New Zealand Quake Update -

[prerunner1982]

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


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

It is believed that we experience so many earth quakes here (central Oklahoma) because of oil drilling. But for ya'll already having such an unstable environment I can't imagine how much more (quantity and size) quakes you will get.

[cantab27]

i would be more worried a bout spills if they found any...nice spot that bay..

[cantab27]

update on the shakes .
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and we are STILL shaking

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

[prerunner1982]

A bunch of 3...then a 5.8 or 5.9 sneaks in there on ya.

[cantab27]

loving it loving it sick...lol....

[prerunner1982]

Stay strong buddy... I can't imagine feeling that kind of uncertainty.

[cantab27]

Stay strong buddy... I can't imagine feeling that kind of uncertainty.

all good bro....only raise an eyebrow for a 6 and over...:smiley-laughing021:

having more drama with the powers to be ..tossers are saying a lot of house damage is old...ffs,,first shake the 7.1 was over a year ago..add another 7500 plus ,, just told one of them to f##koff before,,standing in my house more or less calling me a lier...well pissed of with the tosser..:bang:

[cantab27]

still a bit of life left in the land....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5753827/Strong-aftershock-rocks-Canterbury

[cantab27]

BOO YAA..........5.5....they are back....



http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5756982/Strong-earthquake-in-Canterbury

[cantab27]

well after the 5.5 last night the new roof in the main bedroom has moved again,,,well its still moving, this is because of the chimney that they say is not quake related...am going to enjoy this phone call later today........the dudes gonna get a ear full.........had a look outside at the old brick work...full of cracks ,, has moved a fair bit again....stay tuned

[BlueXJ]

Always wondered how the insurance situation worked in a continued quake scenario. Do the companies continue to pay for repairs or do they tell you to wait until all shaking activity ceases??

[cantab27]

Always wondered how the insurance situation worked in a continued quake scenario. Do the companies continue to pay for repairs or do they tell you to wait until all shaking activity ceases??

anything over a 5 is classed as a new insurance event....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5760549/Sundays-shock-a-new-insurance-event

so even the new work that was damaged last night, i have to put a new claim in.......so could be up to a year waiting again blue.....:bang:

if the powers to be had listen to me ,they would of saved up to at least 10k of repairs thats gotta be done again.......:mad0090:

[prerunner1982]

dang buddy sorry to hear that.... praying for you. I still can't imagine having to deal with this type of stuff for this long and so often.

[BlueXJ]

I think you must have better insurance there than here. Our insurance would have a cap and not allowed future claims. Or we would have to sue for further money from them.

[cantab27]

eqc,,,earthquake commission.....government sort it on your house up to $100000... then private insurance have too....any thing out side like concrete driveways is private insurance..house contents is eqc up to 100k......

[cantab27]

dang buddy sorry to hear that.... praying for you. I still can't imagine having to deal with this type of stuff for this long and so often.

yeah wearing a bit thin,,,but hey tis the way it is......life goes on....
thanks for ya thoughts....:thumbsup:

i worry more about my next jeep mod ...:eek::smiley-laughing021:

[BlueXJ]

eqc,,,earthquake commission.....government sort it on your house up to $100000... then private insurance have too....any thing out side like concrete driveways is private insurance..house contents is eqc up to 100k......

We have gov't insurance for floods but no such quake insurance that I am aware of. The flood insurance says that 50,000 square feet surrounding your property must also be flooded to qualify you to file a claim, so virtually useless for most homes.

[cantab27]

well over 600 buildings demoed..heaps to go....roads are still shit ,, just a patched up...lots of empty sections when driving around....am doing my bit ,,rebuilding ch ch , one driveway at a time...oh happy days

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5784375/Fresh-Christchurch-red-zone-footage

[Mudderoy]

well over 600 buildings demoed..heaps to go....roads are still shit ,, just a patched up...lots of empty sections when driving around....am doing my bit ,,rebuilding ch ch , one driveway at a time...oh happy days

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5784375/Fresh-Christchurch-red-zone-footage

People that snickered at the 4x4 owners now see the light.

[cantab27]

its a big selling point now ,perfect for ch ch roads,,,,,lol

[cantab27]

latest video to come out ,,showing inside the cordon in city centre......


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5824182/Latest-red-zone-footage


get out in the suburb's and do some shit,,,city was dying as a business area anyways,,,

[4.3LXJ]

Gonna be cleaning that up for a long time.

[cantab27]

latest is we now have water restrictions ,, only water gardens with hand held hose ,, no irrigation systems to work, wash ya car with bucket not running hose...can only do this on certain days... gonna be hard to keep the xj nice and shiny , cause its that pretty, ya would think it just rolled outta the showroom.....true............



still moving.

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

[4.3LXJ]

Just take it out in the middle of the river Wayne. Tell them it is a big bucket, not running water

[cantab27]

i dont do rivers anymore........................................... ..........................well maybe

[4.3LXJ]

You will get the Ponnochio award for that one.

[Mudderoy]

i dont do rivers anymore........................................... ..........................well maybe

OMG that's like BigJim saying he doesn't do midgets any more, you know he's gotta be lying! :out: :crazy:

[cantab27]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mIlxoV6uG3Q

[4.3LXJ]

Hey Wayne, we had a little shake last night about 11 PM. Wife and I just looked at each other, no biggie. We are in California you know.

[cantab27]

see turkey got smashed by a 7.2 the other day....

[LizardRunner]

Got home last night and wife had tele on one of her house hunter shows. A couple looking to move to CH CH. I watched it for a few min and said "I know this has to be at least two years old! (They showed the old church, pristine... made me sad to see it as it was before the quakes started. Dang that was a beauty.) Checked the show's air date and sure enough it was from 2008.

[cantab27]

wounder if they moved cause i bet ya they are back over there now

[Marsbar]

wounder if they moved cause i bet ya they are back over there now


Yeah, one of my cousins has shifted back up to his Holiday House up at Nelson since the quake.......Ian & wifey lost everything in ChCh tho it could have been far worse for them as they were out of town at the time:pray:.

