New Zealand Quake Update -

[cantab27]

yep ya on to it warren, i think we are closer to the river now...gone up and to the left and getting worst.... as for the re-bar, mesh in concrete again warrens right but i think that law may change.... we wont put concrete on the ground unless it has steel in it .. we have turned down jobs because people are to tight to pay a bit extra....have had calls from customers happy concrete still intact,,have had others saying gone, but in those cases houses are gone to and re-bar bent and snapped,.....but new housing still going on doing a 300 plus square meter house tomorrow.....6am start ,concreteing in the dark for two hours , probably be my best work...............................l

[steph74]

are your houses made like in the US with a wood frame ? or more like I know in Europe with actual wall bricks or concrete blocks ?

[cantab27]

we have both steph,, most made of wooden frame and bricks....bigger ones seem to be block.......doesnt matter in the end cause if mother nature wants it she just takes it....

[steph74]

well yeah of course....

[LizardRunner]

looking a lot like what's going to be needed there is steel piers sunk to bedrock, then fat rebar tied to those. That would help but not stop fall downs from the shaking.
I worked on foundations for oil and gas holding tanks back in the eighties, gotta love the specs we were told to design for. ended up with foundations that were 15' thick and with more rebar in them than concrete. The pilings we drove were 60 feet long to get to the bed rock and they were 1" thick steel I beams with a 12" riser height. These were placed at 2' intervals. then 2" rebar was welded to all of them.

[4x4Dalton]

Wow Wayne still cant get over yall are STILL goin thru this. Are there any thoughts on how much longer the quakes will last or is it just a sit,shake and wait?

[Firemanray]

Here's some injury to add to the insult:http://www.firehouse.com/topic/firefighter-safety/floor-collapse-injures-three-new-zealand-firefighters

And it just keeps piling on.

[cantab27]

Wow Wayne still cant get over yall are STILL goin thru this. Are there any thoughts on how much longer the quakes will last or is it just a sit,shake and wait?

2013 they say ...who knows ,part of life now:sign0181:

[cantab27]

Here's some injury to add to the insult:http://www.firehouse.com/topic/firefighter-safety/floor-collapse-injures-three-new-zealand-firefighters

And it just keeps piling on.

drove past there yesterday.....shes a big warehouse....

[cantab27]

well builders here on monday to tell us what the go is......hope we dont have to move out for a while.....starting to fix the houses where there is no land damage...will let yall know what they say..........................

[cj4a nz]

was a house out waynes way that had piles down a long way and mesh etc that moved as well as the concrete around it has/had date with bulldoser,
if I get a chance will take pic of kids garage/driveway joint/gap this weekend it's bout 2 1/2 inches use to be touching !!!!!!!!!!
bugger bout the firemen only 1 on hospital last I heard

[4.3LXJ]

Hop it all works out well Wanyne

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5035118/City-worse-than-San-Francisco

[cantab27]

well just had the contractors out ....been through house again and well now its just gonna be a pain....but cant bitch as heaps worst off than us...so new wall on one side of house . roof to come off and repaired.. new floor in parts of the house.... new plaster and gib on inside roof and walls,,,whole house plastered and painted......house has moved and sunk quite bad.....have to move out for 3 or 4 weeks into a motel plus everything in the house has to go into storage... never ending this shit.......
and i have a sick jeep to sort out as well................................

[LizardRunner]

ouch mate, :timeout: that's quite a lot of wrongness there. Guess the bright side is it can be fixed. and the dragon lady probably won't visit if your moteling it. :pray: maybe that's a bright side. sorry to hear about your jeep being sick at the same time.

[cantab27]

that's the thing chip, she will treat it as a holiday and visit....wounder if they the insurance company will pay for a motel over there......

[rguignard]

that's the thing chip, she will treat it as a holiday and visit....wounder if they the insurance company will pay for a motel over there......

hell ask them if thell get your air plane ticket and come on over :rolleyes:

[LizardRunner]

that's the thing chip, she will treat it as a holiday and visit....wounder if they the insurance company will pay for a motel over there......

maori body guards ? would they maybe deter her ?

[cantab27]

hell ask them if thell get your air plane ticket and come on over :rolleyes:

well done some research..... cheaper one way for one person....... so the dragon lady's on her way.........:pray:

THANKS RENE U THE MAN:innocent0002: .....shes gonna love it living with yall...

[steph74]

well done some research..... cheaper one way for one person....... so the dragon lady's on her way.........:pray:

THANKS RENE U THE MAN:innocent0002: .....shes gonna love it living with yall...
:cheerleader::cheerleader::cheerleader::cheerleade r:
That was the funniest thing so far lol

[4.3LXJ]

well done some research..... cheaper one way for one person....... so the dragon lady's on her way.........:pray:

THANKS RENE U THE MAN:innocent0002: .....shes gonna love it living with yall...

I have a plan mate, move her in with my dragon lady mother in law. They can keep each other busy:stars:

[cantab27]

I have a plan mate, move her in with my dragon lady mother in law. They can keep each other busy:stars:

na steve...they would just sit around bitching , calling us bad names behind our back,,,plus make plans on how they could make us more miserable...
no i think she will be happy at renes,,,maybe send yours there as well, rene wont mind:mock:

[4.3LXJ]

You don't quite understand mate, mine is 2000 miles away. Perfect place. My dragon lady sister in law would have to deal with it. Perfect set up.

[cantab27]

You don't quite understand mate, mine is 2000 miles away. Perfect place. My dragon lady sister in law would have to deal with it. Perfect set up.

still not far enough away:D

[4.3LXJ]

still not far enough away:D

Did I also mention that she would be locked in an Alzheimer unit and couldn't get out, snowed in part of the winter anyway?:pray:

[cantab27]

tv doco on last night....goes for a hour,,,,,,,,,about some cops in the red zone , what they see and there thoughts......
http://tvnz.co.nz/five-days-in-the-red-zone/s2011-e1-video-4188072

[cantab27]

seems like theres a arsenis out there now, 2nd big fire in a week.....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5056786/Fire-strikes-on-Christchurch-cordon-edge

[4.3LXJ]

Arsonists are some very sic people. A frontal lobotomy works well for the cure.

[cantab27]

thats the last straw..time to move...............................

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/rebuilding-christchurch/5059101/Canterbury-Brewery-to-go

[4.3LXJ]

thats the last straw..time to move...............................

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/rebuilding-christchurch/5059101/Canterbury-Brewery-to-go

That is too bad mate. Maybe I should have my son give you some good beer making lessons. He makes some potent stuff. More like sipping beer. But he is considered one of the real good brewers.

