Another earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand :(

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I had been chatting with a girl from christchurch over the internet..dating site thing we were just pen pals.. part of me wants to think she's too busy to check the website (for obvious reasons) and part of me is worried to death about her

News I keep seeing dont get any better.

I know to face the extent of the devastation in chch will be the quickest way to heal, to move forward. As while terrifying when it hit I can hid within a bubble for now, focus on my children and deal with getting on with life in a different sort of way, I feel lucky I have my family and can be here for them. But it's beginning to hit home, as its easy to keep busy and hold back the real impact. I think we all need to remember however we have been affected or not, it affects individuals differently and everyone has a story, everyone knows someone in pain. Somehow I feel as the water returns in places, and some sort of normality starts to comes back, the tears will flow even more and for some a loss never to be replaced.

I had been chatting with a girl from christchurch over the internet..dating site thing we were just pen pals.. part of me wants to think she's too busy to check the website (for obvious reasons) and part of me is worried to death about her News I keep seeing don't get any better.

Im sorry to read that, Dantac. Do you have her email address?
Another thing you could do is search for her on facebook, if you know her full name. Sometimes people update things like facebook first and foremost, especially if they dont have access to computers at the moment...

Aye, can only wait and see. She's 20 and her profile said she's a student.. Im hoping she wasnt in those colleges/univs that cracked

The death toll is well over 100 now isn't it? It's horrible.

I Grew Up In Christchurch, Most Of My Family Are From There, although Me, My Mum And Dad And Sister Now Live In Wellington.
I Feel So Sorry For All Those People and there Familys Who Were Lost This Week, The Buildings Can Be Remade But not Human Life

Update: Death Tool now 147, Missing dropped to 50.

80% of power now restored. But a major underground power cable has to be replaced, and that will take several weeks. 50% of water restored, but strict conservations in effect. Sewerage is severely damaged.

Search teams from round the world are combing the CBD.

The Grand Chancellor building, which shifted dramatically in the quake, has been declared safe to search. That is happening now. It will be demolished after the search is completed.

Australian Police have joined local police to patrol the city. 8 Looters have been arrested. It disgusts me that there are looters, and con-artists have been impersonating professional engineers and inspectors to rip people off.

If you're in Chch and approached by someone claiming to be an engineer, inspector or other professional, ALWAYS ask to see their ID, and if possible note down information about who they are and who they work for, and when they visited or door-knocked. If they lack ID or refuse, be suspicious of them.

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NOTE: There will be a 2 minute silence observed at 11:50 am Tuesday local time, that's 23:50 GMT, 27 February.

Reminder: Today a 2 minute silence for Christchurch - Location everywhere - Time 12.30 - Tuesday 01 March 2011

Helplessness sets in as we sit and contemplate, another after shock as I type, we know things will never be the same and so there is no point in pretending, but reality not so easy to face. Where does anyone start, how do we make sense or move forward, I guess as we are, we just do. There are no words, our lives changed forever, so we all continue to deal with the now and try not to think of the real devastation. We all keep busy, but when reality really hits I think when Christchurch is back up and running in its temporary form it will hit many of us more, but the saying is Christchurch will rise up and be a stronger, safer city and hopefully others will learn from our situation and in turn less devastation.

I don't know if any of you are on face book but a great link : http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/riseupchristchurch

^ I think that is beside the point, and be more respectful towards her, please. You dont even live in New Zealand and should not be making such comments. This is not PPR.

Theres been a vitriolic public attitude towards looting after the quake but Yikes, one poor guy is an Aspie with a compulsion to aquire light fittings. Seems he got 'banged about' getting arrested from what we have seen

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10709601

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christc ... ake-photos

Zen, you will always encounter people like Ruveyn on the internet; that is, people incompetent of demonstrating remorse. I attended a Church service to commemorate the one week anniversary of the quake.