[NTLK] Way OT: 7,500

[L.W. Brown]

What a tragedy for a beautiful CBD...

Sent from my ¡Brick...
;-]

On Jul 29, 2011, at 7:44, Tony Kan <tony.kan at clear.net.nz> wrote:

> Yeah, it's become a way of life over here.  Brings a new meaning to
> lifestyle choice.
> 
> Unfortunately a lot of people can't choose where they live while they wait
> for insurance assessors to decide whether or not they can rebuild, if they
> can't then they have to wait for the same insurers to pay up before they can
> find somewhere else to either buy or build.  Many landlords have started
> raising rents sensing that there is higher demand for rental properties, in
> some cases by 20%-25%.  The Mayor has accused them of looting in another
> form.
> 
> Some parts of the city still don't have functioning water supplies and
> sewage.  Mostly because continuing aftershocks keep redamaging something
> that has already been repaired.  Together with the aftershocks, it makes
> life pretty stressful.
> 
> Insurers are also slowing in their plans to rebuild as some have had to pay
> out three or four times already on the same buildings only to find they had
> to demolish them in the end.
> 
> Otherwise the city is getting on with life in the "new norm."
> 
> Most of the wealth producing parts of the city are in the suburbs so
> employment has dropped but is growing again.  All the professional services
> such as lawyers, accountants and business advisors were disrupted heavily
> when the CBD took most of the damage.  The CBD still remains cordoned off
> and is eerily dark at night because power hasn't been restored there and the
> army continues to keep looters away.  In effect, the city is like a donut
> with a huge whole in the middle.
> 
> Doctors report a higher than average number of people with stress related
> diseases such as Psoriasis, eczema, cold sores, insomnia, unseasonally
> higher incidences of colds and flus.
> 
> Apart from the loss of life, a lot of landmark and historical buildings have
> been destroyed, or earmarked for demolition.
> 
> Life can be challenging.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Tony Kan
> 
> Christchurch
> New Zealand
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [NTLK] Way OT: 7,500
> 
> 
> I just read that there have been 7,500 earthquakes in Christchurch NZ,
> average of 20 a day, since last September. Wow.
> 
> 
> 
> --sc
> 
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