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| Thread ID: 118598 | 2011-06-13 03:19:00 | Another Chch shake :( | Bozo (8540) | PC World Chat |
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| 1208790 | 2011-06-13 04:34:00 | I am getting very sick of it, starting to wonder if Christchurch is viable. | DeSade (984) | ||
| 1208791 | 2011-06-13 05:41:00 | More of the story:- www.radionz.co.nz It's a Full moon on the 15th as well. :( |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1208792 | 2011-06-13 05:50:00 | Lucky to be alive. That's the first earthquake that has actually had me worried for my life. Was putting a roof on a 2 story house, had just got off the roof onto the scaffolding and was really amazed the scaffolding didn't fall over considering how much it moved. ****ing ****. |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 1208793 | 2011-06-13 06:49:00 | I am getting very sick of it, starting to wonder if Christchurch is viable. No less than the 2 Billion people living in earthquake zones around the world Pretty sure I remember scientists warning high activity for another 1 to 2 years after September. Not sure why people act surprised every time. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 1208794 | 2011-06-13 07:25:00 | Not sure why people act surprised every time. Heh? Because its their entire world shakin like ****, Its a big, dangerous, carries no immediate warning and is completely out of anyone's control. of course its going to rattle people, how could it not? If i told you at some stage in the next two years you were going to be run over by a train it would still give you the shock of your life when it happened. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1208795 | 2011-06-13 07:33:00 | Heh? Because its their entire world shakin like ****, Its a big, dangerous, carries no immediate warning and is completely out of anyone's control. of course its going to rattle people, how could it not? If i told you at some stage in the next two years you were going to be run over by a train it would still give you the shock of your life when it happened. Yea thanks got that I am in CHCH. Read what I was replying too. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 1208796 | 2011-06-13 07:50:00 | You do have to sympathise. It's now well past being a novelty shoveling silt from around the house and using a stand-by dunny. Now it's just deflating, depressing and exhausting - take all your efforts of repair over the last 4 months and resign yourself that all that work was for nothing, and that you have to repeat it all, all over again. Imagine for the workers taking care of the infrastructure, trying so hard to restore services ASAP - they'll be hitting a psychological wall now knowing they've got to go through all those suburbs all over again, and maybe again after the next big jolt. And again and again perhaps. Likewise for the insurance assessors - go through it all again, and the paperwork for each home gets that much more complicated... what was wrecked in which quake? What's already been paid? What's now due? What's no longer covered? Has that TV set been claimed twice? Three times? Or have there been TVs wrecked in every shake? Having to mend a whole city all with urgency is a really overwhelming prospect for all involved. At what point, or what frequency of quakes do you come to the logical conclusion that it is not appropriate to spend any more time, effort or money on repairs that will likely only get wrecked again with the next jolt? At some point you just have to hunker down and try to make do with a broken home, broken services, broken workplace (if you can) or move away (if you can). Otherwise the whole process is as crazy as trying to paint a roof during a downpour. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1208797 | 2011-06-13 08:10:00 | I was in ChCh 2 weeks ago having injections into my spinal column with the hypodermic needle going about 80mm deep into my back ... (get them on a regular basis every 4 - 6 months). Jokingly asked the physician who does them - "What's happens if there's another quake?" His answer ... "We run (him + radiographer) .... & come back and check you when we get the all clear's given" And what did I see on the news this afternoon .... Southern Cross Radiology staff all evacuated and standing in the carpark .... feel REALLY sorry for the poor b"strd still lying on the table with the needle sticking out of his back, but bloody glad it wasn't me. My thoughts go out to all in Christchurch ... It must be bloody difficult ... but hang in there if you can ... |
SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1208798 | 2011-06-13 08:45:00 | We just had another one....................... The worst thing is that when it starts, you don't know how big it is going to be or how long it will last. We're in a zone of heavy clay soils. Terrible for gardening, but excellent for earthquakes (no liquefaction). |
TideMan (4279) | ||
| 1208799 | 2011-06-13 13:39:00 | Life is a ***** sometimes. After going through all of these quakes, you do get a bit of a different look on life. For me, I realized that I was too attached to my stuff. I figure all I really need to get by is a job, house, car, food, and family, and I'm damn lucky that I do because there are a lot of people out there who are a lot worse off than me. |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
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