Have the after shocks easied off now coz heard that your been getting several hundred small quakes each day?

[cantab27]

Yeah, one of my cousins has shifted back up to his Holiday House up at Nelson since the quake.......Ian & wifey lost everything in ChCh tho it could have been far worse for them as they were out of town at the time:pray:.

Have the after shocks easied off now coz heard that your been getting several hundred small quakes each day?

mmm nelson ,,nice bit of country......na nothing like that mars.....:stars:

couple each day.... heres a link to lastest 30

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

lots and lots of lucky people here,, how more didnt die welll....

buildings can be rebuilt......

[cantab27]

Got home last night and wife had tele on one of her house hunter shows. A couple looking to move to CH CH. I watched it for a few min and said "I know this has to be at least two years old! (They showed the old church, pristine... made me sad to see it as it was before the quakes started. Dang that was a beauty.) Checked the show's air date and sure enough it was from 2008.

here's whats happening to the cathedral chip....


http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5873594/Cathedral-rebuild-could-cost-50m

[Marsbar]

Thanks Wayne for the links................Don't hear anything over here & when we do it seams to be miss information:bang:

Cheers,

AL

[LizardRunner]

Thanks Wayne, glad to see the old girl isn't going to just be torn down. Nice to see they are going to keep all of her they can, and build new where they have to. Would have been a shame to loose in totality such an iconic symbol of CHCH.

[cantab27]

wtf,,,50 percent chance we are gonna go bang again.......

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5909603/Moderate-quake-probability-jumps-50-per-cent


dont even know why they print that shit....its um unsettling to say the least....wounder if its ever gonna be normal again......

[4.3LXJ]

Hey mate, these guys are just messaging numbers.

[prerunner1982]

Just had a 4.7 here about 20 mins ago. Was quite a few miles from my house but man did it make everything shake and rattle. Woke me up from a good sleep, sounded like a train or thunder rolling through. Not sure how you can get use to those Wayne..

[cantab27]

Just had a 4.7 here about 20 mins ago. Was quite a few miles from my house but man did it make everything shake and rattle. Woke me up from a good sleep, sounded like a train or thunder rolling through. Not sure how you can get use to those Wayne..

lol..ok i hope...ya don't get used to them ,and the ones that wake ya are the worst.......

[prerunner1982]

We have been having small 3s all day and just had a 5.2 a few mins ago.... what the heck is going on.

[cantab27]

hope all is ok mate...they are not nice things ......is your area known for having shakes

[prerunner1982]

There have been some in history as there is a fault line, but it wasn't until the last couple of years that they seem to be more active. Most people think it is due to the oil well drilling that has been going on here. However, today there have been more than normal and the two larger ones have been the 2nd and 3rd largest in the state history.

[prerunner1982]

Just upgraded to a 5.6, largest in Oklahoma state history.

[cantab27]

thats a good shake..any damage reported

[prerunner1982]

There was damage reported with the 4.7 this morning, however it is too soon right now after the 5.6 magnitude. I am sure there will be some in the morning once everyone has a chance to check it out in the light.

[4.3LXJ]

You guys stay safe.

[prerunner1982]

Hey... just had another 4.7 quake. I even called it, told the wife that was about a 4.5... sure enough. Wasn't as much shaking and didn't hear this one coming because of all the severe weather going on outside right now.

Tornadoes.....severe thunderstorms.....and earthquakes all in the same day. Only in Oklahoma.

[Firemanray]

Hey... just had another 4.7 quake. I even called it, told the wife that was about a 4.5... sure enough. Wasn't as much shaking and didn't hear this one coming because of all the severe weather going on outside right now.

Tornadoes.....severe thunderstorms.....and earthquakes all in the same day. Only in Oklahoma.

Man, and we thought Texas weather was crazy. At least for the most part ours only comes from the sky!!

[Paddletrucker]

Tornadoes.....severe thunderstorms.....and earthquakes all in the same day. Only in Oklahoma.

What do you expect in a state where you run the heater in the morning and the A/C in the afternoon?!?:rotfl2:


I wondered if any of the quakes would mess up the roads, but I don't know how I'd tell if they'd been damaged!!:D

I felt the first one on Saturday morning at 2:27 in Durant, OK. Pretty far south. I was fishing during another one saturday, and the fish TURNED ON bigtime!! I caught a 6 pound bass then an 8 pounder.

The biggest 5.6 one happened while my wife and I were driving home from buying groceries. Didn't get to feel that one. We got home, and all of our pictures were either crooked or on the floor. The cabinets were open and some things had fallen out. Our horses were FREAKING OUT!!

Then, last night, I was sitting in my big truck doing some paperwork, and I felt the last one. This is getting weird. Never felt one before Friday.

[4.3LXJ]

I think you are going to start running competition for ChCh

[cantab27]

only got about another 7500 to catch up...jokes a side , they aren't pleasant things ... freak ya out, as we men like to be control,,hard to do when the earths shaking its t#ts off , ya family is freaking or ya don't know were they are.......still watch where i park and my surrounds ...ya just dont know...we have been quite the last couple of days ..again not sure if thats a good thing or not ....stay safe people, yall made the news here last night on tv.....

[prerunner1982]

, yall made the news here last night on tv.....

That's pretty crazy... I sure hope they didn't show the interview with this person...:bang:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQeiDlHOi9pqrUKLxRPOtWbjfc7F6gIk U4ySNjVh04VT9Hi7buD

[cantab27]

That's pretty crazy... I sure hope they didn't show the interview with this person...:bang:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQeiDlHOi9pqrUKLxRPOtWbjfc7F6gIk U4ySNjVh04VT9Hi7buD

bwahahahahaha.......brilliant

[cantab27]

well that's our neighbours gone..next suburb over bout 2 mins up the road...tis sad as know a few who have to start again...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5989713/Brooklands-off-the-map

we are still rocking with a couple a day.....

roads are getting worst , if thats possible...

christchurch..where rock and roll dreams come true..................

