I heard about this and immediately thought of you, berti. Stay safe, my friend. This is horrible news.

why can't i frontpage.. is that a two point trick? DAMN IT

thanks Issy ♥

It takes 3 power points to frontpage a Sift Talk or blog post, which I don't have. However I will *promote it, and throw in a *quality for good measure.

I hope you and your friends and family are safe, bert. Take care. >> ^berticus:

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Many thanks KP. Everyone I know in ChCh is currently safe.

I'm doing what I can to hold my hand over you, but I'm only one God-King.

I hope you will bear through this and as few as possible are hurt.

Whoa. Terrible news. I wish you all the best and hope all of you find relief.

Be safe, berticus.

Take care and stay safe berticus.

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Us antipodeans are just getting slammed this year. Be safe Berticus and other Kiwi Sifters.

thanks everyone, big ♥

man,i cant even imagine what it must be like.
glad your ok bert..stay that way my friend and keep us posted.

Glad you are OK. I'd be curious to hear more about your experience, if you've got the time.

What an unfortunate name for a town...

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to finish packing for my trip to MohammedMosque, Utah.

I live in Wellington, north of Christchurch by about 300km (~190 miles), and we felt the quake here. I feel that it would be impertinent of me to try and do justice to what has happened to the city, given that I haven't directly experienced the devastation. All the footage I have seen has been horrific, except for the poignant shots of people being rescued from beneath rubble.

This is a picture of Christchurch moments after the quake hit: http://i.imgur.com/0vZbD.jpg

The ground acceleration was measured at the force of gravity. There are some truly impressive and terrifying pictures and videos of the destruction. The entire city is going to have to be rebuilt.

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

Glad you are OK. I'd be curious to hear more about your experience, if you've got the time.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/02/earthquake-in-new-zealand/100013/#img31