Comments | persephone_20: Bloody weather

persephone_20

Bloody weather

Feb 24, 2011 08:57

Um... Christchurch people? Do you still have internet / home / life?

Edit:So here's what happens when you spend the first half of a day with your head in a book and the second half of a day at a swimming pool with your best friend and a 5-year-old. You miss things. Like tectonic plates shifting like hell under Christchurch ( Read more... )

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travisjhall February 24 2011, 07:16:06 UTC

Hey, breathe. People you know could have been hurt or homeless or worse, and there wasn't anything you could have done about it, and I don't believe a single one of them would have wanted you to experience distress over it.

Your friends will be fine, or they won't, and if they aren't you need to be ready to do what you can for them when the time comes. That means not reducing yourself to a puddle beforehand. By going about your day and having a good time, you've done what was best for them and for you, and you've done what friends would have wanted.

phfa February 24 2011, 09:14:48 UTC

It's pretty shit. And actually the warning for the 'coming earthquake' weren't related to this one at all. They're still worried about the Alpine fault which is still building pressure. This fault line was one no one knew about and is directly underneath us which is why it's so bad here, and why the West Coast hasn't sunk entirely into the ocean. That's still coming...

isabelle_tea February 26 2011, 05:57:16 UTC

This is selfish, I know that...
I'm glad that I don't know any-one there.
I cried watching the footage of the fallen buildings and interviews, I think I would still be in bed hiding if I had any more of a connection with the area...
It's like a less horrible version of Marysborough*...
"I've been there, that's not supposed to happen!"

*the place we were married (thus more attachment) and burned in the fires.

micheinnz March 4 2011, 19:02:52 UTC

I'm from Christchurch and I lost it crying in public (which I never do) when I saw the Cathedral with its spire fallen down on a screen at the university.

It's okay for you to not have known immediately. It's okay. Really.

persephone_20 March 5 2011, 00:34:32 UTC

*snuggles* I had an emotional moment when I saw the picture of it. I can't imagine seeing the real thing having fallen :(

I'm glad that you are alright.