On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:47 PM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and was pretty effective at waking
me up. It was close and shallow, 30km away and 33km deep.
we are fine - Palmerston North is a long way from Christchurch.
Masha felt the quake mildly - I slept through
excellent, good to hear
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On Sep 5, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Bob W wrote:
we are fine - Palmerston North is a long way from Christchurch.
Masha felt the quake mildly - I slept through
excellent, good to hear
Good indeed. If you [Alistair] have any friends or relatives down here I hope
they're OK.
I heard from my boss,
we are fine - Palmerston North is a long way from Christchurch.
Masha felt the quake mildly - I slept through
excellent, good to hear
Good indeed. If you [Alistair] have any friends or relatives down here I
hope
they're OK.
I heard from my boss, he went into the city to check out
David Mann wrote:
Sent: 05 September 2010 11:02
I heard from my boss, he went into the city to check out the office
building. Had to talk his way past the cops, then once he got to the
building he went through the keep out tape (naughty!) and started
collecting computers and important
Dave,
When you get into the CBD, take some pictures of the central 'square'.
We still have fond memories of meeting you there.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 5:01 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
On Sep 5, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Bob W wrote:
we are fine - Palmerston North is a
I'm not convinced this was a geological event.
I reckon there was a sheep stampede at a love in...
DS
(Good to here our kiwis are ok)
On 5 September 2010 22:28, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
Dave,
When you get into the CBD, take some pictures of the central 'square'.
We still
Chris Mitchell wrote:
David Mann wrote:
Sent: 05 September 2010 11:02
I heard from my boss, he went into the city to check out the office
building. Had to talk his way past the cops, then once he got to the
building he went through the keep out tape (naughty!) and started
collecting
ll licensed [for liquor] premises have been closed.
Barbarians, I take back everything nice I ever thought about the New
Zealand Government.
On 9/4/2010 4:31 AM, David Mann wrote:
On Sep 4, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Bob W wrote:
glad to hear you're ok.
The BBC wants your pictures:
On Sep 5, 2010, at 10:11 PM, Bob W wrote:
Ahem, what happened to the business continuity and disaster recovery plan?
Surely you've rehearsed it twice a year! ..
She'll be right, mate...
(Don't get me started)
Dave
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On Sep 6, 2010, at 2:28 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Dave,
When you get into the CBD, take some pictures of the central 'square'.
We still have fond memories of meeting you there.
Regards, Bob S.
Will do. I expect it'll be pretty good because the old buildings around there
had a lot of
Ahem, what happened to the business continuity and disaster recovery
plan?
Surely you've rehearsed it twice a year! ..
She'll be right, mate...
(Don't get me started)
In one of my previous jobs there was no disaster recovery plan because the
owner and chairman said there weren't
Yes, I hope it is all OK. Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 5:29 PM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
On Sep 6, 2010, at 2:28 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Dave,
When you get into the CBD, take some pictures of the central 'square'.
We still have fond memories of meeting you there.
Another update: the power is back on at our house. Now I can use my own
computer with its dodgy battery...
Getting a bit tired now after the 4:30am alarm. I think I'll need a
snooze. I am
really glad the weather is nice today. I was planning on riding my new
bike
today but have called
A fairly large 7.4 is like a somewhat disappointing punch in the face.
I'm glad you're alright, and hope the aftershocks are relatively minor
from here on out.
-- Walt
On 9/3/2010 1:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote:
Glad to hear you're OK. 7.4 is pretty major - will probably make our
news
A famously dull headline: Small Earthquake in Peru - Not Many Dead.
A fairly large 7.4 is like a somewhat disappointing punch in the
face.
I'm glad you're alright, and hope the aftershocks are relatively minor
from here on out.
-- Walt
On 9/3/2010 1:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote:
CheekyGeek wrote:
With power out, I'm trying to figure out how he posted to the list.
He told us:
I'm sending this from one of our laptops (with the good battery) and a
cellular USB modem. Handy things to have. But I might not be checking my
email often for a few days.
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BBC have some pics up:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11185717
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On Sep 4, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Cotty wrote:
BBC have some pics up:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11185717
Wow. Most of those photos are from the central city which is full of old
buildings.
