Earthquake
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Yeah it sure is, utter destruction. All I can say is thank fuck the epicentre wasn't directly underneath a city - that would level just about any building.
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I can reliably say there's flooding fucken everywhere at the moment. With tragedy there's always those stories in adversity that restore your faith that maybe there is a higher being watching us.....
mine was the news that 400 litres of beer that I brewed with a bunch of mates was completely unharmed.
How that story didn't appear on 3 news is beyond me. I blame Hilarys departure.
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@Chris-B. said in Earthquake:
Would have been interesting times if Wellington had been flattened with a big storm following on its heels.
As it is, I see the Stats NZ building has had a floor collapse - nobody in it because the CBD buildings are still closed pending engineering reports etc, but had that been during the day with people at work...
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@Godder The glass on highrises in NZ isn't really all that flash which is a real worry in a quake. A glazier gave me the run down on it a few years ago and said keep an eye out in the news and you'll notice in Wellington there's a lot of issues with it. He was right, in fact a sheet fell two stories off a building I'm working on , fortunately it happened on a sunday otherwise one of us would have been underneath it. I shudder to think what a major earthquake means to a glass front highrise in Wellington
For example
Glass balcony sheets fall from Wellington high rise
Heavy glass sheets have fallen off an apartment building in central Wellington - and it's not the first it has happened on the high rise.
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@Chris-B. said in Earthquake:
Not something that will inspire a great deal of confidence in other people who have to work in those Wellington City buildings!
In my younger years at Vic Uni I did a project on how prepared Wellington is for a big earthquake. I can't remember exactly but something like half the buildings in the CBD will not stand up to a big Earthquake. Courtney Place was particularly bad with old buildings. That was a long time ago now so I'm sure things have improved a bit, but without a doubt there will still be buildings not up to standard.
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@No-Quarter the standards were raised a few years back, the Cuba st end in particular has building that might not be worth strengthening and Wellington population of hipsters could be decimated in a decent quake.
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@No-Quarter Plenty of the buildings having issues are actually quite new. The GCSB one in Pipitea is only a few years old and is apparently a mess. The Defence HQ was built to EQ standards on rubber base foundations but that seems to mean it also gets a sway going that continues well after the shake and makes a real mess inside.
I used to work in the State Insurance Bldg (Darth Vaders Pencil Case) and that sways like crazy in the wind. I've felt a few shakes in there but this one would have been scary as.
The new BNZ bldg and the Stats Bldg are both down at the Port on reclaimed land that just doesn't seem up to it (although the biggest problem they had in 2013 with the BNZ one was the design of the false roof. Not enough holding the ceiling panels in place and they all crashed down wrecking everything).
I have also been in some '70s buildings in Welly that are solid as fuck. In that style it seems you head to the stairwell as that is by far the most structurally sound piece and is likely to remain standing even if everything else comes down. -
@Crucial said in Earthquake:
I have also been in some '70s buildings in Welly that are solid as fuck. In that style it seems you head to the stairwell as that is by far the most structurally sound piece and is likely to remain standing even if everything else comes down.
Just be careful with that. A lot of stairwells were not designed for seismic drift during the earthquakes and wound up collapsing in Christchurch.
Notable example: Forsyth Barr
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/7079907/Engineers-finally-able-to-access-Forsyth-BarrGive me a modern building over a 1970's building any day of the week please
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Rescuers have saved the cows. Locals are now planning a BBQ to celebrate.
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@nzzp said in Earthquake:
@Crucial said in Earthquake:
I have also been in some '70s buildings in Welly that are solid as fuck. In that style it seems you head to the stairwell as that is by far the most structurally sound piece and is likely to remain standing even if everything else comes down.
Just be careful with that. A lot of stairwells were not designed for seismic drift during the earthquakes and wound up collapsing in Christchurch.
Notable example: Forsyth Barr
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/7079907/Engineers-finally-able-to-access-Forsyth-BarrGive me a modern building over a 1970's building any day of the week please
I was talking to a guy yesterday who was home from work waiting for the engineers to give his building [transpower I think? I'll ask next time I see him]the all clear . It was built along similar lines to that ctv building and took a bit of a hiding in the last big one, he's hoping they decide its time to move their offices elsewhere.
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@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Rescuers have saved the cows and the locals are now enjoying a big BBQ.
