Christchurch New Zealand Earthquake

[DaveBabs]

Just to add a few pikkies of my street on the day of the quake. Car survived OK but house has a few more cracks in the wall. Lots of very new houses in the street will be bulldozer material as they have literally been torn in half. Luckily no-one killed. Bloody lucky it happened at 4.43am on a Saturday morning. It will be some time before the city is back together and it will never be the same.

 

DaveBabs

 

http://s741.photobucket.com/albums/xx58 ... hristchur/

[Trevmk3]

good to here you havnt suffered too much damage, nature is a powerfull beast.

 

 

this looks like most main roads near me

 

[mk3cokebottle]

amazing how ther services man holes have just popped out the ground

 

glad to hear your ok mate

[DaveBabs]

Feel like I've been in a War Zone as the aftershocks just keep coming. We have had over 400 aftershocks from 5.1 down. It's a bit scary during the night as we get very little sleep when your house and bed start shaking. Could do with a bloody good nights sleep.

 

Many thanks for your thoughts Guys it is appreciated. I know that it's fallen off the world news but the battle still goes on out here. Keeping the villans out of the empty houses that can't be secured. Time to get the base ball bat out. !!!

 

 

DaveB

[D4N]

Good news gthat know one was killed hope it dont take to long for everything back to normal. I think i would shit my pants if i was there though

[DaveBabs]

14 more quakes last night so not much sleep and its been like this every night since it started.

 

Need some fun, may have to go for a big blast and get rid of the stress, scare myself sh%&less. Still motor racing season should start soon. Have just been told we have to move out of house as all sewage and drains stuffed.

 

D

[FredTransit]

Ah mate I hope things get sorted for you soon. Is there any estimate on when it might clear up?

[Mk2Jo]

OMG .... that must be terrifying

 

Glad you are all okay though

 

News report here says that in some places the earth has lurched 11ft to the right

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... right.html

[DaveBabs]

The place is still shaking, we have had well ove 700 aftershocks since the big one. Some places have moved apart by up to 2km. There is a town south of Christchurch that was about 20km away, its now 22km away. They are remapping the whole area as some places have risen and some have sunk. There has been lots of land movement. my mates house has moved sideways by 500mm. Have included a link to show you how many quakes.

 

http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/

 

Many thanks for you kind thoughts. Big pissup this weekend to celebrate surviving another disaster. Think that there will be a few of these downed.

 

Cheers

 

DaveB

[Grizzley Dell]

that links good, hope they stop soon for ya, must be a nightmare. get them in.

[VivaLaRic]

my pants would certainly be brown. Glad to hear no one was hurt