This is one of the few times in my life when I'm keen to go into work on
Monday. I'll
On Sep 4, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Bob W wrote:
glad to hear you're ok.
The BBC wants your pictures:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11183685
There's not a lot of interest I can supply. We walked to the local petrol
station for some milk earlier and you wouldn't know anything had
BBC have some pics up:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11185717
Wow. Most of those photos are from the central city which is full of old
buildings.
This is one of the few times in my life when I'm keen to go into work on
Monday. I'll bring a camera but the forecast is
David Mann wrote:
On Sep 4, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Cotty wrote:
BBC have some pics up:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11185717
Wow. Most of those photos are from the central city which is full of old
buildings.
This is one of the few times in my life when I'm keen to go into
On Sep 4, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Cotty wrote:
BBC have some pics up:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11185717
Just got pointed to another gallery. It's starting to hit home a bit just how
big this was for the central city. I heard from a colleague who lives closer
to the city
On Sep 4, 2010, at 8:32 PM, mike wilson wrote:
Still reporting no fatalities and only two serious injuries. Excellent news,
considering.
Yes, excellent news indeed. Looking at the photos from the central city, if it
had hit during the week, especially around lunchtime, there could easily
On Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:31 +1200, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz
wrote:
I'd be thinking about moving to Australia if it wasn't for the snakes
spiders.
Oi!
We've been careful to avoid the sheep jokes but if you're going to pick
on our native wildlife
:-)
Cheers
Brian
: Saturday, September 04, 2010 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: Fairly large earthquake
BBC have some pics up:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11185717
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- Original Message -
From: David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz
Here are a few snaps I took of our place, plus a seismographic drum
recording (where it's red they've clipped the reading to prevent it
obscuring the rest of the image).
http://www.multi.net.nz/quake/
Sure hope there
- Original Message -
From: David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz
Getting a bit tired now after the 4:30am alarm. I think I'll need a
snooze.
I'd go for the booze instead :-). Cheers, Christine
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On Sat, Sep 04, 2010 at 09:31:53AM +0100, Bob W wrote:
you'll also need some insect repellent to fight off the plague of locusts,
and some sort of prophylactic against the pestilence which will surely
follow, yea even as night followeth unto day. Wellington boots are also
handy for walking
David Mann wrote:
On Sep 4, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Cotty wrote:
BBC have some pics up:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11185717
Wow. Most of those photos are from the central city which is full of old
buildings.
This is one of the few times in my life when I'm keen to go
Just having breakfast now. The media reported 20 aftershocks overnight but
they are only the ones that registered enough for Geonet to list them (looks
like the cutoff is about magnitude 3). We're still getting small tremors quite
regularly, quite a bit of variation so they might be 5 minutes
[...]
I chatted on Facebook to one of my colleagues whose house is close to the
city centre. Their next-door neighbour had a VERY lucky escape. He was
in
this bed just seconds before this fell on it. I've told her to send it to
the
press.
http://www.multi.net.nz/quake/bed.jpg
Bloody
Only just caught up - great to know you hid under a sheep with Nikon SR... =)
Best wishes
Ecke
2010/9/3 David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and was pretty effective at waking
me up.
Bloody hell! That's wake you up. Or perhaps not.
How are other parts of New Zealand? Is it just the South Island that's
affected? Any news of Alastair Robertson and family - on the North Island, I
think?
Bob
we are fine - Palmerston North is a long way from Christchurch.
Masha felt the
On Sep 5, 2010, at 9:04 AM, Bob W wrote:
How are other parts of New Zealand? Is it just the South Island that's
affected? Any news of Alastair Robertson and family - on the North Island, I
think?
The quake was felt through most of the country but it's only the Canterbury
region that
You made it! Just read it. Glad you're OK.
Tom C.
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:47 PM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and was pretty effective at waking
me up. It was close
On 4/9/10, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed:
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and was pretty effective at waking
me up. It was close and shallow, 30km away and 33km deep.
It must be true I've just read about it on the
Here is CNN's breaking news report on it
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/03/usgs-7-4-magnitude-quake-hits-near-new-zealand/
Glad you are undamaged, Dave...
One presumes one has taken photos :-)
best
ann
David Mann wrote:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4
That's a major earthquake. Good to hear you're okay. I'm sure it will make
international news reports. Good luck with the electricity and water. How long
it takes probably depends on the extent of the damage.