If you want to troll a vegan today is your lucky day, check out the comments
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@jegga said in Earthquake:
@nzzp said in Earthquake:
@Crucial said in Earthquake:
I have also been in some '70s buildings in Welly that are solid as fuck. In that style it seems you head to the stairwell as that is by far the most structurally sound piece and is likely to remain standing even if everything else comes down.
Just be careful with that. A lot of stairwells were not designed for seismic drift during the earthquakes and wound up collapsing in Christchurch.
Notable example: Forsyth Barr
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/7079907/Engineers-finally-able-to-access-Forsyth-BarrGive me a modern building over a 1970's building any day of the week please
I was talking to a guy yesterday who was home from work waiting for the engineers to give his building [transpower I think? I'll ask next time I see him]the all clear . It was built along similar lines to that ctv building and took a bit of a hiding in the last big one, he's hoping they decide its time to move their offices elsewhere.
Don't just take our words for it, check it our for yourself:
it's a bit technical. OK, it's a lot technical... but it triggered rework on a number of buildings around the country (including one I spend time in)
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@jegga said in Earthquake:
@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Rescuers have saved the cows and the locals are now enjoying a big BBQ.
If you want to troll a vegan today is your lucky day, check out the comments
Well as any Wellingtonian will confirm travelling today is going to be hazardous so I'll have plenty of time in front of the computer. Sounds like fun.
I must say Cows and Sheep complete lack of intelligence and common sense helps me justify eating them.
Shame I also fucken love Bacon.....
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A couple of favourites so far, I see Willie The Waiter has joined in.
The small one, too old for veal?
Why bother? The cows are more free than they've ever been. They're not being manipulated by hormones, artificially inseminated, drained of milk daily by machines so you can have milk on your Weetbix. In the farm the calf and mother will be separated permanently in the near future, and the adults will get a bolt through the head so you can have your burger on the barbie. Where is your moral sesnse when these creatures experience daily distress within industrialised farming. Going vegan is the highest moral response you could make in this situation. Not hoping the creatures will be rescued so they can endure more torture for your dietary benefit.
Reply8 replies-251 hour ago
WillietheWaiter
MMMMMmmmmmm Burgers nom nom nom
Reply+11 hour ago
Georgie206
These are beef cows not dairy cows... You are quite misinformed on your comment there.
Reply+111 hour ago
Effectuality
The heart bleeds, mate. Just kidding; my burger does.
Reply+21 hour ago
Mahara Davis
Thumbs up fellow vegan! Truth not appreciated here. That's why they thumb down-Bad Conscience.
Reply1 reply055 minutes ago
Del Griffith
I want to thank you vegans for leaving more meat for the rest of us. -
@jegga said in Earthquake:
A couple of favourites so far, I see Willie The Waiter has joined in.
The small one, too old for veal?
Why bother? The cows are more free than they've ever been. They're not being manipulated by hormones, artificially inseminated, drained of milk daily by machines so you can have milk on your Weetbix. In the farm the calf and mother will be separated permanently in the near future, and the adults will get a bolt through the head so you can have your burger on the barbie. Where is your moral sesnse when these creatures experience daily distress within industrialised farming. Going vegan is the highest moral response you could make in this situation. Not hoping the creatures will be rescued so they can endure more torture for your dietary benefit.
Reply8 replies-251 hour ago
WillietheWaiter
MMMMMmmmmmm Burgers nom nom nom
Reply+11 hour ago
Georgie206
These are beef cows not dairy cows... You are quite misinformed on your comment there.
Reply+111 hour ago
Effectuality
The heart bleeds, mate. Just kidding; my burger does.
Reply+21 hour ago
Mahara Davis
Thumbs up fellow vegan! Truth not appreciated here. That's why they thumb down-Bad Conscience.
Reply1 reply055 minutes ago
Del Griffith
I want to thank you vegans for leaving more meat for the rest of us.
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@Godder said in Earthquake:
@Chris-B. said in Earthquake:
Would have been interesting times if Wellington had been flattened with a big storm following on its heels.
As it is, I see the Stats NZ building has had a floor collapse - nobody in it because the CBD buildings are still closed pending engineering reports etc, but had that been during the day with people at work...
My companies office in Wellington is closed pending a detailed Engineers report. The report yesterday showed the Elevators weren't able to work and the engineers want to have a better look at the basement and the support structures
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Just read about that Godder, you'd get chills if you worked on or below that floor!!
