Glad you and yours are okay. You folks were the first thing I thought of when I
heard the news. Do you think Andrew had anything to do with it? A slumbering
Thor woke up and swatted with his hammer, uncognizant of the fact Andrew had
already "left the building?"
--Bob
On Feb 22, 2011, at 4:09 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> 24 hours before the latest heavy shake I was in Christchurch at the funeral
> of an old friend. Then I drove 500 km south with a 4x4 full of stuff ...
> That
> was Monday.
>
> Earthquake was 12.55 noon Tuesday.
>
> I was due back there to open up a house for a furniture mover to take my
> piano, electronic organ and some other furniture items south, on
> Wednesday pm (tomorrow) or Thursday am. Now I am unable to check if
> the building has or has not collapsed and my stuff is OK; the phones in that
> suburb are out, and I can not contact my old neighbours in this exact
> locality.
>
> My previous family home on the hill above has apparently lost several large
> windows that face the city and mountains, and one wall with a chimney has
> suffered damage. Don't have any more detail.
>
> All my 6 family members, and all friends that I have heard about, are
> undamaged, BUT the old Van Asch homestead that was the centre of the
> motel complex of my middle brother Ian, has collapsed. Google "Country
> Glen Lodge, Bealey Avenue" that should bring up its former glory ( I have
> not tried this myself (ie, don't try this at home ... ), but I do know he has
> a
> site).
>
> At least one friend with a lovely double brick bed and breakfast place in the
> City Centre, has her place trashed by this last big shake; but she is OK.
>
> Brian Swale.
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