tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post7332112133595453682..comments2023-11-04T00:14:27.505+13:00Comments on Four Paws and Whiskers: Reflections on ChristchurchFi from Four Paws and Whiskershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-64116250148495706442016-04-16T01:20:38.961+12:002016-04-16T01:20:38.961+12:00Not living through it I was surprised to think it ...Not living through it I was surprised to think it was 5 years ago.<br /><br />Those before and after photos are very telling.<br /><br />So glad you have had some good things going on through it all :-)Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-2813163136330901562016-02-22T19:30:14.331+13:002016-02-22T19:30:14.331+13:00Given the geological situation of NZ, it is realis...Given the geological situation of NZ, it is realistic to expect no end to the quakes anytime soon (and by "soon" I mean millions of years - a blink in geological terms).<br />And given the scale and frequency of the quakes, it comes close to a miracle that not more people have died. 185 is still 185 too many, but compared with the more than 19.000 victims of the 2011 quake in Japan, one really can't help but wonder how anyone can cope with such catastrophes. We humans are a tough species...<br /><br />Glad to know you had such a good summer! I always like your posts from the other "side" of the world (not that our planet really has "sides", but you know what I mean) :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467044113128246688.post-22957789049245855802016-02-21T17:34:13.585+13:002016-02-21T17:34:13.585+13:00I thought of you all when you had a nasty jolt rec...I thought of you all when you had a nasty jolt recently. We were holidaying in California and were very dismayed to read the news on the Herald internet page. Californian people we spoke to understood. They too live with shaking every now and then.<br />Kia Kaha Christchurch - we are with you!merinzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950053039147788819noreply@blogger.com