tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post2239537233412578574..comments2023-11-04T00:14:27.505+13:00Comments on Four Paws and Whiskers: Five year quake anniversary and a "Construction Boom" for ChristchurchFi from Four Paws and Whiskershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-3037534265437886962015-09-02T06:48:21.476+12:002015-09-02T06:48:21.476+12:00Thank you GB...yes it packed a lot in one post.......Thank you GB...yes it packed a lot in one post.... But you know what it's like when there has been a blog drought. It felt good to care enough to write it.... All I can say it is unsettling, sad, disorientating, and sometimes incredibly interesting and exciting. Napier is a good reminder of their post earthquake reinvention. It turned out ok.... And when you return, it is the people that will ground you, even if there are changes again.....Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-80105957172940449422015-09-02T06:41:27.870+12:002015-09-02T06:41:27.870+12:00Yes it's hard to believe... Time forges on. B...Yes it's hard to believe... Time forges on. But it's been a vivid, memorable journey that will remain in my memory more than other blocks in my life. Calm is good. The earth being steady is good. Progress in the rebuild is good. It feels like everything is measured on that scale. Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-56333994898699254892015-09-02T04:32:44.363+12:002015-09-02T04:32:44.363+12:00Well it's taken me several days on and off and...Well it's taken me several days on and off and a lot of follow ups getting through this. It's strange looking at it almost dispassionately now because all I have is memories and the new city would be totally alien to me if I were to arrive there. Your post has made me consider quite a lot of personal things too. Napier has changed since I lived there. How will I feel when I (hopefully) am able to return. I'll have no home and no car. Will I still belong? So how you must feel having everything familiar taken away from you is beyond my comprehension. I know that that is not the first time I've said that in relation to the last 5 years either.<br /><br />I hope that one day I will visit Christchurch again too. Time will tell.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-17607309818276228282015-09-01T19:16:40.611+12:002015-09-01T19:16:40.611+12:00Five years ?Five years ?Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905037014736070475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-9892649260766044902015-08-30T19:18:43.587+12:002015-08-30T19:18:43.587+12:00even in l'il old Rangiora....even in l'il old Rangiora....Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-78619806211745192282015-08-30T19:17:22.168+12:002015-08-30T19:17:22.168+12:00I'm not sure bravery was the reason... but job...I'm not sure bravery was the reason... but jobs, property, family, friends... all too good to abandon!Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-18753571972126022492015-08-29T20:48:23.743+12:002015-08-29T20:48:23.743+12:00So many awesome changes and additions!So many awesome changes and additions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-7692765900766224432015-08-29T19:00:35.768+12:002015-08-29T19:00:35.768+12:00I still admire the courage and bravery of everyone...I still admire the courage and bravery of everyone who decided to stay - I don't think I would have been able to, the shock and trauma and fear of a repeat would have been too much for me.<br />Is it really five years? Incredible how quickly they have gone by.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com