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Earthquake News
« on: September 05, 2010, 03:07:00 am »
As I cannot get onto facebook at the moment just a quick note to those who sent me messages about our earthquake...

Yes, I'm ok.   ;D

Our big quake in Christchurch was about 300 miles from where I live and on an entirely different island.  Apparently it could be felt up here (Hawke's Bay) but I was asleep and felt nothing. 

Christchurch was cut off yeterday but there's not really much to report.  No fatalities, some infrastructure damage (although all but 15% of the city has running water and power again), and lots of damage to buildings as the quake was so shallow.  Cost of repair estimated at 2 billion NZD (that's 1 billion GBP at the current exchange rate).

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2010, 10:15:50 am »
Good to hear your OK.

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2010, 12:51:02 pm »
Phew. :)
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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2010, 07:39:29 pm »
Great news.

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2010, 07:59:42 pm »
Very good to hear that you are OK, Doris

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2010, 09:34:05 pm »
No one's going to make an ill advised quip about the earth moving? I am disappointed.
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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2010, 05:18:23 am »
Apparently there was a fatality.  A monkey at the zoo freaked out and tried to escape via the moat surrounding the enclosure.  It drowned.   ::)

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2010, 10:34:28 pm »
good to hear you are ok!

sad news about the monkey...

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2010, 11:31:53 pm »
How's the wine?
Oh and good to hear thet you're all ok too ;D
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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2010, 10:14:58 pm »
Have to say sod the poor little beastie

As long as you are OK

I did have a worry or two about you Dx  (and a couple of my sister's mates who live in NZ too)

But it seems all of you are OK so

phew!

How IS the wine coming along D? Will there be a CA tasting some time soon?

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2010, 12:41:13 am »
The wine seems to have been totally unaffected by either the Christchurch earthquake or the three we had here in Hawke's Bay yesterday.   ;D

As for a CA tasting, I'm sure one can be arranged for June 2011.  Whether I'm there or not will be a different matter altogether.

Dx

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2010, 01:48:43 pm »
Ahem.
My bottle still hasn't arrived.  Must have got lost in the post  ::)

Glad you're OK Dx
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BZ

P.s. I assume the "three earthquakes" weren't just a mistaken escape of gas following a heavy curry night??


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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2010, 05:24:19 pm »
Glad you're ok Doris! Vx

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2010, 05:43:34 pm »
You're alive then Doris, I did begin to wonder.  ;)

I wouldn't sit there if I were you, it's still a bit wet.

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Re: Earthquake News
« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2010, 05:47:41 pm »
"an earthquake in New Zealand you say?"

"do you know Doris?"


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