Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-0966BA.21300522022011
@dynamic-24-42-201-193.knology.net:

> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> "Lyndon Watson" > wrote in message
>> news:abf945a1-f4e8-4b4d-9129-957fecc91c14
@o30g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
>> On Feb 21, 7:21 pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
>> > On Feb 20, 4:45 pm, Lyndon Watson > wrote:
>> > > I've just had lunch. I had a leftover roast chicken, just one side
of
>> > > the breast left. I'm not all that fond of breast meat, and this one
>> > > was rather dry,
>> >
>> > Cube or shred and toss into a vegetable soup.
>>
>> Yes, I've done that before, but this time I fancied the salad as
>> well. I'll know better next time.
>>
>> For anyone who's interested, I've survived today's earthquake (or I
>> should say the biggest of today's earthquakes) with no damage except a
>> smoke alarm that fell off the wall and broke. But at least dozens of
>> people are dead in the central city, with more to come after they've
>> got into a completely collapsed office building that had about 200
>> people in it, and dug out a couple of buses that were squashed by
>> falling buildings.
>>
>> ---
>> Wow! Scary stuff.
>
> Death toll is confirmed at 65, expected to rise as they dig the people
> out that Lyndon mentioned.
>
> My whole family is in Christchurch -- they're all fine, although there's
> no power, water or phone in my mother's house, and extensive damage to
> my sister's.
>
> My husband is there teaching for the day. He's stranded overnight and
> staying with colleagues, and will be leaving on the 8am bus.
>



I've spoken to quite a few Queenslanders today, most of whom are still a
bit shell-shocked from the floods, cyclones, and continuing storms and
flooding that we are getting.... and to a person they have been 'knocked
for a six' about what is happening in Christchurch.

Seems the ANZAC's are being targetted for some 'special treatment'.


All Queenslanders thoughts are with our Tasman cousins.



--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

"As we weep for what we have lost, and as we grieve for family and friends
and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who
we are.

We are Queenslanders.

We're the people that they breed tough, north of the border.

We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again."