5Sep2010
By minty fresh | Permalink | Report
Support me
Fellow Cantabrians!
Hi there all quitters - hope you're sticking with the program. Hey there fellow Cantabrians - where is the wind???? Was a bit worried as I thought we were gonna get blown off the map seeing as we didn't get shaken off - but it hasn't happened......a good sign???? Hmm we'll see.
I didn't realise there were so many bloggers from Christchurch (or Canterbury) here...so far Suzieq50, Polhigg (from Dallington?), Yas01 (Hornby) and me from Spreydon!! So guys we are spread across Chch. Have any of you ventured into town and seen the damage? Yep I did a bit of rubber necking with my camera - it's really sad. The old buildings in Sydenham have been hit quit badly - wish I could add pics on here and the building on the corner of Barbadoes and St Asaph has apparently fallen down - I have a pic of it half standing.
If you're still smoke free then well done and keep it up and if you've snuck in a pack then don't beat yourself up. All of this shaky stuff will be out of the way soon and you'll be able to get back up and carry on with your quit. Natural disasters are not just a whim! lol But they also don't go on forever...so keep your original plan in mind and re-focus when all has settled.
Wind just picking up slightly now (4.30) first time all day - but apart from that what a lovely day....a few shakes, shudders and wobbles (and that's just be doing Zumba! lol - the wind has noting to do with me....promise!).
Have a great day all - fellow Christchurch/Cantabrians - glad that you're all safe and still blogging. Great how we (as a group of people) can pull together and help eachother out. My Mum always said that disasters have the uncanny ability of pulling people together - like in the second world war when they slept in the underground stations in London - you'd be sleeping next to someone that you wouldn't spend the time of day with under normal circumstances. Just goes to show...we all need eachother really. ☺.....♥♥♥
I didn't realise there were so many bloggers from Christchurch (or Canterbury) here...so far Suzieq50, Polhigg (from Dallington?), Yas01 (Hornby) and me from Spreydon!! So guys we are spread across Chch. Have any of you ventured into town and seen the damage? Yep I did a bit of rubber necking with my camera - it's really sad. The old buildings in Sydenham have been hit quit badly - wish I could add pics on here and the building on the corner of Barbadoes and St Asaph has apparently fallen down - I have a pic of it half standing.
If you're still smoke free then well done and keep it up and if you've snuck in a pack then don't beat yourself up. All of this shaky stuff will be out of the way soon and you'll be able to get back up and carry on with your quit. Natural disasters are not just a whim! lol But they also don't go on forever...so keep your original plan in mind and re-focus when all has settled.
Wind just picking up slightly now (4.30) first time all day - but apart from that what a lovely day....a few shakes, shudders and wobbles (and that's just be doing Zumba! lol - the wind has noting to do with me....promise!).
Have a great day all - fellow Christchurch/Cantabrians - glad that you're all safe and still blogging. Great how we (as a group of people) can pull together and help eachother out. My Mum always said that disasters have the uncanny ability of pulling people together - like in the second world war when they slept in the underground stations in London - you'd be sleeping next to someone that you wouldn't spend the time of day with under normal circumstances. Just goes to show...we all need eachother really. ☺.....♥♥♥
I think the wind is with me!!!
Down in Dunedin, it is soooo windy, just waiting for my shed or roof to take off,then i will chase frantically round after them which is better than smoking.
Just coming to end of day 5 and so far so good. I am finding it really easy, this can't be right, going from 35 a day to 0. Maybe it's because i know i have u load of awesome peeps to disappoint and not just myself which is weird cause i don't really know any of u if u get my meaning. Thanks for being here anyway. :)
wind is supposed to hit us tonight Minty! I'm from bishopdale/harewood area. Was asking about Dallington as that got hit the worse. Took a drive by town (as close as i could get) last night and its pretty horrifiying stuff. we are lucky it happened while most people were sleeping. uni is shut for another whole week, seen pics of the library and it is munted. communial clean up in halswell tomorrow!
hope Debs is okay!!!
amazingly, i have not smoked. though once the quake stopped, it was the first thing i thought it.
xoxoxox
Hey guys thinking of you all...we are dealing with death in our community.....omg...I think thank god not my child but it is someones child...& I know of them not personally but what if.....so proud of you if you have not....but wtf still proud of you if you have....hey....we are a team !!!together xx
Glad to see you guys are all safe and well.
Hey there, yes thankfully wind wasnt as bad as they said. Did you just feel that one 9.20pm I hate them.
I have set my quit date for this wednesday.
Take care off to check my wee hes asleep on the couch we are sleeping in the lounge and will be again tonight. We drag our matress out feel safer, table right there, bags packed with food & clothes etc and the front door if we need it. Does your head in when you dont get any for ages you think oh good but then why arent we???
Till tomorrow take care all xxx