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Title: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: hunterbynature on September 04, 2010, 11:27:37 AM

http://tvnz.co.nz/ (http://tvnz.co.nz/)

http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_images/news2010/disaster-nz/chchquake/facade-1.jpg (http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_images/news2010/disaster-nz/chchquake/facade-1.jpg)

check this out guys, hope no beddys bought it :o :o :o

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: Jeff on September 04, 2010, 12:06:17 PM

Nahh!  A beddie would drive through it with a smashed windscreen and a few dents.
....and then go back to see what help was needed.

Lucky it happened at night, or there would have been hundreds dead and injured.
The quake woke us in Wellington...seemed to go on for 15 seconds or so.

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: Bedfordcrazy on September 04, 2010, 04:56:10 PM

Stay safe guys, glad no one was really hurt. Seams like the earth is getting upset a lot lately, whats this, quake #12 in the last yr or 2.

george

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: obsession on September 04, 2010, 06:01:36 PM

hope your all ok

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: cfjeff on September 04, 2010, 07:30:52 PM

sadly my beddie suffered a few scrapes in the paintwork in this mornings earthquake, as did my commodore. A bit pissed off about it, 2 deep scratches in the bonnet, 1 in the rf flare and 1 in the front spoiler. As am only about 40kms from the centre of the quake it lasted over a minute of shaking here. On a positive note no structual damage to house only broken chrystal ware in the china cabinet, a messed up garage and a messed up office, and the girls, my wife and me all ok. Bit of a rude awakening though, 4.35 am is a bit early for brekky, scrambled eggs anyone? or how bout a milk shake? lol

Cheers Jeff

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: ben on September 04, 2010, 08:55:30 PM

good to hear everythings ok jeff and anyone else involved.

ben

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: hunterbynature on September 05, 2010, 07:05:13 AM

 my thoughts were with you jeff, i no if we had a shake down here that size my garage would be raining carparts ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: cfjeff on September 05, 2010, 08:04:41 AM

thanks hunter, I'm supprised there wasn't more damage to the 3 in my garage given how much is stored in my garage with them. And even more supprisingly all the stuff out in my car parts sheds in the back yard nothing out of place except a few brake slave cylinders fallen off.

Cheers Jeff

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: mezzmo on September 05, 2010, 08:25:25 AM

thoughts are with you guys, man that's a real bone shaker - lucky it wasn't at 10.00am on a weekday huh?

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: TheArchiTech on September 05, 2010, 10:08:58 AM

Hi Jeff

Glad to here you have survivied ok

Best wishes

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: rossie on September 06, 2010, 10:38:44 AM

mother nature is pissed, we had flash floods, we done well with a coat of water across the shed floor and all the dams over flowing. My thoughts go to those that need it at this wacky time

Title: Re: 7.1 earthquake
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on September 06, 2010, 03:08:50 PM

hell it even rained here at the epicentre of the known universe.. n guys that just doesnt happen here ...ever  :o