Carrying On

Local Landmark

It's over a week now since the 7.1 earthquake hit Christchurch, and 5 days since I returned home form Aussiecon to be greeted by another 5.1 'quake. So ok, we're still getting "aftershocks", which vary between a sharp jolt with a bit of shake and rattle thrown in, to what I call the "long roll", which feels quite  a bit like being caught in a deep swell at sea.  Since the experts say that the original 'quake was very much like a big wave rolling through the earth, perhaps it's n...