[cantab27]

this was headline in todays paper and all over the news......

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5076193/Big-earthquake-risk-put-at-23-per-cent

now over 6700 shake shakes since 4th sept last year.....

anyone wanna trade places for awhile..............

[steph74]

this was headline in todays paper and all over the news......

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5076193/Big-earthquake-risk-put-at-23-per-cent

now over 6700 shake shakes since 4th sept last year.....

anyone wanna trade places for awhile..............

No not really wanting to trade... but you are welcome here ;)

[cantab27]

well it gets better,,, just had contractors here again....they have to lift the whole house up to start on foundations,,,, major shit......................
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KNEW I SHOULD HAVE PAITED HOUSE GREEN.....

[cj4a nz]

just had a nasty little rolly after shock

[cantab27]

hard to tell now mate,,,house seems to creak all the time...dont know if its the cold or shake shake.......................................

[LizardRunner]

Dang wayne, that's a lot of shakes, house may be moaning from settling all the time. Sounds like you need to come here for some relief. :D and yes on the painting it green :thumbsup:

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5097572/New-faultlines-found-in-Canterbury

not much going on ,,last shake shake Wednesday,,1,50 pm....now friday just after 6pm.....mmmm..dont know if this is a good thing or its gonna go bang again........time will tell...

[Mudderoy]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5097572/New-faultlines-found-in-Canterbury

not much going on ,,last shake shake Wednesday,,1,50 pm....now friday just after 6pm.....mmmm..dont know if this is a good thing or its gonna go bang again........time will tell...

So the tremors are less frequent. I know you don't want to jinx it, but at least it seems to be getting better. Thanks for the update.

[cantab27]

had a little shake shake not long after that post tony.....best we dont talk about them maybe ,.lol

[Mudderoy]

had a little shake shake not long after that post tony.....best we dont talk about them maybe ,.lol

lol, agreed.

[LizardRunner]

How's the rebuild going along? jeep running better and not broken? been fishing lately and if so how'd you fare? get the house painted green yet? :D

[cantab27]

How's the rebuild going along? jeep running better and not broken? been fishing lately and if so how'd you fare? get the house painted green yet? :D

dang chip yall should be down here running the rebuild;)..nothing has really started,,you all know how governments work ,,,city councils ,,,do everything twice for no result...people are getting pissed:bang:..we have had the powers to be here three times shit that may be four times, anyways they still have to come back for another meeting and start date for house,,,cause we are on the $100,00 damage list i can now see the earth quake commision trying to pass it on to our insurers..100k and over has to go through your own insurers....went over to mate place other night and roads are still shit,30kmh most places,,pipes still keep bursting,,traffic in shit 20 min trips take about a hour plus,..no fishing not the fishing season yet:mad:....as for the jeep chip,,, do they ever run right......rant over ............:smiley-talk024:

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5094350/Anger-rising-outside-red-zone

[LizardRunner]

dang, sounds like ya'll need to just fire everyone and start over. when we have a big disaster here, folks are keen to "Get R Done". the fiasco in NewOrleans raised awareness of the lack of ability of the federal government to do much of anything. Resulting in local folks steping in and pushing the feds out of the way.

[cantab27]

couple of good rumbles yesterday biggest 4.1........this is the first major disaster NZ has had in over a 100 years me thinks...........one big learning curve for everyone...we are only a small country,, just on four million and Christchurch has just over 400,000 ....wont help with winter here....but hey we are kiwis,,,,she be right mate......l

[LizardRunner]

yep you will be mate.

[4.3LXJ]

Eventually you will get er done mate. Governments are always inefficient.

[cantab27]

5.5 just rolled through..........

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5104254/Large-aftershock-rocks-Christchurch

[4.3LXJ]

At least this one was not under you mate. Better off someplace else for awhile

[4.3LXJ]

At least this one was not under you mate. Better off someplace else for awhile

[cantab27]

still rocked the boat good time ....will post pic later of new damage....

[cantab27]

shit pic,,,that's cupboards coming away from ceiling......Mrs threw some paint over this not long ago, its in her sweat shop...todays shake done it....will get a camera and take some better shots soon''

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/Image0477.jpg

[4.3LXJ]

Man, it make the house settle further?

[cantab27]

problem one bit is rising putting pressure on the rest....should see the way the roofs going and the way the floor lifts in certain places ....get tired walking up hill in one side of the bedroom...today's has been classed as new event....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5105386/Canterbury-aftershock-a-new-event

[4.3LXJ]

So will you be reporting the cub board situation as a new incident, or hope they just fix it as part of he old.

[cantab27]

lol.........just fix the lot and sends us over to you folks why they do it ......now that would be nice....shit i will even bring green paint and do some fixing over there....

[4.3LXJ]

Now there you go

[cantab27]

well just the start i reckon...a lot of things are going to cost more...cant really put jeeps parts up in price,,,already cost ya a small fortune now...


http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/5118833/Insurance-premiums-to-soar

[LizardRunner]

looking more and more like CHCH needs lots of green painted everywhere. sad to hear about the rising cost of insurance. Here there are people being told their policies are cancled because of making a tornado damage claim. It seems that being caught in a natural disaster costs the victims more than anyone thought. Sorry state of businesses hollering and getting greedier if you ask me. (of course no one does lol)

[cantab27]

well that may be the end...shes f##ked this time.....house is a mess family ok...



http://www.stuff.co.nz/

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5137773/June-13-quakes-Latest-information

[cantab27]

these are happening as i type.....

http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/recent_quakes.html

[yachty1]

Hay wayne we all good like you i'am over this shit, is the house livable you can crash at mine if you wish, mine is still standing at the moment
Cheers Danny

[4.3LXJ]

Glad the family is OK. House not so good I take it? You still going to be able to live in it?

[cantab27]

east side again a mess........

[cantab27]

Hay wayne we all good like you i'am over this shit, is the house livable you can crash at mine if you wish, mine is still standing at the moment
Cheers Danny

cheers dan,,,ya can help by finishing ya build....;)

[cantab27]

pics...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/5136864/Christchuch-earthquakes-13-06

[cj4a nz]

well aint fun tring to put a pallet up at 3 ish mtrs when 6 hits bloody forklift was dancing
and the jeep tried to escape the garage the doors absolutley stuffed
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp150/cj41jeep/random%20pics/th_IMG_2115.jpg (http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp150/cj41jeep/random%20pics/?action=view&current=IMG_2115.jpg)
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp150/cj41jeep/random%20pics/th_IMG_2113.jpg (http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp150/cj41jeep/random%20pics/?action=view&current=IMG_2113.jpg)
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp150/cj41jeep/random%20pics/th_IMG_2116.jpg (http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/pp150/cj41jeep/random%20pics/?action=view&current=IMG_2116.jpg)
and the worst thing my tool box draw opened up and scrapped more paint off the tidiest cnr:bang:
the best thing no deaths only minor injurys

[cantab27]

good to hear ya allright mate

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5136644/Powerful-earthquakes-rock-Christchurch

[Mudderoy]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5136644/Powerful-earthquakes-rock-Christchurch

House still ok Wayne?

