NZFF

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 6:19 am**

Everyone here OK after the earthquake near Christchurch?
Heard about it on the news, hoping the members here, and their families that live in that region, are fine.

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:17 am**

SeanTK wrote:
QUOTE (SeanTK @ Sep 4 2010, 06:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Everyone here OK after the earthquake near Christchurch?
Heard about it on the news, hoping the members here, and their families that live in that region, are fine.

I'm at work at the moment..... we had a short contingency period while the radar center and ChCh tower were evacuated following the tremor. The ChCh runway is closed til 10am for engineering inspections, so flights are delayed in and out of ChCh. I'm waiting to hear from my sister-in-law in Linwood to see how they've fared. The 7 o'clock news brief and a few radio stations are reporting extensive damage in the CBD and there are reports of looting!!

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:14 am**

Yeah there are many members down there Robin/Ian W are just a couple ,sounds like from sky news that there is no deaths reported yet plus no power for the guys to come on line and let us know they are ok ..

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:44 am**

Yeah I hope the guys over at Christchurch are safe and alive!

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:05 am**

Is it bad taste to suggest that VLC be redone for CHCH?

I guess I will be down there this week for work. Hope all FS'ers are safe and well.

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:19 am**

Hope all is well with the people in ChCh

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:22 am**

My Bro is in Waimate south of Timaru and spoke to my mum on the phone just now, they had the full on shakes goin on there, jumped under a door jam and had to hold on to it to steady themselves so they didnt fall over. Sounds like quite a ride. Fingers crossed for those in ChCh

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:38 am**

7.4 Magnitude!

A BIG one!...>>>

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38993181/ns/wo...ws-asia-pacific

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11183685

Paul.

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:52 am**

Fozzer wrote:
QUOTE (Fozzer @ Sep 4 2010, 09:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
7.4 Magnitude!

...

Not that it makes that much difference to anything..., but its been revised down to 7.1 now...

http://geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3366146g.html

Like everyone else, hope everything's ok for those members from the area...

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:58 am**

I hope their computers didn't get damaged

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:13 am**

I see Ian W is ok and PC intact luckily, good to see bro

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:21 am**

Cheers guys , tried to contact Rob , he in Lyttelton on a house on stilts ! no reply yet

their another good shake

talk about mister Wobbly

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:50 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Sep 4 2010, 06:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cheers guys , tried to contact Rob , he in Lyttelton on a house on stilts ! no reply yet

their another good shake

talk about mister Wobbly

As an ex Christchurch resident this freaked me out when I first read this on my phone this morning. Hope everyone is ok, my thoughts go out to you all, and hope that everyone and everything is going ok.

Man this has shaken this me up. I used to live in central Christchurch, and heard it's been shutdown!!

I'm not really getting much coverage over here.

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:16 am**

Phew, what a ride...
Still quite rough aftershocks every few minutes, (there we go, as I speak) so I'm a bit wary of using the computer, but things held up very well considering. I did see sparks shooting out of the Xbox during the main quake, so I'm a bit scared to try that.
(Another shake.)

I'm glad the power is back on, the thing I missed most was my espresso machine...

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:19 am**

Lawrence , I'm going to fly my new A320 , Just call this Shaking ..... Turbulent Air Ladies and Gentlemen

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:28 am**

Told ya to lay off the chilli Ian sheesh... Glad to see you guys are alright...

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:41 am**

Owen .. My names 'James' Ian James Warren , double naught spy ....... Shaken but not stirred

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:27 pm**

Glad to hear from our main Christchurch contingent

I've just been called by my boss and told that I'll be in your neck of the woods by Weds for a few weeks looking at damage, and would love to catch up with some of you guys if possible

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:45 pm**

All,

Glad to hear everyone seems to be safe, thats the main thing.

Ian, didnt realise your first online flight with us last night, was gonna
shake you up so much !!!!

Cheers

TonyM

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:08 pm**

ZK-MAT wrote:
QUOTE (ZK-MAT @ Sep 4 2010, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'll be in your neck of the woods by Weds for a few weeks looking at damage, and would love to catch up with some of you guys if possible

Matt , more than welcome to stop , I work twilight,s but bout to change shift pattern , ill PM you .

TonyM wrote:
QUOTE (TonyM @ Sep 4 2010, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ian, didnt realise your first online flight with us last night, was gonna
shake you up so much !!!!

Tony , now that was great fun .. those air pockets over Bunna can really shake you

NZFF

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