[prerunner1982]

We have calmed down here... one or two every day or every other day. All upper 2 to low 3s.

[cantab27]

lol,,, like the way it says carry id with ya........ mmmmm wounder if the mother inlaw is keen for some walking........


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6026972/Cathedral-Square-set-to-reopen-to-public

[cantab27]

whole country is a bit shaky at the mo..............


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

strange

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6023446/Park-to-be-a-permanent-dump


rubbish run for ya steve

[4.3LXJ]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6023446/Park-to-be-a-permanent-dump


rubbish run for ya steve

Just a bit of a rubbish run. I fear it will get bigger as you go.

[cj4a nz]

we are spreading the christmas cheers have had lots of quakes around nz a couple around 5.6

[cantab27]

offshore bro....people in wanaka dribbling on about how a 3.5 woke all...nancy boys...
that one gave welly a good shake,, they all think we have been smashed when it shakes up there now...nice to know they are thinking about us....lol

[cantab27]

well still here......have had a bit of a break through .....we were about 18 hours or so away from a whole week with out a shake shake......then had two on Monday .....that's the longest period of no shakes since Sep 4Th 2010.......having trouble walking.....city's still a mess,, same as most suburbs .....touch wood no more biggins

[4.3LXJ]

Maybe things are finally settling in.:pray:

[cj4a nz]

here we go again felt 2 way out here,lots felt in town
just in time to bugger up peoples christmas's
5.9 mudderoy has said

[Mudderoy]

here we go again felt 2 way out here,lots felt in town
just in time to bugger up peoples christmas's
5.9 mudderoy has said

Yeah I'm reading 5.8 and 5.9, but what really caught my eye was the word violent .

[cantab27]

merry christmas........read 3 post back...wtf

[cantab27]

well was hoping this thread was slowly dieing...but yah na:mad:

some pics

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/photos/6184582/Christchurch-Earthquake-23-12


and a bit of xmas cheer:bang:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6185025/Tremors-will-last-for-some-time-GNS-says

[4.3LXJ]

Was hoping it would die too. But you are getting some improvement. There is hope yet.

[cantab27]

still dont need it steve....should see the looks on peoples faces ,,,tied stressed ...man violet shakes and still rocking.....gonna be a long night

[4.3LXJ]

I understand. You had a nice little lull, then back at it again.

[cantab27]

I understand. You had a nice little lull, then back at it again.

just feels like we are back at sqare one,,,right at the begging again:mad::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::bang::ban g::bang::bang:

[4.3LXJ]

I know. But if it is any consolation I think things will eventually settle in and tapper off. After the reading I have done on it, you guys have a number of faults there. When that happens, stress builds up over time, then needs to be released. It has been awhile since you folks had a lot of quakes there in ChCh. It happens here like that too, only ours are more violent, or we get a volcano popping its cork.

[cantab27]

yeah gotta stop one day...only worry is mother inlaw has lost power again.........ive turned all the phones off,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[4.3LXJ]

You need what we call here "A mother in law cottage". A little house out back, separate from the main house. Different locks too. Keeps her out that way.

[cantab27]

one or two every hour mid 4s...shit night sleep..... just had another biggin.....most damage done where its mutted anyways,,,,,most damage is to peoples spirits...


http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurch-reeling-after-58-earthquake/tabid/368/articleID/237606/Default.aspx

[cantab27]

just had a 5.1...tis xmas eve here..gotta go for a groceries run,,,cant wait

[4.3LXJ]

What's up with that. Making up for lost time? Enough I say

[cantab27]

lol........had two why in the store.........place is packed......most people have smiles on the faces......maybe false but hey tis xmas and f the shakes.....

[4.3LXJ]

lol........had two why in the store.........place is packed......most people have smiles on the faces......maybe false but hey tis xmas and f the shakes.....

More power to them. Be merry anyway.

[cantab27]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukvO61EPfEU&feature=related

[BlueXJ]

Video makes it plain that the quakes are still coming, nearly a year later. God is trying to shake NZ back into the ocean.

[cantab27]

two good shakes during xmas dinner.....and ruff night.....had ma inlaw on the phone at 12.15am...bit shaken up....these ones are real loud......just another day in shake shake city.....but all had a good xmas ........it was boxing day last year when we had some big ones.....

[4.3LXJ]

Yeah, Merry Christmas, right?

Are you getting the liquifaction you were getting before?

[cantab27]

yep..they will redzone alot more land ....tis all down inlaws street ....its crap that shit...all through a lot of houses again.....theres houses down , and dont know how much more some of these bridges can take.....roads are back to where they were after febs big ones......oh well gives me something to post about as xj be gone soon...tell ya what steve....moded 4wd is the way to go down here...sit up higher and can pick ya lines better..and thays just for the main roads ..need a spotter for the side streets...

[4.3LXJ]

Sounds like ya can name a new sport. Urban rock crawling. Think of the possibilities. Tourism, courses always changing ...

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6189315/Aftershocks-keep-rocking-Christchurch

[BlueXJ]

two good shakes during xmas dinner.....and ruff night.....had ma inlaw on the phone at 12.15am...bit shaken up....these ones are real loud......just another day in shake shake city.....but all had a good xmas ........it was boxing day last year when we had some big ones.....

2 comments:
Does insurance cover damage to a weakened structure due to Santas landing on the roof.

Can you explain Boxing Day to your friends in the states? Origins and purpose of the holiday.

[cantab27]

2 comments:
Does insurance cover damage to a weakened structure due to Santas landing on the roof.

