiti but have a spare bed room if she wants picking up mate... Shitty thing for an elderly lady sitting there worried...

**nudemetalz** · 17th August 2013, 19:53

That's something I must do. Strop the Guzzi, EX-4 and DR. I'm more worried about stuff falling on them.

**F5 Dave** · 17th August 2013, 20:27

Mate in chch had his Lotus badly damaged by falling stuff.

**98tls** · 17th August 2013, 20:29

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

We are up in Kapiti but have a spare bed room if she wants picking up mate... Shitty thing for an elderly lady sitting there worried...

Thanks for the offer mate really nice of you but my mothers managed to convince her to go and stay with some friends.Shes all bothered by the predictions of another 6+ within the week etc etc,anyways hopefully someone can have a look at the house early in the week and decide one way or another if she can go back.Again thanks for the offer,a really nice gesture.Tell you what i would have put her on a plane to down here if i could have shes the most amazing cook and a few weeks of her in the kitchen baking i wouldnt turn down.

**98tls** · 17th August 2013, 20:35

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Yeah I used to live in Hanson St. There are some gorgeous old homes up there. Hope she's ok mate.

Yep its a beautiful old place that over the years shes spent big $ on.Amazing lady who for many years would rise early in the am and walk all the way from Hanson st to way out to some Convent (cant remember xactly where it was) and do the cooking,tough as boots she is and a real sweetie.

**ellipsis** · 17th August 2013, 22:18

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Mate in chch had his Lotus badly damaged by falling stuff.

...I lost my poached egg on a bit of toast...I was just about to do the, poke the yoke thing and the world dropped out from under it...I found it in the clean up a few hours later...it ended up six foot away from the table on a seat, still on the toast...

**Kickaha** · 17th August 2013, 22:22

Originally Posted by ellipsis

...I lost my poached egg on a bit of toast...I was just about to do the, poke the yoke thing and the world dropped out from under it...I found it in the clean up a few hours later...it ended up six foot away from the table on a seat, still on the toast...

Couple of minutes in the microwave it'd be sweet

**mossy1200** · 17th August 2013, 22:22

Originally Posted by ellipsis

...I lost my poached egg on a bit of toast...I was just about to do the, poke the yoke thing and the world dropped out from under it...I found it in the clean up a few hours later...it ended up six foot away from the table on a seat, still on the toast...

microwave and eat it