blueshoes
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Post by blueshoes on Apr 29, 2017 22:22:57 GMT 10
I tried finding a thread on here about the aftermath but there doesn't seem to be one.
Did you live through it?
What was it like? What helped (and didn't)?
Have you found a good writeup anywhere?
I suspect Kiwi culture might be more similar to Aussie culture than the US... is it?
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ygidorp
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Post by ygidorp on May 1, 2017 23:31:05 GMT 10
I have mates in NZ, and second hand info I know, but I understand it was fairly dicey in the immediate aftermath. To the point one of my mates gave his then wife his .223 rifle and told her to cover him while he checked a wrecked nearby corner store for food and water. The in-laws also survived for quite a while using pot belly heater for cooking, and had a portaloo for ages. They also survived for quite a while on bottled water. That said, order was largely maintained, and the NZDF was mobilised to assist with immediate repairs. So society is sometimes more resilient than we give it credit for.  |
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Post by selfsufficient on May 2, 2017 2:11:39 GMT 10
A friend of mine has just moved back to the suburbs of Christchurch. His house which was rented out at the time was destroyed by the quake. NZ has a major insurance policy to help out with Earthquakes, so he had an extremely quick settlement. He waited a few months until people left the area and things calmed down, then purchased a better house for a cheaper price in one of the older suburbs with good bedrock.
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ygidorp
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Post by ygidorp on May 2, 2017 12:15:21 GMT 10
The parents-in-law had to wait quite a long time until after the quakes for settlement, I believe.
Incidentally, housing prices in the surviving suburbs got a major spike after the quake.
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fei
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Post by fei on May 5, 2017 13:50:19 GMT 10
The in-laws also survived for quite a while using pot belly heater for cooking, and had a portaloo for ages. They also survived for quite a while on bottled water. I remember one of my rellies saying they had a portaloo at the end of the street (for use by the whole street) for over a month after the main quake. Also no running water for a few weeks, although electricity and gas were fine. One other aunt's place was unaffacted apart from a cracked wall, however the neighbour's place collapsed soon after, and the decision was made to demolish all places around them due to subsidence. She was more than happy to get the insurance, meaning she could leave and move closer to her kids in Auckland. |
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