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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Hazcat on September 04, 2010, 07:51:55 AM
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Mayor: Quake hit city 'like an iceberg'
By Jarrod Booker and NZ Herald staff
11:35 AM Saturday Sep 4, 2010
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is thankful there has been no loss of life but there had been considerable damage across the city and outlying areas.
The city has been left devastated after a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck 30km west of the city at 4.35am this morning.
The quake was at a depth of 33km and was centred near Darfield, and has left large parts of the area without power, water or telephones.
Mr Parker said he did not want to overstate the level of damage "but I think it's like an iceberg. There is, in a sense, below the visible line significant structural damage."
"There would not be a house or a family in our city that has not in some way had damage done to their person and or their property," Mr Parker said.
More at link http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10671049
SLEDGE, You OK?
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I think Sledge lives in Tasmania...
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Its all the same. Flightless birds, no proper game animals unless they are imported, toliet bowls that swirl the wrong way, Mel Gibson lives there, and the gun laws are f@cked up. But at least one guy likes guns. ;D
FQ13 who is also wishing the best
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FQ, Even I know that while Mel may have been raised in Aus. he came from NY.
NZ has relatively free gun laws, and the reason the toilets swirl the "wrong way is because of the placement of the water jets, (which direction does the sink swirl in ? )
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FQ, Even I know that while Mel may have been raised in Aus. he came from NY.
Yeah, but its more fun to blame them. ;D
FQ13
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All ok in TASMANIA ;D but thanks for thinking of moi!
Just having a cuppa here then jumping on a jet plane to the Phillipines.
will catch you all around when i am able too!
Bee good and stay safe guys and girls oh and keep the corner clear for me! ;D