Southerly: Liveblog: Moving House (Literally)
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David Haywood, in reply to
I particularly like, “one who duns; a dunner.”
You're too polite to say it outright, Dr Haywood, but your observation of my character over the last 43 years (and your two-year superiority in age) has enabled you to make a spot-on diagnosis. I am indeed “one who duns; a dunner.”
Dunsandel has clearly been my destiny all along...
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An almost factual article in The Press – with a truly great photograph of our house and (some of) my loved ones.
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Islander, in reply to
Bless "The Press"!
And thank you very much, all of you, for what is a hope, beacon , guide & incentive for others in ChChCh- -
Gee,
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Ross Mason, in reply to
When I first saw (further back up post) 80k and house (moving) I immediately put 1 and 1 together and got 3.
I thought... house sailing down SH1 at 80kph. Not the $80k to move.
Heh
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As with all "Once in a Lifetime" things, when it's done there will be "Oh, why didn't we do that... moments.
I thought it could have been fun to rig up an inverter and car battery so the lights could be on and the stereo blaring. And what a topping wheeze to have a dinner party in the moving house. -
I stumbled on a wonderful paper model of Howl's moving castle.
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Allison Haywood, in reply to
Ahem, by "superiority in age" you of course mean 2 years younger?
Have you not heard the saying, "hell hath no fury like a woman whose age is revealed in public?"
Methinks me dost protest too much...!!
To change the subject, I think, as it turns out, most of us are dunners but owing to the peculiarities of the English language we didn't know it.......maybe except for Jen.... -
Gee,
Did the tarps hold? Did the place survive the rain?
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Did the place survive the rain?
Did you put ladders, or life preservers, in
the foundation holes for the Hedgehogs? -
I'm betting that David's lack of continuation of this live blog is a cunning plan.
He know we are all so damn curious to know his progress that we will damn well come down and look for ourselves ... at which point we'll be given shovels and told to dig the sceptic tank hole.
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Hebe, in reply to
the sceptic tank
So he's going to have built-in Public Address in the new location?
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
the sceptic tank
So he’s going to have built-in Public Address in the new location?
Doh! Obviously the sceptic tank will have to include a wood fired pizza oven.
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I'm skeptical that PS is sceptic.
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Camera problems -- and huge amounts of paper-work! More soon...
P.S. Bart, you are invited any time! Although, as you rightly surmise, you will at some point (when you least expect it) be handed a shovel...
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
...be handed a shovel…
Take a number and wait,
I think John Banks is using all the
shovels in New Zealand at the moment.......and oh what a septic tank hole he'll have at the end!
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Closeup on the Haywoods shift from the mud.
Ahh words. From the mouths of babes. Poor Gerry. You know David, in other belief systems it amounts to child abuse if your children are taught to call others of lesser rank naughty names.
Is Roger serious that he was unaware that people were giving up tryiing to move their houses????
That man (and woman) deserve a DB!! 570 hours. Jeez you determined bastard.
....And he complained about IRL. :-)
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Sacha, in reply to
Closeup on the Haywoods shift
Great to see Roger Sutton commit to actual solutions right away with none of the stuffing around we've seen from so many others in positions of power.
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Best line at 4.25, from Bob Haywood: Red Zone Resident: "Silly Gerry Brownlee."
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Finally, the publicity that is needed--albeit rather late in the day. Nevertheless, it is difficult to believe that Sutton and CERA hadn't heard of the Haywood's difficulties until today,
Things can happen when there is urgency, It is 11.15pm and I can still hear the diggers out on Grey Street, laying the broadband cable that is passing by our house. Looks like they are going to work all through the night.Give Bob a medal!
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Hebe, in reply to
it is difficult to believe that Sutton and CERA hadn’t heard of the Haywood’s difficulties until today
St Rog rather shot hisself in the foot by saying the last time he (Cera?) had heard from David Haywood was in September last year. It is difficult to believe that Mr Sutton is not receiving near daily logs of media reports regarding Christchurch. If he's not, I'd be willing to chip and buy him a subscription.
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Well done! we have great affection for this house, we were your tenants in 2008. Sad to see it go red, happy to come across this blog. Can you move the apple tree too? Or take a graft of it, best apples ever... Good luck
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
we were your tenants in 2008.
You will have to dive into the archives back to when the Hay, Haywoods were travelling and blogging. It is a pleasure to read. :)
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So do you guys get a copy of all the footage they took? They must have many more minutes than what they showed last night.
It would be a great historical record to attach to the house.
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Roger Sutton.
"There's only been about 50 people approaching us wanting to move their houses".
So one has managed to do it by share bloodymindedness (I mean that in a nice way), what about the other 49? Clearly bringing the camera helped get the message across.
It is a marvelous thing you have done, and hopefully it may genuinely help others now, but it makes me just a little incensed that it takes this kind of coverage to get action. It's Ok if we do nothing and act like arseholes as long as no one notices?
Sorry, I'm ranting. You are all legends.
Can we call your son 'Sir Bob' from now on?
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