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MissAngel
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Topic: Earthquake Posted: 04 September 2010 at 5:33am |
Is everyone in CHCH alright? Man, I woke up at 4.15am and was like WTF. Matt said it was an earthquake, I grabbed the baby, he grabbed Thomas and I honestly almost shat. Thats the most scary thing i've ever experienced!
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 5:59am |
I hope everyone is alright! I am in Auckland so didn't feel it, but I am at work monitoring server alerts and knew something major must of happened when all of the CHCH networks went down.
Scary stuff!!
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 6:19am |
omg that was frightening! I woke up just before it struck cause the dog came running into our room and hid under our bed then everything started smashing etc. I jumped out of bed straight away and ran into Isla's room (opp our room) and grabbed her out of her cot and slid under the bed with her cause I figure it was the safest place to be cause it's a lot stronger than our house! Everything in our kitchen is smashed to pieces and our micro system stereo fell off the shelf and onto the computer but it didn't damage it thankfully. I've put Isla back to bed now but I'm too afraid to sleep. I just want to stay near Isla incase another big one hits. I just wish these aftershocks would stop! Hopefully the worst of it is over.
Hope everyone else is OK
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 6:25am |
Where abouts in chch are you Lisa?
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 6:45am |
We are in Hornby. What about you?
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 7:40am |
Geez - Scary!!!
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 7:40am |
I was totally freakin! I've never felt one that bad I ran straight to the girls room and Lay over them with Jess. We're out in Southshore so all the sand helped cushion us a bit. We are one of the few that still have power :) I hope everyones ok. My parents just showed up saying roads are cracked and some buildings in town have collapsed! Made us realise how unprepare we are if something bigger happened.
I was scared to sleep too Lisa. We are right on the end of a spit and all I could think about is what if a freakin tsunami follows!
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 7:44am |
Photos I found online of a couple of buildings right in town
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 7:50am |
It's crazy ay! I saw those photos before and can't believe it! Our house is OK, just smashed glasses etc nothing major. But I was just so worried for Isla! I feel sea sick tho cause of all the aftershocks and I'm so close to vomitting you wouldn't believe.
We are seriously unprepared too! A friend just txt and said to fill the bath with water to keep as drinking water incase there are more water outages
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 7:56am |
We realised we have lost our water :(
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MissAngel
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 7:57am |
I'm in Rangiora - we're pretty much cut off from the rest of chch because of bridge/road closures. All nice and safe tho. Just have a scared mummy and a scared toddler! heres another aftershock now
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 8:20am |
wow scary...hope everyone is ok, heard it was a 7.4
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 8:33am |
yup, was a biggie
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 8:34am |
Omg scary scary scary. Hope you are all ok!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 8:36am |
Im in northland but DP is down there he was meant to fly back today after being down there for a week, airports closed so wont be picking him up anytime soon, i miss him
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 8:38am |
runway is rather damaged apparently
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 9:06am |
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 9:10am |
I've sent hubby on a water buying mission fingers crossed there's anything open and they haven't sold out!
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 9:12am |
OMG! Big, big hugs to all of you in CHCH  Hope everyone is OK.
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Posted: 04 September 2010 at 9:21am |
Far out! I just checked my phone coz I was waiting for the loo and had a cryptic message to say everyone in chch is ok and not to worry! Now I've been on fb and stuff - and here - and understand why!!!
I hope all the chch OB families are ok xx
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