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Thread ID: 118737 2011-06-18 12:02:00 Christchurch. Can we fix it? goodiesguy (15316) PC World Chat
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1210378 2011-06-20 05:30:00 No sign of the tremors stopping so far, no point re-building until certain of no more earthquakes.

We have tarpaulins covering almost the entire roof as the lateral supports for the roof have come loose and smashed through the tiles plus chimney broke about 20 tiles in Sept quake plus firewall moving has shifted tiles on the roof as well, doesn't seem to be much water coming in at present and it has been pouring down most of the day.
zqwerty (97)
1210379 2011-06-20 05:49:00 I think you have hit the nail on the head there zqwerty "No sign of the tremors stopping so far, no point re-building until certain of no more earthquakes."

EDIT: do you own or rent?
Gobe1 (6290)
1210380 2011-06-20 06:09:00 When I came to Nelson and started work as a builder here, everyone told me that Nelson by-laws said we had to put steel in the concrete pads but if I had gone to Chch instead I would have found the by-laws different as they don't say you have to put steel in the concrete. Coming from England I thought that was plain crazy I had never heard of anyone Not putting steel in the concrete pads before we certainly had to over there

Don't we now have 3 feet of top course in place of the steel re-enforcing ! then the concrete pad.

As if anything is capable of withstanding the forces metered out over the past 9 months.

When did England last have a quake of any note !

Lurking.
Lurking (218)
1210381 2011-06-20 06:37:00 It is the family home and flat, we own it, but Mum is 90 now so we sent her to Sydney to be with my sister but to keep receiving Super she has to come back to NZ every six months so she will be coming back here about 26th July, not good. zqwerty (97)
1210382 2011-06-20 11:17:00 Now this is downright hillarious: www.youtube.com goodiesguy (15316)
1210383 2011-06-20 11:42:00 Now this is downright hillarious: www.youtube.com


Did you watch Campbell on TV tonight and see how some of the residents of Christchurch are actually living?

About time you had a reality check in my opinion!!:2cents:

Perhaps you could consider moving to Christchurch and help for a while on the end of a shovel?
Snorkbox (15764)
1210384 2011-06-20 11:44:00 Did you watch Campbell on TV tonight and see how some of the residents of Christchurch are actually living?

About time you had a reality check in my opinion!!:2cents:

There's something about him that prevents him from functioning like the rest of us.
bot (15449)
1210385 2011-06-20 11:49:00 There's something about him that prevents him from functioning like the rest of us.

I'd be considering a swift kick up the rear which has been known to cure things like ADHD in the past but we can't do that anymore can we?
Snorkbox (15764)
1210386 2011-06-20 11:56:00 I'd be considering a swift kick up the rear which has been known to cure things like ADHD in the past but we can't do that anymore can we?

I think he has "ass-per-ger-s" syndrome or so he said
bot (15449)
1210387 2011-06-20 12:11:00 Aspergers and I don't know what would cure it but in MY VIEW I do have some ideas having read up about same after it was mentioned.

One of the symptons was being physically clumsy and Goodiesguy does not seem to display that symptom as he has mentioned in the past changing video cards and other hardware.

So it it just an excuse? Other symptoms seem to describe him so it may be real.

en.wikipedia.org

I do suspect that living in Christchurch at the moment can't really be humour laden for many there.
Snorkbox (15764)
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