Can you explain Boxing Day to your friends in the states? Origins and purpose of the holiday.

santa was made to park out front and walk ch ch....

this will explain boxing day blue....i thought all had boxing day....:o



http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Society/boxing-day.php

[Firemanray]

Wayne- That You-tube video really brings it to life for me. I can't imagine having that happen un-expectantly over and over for more than a year. My thoughts are with you bro. The mental toll is probably as bad as the material loss. Hang in there!!

[cantab27]

cheers ray...all good ,9500 plus now since sep 4th 2010 but hey its gotta stop oneday .......dont it.....lol

[cantab27]

here ray.. watching ya jeep do this is kinda out there....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ0ehXovHI8&feature=related

[BlueXJ]

YouTube account closed............WTF?

[cantab27]

YouTube account closed............WTF?

sorry about that blue,,will find out where he lives and go around and give him a slap...
check this cool cat out ...save the beer ,nice and calm:D

http://youtu.be/CBofg9QMgEw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=CBofg9QMgEw

[BlueXJ]

Cool as a cucumber, that one was.

[Mudderoy]

sorry about that blue,,will find out where he lives and go around and give him a slap...
check this cool cat out ...save the beer ,nice and calm:D

http://youtu.be/CBofg9QMgEw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=CBofg9QMgEw

You know it's serious when a man leaves without his beer!

[cantab27]

coolies last shake at 4.35 am today's wake up alarm....tis the A what is the epicenter couple of hurdred yards from home.....2nd one this week there.......was a 4.3....

did knock a couple of things over..............love it

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en-GB&rlz=1T4GGLS_en-GBNZ463NZ464&q=43.46%C2%B0S,+172.80%C2%B0E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x6d3191d7939e5799:0x6bbcdf269950b4e2,-43%C2%B0+24'+7.77%22,+%2B172%C2%B0+40'+54.07%22&gl=nz&ei=Uqf8TvbQNqKaiQe3qK3DCQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA

[4.3LXJ]

coolies last shake at 4.35 am today's wake up alarm....tis the A what is the epicenter couple of hurdred yards from home.....2nd one this week there.......was a 4.3....

did knock a couple of things over..............love it

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en-GB&rlz=1T4GGLS_en-GBNZ463NZ464&q=43.46%C2%B0S,+172.80%C2%B0E&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x6d3191d7939e5799:0x6bbcdf269950b4e2,-43%C2%B0+24'+7.77%22,+%2B172%C2%B0+40'+54.07%22&gl=nz&ei=Uqf8TvbQNqKaiQe3qK3DCQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA

Kind of makes you want to start bolting things down doesn't it?

[cantab27]

na just leaving things where they drop....tis just easier....

[cantab27]

so anyone need work..or working holiday.....come on down...



http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/rebuilding-christchurch/6176251/Extra-36-000-staff-needed-for-rebuild

[4.3LXJ]

Wow Wayne, looks like guaranteed employment for you

[LizardRunner]

Now that is truly good news!

[cantab27]

new year same shit.......sleeps overrated anyways....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6207076/Christchurch-keeps-shaking-in-2012

[cantab27]

been a bastard couple of days ...back to the no sleep shit ...these are some good shakes and closer to us....everyone's on edge again.....

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

thats 48 today alone......and its getting dark...and everyone knows tj owners are scared of the dark.....rant over carry on

[4.3LXJ]

Wayne

You guys holding up OK?

Thanks for the link. It gave me a chance to do some reading. I notice a couple of volcanoes on the north island have had their scale of activity increased from 0 to 1. It seems you have a lot of them there. Also did some reading on tsunamis. Your not generating them I notice, which means the islands are not moving with these quakes. Kind of curious for me, but I only have a small amount of knowledge of geology. Hang in there man, and if you have any volcanoes that are ready to pop, better run. Ours can take out up to 1000 square miles when they pop. We can get caldera here. Beautiful, but some can cover large parts of North America with debris, such as what happened with Crater Lake in OR and Yellowstone lake in Wyoming. We have an active one within sight of here and live on the edge of the lava flow. Keeping my eye on that one.

[cantab27]

volcanoes, no live ones down here...couple of live ones up north....whole place was created by them millions of years ago.....yeah these shakes are just out to sea in a smaller fault line ... fault line is small so they reckon no tsunami , tis mother nature she will be the judge of that,, fault will throw out about a 7 they say.....these ones feel different and its sad that we have got to the stage were we can tell were they are coming from by noise and ground movement....these ones are loud and like a twisting sensation.....latest report saying this could go on for 7 years or so....it has the men in white coats puzzled ,as quakes aren't following same pattens as other big quakes around the world...parked up last night to grab some take out..4.8 rolled through...tj rolling and moving , windows in the shops going stupid....everyone justs stops wait to see how big its gonna be and just carries on...just think 18 months ago that would of had people running...........tis strange times......only two during the night..

[LizardRunner]

It's amazing what you can get used to eh mate?

[cantab27]

It's amazing what you can get used to eh mate?

yep.....was doing a small job today( something i should have done last year but hey) and another 4.8 :indifferent0028:....just watched the ground and house do its thing and carried on sealing concrete.....anything 5 and over now gets the attention they deserve.... :smiley-scared002: the others well hey tis life...;)......

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6219504/Private-quake-briefing-to-provide-answers

will post up what they say........

[4.3LXJ]

Interesting Wayne. In the US we are "up front" but Kiwis "front up"

[cantab27]

here ya go Steve more reading.......that 5 quake was 2 mins up the road again.....was strange, kinda like first hit pushed ya up in the air and dropped ya,, then like a not so springy trampoline.. coolies really ...not...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6222161/Magnitude-5-quake-strikes-amid-aftershock-warning

[4.3LXJ]

You know you have been through a few when you can compare types and magnitude.

[xj4life2]

here ya go Steve more reading.......that 5 quake was 2 mins up the road again.....was strange, kinda like first hit pushed ya up in the air and dropped ya,, then like a not so springy trampoline.. coolies really ...not...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6222161/Magnitude-5-quake-strikes-amid-aftershock-warning

I'm tellin ya Wayne , that shelf ya'll are sitting on is fixin to go swimmin. I'd head for higher ground soon before your feet get wet !! Stay safe my friend !!

