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Old September 3rd, 2010, 10:28 PM
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/canterbury-earthquake/
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Old September 3rd, 2010, 11:17 PM
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I just saw that. Are you and your family ok smurfy?

More here http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10671050
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Old September 4th, 2010, 12:49 AM
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I was just coming online to check out if you were all OK.

Glad to hear from you guys
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Old September 4th, 2010, 01:12 AM
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at least you were just shaken not stirred

glad you are okay...
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Old September 4th, 2010, 02:22 AM
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Twilight zone time - I was reading this yesterday and thought it must be time for one...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4090...Fault-theories
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Old September 4th, 2010, 02:51 AM
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It's great to see you're both safe and sound tonight.
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Old September 4th, 2010, 03:14 AM
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Glad both of you and the citizens of Christchurch are safe.

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Old September 4th, 2010, 05:39 AM
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Now the city center is on fire according to the news..
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Old September 4th, 2010, 09:47 AM
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Just saw this on the TV news, thought I'd pop in to give my best wishes to all those caught up in this. Take care and hope the place gets back to some normality soon, guess it will be months before all the major damage is fixed and much longer for all the rest.

Thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Old September 5th, 2010, 05:28 AM
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You still swimming Smurf????????
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Old September 5th, 2010, 06:02 AM
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No serious damage at my home, biggest headache at the moment is possible water contamination - having to boil drinking water, conserve water in toilets etc.

Aftershocks continuing to freak out the boss lady but otherwise we have coped really well.

Most of the photos of damage seem to over-dramatise it a bit - they are mostly of collapsed brick facades. There IS some serious damage (homes with broken back-bones) around but they don't make for dramatic photos.

It is going to take some time to get back to business as usual - roads & bridges and underground services we can't see.
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Old September 5th, 2010, 06:34 AM
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Some of those red dots are much bigger than I prefer. Earthquakes really freak me out so I know where your lady is coming from. What about the kids???
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Old November 7th, 2010, 07:15 AM
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Just saw the news at six. They reported 2648 after shocks since the main event. I think that would get on any ones nerves, what do you think?????
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Old November 7th, 2010, 09:54 AM
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Hope smurfy and family are ok, and not getting too seasick.
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Old November 8th, 2010, 02:32 AM
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Me too!
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