[LizardRunner]

Glad to hear your all ok. thanks for the updates too. Looks like the whole dang island is shaking in one way or another mates. I'm sending up prayers daily for y'all.

[cantab27]

ruff night again...just kept shaking,gave up on sleep just before 3am when a 4.7 went through.....house still livable ,heaps more damage..lost my big tv this time as well...mrs is not good, boy ok,,, ..that 6 was so violent man,,ran across rd to friend who has 2 small children,, grabbed the 5 year old he was shaking so bad,,hate to think what its doing to the young kids..........so again we ride the shakes , feel powerless through the big ones (that is the worst thing no control) wait for them to finish,try to make frantic calls txts to loved ones,,,dust ya self down and carry on with life....

[cantab27]

link to pics updates

http://www.stuff.co.nz/5138783/Aerial-photos-of-Christchurch

[cantab27]

couldn't get out if we wanted to....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5139405/Jetstar-defends-no-fly-decision


what next ,,suppose they gonna tell me father christmas don't exist,,,,,sheesh

[LizardRunner]

dang, just one thing after another it would seem.

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5139229/GNS-upgrades-earthquake-strengths

[Mudderoy]

ruff night again...just kept shaking,gave up on sleep just before 3am when a 4.7 went through.....house still livable ,heaps more damage..lost my big tv this time as well...mrs is not good, boy ok,,, ..that 6 was so violent man,,ran across rd to friend who has 2 small children,, grabbed the 5 year old he was shaking so bad,,hate to think what its doing to the young kids..........so again we ride the shakes , feel powerless through the big ones (that is the worst thing no control) wait for them to finish,try to make frantic calls txts to loved ones,,,dust ya self down and carry on with life....

Perhaps it's just the part of the world I live in and not knowing anyone that has gone through all of this before, but it just seems really strange that this is going on for so long.

[cantab27]

tv having its last nap...
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/Image0481.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/Image0480.jpg

[cantab27]

heres more pics ,,will see if i can find some vid...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5143355/After-the-double-whammy

[cantab27]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGRvOicC7h4

[cantab27]

http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-faces-big-cleanup-after-quakes/tabid/368/articleID/214941/Default.aspx

[cantab27]

http://www.3news.co.nz/Latest-quakes-heartbreaking---Parker/tabid/309/articleID/214951/Default.aspx

[cj4a nz]

wayne that tv's old school you need a flat screen with free view believe there now a waiting list for large tv's in this part of the world
just had a cluster shake while typing this 3 in a row :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
over this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

[cantab27]

mate i can see daylight out one of me walls and it ain't a window or door,mmm coolies at night...

new fault line....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5139229/Thousands-of-homes-need-to-go

[cantab27]

Perhaps it's just the part of the world I live in and not knowing anyone that has gone through all of this before, but it just seems really strange that this is going on for so long.

well it seems like its gonna keep going as well......:pray:


Monday's quakes have increased the probability of another earthquake of similar size or stronger hitting Canterbury in the next year.

New calculations by GNS Science yesterday show that from today until June 15 next year there is now a 30 per cent chance of a quake of between magnitude 6.0 and 6.9 striking the Canterbury aftershock zone.

That compares with a nearly one-in-four, or 23 per cent, probability expressed last month.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5145114/Mondays-earthquakes-lift-risk-to-30pc

anyone want to buy a nice 3 bedroom home in Christchurch New Zealand...:poke:

still having some good shakes today,nice 5 at 6.30am when i was on the um throne:rolleye0012:...kinda lucky in a way.....had heaps of low to mid fours as well..
one day it will all stop , then i can educate you in the finer arts of green jeep ownership.......:D.. carry on , we are;)

[AusXJ]

Feel for you guys, hope it ceases and stabilizes as soon as possible, must be f@*ng scary, well wishes from the far side of the ditch.

[cj4a nz]

three bedroom onsuite internal garage, recently landscaped,easycare garden and small lawn,less that 10yrs old,also poss for sale:boohoo:
another decent one at 1010 :bogroll:

[torque]

I was just wondering if there were any updates from NZ?

[oderdene]

hey wayne, hope you and family and bylaws all safe.
hey cj4a_nz, you and yours too.

please update situation, who first connects to internet from there

[prerunner1982]

You guys over there in NZ take care. Prayers for you guys. Be careful and keep us informed as often as possible. We care for our Kiwi brothers.

[LizardRunner]

Well mates, there is one good side to all this shaking, if you can call it that. None of the volcanos have gone off. There were the kinds of quakes your getting for about 8 months before Mt. St.Helens decided to blow. At least your not seeing that sort of thing. Keep hanging and carrying on and know we are praying for you and keeping you in our hearts. I'm looking forward to the green jeep lessons.

[4.3LXJ]

I remember St. Helens, slept right through it.

[cantab27]

drove through town and east side a couple of times now...roads are worst,,that liquefaction shit wow,,its everywhere again,,,its being to dry so it dusting as well...took me a hour yesterday in the jeep what usually takes 20 mins to travel to a site safe course ,,,work is kinda on hold again...we have a broken city, BUT this time i think its breaking the people....oh its just after 4am,,had a shake about 45 mins ago, you cant sleep and if you do its broken sleep ,a week of sleep be nice....

here's the thing about moving...unless we walk away from our home we cant really move...we have a small mortgage, we have a damaged house 100k and counting..we cant sell house,,,we are screwed ,, just like most people in the city...moving,,,yep wish it was that easy....anyways y'all brought any green paint yet......



thanks for asking and all the well wishes guys, means a lot ,i know other kiwi boy warren reads them...sounds corny but posting about this shit kinda helps the metal side of what we are going through.........