[cantab27]

had another 5.2 early hours of this morning....might have to whip the snorkel off one of the jeeps and strap it to me back .....just in case eh mark ...lol..

[cantab27]

keep telling ya sleep is so overrated....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6259147/Disrupted-sleep-anyone

[cantab27]

cant believe this is what we have been through and still going through.....no wounder we are so tired and grumpy...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6266653/Life-on-the-edge-of-a-raw-nerve

anyone jealous yet .....

[cantab27]

another reson to own a 4wd.........hope my barbie jeep can cope....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6330388/Quake-damaged-roads-create-headaches

[4.3LXJ]

LOL We can send Ken along to help you out.

[cantab27]

LOL We can send Ken along to help you out.

ha ha ..heard he brought a red xj and is hanging with jimbos....;)

[4.3LXJ]

OK, better send Jim too

[Firemanray]

HEY!!!!!!!!! I own a red Xj and I happen to like hanging out with Jim!!! I resemble that remark!

[cantab27]

HEY!!!!!!!!! I own a red Xj and I happen to like hanging out with Jim!!! I resemble that remark!

opps .....sorry i blew ya cover ken..i mean ray....:D

[cantab27]

new video footage of the city......or whats left...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6334189/Inside-the-red-zone-January-25

[Carves]

Does the NZ govt realise how much money they are missing out on by cleaning the place up ???


They could rent it out to hollywood for a bunch of earthquake and zombie movies ... which would refinance the rebuild.



Stilllll .... I sense a little tourism opportunity becoming available to yaz ... ;)


http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/carves-oz/Funnies/BandRotunda.jpg

[cantab27]

got the weta workshop plus peter jackson to keep Hollywood happy...funny you should mention tourism,, they reckon peoples are coming here hoping to feel a shake shake,, so that's the zombies covered as well..........................dickheads

[cj4a nz]

the shakes would feel cool if you knew you could go home and not feel them again but know visitors that have gone home early after feeling a couple of them

[4.3LXJ]

the shakes would feel cool if you knew you could go home and not feel them again but know visitors that have gone home early after feeling a couple of them

No guts :out:

[cantab27]

lost count ??????

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6337409/Region-could-hit-10-000-quakes-tonight

[cantab27]

and it begins...whole suburb's gonna get knocked down...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6337932/Demolition-test-run-begins

[4.3LXJ]

lost count ??????

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6337409/Region-could-hit-10-000-quakes-tonight

Wayne, I guess smart people just have trouble counting that high. Kind of like old calculators that just went EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE on the screen.


and it begins...whole suburb's gonna get knocked down...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6337932/Demolition-test-run-begins

Too bad. But what is up with the test run. I don't understand what needs to be tested. You folks should be used to that by now.

If it wasn't so emotional, they should be burned. We used to do that when I was a firefighter. We would have a training fire and leave nothing but a foundation and some ashes. A scrapper would come get the pipe and iron and cleanup was done in a couple of hours.

[4.3LXJ]

Your map intrigued me a little. Is that an old volcanic area south of you around Duvauchelle? Might explain all this activity.

[cantab27]

na ..we are just in the ring of fire ,,or whatever they call it.....l

[4.3LXJ]

We are in it too on this coast. We are on the edge of an old lava flow from Mt Lassen. It last erupted about 100 years ago. Still lots of hot springs and stuff there.

[jccatt]

na ..we are just in the ring of fire ,,or whatever they call it.....l

Ya get that from to much chilli. A ring of fire :D

Green Jeep Mobile

[cj4a nz]

jccat love that

lyttelton is an old volcano caused a few hassles last time it blew up a squillon years ago experts say it well and truly dead

[4.3LXJ]

Thanks for that Warren. Now that I look at it, the bay looks like a caldera with an old lava dome in the center (Quail Island). We have those here too, the most famous of them in Yellowstone park in Wyoming and Crater Lake in Oregon. When those pop, it is really something. There is always something underlying in the deep earth that causes them and sort of settles things in my mind.

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6365644/Adrift-in-limbo-land/

[cantab27]

still shaking away nicely thank you...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6388036/Five-aftershocks-jolt-Christchurch

[cantab27]

nearly a year on since the city was flattened...still pretty surreal and sad.....

this link has a lot of info and updates......tis some sad stuff in there....

http://file.stuff.co.nz/stuff/12-51/

[cantab27]

sad day folks.................................

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6461646/New-Zealand-stops-to-remember

[cantab27]

just read this...strange but so much of it is true..........just had a 4.1 centered on main road at end of our street.........lost my coffee.....may put a claim in..

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6464390/What-it-means-to-live-in-Christchurch

[4.3LXJ]

just read this...strange but so much of it is true..........just had a 4.1 centered on main road at end of our street.........lost my coffee.....may put a claim in..

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6464390/What-it-means-to-live-in-Christchurch

Hey Mate, read this article. This true, or are they just trying to BS the public?

This was kind of fun too

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/6461057/Adele-flips-bird-at-Brit-Awards

[cantab27]

what one steve.............

[4.3LXJ]

I was wondering about the one with the tourism guys. They were talking like some things are getting back to normal, like tourism and such.

[cantab27]

na its bullshit......nothings normal here anymore....place is still well broken plus still shaking........................but hey tis what it is...... i just wanna go wheeling,,, ya keen

[4.3LXJ]

I hear ya. Gotta have some fun right?

[cantab27]

might go into city on weekend and have a wee lookie........take some pics and try to sell it to ya as a nice hoilday spot...works out the door busy as ,.......roll on xmas brake..

[cantab27]

not bad odds...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6475738/Probability-of-quakes-over-5-0-decrease

[4.3LXJ]

Anyone taking bets?

[cantab27]

yep ,,, bet we get smacked by another around April or may .....

