ChCh Quake Again! (Full/Completed)

[msr]

Your words tell a very descriptive story Mal, thank you.

Totally agree Mal.

Not sensationalised, with real, decent people doing what we all know to be right and wish we could do. 

Su

[Blondie1]

I think you New Zealanders are amazing.    I look at my pictures taken during my two visits  to Christchurch with sadness but am so glad I visited there.

I am following your words Mal and when I think I have it rough will read them.  Keep them coming.

Ann you are amazing I feel proud to know you even though its only through being a Root Chatter although you dont know me I am thinking about you all.   I go in the chat room where we are updated by the friends we have in there from New Zealand.

Keep safe everyone

Val

[LizzieW]

Your words tell a very descriptive story Mal, thank you.
The Courier Mail (Qld Daily paper) had a cartoon yesterday...the day before, showing a kangaroo with it's arm around a kiwi bird as they  looked at the devestated cathedral. Another story, needing no words.
It has occured to me though, listening to Kiwis on the radio and reading the newspapers, that you lot are far more down to earth than we are over the ditch. During the Brisbane floods there were reports of "fatalities" "deceased" and other acronyms. While you lot simply call a spade a spade and say there have been "deaths". I think we've become a woosy lot, so politically correct.
Except for all us family historians of course, we go out of our way to find out who got born, who got  married and who died.

We haven't had anything like this in UK, of course, but when anything does happen it's an "Incident".  So the motorway is closed for an incident - could be anything from a lorry spilling its load,  to a major pile-up to terrorists being rounded up, it's all the same just an incident.

[Ringoroses]

Thrilled to report my relative and his family are safe and well. He's just had power restored. His house was just shaken up and suffered damage to doors and windows but otherwise is ok. His daughter's house is pretty bad and may have to be demolished though.  But everyone well and staying together in one place. 

[aspin]

Once more reading through the threads
I think we are getting a better rundown of daily events on here than we get on the TV

I don't care for reporters on TV as you say on reports past

I here there was a wedding today in Christchurch
I wish the happy couple well

Mal keep your stories coming and take care all of you

Its just a pity we are so far away and cannot help you by hand
Elizabeth

[aspin]

You clicked with me Ann so pleased for you mine are OK too

Elizabeth

[kesannah]

Ann. You must be relieved that your relatives are safe.

For the couple who married today, I wish them all the happiness in the world.

Mal, Please keep posting your stories, they tell us so much more than tv or newspapers here in the UK. Reporters mostly seem to want gory details, and surely they don't need to ask how someone felt. I would think that was obvious,whatever the situation. I am so pleased that you too were able to contact family at last.

Annie, I am sure that whatever you provide in the way of food is most welcome. Well done.

[omega 1]

So pleased people are slowly hearing from their families.

Hope you do Kesannah very soon.

I am stiil lost for words,you are all so brave & in my thoughts.

omega

[Suzy W]

I agree about two degrees of separation.  My sister knew a women in the CTV building that was killed, and a friend's boss was killed while doing repairs to one of the churches.

I am not up to date on the death toll, had a email this morning from England saying 135.  We slept in this morning, but were woken earlier by two strong aftershocks.

Helicopters still flying overhead this morning.  Farmers have come into town with machinery to help.  2000 student army with shovels again. 

Power back on the some parts but caused fires!

The Canterbury spirit has shown, people lending a hand in any form they can, right from a hug to cleaning up the liquid fraction. 

Christchurch has always been a close knit city, we do know someone while out and about.  I even went to school with our Prime Minister John Key my husband attended school with his wife .

Suzy W