Author Topic: NZ Earthquake: Hope you are ok Scunny (Read 6992 times)

Really? · « **Reply #25 on:** February 22, 2011, 09:12:09 PM »

Hope they came out ok!

Frostyboy · « **Reply #26 on:** February 22, 2011, 11:34:21 PM »

God Speed to all those still trapped. Hold on, help is coming.

onagd · « **Reply #27 on:** February 23, 2011, 12:35:52 AM »

My thoughts and prayers go out to all those in Christchurch and the immediate areas. At the time the quake struck I was about as far away from there as I could be. We had friends here from St Louis Missouri and were visiting Cape Reinga, the northern most point of NZ. We found out th at our daughter was in Chch on business and that she had survived the quake. She had just stopped her car outside Ballentynes(a large department store in the CBD) to get a coffee,walked into the cafe within the building, sat at a table, and the quake hit. she was narrowly missed by a falling drinks cabinet and tried to leave by the door she came in to find the rubble of the carpark above the building coming down. she said had to go to the other side of the building and climb over the rubble of collapsed buildings and over a car containing a victim that did not make it. she is ok but badly shaken.

dave500 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 23, 2011, 01:43:04 AM »

truly awfull,can a whole city be condemnded?is it safe to rebuild on the same spot?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #29 on:** February 23, 2011, 02:26:12 AM »

It's just horrifying to see the level of destruction in Christchurch. On the news today they're saying that they've had to abandon the search for survivors for the time being, because a large hotel building looks like it's going to fall down, it's already "moved" sideways 10 feet at it's base and looks like the Leaning Tower of Pizza.

They've estimated 12 billion dollars damage in the city so far, but I imagine that'll just the tip of the iceberg. My thoughts and prayers go out to the 300 people still missing. Cheers, Terry.

Freaky1 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 23, 2011, 02:31:48 AM »

That's great to hear your daughter is ok onagd, at least one bright spot in this mess.

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #31 on:** February 23, 2011, 06:19:25 AM »

I've changed the title so that others (not familiar with Scunny) will recognise the thread.

Steve

Hush · « **Reply #32 on:** February 23, 2011, 11:49:07 AM »

Cheers Steve, I think internet access is still down for that area of the country, Hell they can't even get water!

Motorbike would be one of the few reliable means of transports down there right now, the roads look like a crumpled carpet, best Larry gets a motard in his shed when this is all over just in case.
Hang on he has a river hack, bet that's what he's out and about on.

wardenerd · « **Reply #33 on:** February 23, 2011, 12:10:42 PM »

God be with all of you!

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #34 on:** February 23, 2011, 02:05:28 PM »

Quote from: SteveD CB500F on February 23, 2011, 06:19:25 AM

I've changed the title so that others (not familiar with Scunny) will recognise the thread.

Steve

Thanks Steve....

Mick

luder · « **Reply #35 on:** February 23, 2011, 02:32:52 PM »

Good luck to al involved....

Frankenkit · « **Reply #36 on:** February 23, 2011, 02:51:52 PM »

God be with Chch.

Hush · « **Reply #37 on:** February 23, 2011, 10:29:41 PM »

We have 75 confirmed dead in the mortuary, another 120 from one building that imploded look like none of them made it out.
Death toll looks like it will go close to 200.
Who would want to rebuild down there, the ground just isn't stable any more!
I know it's been there since the first settlers arrived but people are leaving and they aint coming back, who could blame them?
My city Napier was flattened (literally) by a huge earthquake in 1931 and was rebuilt from the ground up, cross fingers we haven't had another big one in the last 80 years, but the earth beneath Napier stopped shaking....in Christchurch it has been rocking since their first big one in last September!
Poor poor old Christchurch, it's like watching a real slow plane crash......

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #38 on:** February 23, 2011, 10:34:45 PM »

98 now Rick, what a terrible event, time to move the town one thinks.......our best wishes go out to the people and families suffering through this terrible time....

Mick

CBJoe · « **Reply #39 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:22:45 AM »

Still no word from Scunny or Toycollector?

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #40 on:** February 24, 2011, 04:18:09 AM »

Damn, I only heard about it early this morning on the TV news.
Thoughts and prayers to all from the UK.
If I know Scunny though, he'll be fishing somewhere with a good supply of booze...well that's what I hope he's doing. $:-\$

Sam.

bill440cars · « **Reply #41 on:** February 24, 2011, 04:39:46 AM »

I never even thought about TC being in that area too! $:-\$ Praying that they come out of this okay! Sure am looking for them to pop in here (or someone confirm that they are doing well.

Hush · « **Reply #42 on:** February 24, 2011, 11:50:00 AM »

Risen to 103 but that will go much much higher, my son is a cop and talking to his mates down in Christchurch they say 200+ is not unbelievable from what they have seen.
I can't believe how that CTV (Christchurch TV) building fell down?
It was 7 stories and there is like just one wall standing (looks like the stair well side) and 120 people missing on that one site!

scunny · « **Reply #43 on:** February 24, 2011, 02:21:50 PM »

alls good here, bit trashed and no power water or sewage. have jacked up an inverter to power puter up. the city isn't flash at the moment but we will be back.

scunny · « **Reply #44 on:** February 24, 2011, 02:25:44 PM »

our thanks for the rescue teams from Aussie, the States and the UK for turning up so soon, been Hercules flying non stop since shortly after.

flybox1 · « **Reply #45 on:** February 24, 2011, 02:26:51 PM »

Quote from: scunny on February 24, 2011, 02:21:50 PM

alls good here, bit trashed and no power water or sewage. have jacked up an inverter to power puter up. the city isn't flash at the moment but we will be back.

looks like teams coming from all parts of the globe.
glad you are ok.
we're pullin for ya!

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #46 on:** February 24, 2011, 02:31:32 PM »

Scunny..!! Good to hear from you mate, glad you are ok, Bloody mess over there at the moment. Do you know where toy collector lives at all.? Hope he is ok as well....Good luck mate...

Mick

scunny · « **Reply #47 on:** February 24, 2011, 02:34:34 PM »

TC will be at the airport, someone has to stear the big birds in.
the mt50 has proven to be ideal getting around. don't worry about the booze Sam, we lightened the pubs supplies, they can't use it. might go away fishing when the hard works over, the West Coast is looking good.

wardenerd · « **Reply #48 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:01:36 PM »

Scunny is there anything you need from me? I am sorry for your problems.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #49 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:46:52 PM »

Scun, pissed as a fart and just about to go to bed, fantastic news that you are OK, will sleep tonight, hope TC is ok.

Sam.

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Author Topic: NZ Earthquake: Hope you are ok Scunny (Read 6992 times)