Earthquake in New Zealand
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...........did you feel the earth move......
Hi Guys,
Bit sleepless night here and another 6.6 at lunchtime today
They dont call New Zealand the "Shakey Isles" for nothing
All OK for ours and Gavs families, we are south of the center of the issue
State highway 1 that goes from the bottom (Bluff) of NZ to the top (Cape Reinga) is smashed to bits where it follows the coast about 100KM north of Christchurch
We have an inter-islander roll on roll off transport ferry that goes between the North and South Islands but both ends of the terminals (Picton in the south and Wellington in the north) are toast so there are two ships with people on them in the harbours that cannot get off yet
Have to get the wharf sorted before the ship can tie up
Bit of a mess
was a 2M tidal surge along the east coast last night
Bunch of the guys from work were evacuated from their homes at 01:00 AM and only allowed back at 07:00 this morning
One is stuck in the top half of the island and cant get home
One of our other guys was in a paragliding accident in Queenstown at the weekend and has a broken back in Dunedin hospital at the moment
So things are a little bit subdued at the moment
Report later
Thanks for the thoughts guys
Steve
Bit sleepless night here and another 6.6 at lunchtime today
They dont call New Zealand the "Shakey Isles" for nothing
All OK for ours and Gavs families, we are south of the center of the issue
State highway 1 that goes from the bottom (Bluff) of NZ to the top (Cape Reinga) is smashed to bits where it follows the coast about 100KM north of Christchurch
We have an inter-islander roll on roll off transport ferry that goes between the North and South Islands but both ends of the terminals (Picton in the south and Wellington in the north) are toast so there are two ships with people on them in the harbours that cannot get off yet
Have to get the wharf sorted before the ship can tie up
Bit of a mess
was a 2M tidal surge along the east coast last night
Bunch of the guys from work were evacuated from their homes at 01:00 AM and only allowed back at 07:00 this morning
One is stuck in the top half of the island and cant get home
One of our other guys was in a paragliding accident in Queenstown at the weekend and has a broken back in Dunedin hospital at the moment
So things are a little bit subdued at the moment
Report later
Thanks for the thoughts guys
Steve
You have been in my thoughts as well as many on this site, you are after all, family.
Stay Well boys. heh there bro
ThumperNZ
Well Known Member
Yes, we're OK. It was the longest earthquake I have experienced in my 68 yrs, 3 mins. We didn't have any damage, but it was really shaking us, even 250 miles away. Lucky the '61 which was on the 4 post lift, was lowered before it happened. The aftershocks are as bad as some significant quakes, so hope it settles down soon. Good old Mother Earth shrugging her shoulders.
Yup we are all good folks. left town and travelling for work.
As Steve mentioned our main arterial route to and from Christchurch back to the North Island is completely screwed and going to be a very long time before it is open again. This also includes the main rail line as well running through the Kaikoura coast line.
Here are a few pics
Gav
As Steve mentioned our main arterial route to and from Christchurch back to the North Island is completely screwed and going to be a very long time before it is open again. This also includes the main rail line as well running through the Kaikoura coast line.
Here are a few pics
Gav
OMG.This is horrible!!!!
Got up early and was on Fox News when I saw this. Ran into the computer and checked Steve and Lynette's facebook page and Lynette had already posted she was safe!!!! That was a real relief.
Can't believe how the train tracks were all moved off their road bed!!!! Looking at the pictures, it seams to me that it will take years to get the road and train tracks back to service. All that overfill(?) that came down off the mountains is massive!!!
Steve.....earlier Candy and I were talking about coming over. I still regret missing the trip in 2014. Guess now....we'll wait for the reconstructive effort to be completed.
We have you all in our prayers!
Got up early and was on Fox News when I saw this. Ran into the computer and checked Steve and Lynette's facebook page and Lynette had already posted she was safe!!!! That was a real relief.
Can't believe how the train tracks were all moved off their road bed!!!! Looking at the pictures, it seams to me that it will take years to get the road and train tracks back to service. All that overfill(?) that came down off the mountains is massive!!!
Steve.....earlier Candy and I were talking about coming over. I still regret missing the trip in 2014. Guess now....we'll wait for the reconstructive effort to be completed.
We have you all in our prayers!
Makes my flood seem like child's play...massive on every scale the way the earth is moved. There will be a lot of equipment thrown at these repairs. Glad you all are ok.
Makes building a wall in Mexico look like childs play eh
Im sure there is room for a rock crusher over here Dave
Phil, We still have airports, and other roads and trains, just not in that part of the island
There are some pics of a reef off the coast at Kaikoura (where the rail and road issues are) that show the reef that was 3-5M under water now 2M above water
Steve
Im sure there is room for a rock crusher over here Dave
Phil, We still have airports, and other roads and trains, just not in that part of the island
There are some pics of a reef off the coast at Kaikoura (where the rail and road issues are) that show the reef that was 3-5M under water now 2M above water
Steve
I saw the news with the cows and calf on there elevated island, I thought they were playing a round of golf at Pebble Beach !!
Phil, in relation to the over burden etc, The Kiwi's are a pretty industrious lot, won't be that long and that will all be fixed, give em 12 months once it settles down.
Phil, in relation to the over burden etc, The Kiwi's are a pretty industrious lot, won't be that long and that will all be fixed, give em 12 months once it settles down.
Just speaking of the landslides. You take a couple of 6 cubic yard excavators and six 40 ton Artic trucks coupled with a short haul to a dump site working 24/7 the material could be moved from the roads pictured in a week. The problem is stabilizing the rest of the hill that collapsed. That depends on the type of material involved. Still a major project to be completed in a short time.
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Steve, has any of this affected your work ,able to get to store's ect!!! What a mess!!!
Logistics Crusher!!!
Look at all the sections and railroad tracks that are left. They are so short between fallen dirt and rocks. You can put dozers and trucks in there but no way to haul everything out. Looks like you would have to start at each end and work your way to the middle. Looks like it would take a LONG time!!!
Yep, I figured no dumping in ocean. If the spoils are allowed to be placed in the valleys up the hills, the project would go faster than you think. We move over 600 cubic yards per hour when stripping the clay off the top of a quarry. That's with a 4.2cy excavator and three 40 ton artic trucks. Like Phil says, you start at each end. You back the empty trucks in as the loaded trucks go out, passing each other on the road. The time the job takes is directly related to a short haul as I said in post #15. A longer haul requires more trucks. They may have to use regular dump trucks due to the roads not being designed for the weight of the artic trucks. The govt will throw a lot of money at this to get the roads back open I would think. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get done.
Logistics....not sure what that means, bit I think it happens most days around here...
Logistics....not sure what that means, bit I think it happens most days around here...
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Our Government can some times be accused of only throwing money at a problem after the need for the money has passed
But you are correct it can be done, they are talking about 2 months to get the road passable again.
In the mean time rail freight will have to go via sea
Steve
But you are correct it can be done, they are talking about 2 months to get the road passable again.
In the mean time rail freight will have to go via sea
Steve