Comments | archant: Just what I wanted for Xmas

archant

Just what I wanted for Xmas - another bloody earthquake!

Dec 23, 2011 17:35

The 5.8 hit while I was at work (two storey building) and we tidied up and got out while the next smaller one hit (5.3), rode out the next two (4.6, 4.2) in the car - trying to drive an unfamiliar automatic when used to a manual is almost more nervewracking than the earthquakes! - and at the boss' place for post-eq / pre-xmas drinks when the next ( Read more... )

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iibnf December 23 2011, 04:50:42 UTC

Bloody hell. Glad you're okay, but yeah, not what you need to be dealing with. What a pointless comment! Time to move?

archant December 23 2011, 04:55:52 UTC

We've bought land further inland - just waiting for insurance to tell us if the current house is a write-off or repairable. If write-off, we'll build fresh on the new land. If repairable - well, in all honestly after todays swarm, I don't think a 'repair' is going to happen.

archant December 23 2011, 05:34:08 UTC

The local earthquake drum shows it was all quiet today until just short of 2pm.
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/drums/mqz-drum.html.

The quake live site shows a generally quiet week/month so far - a reminder not to get complacent in Christchurch
http://www.canterburyquakelive.co.nz.

shouldboverthis December 23 2011, 05:51:42 UTC

OMG! So glad to hear that you're ok and that it looks like damage is less this time.