[cj4a nz]

another on just after 630 this morn 4.4 mag 5 ks deep
wife's not happy ,I'm just getting pissed off,spending the day at home with her hopeing to get cople of small jobs done ie garage door
at least I have regular work,unlike Wayne by the sound of it
another small one as I type this ....................................again.
our local quake drum
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/drums/mqz-drum.html

[4.3LXJ]

Geez, you would think it would all settle in by now. It seems to be getting worse instead of getting better.

[cantab27]

give ya a idea what shes like,,,house shakes just as much...enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2WNYdW8vEo

[torque]

That just seems scary, like really scary. I don't know how you guys are able to continue going about your day, I would be a mess. I don't think I could continue on with that happening all the time with no warnings I would lose it.

I am a little weird but all I can think of is little things, like trying to cook dinner, being on the toilet, pouring a glass of water and so on seems like it would get old real fast. like the first time the reaction would be "oh wow, I remember where I was and what I was doing and then it all shook and it was scary and then it was over and i called my mom or wife... "

the second and third times would just be like "really?" and after that it would be taking all the pictures out of frames, deciding what I could live without, and finding how to get the irreplacable stuff shipped with me to a new home, far far away where the ground was solid and I could still feel basically safe.

I am not sure what it registers but I have been present at a few blasting sites where explosives are used underground and felt the earth shaking. it is weird and powerful but you know exactly when it is happening. the few times that I was caught off guard scared the crap out of me, so my heart really goes out to you guys, the shaking I have felt doesn't even compare in magnitude, it just gives me a little insight, enough to know that I have to say how absolutely amazing it is that your able to just keep moving forward.

[LizardRunner]

Scary shit right there mates, and to have that sort of shaking as daily events just has to get older and older. It seems to me that they need to be thinking of real help to the folks like you who are watching the house just fall apart instead of spending so much time in "committee" yacking about. I'm betting many are starting to :sign0181: and not surprised that many are moving out, happened here with katrina, lots of folks left and never went back. You all are in my prayers to stay strong mentally, cause this shit has to be wearing you down like cronic pain. Now if the government would finally stand up and give the people the means to move that would be responsible government.

[Mudderoy]

I wonder what it would be like in a hammock?!?!?

[cantab27]

over 7530 since September 4Th......is breaking the people,and bang one rolls through the house as i type.......funny you mention doing basic things Matt...winter here at mo, i try to shower when still have daylight hours,, have had to hang on a few times why doing the 2s..gotta watch things when cooking...biggest thing now is there's nothing to do,, cant work on house ,, lost heart in doing yard work, gomma get munnted soon anyways,, cant wheel this weekend as Mrs doesn't want me to far from home, she wont wheel as its to cold and wet out ......shes a pussy ........

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5161178/7350-quakes-and-counting

[LizardRunner]

I can empathise, it has to be a lot like the ancestors watching the never ending flood of european decent people in their wagons, taking lands that don't belong to them and rubbing out the people that were already. the human psyche can only stand so much of the type of shit y'all are going through before it says "enough is enough, I quit this game" The true telling of strength is how long you can remain with out backing down and still manage to keep your sanity. just for others reference it has been 278 days since the first shake. That's an average of 27 quakes per day, every day since the inital quake. May creator take mercy upon the Kiwi's and end this trial of the people.

[cantab27]

i think you will see a up lift in people in a couple of months when spring rolls around,,,1st of september is spring here,,then 3 days after that it will be a year since all this crap started.......winter is a downer at the best of times.......what dont kill ya will just make ya stronger .........

[LizardRunner]

That's a fact mate!! good on ya!

[steph74]

nawww Waynes it has nothing to do with Spring... it is just because you guys will be sooooo excited to see the French play....

[cantab27]

nawww Waynes it has nothing to do with Spring... it is just because you guys will be sooooo excited to see the French play....

ah yes steph rwc starts on the 9Th of September here.....kinda forget that at times, and im a rugby head from way back ,,,,,,cant wait mate, will have to skype up and have a beer when that games on my friend;)..

[steph74]

definitely something we will work on making happen ;)
too bad we already know the final will not have the 2 teams together ;)

[cantab27]

just so tired, need some sleep....


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5174684/5-3-aftershock-shakes-Christchurch

[OrangeXJ]

just so tired, need some sleep....

I got an idea for you mount some coil springs under your bed.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5174684/5-3-aftershock-shakes-Christchurch

[cj4a nz]

decision made house on the market and bought a property 20 min the other side of chch still feeling the shakes but just the bigger ones not even game to look at the morgage amount !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but anything for a nite of sleep
so 3 bed 2 bath internal gagre house on safe land for sale auctionin 21 july
on the + side biger section and will have 2 bay garage with sleepout/workshop/reloading room on the side seperate from the house :D


last nite was the last straw I'm broken nothing to look forward to ...............just yet
Warren

[cantab27]

decision made house on the market and bought a property 20 min the other side of chch still feeling the shakes but just the bigger ones not even game to look at the morgage amount !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but anything for a nite of sleep
so 3 bed 2 bath internal gagre house on safe land for sale auctionin 21 july
on the + side biger section and will have 2 bay garage with sleepout/workshop/reloading room on the side seperate from the house :D


last nite was the last straw I'm broken nothing to look forward to ...............just yet
Warren

2 bay garage,sleepout,,workshop........mmmmm:thumbsup:

good on ya warren, hows mrs holding up..was a ruff night ....im just gonna hit the:drinking:......wish we could sell:mad:

[steph74]

Guys we are still thinking about you daily here... praying that you stay safe.
Warrens, hope you get a good enough deal out of your sale...

[4.3LXJ]

Hey Warren, sounds like an upgrade. Nothing like a good shop to make a house into a real home.

Hang in there Wayne

[cantab27]

well some progress

http://www.stuff.co.nz/
red zone in this link is dead land...our old place is in that zone ,burwood...glad to have good land anyways
http://file.stuff.co.nz/thepress/quakeland/

[torque]

that is a pretty large chunk of town to be "red" like beyond economical to repair... what happens to folks who have/had houses in that area?

[LizardRunner]

Alrighty Warren, nice upgrade there with the new house.

