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Post by jack on Feb 22, 2011 3:16:24 GMT -6
Gidday Our second largest city, Christchurch, has been hit by a third large earthquake since September 4. Death toll already 65 but expected to go up to between 200 and 400. Many people trapped. The city really needs all the prayers they can get. www.3news.co.nz/ |
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Post by Rita on Feb 22, 2011 8:41:21 GMT -6
Jack I was just reading this .. I am so sorry  Well thoughts to everyone down in your area. Such a sad thing to happen! your area has really had a lot of misfortune the last year! |
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Post by ChileFarmer on Feb 22, 2011 9:00:17 GMT -6
Jack, already on our prayer list. Been watching the news. It looks really bad. CF
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2011 9:03:59 GMT -6
Yes my Brother, our prayers are headed your way....we feel so bad for you country havin all these deasasters(sp) over this last year jack, let us know we how can help. |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Feb 22, 2011 12:04:57 GMT -6
Jack I have been watching this and hope you and yours are Ok, Prayers coming at you from Minnesota, and everyone here as well, your poor country has had more than it's fill of disasters, and as Cavey says, if there is anyway we can help, ask Bro, we'll try to do what we can from afar
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Post by spuds on Feb 22, 2011 17:35:19 GMT -6
Prayers sent Jack.
Geeze you guys have been hit hard lately,wow!
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Post by jack on Feb 23, 2011 3:48:01 GMT -6
Gidday
Well my poor bloody son up in Christchurch.
He was at work when the quake hit, he checked his family was O.K. then finished work, went hoome to no power or other survices on, said good night to his family changed into his Fireman's gear and went out to work rescuing people from the CTV building all night, got home at 8am thismorning, changed into his suit and went to work. All day coordinating the moving of bodies in town and finally got home at 8.30 this evening rang us to say all is O.K. and headed for a cold bath and bed for the first time since early yeasterday morning.
Over 36 hours on the go without a break and only time he even stopped to eat was about lunchtime today when his wife had taken him something to eat as he had not had his lunch yesterday before the quake hit.
That is a long stressful day aint it?
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Post by Penny on Feb 23, 2011 6:14:44 GMT -6
Sending Thoughts and Prayers.
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Post by Rita on Feb 23, 2011 6:33:52 GMT -6
your son must be quite a great man .. I am very happy your family is safe! Well thoughts still going out to all the other families
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2011 16:53:50 GMT -6
Good Lord jack, we feel so sorry for y'all. Please let us know how we can help.....lt may not be much, but i'll do the best i can.
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Feb 23, 2011 18:52:03 GMT -6
When I first heard about this on the news, I immediately thought about you Jack and your family. Glad to hear you guys are all right. So much damage and destruction.
Prayers coming from Texas as well. Gotta pray for our family members, no matter where in the world you are located.
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Post by jack on Feb 23, 2011 19:36:07 GMT -6
Gidday Good Lord jack, we feel so sorry for y'all. Please let us know how we can help.....lt may not be much, but i'll do the best i can. Thanks for that mate. We are a small country and we are in reccession and the costs of this look like they will be enormous. I have heard one estimate at 16 billion but the damage to the economy is just going to be staggering. I really don't know what you can do but they are asking for donations, but from what I have read you people are as bad off as we are. I do wish, though, to make my most sincere thanks to your country known as the have already got teams of helpers on the way if they aren't here already. It has been humbling to see what assistance has been offered from all around the world, but nothing can bring back the lives that have been lost. What is even worse is the thought that some so called experts have been saying that tthe way these quakes have happened seem to be setting up for an even bigger one, possible near Wellington, our capital city, or somewhere down our alpine fault which may be even more widespread damage that what we have had. Heaven only knows. |
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Post by lucy on Feb 24, 2011 1:28:16 GMT -6
Prayers, Prayers and more prayers being sent. So sorry to read all this. Glad your fam. is ok and pray your son gets some rest. Sounds like one helluva man.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Feb 24, 2011 6:00:53 GMT -6
Jack, I hope help has arrived, and I do hope not only our people come to help, but our government too. Seriously, we help all these countries that would as soon see all of us dead, so, I think it's only right to help a beautiful country like yours, who to my knowledge, has never done anything to Us, but lend a hand. now, for a really embarrassing statement on OUR YOUTHA_CKLAND
NEW ZEALANDNow, those are the letters that was ON THE BOARD of the game show Jeopardy Last night, It is their TEEN CHAMPION competition...They were completely stumped  a Very sad testament to both Our youth, and the education they are receiving |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2011 19:22:50 GMT -6
Amen phil  |
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Post by strongtower9 on Feb 25, 2011 13:42:36 GMT -6
Praying for them !!
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Post by jack on Feb 27, 2011 3:02:55 GMT -6
Gidday
Thanks you jokers. Your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated.
Even the nearly 1000 portable chemical toilets, that your country has sent, because life still has to go on.
Death toll now 147 but expected to rise to at least 200.
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Well thoughts to everyone down in your area. Such a sad thing to happen! 
