h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Here we go again

A 5.5 magnitude aftershock rattled and rocked my house at 1pm today. Then at 2.20pm a 6.0 hit us.

I was working from home, so at least I was 30km+ away from the epicentre. I've spent the rest of the afternoon next door, sharing hugs, cups of tea and conversation about anything but earthquakes.

How are you Rod?

Fb

Glad to hear you come through again, heard this on the news and immediately thought of you

Thanks Heleloo

Goodness, that's what I need - heaps of hugs...

Trouble is I'm wise to it all now and am sitting here waiting for more aftershocks There always seem to be a flurry after a bigger one. There have been quite a few in the 3's but we don't feel them here, so I'm hoping for heaps of that magnitude and none over 4.5

I can't imagine what you and your neighbours and townsfolk are going through but we are thinking about you.

Of course after I wrote about the size of preferred aftershocks, we got a 5.0 and a series of 4's

Rattle 'n' roll

Fb

it can't fit in a quantas plane, it's too big - but a mega size on it's way

Hi FB

I think i forgot to post my reply to you.

Just to tell you how horrified i was at the second one, and also that I hope you are well. thatk goodness you do not live in CChurch.

With affection

AlsoRan80
"Christiane"
Thursday 16th June 2011 8.16 BST

Thank you Prof and AlsoRan80
Those shakes on Monday have been upgraded to 5.6 and 6.3... the same size as the February 22nd quake.
A few in the 4s today, but at least I'm out of the city for the weekend.

Glad you're ok.

Hello Frencbean,
Sorry for being late - I've just come across this thread while wondering how you're keeping.

We're OK thanks. Still getting the shakes now & then but coping pretty well - but we weren't in Chch for any of 'em, luckily.

Doglette seems to be getting used to them, she's not giving us warnings at the moment, except for the bigger ones.

All sorts of stories come out (if I could bring them all to mind...) such as an acquaintance who was wanting to move house, sold hers, went for the new one & couldn't get insurance. Considering there are so many people looking for houses here, that's nothing short of incredible! It was a week or so before the situation eased.



Anyway, when you visit us again, give us an update eh?

and in the meantime,

Hi fb, Well another letter to you. !!

Do I have to sign out/off, I have just had to retgister a second time. Even with my rejuvenated brain I do not know how long i can keep remembering. !!

Do I have to sign off every time i come to this site@

With affection
AlsoRan80

Friday 29th July 2011 19.35 BST
Could you let me know before you go to sleep/work?

Christiane, I never sign out.

<Websailor

Hi Websailor
I have just had to do it a third time!!

But there is life in me yet and I shall continue.
Just hope I can remember my password.

Good to hear from you and thank you for helping me.

with affectionChristiane
AlsoRan80
19.50 BST 29/07/2011

Hello Christiane, I haven't noticed you around for a while, I hope you're well.

Personally, I rarely sign out deliberately - but if I switch the 'puter off for any reason, doing that automatically signs me out...

Can't remember, but isn't there a little box that that you can tick to say 'remember me on this computer' (or something similar) ?

Christiane! Do you use Microsoft Word or another word processor? If so, you could always type your password into a document and save it with a title like h2pwd.