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CNN zoomed into Australia to show where New Zealand is this morning. No wonder Americans are geographically challenged.
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Not a great day for the Sth Is today.
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George Costanza wrote:
sawu wrote:

Kiwi Jambo wrote:
When things like this happen the last thing you want to hear is that Brisco's are surprisingly having a fekin sale or Harvey Norman are offering 40 years interest free on useless unnecessary electrical crap!
Funny you say that. Been watching the Earthquake news on TV1 this morning - they break to an ad for Godfreys of Christchurch, advertising their big vacuum cleaner sale this weekend.Well whoop-de-do, our house has been torn down by an earthquake, but let's take our mind off it by going vacuum cleaner shopping.On second thought, it could be quite timely with the big clean-up...


those ads have been bought and paid for, therefore tv stations are obligated to screen them regardless.

True and Radio NZ has been paid for as well by tax payers, so no  need for commercials which is excellent.

Kiwi Jambo2010-09-04 17:46:02

The answer to life's problems are rarely found at the bottom of a beer glass - but it's always worth a look.

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Hard News wrote:
Robb wrote:
Christchurch summed up in one picture


Fail.

No dead hookers.


They've been hidden in the crevice.
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If I were a news reporter I would have gone to Darfield and said something like this:

"I'm live here in Darfield, at the epicentre of the earthquake and there is absolutely nothing here...so everything is pretty much as per usual here."

There was a great interview with the owner of the pub/hotel in Darfield on National Radio at about breakfast time. "We're all fine, we had some damaged pipes but there's a plumber staying here so he fixed it pretty quickly and now everyone is in the bar drinking and having a good time."

I loved the CNN lady making it sound horrific "rescuers are looking for possible survivors", then when she spoke to the TVNZ reporter he said "no, we don't think that there is anyone trapped in the rubble. The earthquake was twelve hours ago and things like the power are coming back on" The CNN lady looked totally crestfallen, their newsroom must have figured something like "big earthquake in far-away country, there must be hundreds dead!"
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Critical_Lemon wrote:
I loved the CNN lady making it sound horrific "rescuers are looking for possible survivors", then when she spoke to the TVNZ reporter he said "no, we don't think that there is anyone trapped in the rubble. The earthquake was twelve hours ago and things like the power are coming back on" The CNN lady looked totally crestfallen, their newsroom must have figured something like "big earthquake in far-away country, there must be hundreds dead!"

Brilliant.

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Arsenal wrote:
Critical_Lemon wrote:
I loved the CNN lady making it sound horrific "rescuers are looking for possible survivors", then when she spoke to the TVNZ reporter he said "no, we don't think that there is anyone trapped in the rubble. The earthquake was twelve hours ago and things like the power are coming back on" The CNN lady looked totally crestfallen, their newsroom must have figured something like "big earthquake in far-away country, there must be hundreds dead!"

Brilliant.


They should just go fishing for bodies in the Avon and make it look like there were casualties.

Three for me, and two for them.

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having plenty of smaller shakes today, is a very eerie feeling.
Looking forward to the Phoenix tonight to get mind of this quake.
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Lying in bed last night the bed was continually moving from very small quakes - quite disconcerting.  Had a fair size one 10 minutes ago but still nothing on the main one yesterday.

Bring on the Nix.
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Drunk sleep made me miss it here in Wellington.
 
Slightly concerned that we are next here, but whatchya gonna do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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Steve-O wrote:
Slightly concerned that we are next here, but whatchya gonna do?


Move.

Three for me, and two for them.

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Just had another decent shake...
 
This is creepy.
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Buffon II wrote:
Steve-O wrote:
Slightly concerned that we are next here, but whatchya gonna do?


Move.
 
Yes, I am sure if there was an earthquake we would all move.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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Afternoon all. Just got power 10 minutes ago. 34hours without power. Geez, the shake was crazy. Woke up and hide under my covers.

We've been slaughtered with aftershocks. Rattling the house back and fourth. No damage for us at either of our houses.

Back in time for the phoenix this evening :)

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Just had another small one.
Big Ups to Scottishbhoy - no power for 36 hours and within 10 minutes of it being put back on he's on th yf forum.
Got his priorities right - boiling water can wait!!!
chchnix2010-09-05 14:55:58
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chchnix wrote:
Just had another small one.
Big Ups to Scottishbhoy - no power for 36 hours and within 10 minutes of it being put back on he's on th yf forum.

Got his priorities right - boiling water can wait!!!


Mate, it was up with the laptop, charging the phones, replying to the texts, and then posting on here!

