NZFF

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:06 pm**

Hope everyone's alright.

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:08 pm**

That one went on a long time

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:08 pm**

I'm listening to them on TS

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:09 pm**

07moffata wrote:
QUOTE (07moffata @ Dec 23 2011,2:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That one went one a long time

Not wanting to scare people, but those are the sorts of earthquakes that cause tsunamis.

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:11 pm**

That was bloody massive, felt it down here in Ashburton, Hope everyones alright.

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:20 pm**

http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes...ent_quakes.html
NZDT: Fri, Dec 23 2011 1:58 pm
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 8 km
Details: 20 km north-east of Lyttelton

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:41 pm**

Our thoughts are with you guys...... hope everyone is safe and well.......

I'm at work right now, busy diverting all the international ChCh bound flights elsewhere pending a runway inspection. Most are going to Wn but the tarmac is almost full........

mfraser wrote:
QUOTE (mfraser @ Dec 23 2011,2:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Our thoughts are with you guys...... hope everyone is safe and well.......

I'm at work right now, diverting all the international ChCh bound flights elsewhere pending a runway inspection. Most are going to Wn but the tarmac is almost full........

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:19 pm**

And there we go again, these aftershocks suck

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:30 pm**

This place literately doesn't stop shaking!

The drums speak for themselves...

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:12 pm**

To represent an idea of lhow arge this shake was , at least 400/500 kgs of book shelve decided to go walky bouts .... Glass .. a mirror dead now

this was more destructive the the early Feb/Jan ... wobbly . good for real world weather turbulence while sitting at home

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:01 pm**

I was in the hanger when the first one hit......not nice, and i was down in the aircraft hall when we got the mag 6.0.......bloody hell......lights started dropping from the roof, a big glass door in the upstairs display area split in two........took cover under the spitfire.
Anyway, no one hurt but lots of damage to the building, had to close it down untill we can make sure its safe.......about 20 windows broken in the end of 3 hanger.

Not too bad at home, pc on the floor again.....but going ok, and the contents of the pantry on the floor......but all ok.

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:54 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Dec 23 2011,9:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was in the hanger when the first one hit......not nice, and i was down in the aircraft hall when we got the mag 6.0.......bloody hell......lights started dropping from the roof, a big glass door in the upstairs display area split in two........took cover under the spitfire.
Anyway, no one hurt but lots of damage to the building, had to close it down untill we can make sure its safe.......about 20 windows broken in the end of 3 hanger.

Not too bad at home, pc on the floor again.....but going ok, and the contents of the pantry on the floor......but all ok.

There's nothing like all that glass up high -- gets the heart pumping, I bet.

I was at the hospital, defib clinic, and still connected -- wirelessly, thankfully -- to the defib monitor. I've always wondered what would happen if the power went off when my implant was set to transmit, but luckily I didn't have to find out this time...

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:38 pm**

Cheers for the support guys - back to square one here. Just about on the ast straw I think. Very very harsh blow before Christmas.

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:43 pm**

Jez Guys I've been looking after a young fela most of the evening then a quick glance at the forums before finnishing a flight, so this is the first I've heard about it. I hope all our southern folk are okay - my thoughts are with you, over the Xmas period. Kia Kaha

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:17 pm**

Kia kaha, guys. Sending good thoughts to you all from old Blighty. Take care and stay safe.

Ade

Posted: **Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:18 pm**

toprob wrote:
QUOTE (toprob @ Dec 23 2011,9:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There's nothing like all that glass up high -- gets the heart pumping, I bet.

I was at the hospital, defib clinic, and still connected -- wirelessly, thankfully -- to the defib monitor. I've always wondered what would happen if the power went off when my implant was set to transmit, but luckily I didn't have to find out this time...

Ian, Marty, Rob, and all other fellow Chch members,

Glad to hear you are all in one piece. I was up at Taylors for some flying when it happened. Pics were of Scarborough and Godley Head cliffs. Had at least 5 dust clouds during the day, so a lot of shakes. I managed to get up over the cliffs at about 1900 when the seabreeze died down a bit. New beach starting to form at base of Scarborough cliffs... Forgot my Bloody camera, will go back tomorrow to get some pics from a birds eye perspective hopefully.

Cheers

Mark

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:39 am**

Impressive Photos Mark , looks more like a strike by the Mighty Eighth , amazing how it kicks the dust up like that .

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:13 am**

Great shots.....fly safe .

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:39 am**

As (recent) Cantab emigres our thoughts are with you all.

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:49 pm**

Amazing shots, Mark!

Our house insurance came up for renewal last week.
Boy that made my eyes water, the insurance industry is cleaned out and trying to get some sheckels back in the kitty after Canterbury...
But I guess for us up north it is just a bit more outgoing money now, when our turn comes it will be a volcano.

Hang in there gents.

NZFF

These Damn Earthquakes!