Earthquake in NZ

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:44 pm

Dont know about the rest of you BUT I for one are extremely pissed off and embarassed about the total lack of responce from our federal government to the plight of our Kiwi ANZAC mates given their predicment and intend to contact my local member to voice my concerns :glare: :x

FST4RD · Post by **FST4RD** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:20 pm

Well to be honest everytime another country has a disaster we get together and donate to them, money, people etc
Other countries have offered to help us out but we turned them down :glare:

There's something like 140,000 damaged houses, let alone all the buildings that are damaged. We need building inspectors, builders etc... we don't have enough.
I have no idea when someone is going to come and check my house out...

JAS · Post by **JAS** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:19 pm

FST4RD wrote: Some of the floor in our house is getting real springy, which I think means that the house isn't sitting on the piles properly. Also managed to look through the man hole under the house and the silt is almost up to the bearers.......

Doesnt sound good Robin! Thats a lot of Silt!!!

I drove down New Brighton Road through Shirley today and they are the same. Lots of sink holes in the road that has been filled and sunk again!! And by the looks of the port-a-loos along the side of the road their sewers arent any better....

The floods in Victoria have been in the news here. Looks bad too!

There will be years of work for inspectors and builders here. And Id say there will be lots coming from all over NZ to get work. And maybe even Australia.... The only problem I can see is finding houses for them to stay in while they are here :x We are a little short on houses right now

panda · Post by **panda** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:01 am

Excellent animated map at www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz

FST4RD · Post by **FST4RD** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:52 pm

Today... well we were so lucky. I was in the garage waterblasting out all the silt and a couple guys yelled out from the gate and asked if we needed any help. They came in and had a look. Next thing I know there's about 25-30 uni and high school students, all with shovels and wheel barrows!
They had been round the neighbourhood doing this to people :)
I honestly thought we didn't have that much silt, but they said that they had been doing it for days and we had the most silt they had seen! :o And this is on top of the huge pile myself and Jo (partner) had wheelbarrowed out.
Halfway through someone had a BBQ going and they all went off and had something to eat, someone turned up with water and someone else turned up with fresh baked muffins and lollies :)
I can't believe how well the citizens have been working and helping each other! If they hadn't have come along we would have been there for days!

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:19 pm

there's nothing like a good community to live in..

kiwieurospec · Post by **kiwieurospec** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:29 am

Massive aftershock 6.3, hope everyone ok. We are but general panic everywhere. We won't get away so lighly this time.......

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:02 am

Daniel good to hear your alright, the news pics look shocking! We were due into lyttelton tomorrow!
Ive heard from Jase and he's shaken but ok too.
Anyone heard from Robin, or other chch people?

kiwieurospec · Post by **kiwieurospec** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:15 am

We have no cell phone coverage yet, can't get hold of anyone.

Gonna drive and check on family/friends etc, roads are kaos though so will take awhile

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:38 pm

kiwieurospec wrote:We have no cell phone coverage yet, can't get hold of anyone.

Gonna drive and check on family/friends etc, roads are kaos though so will take awhile

Yeah phones are screwed everywhere
Msg me if i can help in any way mate

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:00 pm

Jase texted back saying he was walking home, unsure if he has assessed his home yet.

Firebrand · Post by **Firebrand** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:10 pm

Felt a bit of a shake here in Dunedin, my thoughts are with everyone involved, hang in there guys.

DrDeath · Post by **DrDeath** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:22 pm

And i thaught floods were bad here,
hope all you guys across the ditch are ok. :beer

smodgee · Post by **smodgee** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:54 pm

not good 65 confirmed dead at the moment, hope it doesn't rise much higher :(

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:10 pm

smodgee wrote:not good 65 confirmed dead at the moment, hope it doesn't rise much higher :(

Unfortunately i think its gonna get alot higher :(
As ive said before, if i can be of any help to any forum members from chch in any way please let me know.

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