Thread: You know you're from Chch when..............

Originally Posted by RobHay

I pity you

Come on guys, play nice. I don't want to have to bang your heads together...................

Originally Posted by jimbo110

Come on guys, play nice. I don't want to have to bang your heads together...................

to hell with them, I am canceling my subcription, it seems some here are not worth even talking too. Might as well as if an opinion differs from the certain mob on here they take the **** out of people.
This is a one sided forum, if you disagree they gang up.
not the forum it used to be, it's gone down hill because of a minority. To hell with it.
Can't seem to find the cancel subscription button.
the the rat pac have it to themselves.
And as I always say it's not worth complaining, because NO ONE ****IN LISTENS - theythink they all know better.

MODS CANCEL MY ACCOUNT, I DO NOT WANT TO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOT.

Originally Posted by digger

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A doorway is the safest place to be during a quake. Eat, sleep and work in doorways.

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What do you do for a smoko?

Are there special smoking laws for Christchurch or can you still smoke in doors?

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

What do you do for a smoko?

Are there special smoking laws for Christchurch or can you still smoke in doors?

it was hammerd in to me, smallest room in the house is best. at least you would have water

I know of a couple of mates that departed NZ permanently for Australia (that are still there now) after the Edgecumbe earthquake of '87. I wonder how many of the 65,000 that've left Christchurch of late are planning a similar move?

The post above about Port Adelaide was funny as it reminded me of my bogan lifestyle back then in Edgecumbe and surrounds. I was actually lined up in a cue at the Post Office along with 20 or so others to draw my dole cheque when the first shock of three hit. All the 1970's building shook, windows shattered out the back, the money carts rolled across the floor behind the tellers, display stands fall over, all and sundry took flight for shelter in doorways...



...except those of us in the cue, we were not budging to give up our place in the dole cue for no-one or nothing...


...then the power went out and we had to go away anyway empty handed. Looking back though, it is interesting to think about the attitude of the day was to hold ones place in the dole cue rather than save ones butt in a doorway.

There was an Aussie Doctor who was attending the convention in Christchurch interviewed on ABC radio.
He said that he was always told the safest place to be in an earthquake was in a doorway so that's where he headed.
He said it was a great place to be 'till the other 200 or so people who thought the safest place to be would be was outside ran right over the top of him.