Still about 10 pages behind - just have had the time or energy to catch up at the moment. This earthquake has created a lot of work for us - someone asked what I do a good few pages back and I realised I didn't say but I work in IT so we have been working with our clients to get their IT systems back up again. Some clients are needing to work remotely due to difficult access to their buildings, some are having to relocate completely and for some, their staff are flatly refusing to work in the tower blocks too far from the ground.
I'm sure this is keeping you very busy. I was the one who asked.
I got brave today and visited a client briefly in the city (right in Cathedral Square for those that know Christchurch) and the city is like a war zone. While I was at this particular client, the found a gap in the floor between the two original buildings (now combined into one) that is now about 12" wide - under the freaking carpet! I couldn't leave fast enough! On leaving, my workmate and I ended up taking a different stair well out (lifts are off limits in the city due to aftershocks) and we ended up in a warren at the bottom of the building. We followed all the emergency exit signs and ended up in an alley that had "emergency police do not cross" tape across the entrance - there was no way back for us - we had to simply go under the two lots of tape to get back to the street! A little unsettling? Heck yes!
Scary. I don't blame all those people who don't want to work in their buildings--it sounds like they might have the right idea until all those hidden cracks are found.
I'm with you Steffy, we don't care which dining rooms for which nights, so long as we are with Disfriends
Sorry for your loss!
Have a safe trip!
We have Tracy too - met her on the EBPC and she was lovely so asked for her this time when we booked with Dreams.
Not a tornado but it looks like an earthquake struck and made a mess - thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it - just not sure how long I can continue using it for
Use it all long as the aftershocks continue.
We are fine. Standing joke here is we are shaken but not stirred and this city really rocks! Our new greeting is - hey, what's shaking!?
Check out
this animation of the earthquakes. Radio this morning said we have had 355 aftershocks and that doesn't include todays ones.
We have experienced this also - we get mistaken for Brits - still could be worse, they might think we are Australians
The supermarket I read is a good option for cheap lunches and there are also many takeaway places that would be much cheaper than that. The market is also recommended for cheaper food.
He technically wasn't completely naked, he was wearing flip flops
Byeeeeeeee, take care, see you soon.....
See you in Barcelonia
Have a wonderful time and see you in Barcelona 
Rome is such a beautiful place 
