29-03-2023, 09:30 PM
Terrible night here - the wind is so strong - I see we have a yellow warning until 3pm tomorrow - my house might be blown down town by then - not sure it’s because the house is so square but the wind whacks into the side like a clap of thunder - cold as well - not looking forward to winter that’s for sure
A friend of my kids has had a life long ambition to climb Everest - set off a couple of weeks ago and only spent four days on Everest - had to be brought back down as he became ill with covid - feel so desperately sorry for him he has saved and worked on his fitness for probably a decade .His insurance doesn’t cover covid
Went to a community meeting last Sunday - the mood was not good - an elderly lady stood up who still had no electricity or communications - Nash tried desperately to shut her up but she was determined to have her say - her story was so frightening but she wasn’t wanting sympathy just needing to be able somehow to communicate with the world .A young Mum stood up with no electricity or communications - they turn their generator off at night - most nights they have intruders shining torches in the windows to see if the house is unoccupied - her children are terrified - one night her husband did a stupid thing and went out with a bat they took it off him and smashed all the windows in his Ute -they need to get the army in to clear the silt so the power companies can restore power - it’s just taking too long to clear the silt -homeowners are having to do it themselves with shovels and wheelbarrows - the smell is appalling
If I had a property in the valley I would just walk away - my Dad had a small share in a wool scour in the valley which is in trust for the grandkids we signed it over to the other owners it just wasn’t worth the trouble after listening to the meeting on Sunday
Hope all goes well with your visit to the hospital Lilith - I know what you mean about finding your way around
If you see any HB royal gala in the shops buy a couple - the ones that have survived are stunning - before the cyclone we had a lot of very warm days and the flavour of the apples reflects that .They are probably expensive
A friend of my kids has had a life long ambition to climb Everest - set off a couple of weeks ago and only spent four days on Everest - had to be brought back down as he became ill with covid - feel so desperately sorry for him he has saved and worked on his fitness for probably a decade .His insurance doesn’t cover covid
Went to a community meeting last Sunday - the mood was not good - an elderly lady stood up who still had no electricity or communications - Nash tried desperately to shut her up but she was determined to have her say - her story was so frightening but she wasn’t wanting sympathy just needing to be able somehow to communicate with the world .A young Mum stood up with no electricity or communications - they turn their generator off at night - most nights they have intruders shining torches in the windows to see if the house is unoccupied - her children are terrified - one night her husband did a stupid thing and went out with a bat they took it off him and smashed all the windows in his Ute -they need to get the army in to clear the silt so the power companies can restore power - it’s just taking too long to clear the silt -homeowners are having to do it themselves with shovels and wheelbarrows - the smell is appalling
If I had a property in the valley I would just walk away - my Dad had a small share in a wool scour in the valley which is in trust for the grandkids we signed it over to the other owners it just wasn’t worth the trouble after listening to the meeting on Sunday
Hope all goes well with your visit to the hospital Lilith - I know what you mean about finding your way around
If you see any HB royal gala in the shops buy a couple - the ones that have survived are stunning - before the cyclone we had a lot of very warm days and the flavour of the apples reflects that .They are probably expensive