Glad to hear you are fairing well. Be wary of living with the Girlfriend, that's how they rope you in. ;-) Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: "Dennis" <den...@samadhisoft.com> Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 20:17:04 To: <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] News from Christchurch Night Hawkers, let it be known that one of your own in Christchurch, the shaky city, has returned to the Internet airwaves. You've already heard much the news from down here about the earthquake and about what specifically happened to me (many thanks Graham for passing the news onto the group). It was an amazing and scary experience. So, a week later, here's a summary: I think my apartment building will be condemned along with everything in it. The good news is that I was able to pull most of what was important to me out of there. An, that included my second Nighthawk. It was down in the parking garage and was thrown over on its side from the center stand. The right handle bar is up maybe two inches. It's drivable but looks a bit weird. It started right up though <smile -what else would we expect?>. So, I've gotten most of my stuff out and my two beloved bikes (85' and 86' 700SC's). I've shifted to my girlfriend's house and we've decided to give living together a go (which I'm very happy about). My workplace is still down but they're setting up temporary offices and should be up and running within the week. The government here is very progressive and they've got various programs to help folks who haven't a place to stay or who've lost their employment. Their emergency services for this sort of thing are amazing as well. Search and Rescue crews who've come in from Japan, the US and other countries have commented that the civil defense organization they encountered here is the best they've ever seen. That said though, things are still a mess. A city of 300,000 and as much as 50% or the buildings in the central business district may be taken down. A huge area is off limits and ringed by police and military. 55,000 out of work due to the closure of the central city. Death toll will probably exceed 200. Two major buildings just pan-caked and the tallest building in the city, a 26 story hotel, has a serious lean and will have to be taken down. I was deeply impressed by everyone's concern here when I was finally able to log on and get my E-Mail. Thanks, Night-Hawkers, it made me feel good to see all the comments and offers of support. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Well, here's hoping that's all true. It's been and interesting week and then some. Cheers, my friends, and thanks, Dennis G. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
