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Title: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: Sheepskin Stu on February 22, 2011, 07:47:56 am: Terrible news. I hope our fellow fan Ch Ch Rover is ok.

BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12533291)
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on February 22, 2011, 08:44:38 am: My sister in law's there at the moment. Just had an e-mail to say that she's OK.

Having experienced that tiny 5.2 quake 3 years ago, I cannot begin to imagine what a big one must be like.
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: RobTheRover on February 22, 2011, 01:12:02 pm: Id imagine it would be worse.
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: ch-ch rover on February 22, 2011, 04:04:50 pm: ch-ch here all family are safe we have power no water lots of broken stuff house held up wellwe have had a very shaky night about 30 aftershocks
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: Superspy on February 22, 2011, 04:41:55 pm: 30? christ alive.
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: Filo on February 22, 2011, 04:51:58 pm: Quote from: \"ch-ch rover\" post=142969
ch-ch here all family are safe we have power no water lots of broken stuff house held up wellwe have had a very shaky night about 30 aftershocks

Thats the spirit mate get some alcohol inside you!

(http://www.steersworld.com/frm/Attachments/AfterShock.jpg)

Stay safe pal!:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: Dagenham Rover on February 22, 2011, 10:24:04 pm: Glad you and yours are ok fella
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: ch-ch rover on February 22, 2011, 11:35:19 pm: 75 now dead but there will be many more they are pulling people out of the rubble alive which is great news hopfully more to come
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: Sheepskin Stu on February 23, 2011, 01:09:07 pm: Good to know you're ok fella. Keep us informed.
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: ch-ch rover on February 23, 2011, 06:53:59 pm: latest some have power no water tankers are bringing in water no showers or toilet facilities the roads are trashed bumps holes cracks there are still 300 people missing in the city
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: Filo on February 23, 2011, 06:58:11 pm: Any more tremors?
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: ch-ch rover on February 23, 2011, 07:18:30 pm: its 8 15 thursday am weve had either 16 or 17 since midnight big problem now is that the grand chancellor hotel in city center 26 floors is about to fall down
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: Filo on February 23, 2011, 07:23:04 pm: Chuffing eck! you`d have thought they would have settled down a bit by now, I shite my pants when we had that one a couple of years ago, and that was only one tremor!
Title: Re: Christchurch earthquake
Post by: ch-ch rover on March 02, 2011, 06:39:34 pm: 7 more tremors last night but the good news is the water came back on last night