[cj4a nz]

where are they going to relocate all those people ................ one of them are going to buy my house auction on the 21 june (will post link when agent get it listed on the net) :D
so I can build NEW and get of the shed and caravan and get the shed PROPERLEY set up :eek: but only to fix the jeep :smiley-laughing021:
finding out about getting power phone etc I'm getting royally :love0055::love0055: and not in a nice way if I can do it under $2k I will be happy

and cheers for all you guys and gals thinking of us 1/2 way round the world :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[LizardRunner]

distance is all that seperates us mate. I have many mates there in NZ and even a few ausie ones (some from here, the saner ones) but those blokes walk to different drum beats. Sometimes all at the same time. :smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021:

[cantab27]

that is a pretty large chunk of town to be "red" like beyond economical to repair... what happens to folks who have/had houses in that area?

my understanding is government will buy land plus house at 2007 market value..this is a good thing as in 2007 housing market was at peak..or just buy the land and persons have to sort out house with own insurer....they have 9 months to decide,,,this covers just over 5000 homes, with another 10000 plus still getting test done, plus they haven't even done the hills yet and there are thousands of homes up that ways....this is one reason why land is gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF1zPeThy-Q&feature=related

and a little bit on one side of one hill..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cixx_Td4YtM&feature=player_embedded


we worked around there not long ago,,pics in show your office post,,,rocks good up there.......

ROCK ON PEOPLE , WE ARE....:rolleye0018:

[LizardRunner]

dang mate's y'all are sinking or falling into the sea, depending on where you are. Just bonkers that is.

[cantab27]

our land good....see link...have friends who have lost there homes...

http://www.landcheck.org.nz/Property/Details/7162868

[cantab27]

where are they going to relocate all those people ................ one of them are going to buy my house auction on the 21 june (will post link when agent get it listed on the net) :D
so I can build NEW and get of the shed and caravan and get the shed PROPERLEY set up :eek: but only to fix the jeep :smiley-laughing021:
finding out about getting power phone etc I'm getting royally :love0055::love0055: and not in a nice way if I can do it under $2k I will be happy

and cheers for all you guys and gals thinking of us 1/2 way round the world :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

let me know when time for concreting,,,will look after ya, that includes house slab mate;)

[LizardRunner]

found out Gary (mate of mine that lives on the inlaws sheep station) hasn't had any problems to date. did say they have felt only the biggest but nothing in the house even moved where they are. He's the one that has always had blind luck though.

[cantab27]

what part of the sth island is he in chip ???

[LizardRunner]

I really don't know. He and his wife were over here for two years and I played darts with him on a team. They lickety splitted back to NZ with out so much as a seeyalatermate to me. I know only one person that apparently he communicates with here now and they just showed me his post to them a few days ago. strange fella he is. I think loosing the newborn back in 84 got to his mind. He's been given my email twice that I know of and still I haven't heard directly from him. bit of a flighty bird me thinks.

[cantab27]

if hes running sheep probably be sth Canterbury ,,or Canterbury plains

[LizardRunner]

they have that wood that is only found in NZ that's government protected in that area? When he was here, he got me some of it shipped over, came with a nice government document that allowed his father inlaw to cut it up (storm fall) and it stated my name and that I was permitted to own this little bit of it. Kauri wood, also got some remu. I got three nice chunks of each that I turned into handles on some of my fly rods.

[cantab27]

still shaking.....little villages been built for temporary accommodation why peoples houses get fixed.....havent heard back about our house since the 6.3 couple of weeks back.....more damage but still livable....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5204857/Inquiries-for-units-soar

[4.3LXJ]

Glad you are still able to live in it. That is much better than a temporary shelter.

[oderdene]

hey Wayne, is it safe at all? take care yourself and your family. Hope it will end soon

[cantab27]

hey Wayne, is it safe at all? take care yourself and your family. Hope it will end soon

safe as houses over here oderdene,, oh hang on they fell down..:D

safe as ,just when a big one comes through all depends where you are....i notice people park away from big walls and such when shopping at say a big hardware store...we have had 3 or 4 major ones , the february 22nd one which life was lost was in the town at lunch time , no more town its on the ground...others ,there has been a few injuries but no loss of life..you do become more aware of your surroundings,,when you stop at lights in traffic ya have a wee look around....was getting some stuff for work yesterday ,we were getting stuff out a 44gallon drum,surrounded by shelving stacked high with pallets weighing 720kg....fair to say that is not a nice environment..:boohoo:....

living the dream...come on down....:stars:

[cj4a nz]

blouse,NOT
I spend 1/2 my day surrounded by pallets up to 4+ mtrs high bout same weight .................................. but a very open and clear exit ,fark the stock I'M more important.

http://www.harcourts.co.nz/Property/View/KI3495/45-Bayswater-Crescent
my place anyone want to by it.

[cantab27]

yeah but I'm a wimp warren......moon man says big one tomorrow....not the moon this time but something to do with air pressure....wtf..lol

[4.3LXJ]

yeah but I'm a wimp warren......moon man says big one tomorrow....not the moon this time but something to do with air pressure....wtf..lol

Must be the air pressure in his head, or lack thereof. :crazy:

[cantab27]

will try and find article Steve..had in law ring up all upset again....some people...

[4.3LXJ]

Maybe you should hook the moon man up with the in law. They might do well together

[jccatt]

yeah but I'm a wimp warren......moon man says big one tomorrow....not the moon this time but something to do with air pressure....wtf..lol

That guy is a dead set idiot. Everyone should moon him lol

[cantab27]

still :jumping0044: along ....

http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/recent_quakes.html

and cause things have dropped we have a bit of flooding now....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5241957/Tide-floods-New-Brighton

007 would love it here,,,, shaken not stirred.........:lame:

[4.3LXJ]

So is that salt water coming into town, or river water pushed back by the tide?

[cantab27]

tidal water,,, New Brighton is out by the beach plus getting pushed up the storm drains , well the ones that aren't busted...spring tides in September,, that will be interesting.. still lucky we haven't had a lot of rain for this time of year ,,its coming but...

[4.3LXJ]

That salt water is not going to be good for the land

[cantab27]

not just salt in there steve,,lol...think most that land is red zone ,, no rebuild

[4.3LXJ]

Oh well, that will compensate. :D

[cantab27]

Junes shake has killed more shit in town..

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5257321/Brownlee-Quakes-kill-High-St-bid

just had a wee bump not five minutes ago......

[cantab27]

well shes picking up again........

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5266848/Magnitude-4-3-knocks-power-out

[Mudderoy]

well shes picking up again........

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5266848/Magnitude-4-3-knocks-power-out

Yeah I saw that quake come up on my Twitter feed. I thought about you and your family Wayne. I was telling myself that at least it was only a 4.3, but I guess with everything in dis-repair even a smaller Earthquake can become a serious event.

I have to think to, I have no idea what even a minor Earthquake feels like.

[cantab27]

didn't feel it tony,,,was laying concrete,,Mrs did plus other i have talked to did...but hey still here....

