Remember, Dave, this will make a great story someday. Like most great stories, it will much better in retrospect.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 5:05 PM, David Mann <d...@multisport.net.nz> wrote: > Good news, the water has been declared safe to drink. This is a big load off > my mind and makes life quite a lot easier. > > I nearly had a breakdown yesterday after an aftershock came through while I > was trying to work. The tremors themselves aren't so much of a problem but > it's being exacerbated by the lack of sleep. I know the building can > withstand them easily. The initial jolt of each tremor is quite strong due > to its proximity and it gives you a bit of a fright, and these really add up > when you're tired and it really starts to get frustrating. There's usually a > deep rumble just before they arrive but you don't know how big it's going to > be. > > The papers are reporting that a number of people have left the city to get a > break from them. One person sent her kids up to Wellington to stay with > their grandparents. > > My boss's attitude has not helped matters, expecting us to work from home and > "we'd appreciate it if you could give 100% effort" (translation: we expect > 100%). We haven't been to visit any family members yet. > > Of the three "productive" staff members in our company, one took yesterday > off and the other lasted until mid-morning (he's also worried about flooding > due to high river levels in his area). I ended up taking a couple of hours > time-out after that aftershock, grabbed a camera and took some photos in the > garden to try and calm down. I might post a peso later but I won't be able > to do much processing as my Photoshop machine had to be taken down for my > work machine. > > I'm doing my best to take a relaxed approach to work, normally we're pushed > fairly hard but I'm using my isolation to ignore it and look after myself. > If the boss whinges he'll get an earful. I'd be far better able to cope if I > was out doing something to help others but I'm having to sit inside at a desk > all day, with no human contact. > > My partner Janet is handling things a lot better than I am, she's sleeping > quite well and she's been at work all week. But she's able to go to the > office and she tends to be out and about quite a lot. Without her around I'd > have gone crazy. > > After yesterday's troubles I actually managed quite a good night's sleep. I > helped things along by sipping a shot of Galliano during the evening. Woke > up at some point and struggled to get back to sleep but I'm feeling fresher > now than I have since last Thursday. I'll see what other medicine I can find > tonight, maybe some neat bourbon or scotch :) > > The central city is still cordoned but I'll go in there tomorrow anyway and > see what I can find outside the limits. Still a little bit worried about my > bike which is still at work. For all I know it could have been damaged or > looted. > > An expert on the radio this morning tells us the aftershocks won't > necessarily decrease in magnitude, only frequency. He says we can still get > a magnitude 6 sometime in the next few weeks (thanks mate, ignorance is > bliss!). > > Cheers, > Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
