Did the earth move for you, Darling?
Originally uploaded by Mr Reasonable.
I have lived here for over 3 years now and I will never, NEVER, get used to my house shaking. About 5 minutes ago [Tuesday, December 13 2005 at 9:09 pm NZ Time], whilst eating a very late dinner (having decided to put the kids to bed first and try and have a quiet meal for a change), a little shudder moved through our place, followed by a wee shunt and a grumble. Now Mrs R, who for many years lived and worked in Napier, does not even blink but carries on talking/eating/watching TV.
She once told me that unless something fell on her she didn't even bother getting out of bed in Napier. I am the opposite. I am not happy with the earth shaking. It isn't natural. Well it is, but you know what I mean. The earth is meant to be solid and people shouldn't live in places that aren't.
Welly is such a fine city but why did you have to build it on a fault line? I am told "it'll never happen" but we have a nice disaster kit with water and food just in case. It is safely stored in water tight boxes under the house.....hey, it just occurred to me that putting the emergency supplies underneath the thing that will fall on them should an emergency occur, isn't very smart - in fact about as smart as building a city on a fault line really. Still, it'll never happen, right? And the coffee here is too good to leave. She'll be alright. Right?
Oh yes. For a split second I thought I was falling over, but then the housemade an audible rattle and I knew it was a 'quake...
ReplyDeleteThere was a quake? Really? WOW!
ReplyDeleteAWW I love quakes!!
Quakes provide a nice reminder not to take things for granted, even the very ground we stand on...
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely right Brena! Still, can't worry about these things. What will be, will be - just deal with the now and be ready for the later so you can kick it in the butt when it comes.
ReplyDeleteYes when the earth opens up and swallows us whole we wont hurt for long and there's not much point in worrying about it happening because if it doesn't a huge super-volcano like Lake Taupo will vapourise us with liquid rock and the super heated acid gasses will dissolve our lungs as we writhe in pain. But only for a few seconds. Then there's always a meteorite heading our way at any given time ready to create a nuclear winter in which we'll all die of extreme cold and starvation if the lava from the sky or tsunami doesn't get you first.
ReplyDeleteAnd you were worried about a little earthquake?
Ahhhh wax on wax off Mr R-sun...
Yikes Brena, but you forgot to mention the killer chickens..... they're everywhere.....they can't fly but they know how to open doors.....
ReplyDeleteOMG they really are after me *looks over shoulder, reaches for shotgun*
ReplyDeleteAhhh, here they come.....hold on a second.....*takes a few steps back, lines up target, runs* KICK......FLYING FEATHERY FOOTBALL. Easy. Problem solved.
ReplyDeleteMeh, I think i'd be more worried about the tsunami that apparently could hit us!!
ReplyDeleteLiving high up on a hill has its benefits!
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