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5278762/Kia-kaha-Christchurch-memorial-video#share

[4.3LXJ]

Cool Vid Wayne

[cantab27]

Cool Vid Wayne

makes me proud to be a kiwi mate:)

[4.3LXJ]

Hey mate, looks like you folks have a little ethnic stuff going on there. What does Kia Kaha mean?

[cantab27]

Hey mate, looks like you folds have a little ethnic stuff going on there. What does Kia Kaha mean?

Maori saying ....stay strong........:comfort:

[oderdene]

yeah, stay strong kiwi

[4.3LXJ]

OK mate, educate me. Who are the Maori?

[steph74]

would be the natives.... big, strong, looking mean with their tattooed faces and they certainly do not know how to play rugby....

[steph74]

makes me proud to be a kiwi mate:)

Proud to be human, capable of the worse AND the best, resisting adversity, fighting back, helping, sharing when needed, REBUILDING on ruins....

Amen Brother, it will come to an end and this will be images of the past ;)

(oh and don;t you ever dare using this as an excuse for your team not playing well during the cup because of lack of preparation...:cheerleader:)

[cantab27]

OK mate, educate me. Who are the Maori?

http://www.maori.com/

there's a bit of a debate going on with the foreshore and treaty of waitangi..

http://www.3news.co.nz/Anger-mounts-over-foreshore-and-seabed-bill/tabid/419/articleID/197922/Default.aspx

Treaty of Waitangi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[cantab27]

Proud to be human, capable of the worse AND the best, resisting adversity, fighting back, helping, sharing when needed, REBUILDING on ruins....

Amen Brother, it will come to an end and this will be images of the past ;)

(oh and don;t you ever dare using this as an excuse for your team not playing well during the cup because of lack of preparation...:cheerleader:)

56 days to kick of steph...:spongebob:

[steph74]

56 days to kick of steph...:spongebob:

I am trying to locate a bar or something that would play the games.... it is impossible here in Ut lol there are no bars in Logan ;)
I relay strongly on BBC america to show some games lol

[4.3LXJ]

http://www.maori.com/

there's a bit of a debate going on with the foreshore and treaty of waitangi..

http://www.3news.co.nz/Anger-mounts-over-foreshore-and-seabed-bill/tabid/419/articleID/197922/Default.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi

Thanks Mate, I learned something here.

[cantab27]

have driven this road many a time ......not anymore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF6uI8Dyxjo&feature=share

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5299007/Dark-heart-of-the-city

still shaking...yawn

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5299617/Aftershocks-rumble-Christchurch

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5317421/Reinsurers-nearly-had-enough

cant blame them , 7400 shake shakes and counting....

warren is still kicking but is out on his new block of land,, no Internet...
he did use smoke signals to post but gave up when no one replied..........

[4.3LXJ]

Ya are just going to have to import some American Indians so he can communicate then.:D

[cantab27]

just had a 5.1 ,rocked the old house good....funny thing is i think it was out by were warren has brought new land to get away from them.....oh and this

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5323488/One-in-seven-chance-of-6-0

[xj4life2]

Wayne you either need to move up into the mountians so when that big chunk falls off you'll have beach front property or move over here and become a Yank !!! Take care bro !!! Mark

[cantab27]

well they say its closer to 8000 since 4Th September last year...that's a lot of shaking

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5330549/Christchurch-residents-wake-to-4-3-quake

was awake for this mornings one

[cantab27]

well it seems to being getting quite again only one or two in a 24hr period...everytime we think they are going they come back with a bang,,,same as when i post about it going quite... oh well what can happen number 8001 lol...anyways wee update''

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5338597/Earthquake-hardship-almost-forgotten

[4.3LXJ]

well it seems to being getting quite again only one or two in a 24hr period...everytime we think they are going they come back with a bang,,,same as when i post about it going quite... oh well what can happen number 8001 lol...anyways wee update''

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5338597/Earthquake-hardship-almost-forgotten

Nothing like counting your blessings eh?

[cantab27]

bugger.......................

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5363203/AMI-Stadiums-future-in-doubt

[steph74]

darn it...

[4.3LXJ]

Hey mate, this going to affect your rugby team?

[cantab27]

local side the crusaders traveled over 100000 k for the tournament...no home games ,,and none for a long time i would say...still they did alright ,lost the final...tournament is played between nz, aussie and sth africa....

http://www.crusaders.co.nz/

world cup is here this year, we have lost all games. :bang:.....
this means alot to us here in ch ch ..we love rugby

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/index.html

[4.3LXJ]

It is kind of the same here. We have a local minor league baseball team. I think everyone in town is a fan but me.

[cantab27]

biggest thing here at the moment is ....there is nothing to do...going out for a coffee is hard as most places are still closed or broken.....no movies , malls, restaurants are few and far apart... no one wants to wheel as money is tight for most,,and its winter..lol

[4.3LXJ]

I hear ya on the tight money. I haven't been wheeling as much as I would like either. But we will do one good one next month. Really looking forward to that.

[cantab27]

and i'm looking forward to the pics you will post and make me jealous...lol

[4.3LXJ]

Will do. I am taking the lap top and will be camping in line of sight of phone towers. We will update daily

[cantab27]

well just spent 3 hours or so walking around the red zone in the city...very quite and eerie.... very sad as well...pics in no order just some we took why walking.... have to see the place to believe how munted ch ch is now......



http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake023-1.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake025.jpg
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http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake018.jpg
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake016.jpg

mrs work she was on 4th floor...she dont work there anymore

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake014.jpg
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake013.jpg
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake012.jpg
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http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake007.jpg
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake006.jpg

all the clocks still read the same time ....
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake005.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake003.jpg
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake001.jpg

and this shot sums it all up.............

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/earthquake029.jpg

[OverEasy]

Man, very humbling pics of Ch Ch. I'm so very sorry to see your area in such shape.

[cantab27]

and still shaking away,,, this one woke me up 2 hours before i had to be up for work,,,, so f##ken tired ...................................

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5386153/4-2-quake-shakes-Christchurch

[4.3LXJ]

Man Wayne, you would think someone would set the timer on those correctly so you all could get your beauty sleep.

But n another note, I read the article. Man years of these things yet to come ...

[cantab27]

But n another note, I read the article. Man years of these things yet to come ...

yep , really looking forward to that..........:bang::bang::smiley-scared002:

[DETOURS]

Creepy pic's......
Hows the economy down there with all thats happened?

