Posts by Hebe
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Hard News: Merry Christmas, Blossoms, in reply to Russell Brown,
What lovely pohutukawa you have m'dear.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Geoff Lealand,
I find the greed you mention nauseating, but I reckon many, many more of us don't go to the boxing day sales. I have a personal rule that I never go to a mall at all in December and shop as much at small local-ish stores as possible. That has been more of a challenge this year but we did achieve it. (I wouldn't expect anyone else to follow that BTW; I prefer to avoid malls and shop local if I can anyway. For many it would be an impossible ask).
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Sacha,
My understanding too.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Every time there’s a major shake I’m just glad that I’m past that stage of life where littler people would need to look to me for reassurance
Yes. that is the most heart-wrenching of all. My 13yr olds are not little but some days what they are enduring tears me up inside. I am seriously questioning whether it's fair to kepp them here and put them through life on this side of town.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Lilith __,
I think they are okay but I would caution that the pipeline off South Brighton seems to be right in line with some of the epicentres. So use your nose and treat it on a hour by hour basis. The harbour or more northern becahes might be better.
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Here's an interesting I got from the comments on interest.co.nz:
by speckles | 23 Dec 11, 7:49pm
I was in a city board room
I was in a city board room full of structural engineers when the EQs hit this afternoon, they provided an interesting commentary and are the most calm people to be around during an EQ. Their calmness is catching.Upon reflection I do wonder if we should stay given the effect on our children.
We divested financially after Feb. as the reports all provided a concensus in findings . As a couple we have seen the main reports that were released and discussed them in depth, they all have a similar theme, regular six EQs will likely occur for approx. five years with increased activity for twenty-thirty years.
We have this built into our expectations and considered carefully before deciding to stay . To keep people positive it appears the media have been asked not to disclose or are not aware of the reports commissioned?
The bank economist comments make me wonder if the embargo of non disclosure to the masses is starting to break.
I mentioned these reports without the details earlier this year for those interested to investigate and decided for themselves with the advantage of having information before it hits the mainstream.
Suspect the debate is going mainstream so decided to be a little more explicit for the benefit for those in Canterbury who may read this. The experience todate has always suggested this was going to be a long hard road.
All the best.
Anyone have more info on these reports? I have long suspected the powers-that-be have strangled the geologists' reports on the quake outlook .
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Capture: City Scenes, in reply to Lilith __,
One does wonder if someone in Chch has done something really smiteworthy. I mean, this is getting ridiculous.
Maybe if we're all very, very very good.....
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Hard News: Dispatches from Summer, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Six weeks coma? Scary. Tequila did me in at a do opposite in a big old hotel opposite the Wellington Railway Station in 1981. It was some sort of alt-arterati party night. I can't remember the night but the two days after was indescribably vile. And the headache was excruciating and unstoppable. Never been able to stomach even a whiff of tequila since.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Joe, those pics make me sad. I'm over resilience. That may be the result of very weird Christmas: half the day in ED with my youngest after he passed out while visiting an old relly in hospital; home for a good few hours of food prep then dysfunction dinner by the sea. Glad its over; boxing day was lovely. Sounds tragic when I write it but more like a black comedy. We're planning a New Year's Eve feast to make up for it all.