[4.3LXJ]

Odds?

[cantab27]

just seems every six months or so we get rumbled...........

[4.3LXJ]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I have been following it

[cantab27]

or another thought is holiday times.....have had boxing day, xmas eve.....so maybe easter ....ha ha ,,hope not but

[4.3LXJ]

Yeah, that would be a bit much. Might start tales about the wrath of God or something silly like that

[cj4a nz]

fark off another quake at easter we will be in our new house and have a wedding to attend out of town
steve google when a city falls
see if you can see it on the web saw last wednesday bought a lot of memorys back !

[cantab27]

well went for a lookee in town today......yep open for business , come on down, heaps of space for a tenting holiday.....:D

185 chairs..someone done this as a tribute to the victim's of the quakes..all kind of chairs to represent the different people...bar-stools to kids chairs...was quite moving...Bridget my partner had a wee cry....i got dust in my eyes blah blah was sad...



http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1503.jpg

this is were brigs work was ...9 story building she was up 6 i think, lucky to be here me thinks

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1497.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1498.jpg

random pics

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1499.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1500.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1501.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1502.jpg

some of the pics things are sitting as they where a year ago

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1507.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1508.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1509.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1510.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1511.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1513.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1514.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1515.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1516.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1517.jpg

over 1300 plus buildings pulled down so far, heaps to go...

the new little container mall....for the tourist

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1518.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1522.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1521.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1520.jpg

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1519.jpg


was a nice little city once

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1523.jpg

and will be again.................


http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/SAM_1527.jpg

brig don't think much about ya Twinkies....:D

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6509814/Christ-Church-Cathedral-to-be-pulled-down

[4.3LXJ]

Tis a shame mate. Beautiful building.

[cantab27]

one off many steve...was crusing down one of the main aves in town the other day,, going to look at new work truck,,anyways ya turn left into a oneway street...i use buildings as landmarks as in theres the old pub turn left ....na , empty land everywhere lost me bearings , didnt get to see the truck...tis a unreal feeling....

[4.3LXJ]

I think if you only had one quake like the rest of the world it could have been saved. Stone buildings don't hold up to that, nor does old brick.

[cantab27]

they had a do-co on tv the other night...up the hills showing ya were these boulders where moved couple of feet sideways and what not.....shaking was that hard it would be that hard as is no gravity... ok cant explain as they did ...will see if i can find linky to subject for ya..

[4.3LXJ]

Do that and I will respond with rocks that move by themselves in Death Valley

[cantab27]

well we seem to be moving again...have felt a few in the last couple of days......just had one 5mins ago...would have woke many up as was about 5.30am....

now some sikco is running arund do this shit..

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/6519670/Quake-family-hit-in-arson

tis a poorer part of the city that has been hit hard.......

[4.3LXJ]

Those people are sick. The only real cure is to toss them into the fire

[Carves]

now some sikco is running arund do this shit....


The bastard ....

.... any light poles left standing to throw a rope over ??? ;)

[4.3LXJ]

I say if they like fire so much, give them a taste of it. Works every time

[cantab27]

heres a new site..vids of my city.......other stuff as well sports arts etc....

http://www.ourtube.org.nz/videos/earthquakes/tribute-to-emergency-services-christchurch-earthquake

[cantab27]

icon of christchurch............

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6547116/Interior-views-show-Cathedrals-damage

[cantab27]

been a while still rocking.......felt two over the weekend...proubly feel a coupl a week......

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

[cantab27]

been a while still rocking.......felt two over the weekend...proubly feel a coupl a week......

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

[4.3LXJ]

been a while still rocking.......felt two over the weekend...proubly feel a coupl a week......

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

Pathetic.

[cantab27]

wakey wakey hand off snaky....seems like the whole world is rocking.....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6730821/4-6-quake-strikes-Christchurch

[cantab27]

some stuff whats going on down here...everyone's out to profit from the misfortune ones........tis crap..

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6727057/Citys-rental-crisis-at-breaking-point/




and this shit here just makes me :mad::mad:.....think the government should jump in here for this shit......:mad:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6727056/Homes-assessed-as-writeoffs-become-repairs


you should see the state of these houses........tossers

[cantab27]

still the odd bump...we wait holding breath wondering if they are over or...still pulling shit down.......east side is a mess and not been touched....:out:

[xj4life2]

Hang in there Wayne , they gotta stop eventually !!!!!

[4.3LXJ]

It has to settle in eventually. Hang in there

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6888834/Quake-claims-climb-to-30b

that's a lot of $$$ for a small city........

on a side note ,work has stopped coming in for concrete ......the powers to be owe my boss 200k plus...............mmmm... read between the lines:rolleye0012:

they haven't released anymore to be replaced...will know more by the end of the week....

that's 200k for a small team..IE 3 of us...hate to see what some of the big boys are owed

:watermelon:

[4.3LXJ]

Been wondering how the insurance companies would fare. Sounds like they are not going to do well with this. Kind of like typhoons here.

[cantab27]

had a 4.1 for morning coffee and just had a 4.8 for supper.......hang in there folks ......shes gonna go bang again......still gets the heart racing even after all this time..........can i say poo on this site........

[cj4a nz]

even felt it way out here tonite 71 biggest one since they started !
to make matter worst the building company have stopped our build insurace and now we can't get any was going to take over there policy .............. aint happy :sniper:
hows your family and place Wayne?

[cantab27]

doing good bro......just another day in shake shake land...hows the wife,, hope she didn't get to big a fright...yeah sucks on the new policy thing...that's whats stopping a lot of the rebuild.......Sheffield mud plug soon...im a maybe

[cj4a nz]

now have insurance $700 a year WTF !!!!! wife okish
sheffeild 19 aug im in you navvi for me

[4.3LXJ]

That is about what we pay here for house insurance.

[cantab27]

told ya ......just warming up......


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6988051/Magnitude-5-2-quake-rocks-Christchurch

[4.3LXJ]

Just when things were settling in ...