[cantab27]

that's the thing mark,gas went down 3 cents last night, and plenty of work for next 10 to 15 years, they say ch ch is gonna need another 30000 contractors to help out, will see if i can find the article,,,,, photos just a tip of ice berg, will do some of the suburbs soon,,,, and still shaking 4 yesterday,,,,,

[DETOURS]

Heck.......I'll run away!!
I've got 16 years of structural steel and lay-out under my belt!!
I'd go nutty with all that shaking though.........:out:

[cantab27]

come on down...y'all get used to the shake shakes.............................

[DETOURS]

Hmmmmm, how do the women look?

[cantab27]

Hmmmmm, how do the women look?

like they have parkinson's...........:p

got a single mother inlaw, i can put in a good word for ya....:pray:

[jccatt]

Here is one of the waynes ones.:rolleye0012:

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/rachel-hunter-bikini-pic.jpg

[cantab27]

plans for the new ch ch

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5427734/Plan-to-build-a-city-in-a-garden

[jccatt]

Hey what was wrong with the other chick....lol

[4.3LXJ]

plans for the new ch ch

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5427734/Plan-to-build-a-city-in-a-garden

Sounds like a good plan. One thing about rebuilding an entire city like this is that you can think ahead instead of the band aid approach. You actually have a unique opportunity here to make a really cool city center.

[cantab27]

wel we are learning , i went in to help out

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/chch-delivers-up-meals-wheels-1-45-video-4352444

[4.3LXJ]

Watched the clips. Fun and games. Sounds like lots of NZ rarely or never gets snow. We are getting some crazy weather too. We almost had snow at sea level last winter. Looks like this one will be a cool one too. But I am prepared for that one.

[cantab27]

don't want to temp fate, but havent had a shake since Saturday at about 3.30pm,,its now 8.30am Tuesday.... thats the longest time between shakes since september the 4th 2010.....lets hope it stays that way:drinking:

[4.3LXJ]

I hope so too. You guys have had more than your share. Maybe ya just need a little snow to hold it down steady.

[cantab27]

mate we don't need a rumble now... a good 4 would bring some shit down,, power poles are dropping like flies now ,, quake damage plus the weight of the snow , would not be good me thinks .......

[4.3LXJ]

Yeah, I know. The worst thing is ice on the lines. The weight will break the cross arms and the lines.

[cantab27]

heres some strange shit....:cry:

ok post away no shakes for a couple of days :pray:
then i have a wee look at the site and a 3.2 just a street over.....
that there is funny shit...:D:D

would have been about the time i was posting , didnt feel it as dont bother unless they are over a 6 nowdays...:rotfl2:

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?rlz=1T4ACEW_enNZ421NZ421&q=43.48%C2%B0S%2C%20172.80%C2%B0E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

[Mudderoy]

heres some strange shit....:cry:

ok post away no shakes for a couple of days :pray:
then i have a wee look at the site and a 3.2 just a street over.....
that there is funny shit...:D:D

would have been about the time i was posting , didnt feel it as dont bother unless they are over a 6 nowdays...:rotfl2:

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?rlz=1T4ACEW_enNZ421NZ421&q=43.48%C2%B0S%2C%20172.80%C2%B0E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

You know it's bad when you don't feel right unless you are shaking... :rotfl2:

[cantab27]

thanks guys,,, well yall know what i mean................

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5455941/Event-in-US-raises-90-000-for-Christchurch

[cantab27]

hard bastards or mad...bloody kiwis...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5449478/First-the-quake-now-the-blizzard

[cantab27]

well contractors be here Monday to start on the house.....as i said earlier they are saying one thing and doing another...arguments are gonna be good....first thing is to cut a hole in floor and then make a decision on what to do...have had two contractors tell me the house has moved, ..... shit ya can see it by just looking at it ....stay tuned........

[Mudderoy]

well contractors be here Monday to start on the house.....as i said earlier they are saying one thing and doing another...arguments are gonna be good....first thing is to cut a hole in floor and then make a decision on what to do...have had two contractors tell me the house has moved, ..... shit ya can see it by just looking at it ....stay tuned........

Give um hell Wayne!

[4.3LXJ]

well contractors be here Monday to start on the house.....as i said earlier they are saying one thing and doing another...arguments are gonna be good....first thing is to cut a hole in floor and then make a decision on what to do...have had two contractors tell me the house has moved, ..... shit ya can see it by just looking at it ....stay tuned........

It might be interesting to play dumb until just the right moment ...:rolleye0012:

[cantab27]

moving again...................

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5478811/Christchurch-shakes-again

[toebee97]

moving again...................

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5478811/Christchurch-shakes-again
You guys need to get off that rock already! Hope you and yours are all hangin in there.

[cantab27]

well been 6 months today since the 6.3 that killed 182 people..... next month will be a year since the 7.1 what started it all'''

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5484070/Aftershock-on-six-month-anniversary

just had a 4.3 half a hour ago....shes starting to move again,,had a string of 4 plus last couple of days...:mad:

[cantab27]

took a snap driving,, shipping containers to keep the boulders off the road..

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/Image0532.jpg

[cantab27]

the 4.7 was just up the road from where i was working......

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5541074/Lunchtime-aftershocks-hit-Christchurch

had me moving away from the house i was working by...

[cantab27]

and its started,,got a hole in me floor....:morningcoffee:

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/Image0534.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/Image0535.jpg

fix it already, been here 8 days so far...getting the call on floor and shit tomorrow....:smiley-talk024::smiley-talk024:

[cantab27]

oh Mrs got a new job today....first time on two wage income again.. was getting tight the last 6 months...mmmm mod coming up

[4.3LXJ]

oh Mrs got a new job today....first time on two wage income again.. was getting tight the last 6 months...mmmm mod coming up

Ya gonna get those D44s?

[cantab27]

listing has gone , but they didn't sell...will see if they get re listed,may get someone to have a look for me....

here's a pic i found on my phone, taken a few hours after February's bad quake,, driving down a street to get to the dragon lady's house....seems like a life time a go ....

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/Image0344.jpg

[LizardRunner]

your government guys need to figure a way to stabilize those marbles y'all live on top of, that might make the biggest difference. Here in arkansas usa, They (the government agencies) stopped the "injection" of gas drilliing waste (fracking fluid) because it was creating quakes. Maybe your's needs to find a way to drill down to the marble layer and fill it with a cement type mixture. Just a thought of a way to stop or slow down all those shakes.

[Mudderoy]

your government guys need to figure a way to stabilize those marbles y'all live on top of, that might make the biggest difference. Here in arkansas usa, They (the government agencies) stopped the "injection" of gas drilliing waste (fracking fluid) because it was creating quakes. Maybe your's needs to find a way to drill down to the marble layer and fill it with a cement type mixture. Just a thought of a way to stop or slow down all those shakes.