I know how many of you were worried about me    Scottishbhoy2010-09-05 15:01:32

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Robb wrote:
Christchurch summed up in one picture:




 
 
 
Christchurch Boys love hanging around wet muddy cracks!!!

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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^ Girls, please do not have sex with people like this. It only encourages them. 
I like tautologies because I like them.
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Funny timing that Jim Anderton said in an interview on Friday that it "It'd take an earthquake" to lose the election to Bob Parker.

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One dead, apparently.  From a heart attack assumedly linked to the earthquake.  Hopefully the number stays at 1.
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Colvinator wrote:

Funny timing that Jim Anderton said in an interview on Friday that it<SPAN =entry-content done1850="340" done2544="0" done2722="0" done2606="0"> "It'd take an earthquake" to lose the election to Bob Parker.</SPAN>



Jim Anderton = Twat.

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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I like Jim Anderton apart from when it comes to the issues of suicide, alcohol, and drugs.
 
Will be interesting to see how the earthquake affects the local election. Seems that Jim has been polling reasonably ahead. Often in disasters, voters will go for experience. Bob Parker has the experience of being a current mayor. Jim Anderton has decades of experience in parliament, including being a senior minister etc.
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Cosimo wrote:
Colvinator wrote:
Personally, I would laugh at and make similar puns regardless of the country / race.



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Colvinator wrote:
I like Jim Anderton apart from when it comes to the issues of suicide, alcohol, and drugs.
 
Will be interesting to see how the earthquake affects the local election. Seems that Jim has been polling reasonably ahead. Often in disasters, voters will go for experience. Bob Parker has the experience of being a current mayor. Jim Anderton has decades of experience in parliament, including being a senior minister etc.


As soon as I saw Parker on the television yesterday I said that his re-election is guarenteed. He has received massive coverage, coming across in control, assertive and compassionate to the voters. Disasters are re-election gold.
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Footpaul wrote:
Colvinator wrote:
I like Jim Anderton apart from when it comes to the issues of suicide, alcohol, and drugs.
 
Will be interesting to see how the earthquake affects the local election. Seems that Jim has been polling reasonably ahead. Often in disasters, voters will go for experience. Bob Parker has the experience of being a current mayor. Jim Anderton has decades of experience in parliament, including being a senior minister etc.


As soon as I saw Parker on the television yesterday I said that his re-election is guarenteed. He has received massive coverage, coming across in control, assertive and compassionate to the voters. Disasters are re-election gold.
 
Was thinking the same. Jim Anderton will need to work hard to keep his support -  pointing to the fact that overall he has much, much more experience in public office. Though, if I was him I'd be reconsidering the decision to not resign from parliament if he becomes mayor - that could well damage him even more now.
 
And, haha. Yip, I can admit to making puns / jokes on the earthquake, although not on here as of yet. I do have sympathy about what happened and for those affected.
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loyalgunner wrote:
One dead, apparently.  From a heart attack assumedly linked to the earthquake.  Hopefully the number stays at 1.


any reports of people missing? As usual Ill spurn Stuff.co.nz and get my news direct from the YF Forum

Salmon swim upstream

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 The earthquake was extremely violent, I mean really really violent, i was in bed at 430am, and it woke me up, at the start of it, it just sounded like a wee one  that would stop, but then all of a sudden, it was massively loud and shooked the house so much, i mean you had to go through it to believe it, I tried to walk to the door way, but i couldnt make it, because the house was shaking so much, finally I made it, (once the violent part of it stopped), but it keep going and going and going, when it finally stopped, I knew this wasnt a little one and there would be serious damage to the city.

The streets are a mess.

Hats off to the council though and civil defense people, power, water and such are back on. Neighbiours were helping neighbours, the only two negative ascepts of human behavior  were the two looters and the guy selling bopttle water for ten bucks on the street corner. Other than that people were great.

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Is the airport open?
Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

Fuck this stupid game

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yes
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30 aftershocks since 2am this morning

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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I think this is a great reason not to have the Phoenix play in Chch.

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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that's one thing i've been wondering, if there was any damage to ami stadium. could be world cup issues etc.
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There is no damage to AMI

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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So cinemas are still shut.  Want to go see the Expendables.  Not happy.
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the palms is open but not the food court.
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Bill English: "Sorry guys, we spent all our money on south Canterbury finance"

So they reckon damage to be est 2$ Billion. probably more I reckon. Few my mates houses got big ass cracks through the walls etc. Kinda lucky they are renting, but feel for the landlords.Azevo2010-09-06 13:56:37

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

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