[cantab27]

was in the jeep when it hit......didn't feel it......shop glass going mental and people running outta stores.....few crying on the streets....so today i'm gonna go wheeling....that should help the rebuild..

[4.3LXJ]

Good attitude Wayne. Stay in the rig, won't feel a thing. My mother drove through an epicenter on a 4.0 and never felt it

[OrangeXJ]

cools mate go wheelin stay in the heap and you aill not feel them

[cantab27]

well felt that muther............

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6998970/Earthquake-jolts-Christchurch

coolies for me, can get rid of alarm clock again:smiley-taunt013:

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

so is the reason no one will visit from over there........or is it still just me no, friends wayne..............:cry:

[4.3LXJ]

Was looking at this mate

http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/

Amazing how many quakes all over the place. You guys should have fallen into the ocean by now.

[jccatt]

The lost city of Christchurch...hmmm good tourist ploy

Sent from my dieing HTC Un-Desire half smart phone

[cantab27]

The lost city of Christchurch...hmmm good tourist ploy

Sent from my dieing HTC Un-Desire half smart phone

not lost james.......just a bit busted bro...still here ch ch anit going anywhere..........:D

[cj4a nz]

well there is now plenty of car parking but no shops around them.
went for a drive thru part of it on saturday got lost all the landmarks are gone took me a couple of minutes to work out I had stopped at the site where most of the lives were lost , departed a more somber mood


the only problem with the tourist idea there arn't enough hotel/motel beds, all the big one are/have come down

[jccatt]

Twas a play on words, fall in ocean = lost city = tourists looking for it, atlantas :rolleyes:

Sent from my dieing HTC Un-Desire half smart phone

[4.3LXJ]

We say that here too about CA falling into the ocean from the quakes.

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7026978/Survey-picks-quake-exodus

se ya..

cant blame them....this is why my mrs now paints houses instead of her office job she had for 10 years plus....her 10 story office block has been pulled down....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/7026817/High-rise-workers-trembling

4.5 ..yesterday

[cantab27]

pretty cool vid

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/7066554/Apartments-demolished-at-speed

[Carves]

Wondered why the pan lickers got all antsy, and started barking & howling a bit last night ....


Hoy cantab !! ... Keep your bloody earthquakes on your side of the pond .. :mad:


Apparently it was about 4.2 and centred under Lake Keepit Dam, southwest of Tamworth ....

gubberment says no problems tho ....

.....yeah right .. :rolleyes: ... There will probably be a bunch of waterskiers and flopping fish ... stuck on mudflats tomorrow .... :D:D

[cantab27]

4.2...na she be right mate...dont move unless shes a 5 plus.....ya get that after 10000 plus in just under two years.........did read about your tremor,,might put a head on that stuff you fellas call beer..........

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/7072097/Australian-quakes-biggest-in-decades




:indifferent0028:


:D:comfort:

[Carves]

0
:indifferent0028:


:D:D


.... Was pretty much a non-event ...

Im about 80/90 miles away - as the crow flies ... but I only heard about it today on the radio ... The dogs were on to it last night tho ;)

[cj4a nz]

Carves we are sharing like good neighbours should

[cantab27]

felt bigger.......still not a good way to be woken up.....should be use to it i suppose

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7083300/Quake-rattles-Christchurch

[4.3LXJ]

Closer to you Wayne. Everything OK?

[cantab27]

Closer to you Wayne. Everything OK?

yeah just violent...talked to a few today and we all thought it was going to get bigger...did feel bigger.......:mad:

[xj4life2]

Man this has got to stop, you must be near insanity after this long. Glad to hear your all ok, hang in there!!! Mabey a nice holiday in the states is what ya need!!!!

[Carves]

Man this has got to stop, you must be near insanity after this long. Glad to hear your all ok, hang in there!!! Mabey a nice holiday in the states is what ya need!!!!


He would have to spend the whole time at Yellowstone NP ... camped in a tent alongside Ol Faithful ....

... so he didnt get homesick ... :D



Hang in there cantab ... it has to ease up eventually .....

[4.3LXJ]

He would have to spend the whole time at Yellowstone NP ... camped in a tent alongside Ol Faithful ....

... so he didnt get homesick ... :D



Hang in there cantab ... it has to ease up eventually .....

The bears would come to camp and drink his beer :mad0090:

[cantab27]

hard to believe its been like this for over 20 months.......still remember the first 7.1 early hours of the morn Sep the 4th 2010...seems like it was not that long ago.......bloody things shock the xj outta me...........lol

[xj4life2]

He would have to spend the whole time at Yellowstone NP ... camped in a tent alongside Ol Faithful ....

... so he didnt get homesick ... :D



Hang in there cantab ... it has to ease up eventually .....

That wouldn't be to bad its beautifull there and close to where I'm from.


The bears would come to camp and drink his beer :mad0090:

Naw they don't like that foriegn beer, they like the micro brew's now. Thier getting picky :)

[oderdene]

hard to believe its been like this for over 20 months.......still remember the first 7.1 early hours of the morn Sep the 4th 2010...seems like it was not that long ago.......bloody things shock the xj outta me...........lol

woow, 20 months on shaking land. Just interesting, do you walk like a man or like a sailor on deck? :p

[xj4life2]

After 20 mos of it you would think somebody might have at least a why? Underground volcano ? Plates moving of course but there must be a reason why all of a sudden you have that long of constant shakeing. The other thing I was pondering is it just local to your area or ddoes it encompass the entire area or New Zealand? I also wonder how many people have actually left New Zealand because of this ? Could it be a bunch of those big Maori dudes dancing and stomping real hard? they are big boys.

[4.3LXJ]

Mark, I have been doing some reading on the links that Wayne has supplied and more in some connected to them. The whole place is criss crossed with faults, as well as some dormant volcanoes. The number of quakes recorded on both islands is unbelievable. There are more recorded on the north island than the south, but the ones in the ChCh area have been more severe.