It's our government testing HAARP. They are aiming for Iran. :rolleye0018:

[LizardRunner]

Don't get me started on the HAARP project. It makes as much sense as Cloning a VelociRaptor or T-Rex

[Mudderoy]

Don't get me started on the HAARP project. It makes as much sense as Cloning a VelociRaptor or T-Rex

Hey! There's a reason hurricanes either miss us or do minimal damage. lol :crazy: :out:

[cantab27]

now im really over this shit ,,,this one was loud like the first one , got us outta bed fast,, had a look out all houses had lights on...363 days after the 7.1 and it goes on....


http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5552618/Mag-4-9-quake-shakes-Christchurch

[cantab27]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNcauMwKnaY&feature=player_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFXI1uEBzsQ&feature=player_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKUFjhpgILU&feature=player_embedded



shes gonna be a long road to recovery....thats just the city,,,, heaps of suburbs gone as well.......:mad:

[4.3LXJ]

Kiwis are tough, you will do it.

[cantab27]

righto then ,,, thanks for all the well wishes we are fine , 1 tv down ..
start at the beginning..friday boy breaks arm at school :thumbdown:
4.35 am sat morn woken to a 7.1 quake :stars:
sunday avfo mrs gets bit by next doors dog, two hours later at ae she had to get bite cleaned and a shot:mad0090:

have talked to warren hes ok , and did see kaney posting on here :thumbsup:
have got pics and will load and a later date ....
cheers again wayne :thumbsup:

well a year ago today...... crazy shit of a year,, who knew that this was just the start of what was going to happen.......7500 plus shakes later.....
but f@@k em, we are still here.......:D

[4.3LXJ]

Warren ever get his electricity and stuff sorted out. Haven't heard from him in awhile. How about Kaney, haven't heard from him in a long time.

[cantab27]

warrens still getting sorted , get the odd txt..... kaneys jeep was red so i banned him

(sold his jeep)

[4.3LXJ]

The least ya could have done is offer a spot of green paint.

[cantab27]

here ya go steve,, the rubble .....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5584443/Rubble-difficult-risky-venture


and still shaking...about 4 a day still.....loving it , now the IRD want money offa me...bastards..

it was about the only building in town that didn't get munted..

[4.3LXJ]

Thanks Wayne. I just always wonder about stuff like that. What is the IRD?

[cantab27]

tax man...lol

[4.3LXJ]

Oh him, just shoot him

[cantab27]

blah blah blah,, who cares about the town, get out there and start fixing our houses and suburbs,, start by slashing all the paper work , release some land and build new houses,, some for the working man :bang::bang: tossers:out:


http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5598493/April-target-to-remove-cordon

[LizardRunner]

Wow, and I thought the US government moved slower than molasses at the south pole.

[cantab27]

busy morning........

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5603166/Shaky-Sunday-morning-for-Christchurch

last was a 4.5..... house was moving nice to that one....rock on

[4.3LXJ]

You guys aren't getting any damage from these. Everything is already "shake tested"

Kind of like trail rated.

[cantab27]

cant brake whats already broken.......i hope

[cj4a nz]

I BE BACK
had a little trouble changing my email address on here but got there :pray:
thanks for your concern Steve,we have got power ,water (HOT and cold) and internet (just)and phone, no house but bloody big wshop for me :D
we havn't felt many quakes since we moved the wife a lot better for it,so worth it

[4.3LXJ]

Sounds good Warren. We are out in the country too. What I am doing for internet now is using my Droid phone as an internet card and then broadcasting WiFi to the computer. Works well. As you know if you get very far out, your internet solutions are few.

[cantab27]

well then,, still shaking away, still chance of another bigin they say,,blah blah don't care anymore..... work sucks busy as , go figure...work pic below..

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/Image0557.jpg

our house is getting done slowly..not getting done right..have given up on the argument for time being...cracks showing in new work already.... they wont get rid of the concrete slab doing the damage... hell what would i know , never worked with concrete or seen what the quakes have done to same situations......so we keep shaking it will keep moving so they will be back... builder says thats the main thing causing the damage ,, 3 others in the know agree,, one power happy tosser in charge says no///......so yeah still living the dream............well least the jeeps still green.....................

[cj4a nz]

droid phone ??? don't think the high tech stuffs made it here yet,I'm using a T stick using the phone video/pic's network,well that what they tell me but going back to land line next week 1/3 of the cost :D

Thats not your place wayne is it? bugger bout the power happy person supprised the builder didn't "accidently" remove that slab :rolleye0012:
later all

[cantab27]

work pic...... its all about the money and area ya live me thinks,, other side of turn (where all the pretty red jeeps live )seem to be getting things done.............

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5634524/Reduced-tidal-flow-after-quakes

[4.3LXJ]

Sounds like some of the beaches are going to change eventually

[cantab27]

nice one .............

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5649964/Aftershock-rattles-Christchurch

[cantab27]

just had the boss of contractors around.. painters have been given the boot,, ruff as ... have new cracks in the chimney remains that they say is not EQ related,, time will tell... have more fresh cracks in the new work , coolies ya tossers , oh well... best bit a 4.2 quake rolled through when he was here... the house rocked good...all about 45 mins ago...

MAN I LOVE CHRISTCHURCH....WOOT WOOT.....

[cantab27]

shes gonna pop again....


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5657096/Spring-afternoon-rattled-by-shocks

[4.3LXJ]

just had the boss of contractors around.. painters have been given the boot,, ruff as ... have new cracks in the chimney remains that they say is not EQ related,, time will tell... have more fresh cracks in the new work , coolies ya tossers , oh well... best bit a 4.2 quake rolled through when he was here... the house rocked good...all about 45 mins ago...

MAN I LOVE CHRISTCHURCH....WOOT WOOT.....

These guys giving yo shoddy work Wayne? If so, I would refuse to sign off on it.

[cantab27]

yep anit gonna sign shit....................lol


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5664443/Aftershocks-last-piece-in-puzzle

[cantab27]

seriously whats with people..... this kinda shit scares the shit outta some people...

http://youtu.be/HtX8LDCTaHs

http://tinfoilpalace.eamped.com/2011/09/21/september-28-2011-christchurch-earthquake-prophecy/

[cantab27]

good thing bad thing...the Texans are coming....


http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/5716712/Big-quake-fails-to-stop-Texan-oil-giant

[4.3LXJ]

Drill baby drill :D