Paul
On Sep 3, 2010, at 1:47 PM, David Mann wrote:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll
Glad you're OK. Those things really scare me. Did you get a chance to
test Pentax SR?
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:02 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
That's a major earthquake. Good to hear you're okay. I'm sure it will make
international news reports. Good luck with the
Pentax SR only works up to magnitude 5.0 quakes, after that
performance deteriorates considerably. Everyone knows Nikon and Canon
are way ahead of Pentax in this area, boasting SR up to 7.8 magnitude.
Tom C.
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
Glad you're
Our thoughts are with you Kiwis. Sounds like you may be surprised by
how much damage there is when it gets light. I hope that there were no
fatalities or serious injuries.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/03/magnitude-7-4-quake-hits-new-zealand/
Darren Addy
Kearney, Nebraska
On Fri, Sep 3,
Wow! I'm glad that you're ok. That is one big earthquake! I was in the
middle of the Loma Priata quake near San Francisco in 1989. That was a 7.1 and
it was really major. I hope that all turns out well for you.
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Glad to hear you're OK. 7.4 is pretty major - will probably make our
news tonight. Hope the water a power is back on for you soon.
-p
On 9/3/2010 12:47 PM, David Mann wrote:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and
LoL..
J
--- On Fri, 9/3/10, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Fairly large earthquake
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 11:16 AM
Pentax SR only works up to magnitude
5.0 quakes, after that
performance
Very clever! Me like. :)
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Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
Pentax SR only works up to magnitude 5.0 quakes, after that
performance deteriorates considerably. Everyone knows Nikon and Canon
are way ahead of Pentax in this area, boasting SR up to
On 3 September 2010 13:47, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and was pretty effective at waking
me up. It was close and shallow, 30km away and 33km deep.
On Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:47 +1200, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz
wrote:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and was pretty effective at waking
me up. It was close and shallow, 30km away and 33km deep.
From: David Mann
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and was pretty effective at waking
me up. It was close and shallow, 30km away and 33km deep.
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3366146g.html
We're OK, only
With power out, I'm trying to figure out how he posted to the list.
Darren Addy
Kearney, NE
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OK I'm checking in again.
We still don't have power (using the laptop and 3G modem again). We
went to my partner's work this morning to check for damage as they
have a lot of hazardous chemicals. It was all fine but her office had
power so I was able to recharge my cellphone. The roads were
On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 05:52:59PM -0500, CheekyGeek wrote:
With power out, I'm trying to figure out how he posted to the list.
He told us that; he's using a laptop computer and a cellular modem.
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Another update: the power is back on at our house. Now I can use my own
computer with its dodgy battery...
Getting a bit tired now after the 4:30am alarm. I think I'll need a snooze. I
am really glad the weather is nice today. I was planning on riding my new bike
today but have called that
On 2010-09-03 21:07, David Mann wrote:
Another update: the power is back on at our house. Now I can use my own
computer with its dodgy battery...
Now /that's/ freakin' amazing, after a quake of that magnitude.
Glad you're OK and the damage appears to be (comparatively) slight. I'd
hate to
Dave,
Glad to hear you're OK.
Pictures of downtown Christchurch look bad.
Stay safe.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 6:51 PM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
OK I'm checking in again.
We still don't have power (using the laptop and 3G modem again). We
went to my partner's
On Sep 4, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Doug Franklin wrote:
On 2010-09-03 21:07, David Mann wrote:
Another update: the power is back on at our house. Now I can use my own
computer with its dodgy battery...
Now /that's/ freakin' amazing, after a quake of that magnitude.
Yes I'm as amazed as you are.
made it to the evening news here in california. i'm glad you're ok.
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:20 PM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
On Sep 4, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Doug Franklin wrote:
On 2010-09-03 21:07, David Mann wrote:
Another update: the power is back on at our house. Now I can
Keep save, Dave!
Boris
On 9/3/2010 8:47 PM, David Mann wrote:
Hi all,
Not sure if we'll make worldwide news but we've had a 7.4 earthquake
here. It struck during the night and was pretty effective at waking
me up. It was close and shallow, 30km away and 33km deep.
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