[cantab27]

• The final section of the Ring of Fire exists where the Indo-Australian plate subducts under the Pacific plate and has created volcanoes in the New Guinea and Micronesian areas. Near New Zealand, the Pacific Plate slides under the Indo-Australian plate.
..

http://video.about.com/geography/Pacific-Ring-of-Fire.htm


on a time bomb anyways...........all volcanoes are well dead here in the south island........

http://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Learning/Science-Topics/Earthquakes/Major-Faults-in-New-Zealand/Alpine-Fault

i know a couple of families who have left.......


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

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/7099800/Frustrated-Cantabs-exit-to-Aust

tis good they are going to Aussie ..will lift the IQ levels over there..:popcorn:

as i have said before ,, cant just up and leave..have family to think of ...me old mans pushing 80, was outta the country when me ma took ill, and by the time i got back she had passed away...that 20 hours trying to get home sucked....so if a big one hit again i wanna be here....might sound stupid but hey its still home and ch ch needs all the help we can give it......

[cj4a nz]

hey carves did you feel that little one we sent you guy's the other day ?? :shocker:

[jccatt]

Was in mexico, no dramas in brisvegas

Sent from my dieing HTC Un-Desire half smart phone

[cantab27]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/7184893/Big-Alpine-Fault-quake-may-be-in-near-future

:pray:

[Carves]

hey carves did you feel that little one we sent you guy's the other day ?? :shocker:


ummmmm .... no .... :D

[cj4a nz]

mite be of interest can anyone find NZ in the picture?
http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/3114-world-earthquakes-map.html

[OrangeXJ]

not only can I find NZ I see frozen barbi :smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021:

[4.3LXJ]

mite be of interest can anyone find NZ in the picture?
http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/3114-world-earthquakes-map.html

Cool map, thanks Warren

[BlueXJ]

Amazing pic and article. Thanks Warren.

[cantab27]

rocked the house for about 20 seconds...felt like about a 4 when it got to us......was a strange one.......

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7215025/Deep-7-0-earthquake-hits-New-Zealand

[4.3LXJ]

Wasn't close enough to ya Wayne. That what was strange about it.

[cantab27]

we felt it...just said to mrs that a strange one...had one a bit later in ch ch and said yep thats one of ours...........funny can tell difference about difference earthquakes..or sad ..dont know which............lol

[4.3LXJ]

Tis the voice of experience ...

[cj4a nz]

it seemed to start then almost stop and start again out here a gentle rocking motion
my old man lives closer to the quake than us by a lot but he didn't feel it ?

[cantab27]

THANKS CARVES....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/7230575/Over-the-top-Aussies-liken-Christchurch-to-Iran

kick a town why shes down.........................:rolleye0012:...:D

[cantab27]

opps sorry carves...just had a 4.9 rattle as i posted that....u got mates in high places or something..............................


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7235330/4-9-quake-shakes-Canterbury

[cantab27]

look out the yanks are coming to blow up whats left...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/7292551/Implosion-test-case-for-Christchurch

[4.3LXJ]

We're really good at blowing stuff up. Lots of practice. Oh wait, that was my childhood. But then again my stepson does it for a living. Keeping it in the family

[Carves]

If I could organise a 4.9 rattle ... or better ...

I wouldnt waste it on NZ ....

It would go under the headoffice of those clowns - that think NZ is Iran :rolleyes:


:D
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[cantab27]

haven't felt one for a while.........:cool:another side effect..


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/7327271/Christchurch-post-quake-divorce-figures-soaring


still getting a couple of mid 3s a day looking at the site......:D

[cantab27]

video of new city to be built................nice one , don't worry about the east-side ,, or the people who are still taking dumps in portaloos..living in cars and sheds ,, over crowded in other houses...or the roads are still crap, and the insurance companies are playing hard ball.....

anyways :rant:..over ...enjoy our new gay ass city.........

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/video-photo/7378009/ChCh-city-blueprint

[4.3LXJ]

Well I guess you get a new stadium at least.

[cantab27]

true dat...thats the sweetener for people like me......tis a good plan , just need other shit done as well

[4.3LXJ]

Well you know how the government stuff goes. Glitz, glamour and brownie points first.

[cantab27]

well that was quicker......go the crew from tx...gonna do more


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/7415790/Radio-Network-House-imploded

felt two bumps over weekend ...1st for a while...still dont like them as a alarm clock..2.36am.......:D

[4.3LXJ]

They do those here all the time when they want to renovate down town. Cool to watch. To bad they don't go up as fast.

[cj4a nz]

well aint down here but volcano's blowing up in the North Island
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7426862/First-Tongariro-eruption-in-over-100-years
where is it going to end .......................... 12/12/12 ?????

[oderdene]

hey Wayne, are you safe? how far is it from you and what will be effect to you?

PS: be prepared bro

[cantab27]

hey Wayne, are you safe? how far is it from you and what will be effect to you?

PS: be prepared bro

na miles away..other island....will stop flights, will wait and see what happens...will post up dates,dont think it will be much...:o

[4.3LXJ]

We get eruptions here too on this part of the Pacific Rim. Lots of quakes then they pop.

[4.3LXJ]

Here is another one for ya Wayne. Ya got more than one popping off

http://news.yahoo.com/bizarre-rock-ice-shelf-found-pacific-104349304.html

[cantab27]

yeah i seen that on the news....think there is another one going off close as well..white island i think...will dig up info after work..

[4.3LXJ]

My personal opinion based on what happens with these things on this side of the rim, once they relieve the stress, your quakes will slow down or stop. Pressure builds up and then the ash is let loose. Supposedly the ash is caused by grinding of the sea floor as it is drawn down under (pun intended) :pray:

[cantab27]

all up north anyways...miles away.......have felt 3 shakes the last couple of days.so still settling ....

[4.3LXJ]

True, but I think will still help. Geology is funny stuff