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Post by fish on Feb 22, 2022 19:03:08 GMT 12
Some big shit went down in Christchurch.
Seems so long ago, but also just like yesterday.
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Post by fish on Feb 22, 2022 19:10:29 GMT 12
Noting I work in infrastructure, and was familiar with Chch systems having done recent projects on them prior to 22nd Feb 2011. The below is a summary of my story.
Tomorrow morning 11 years ago: Phone call before dawn "Can you get to RNZAF Base Whenuapai within 2 hrs?"
Fish - "Sure, where are we going?"
Caller -"Christchurch"
Fish - "How long for?"
Caller - "Don't know"
Fish - "Where are we staying?"
Caller - "Don't know"
Fish - "What do I need to bring?"
Caller - "Don't know"
Fish - "What are we going to do"
Caller - "Don't know"
We found a Civil Defense Controller on the flight, but immediately lost them at the Air Movements terminal. So we took a taxi into the city, blagged our way through a Police checkpoint and reported to Response HQ at the Council Building - where we promptly got told to fuck off - they had a bit on their plate and weren't interested in a crack team of water engineers.
We then commandeered the bosses car and headed out to where all pipes lead to, the Bromley Wastewater Treatment Plant.
We promptly set to work from dawn till dusk assessing the damage to lifeline utilities (water & wastewater in our case) and directing repair gangs into the easy fixes to get safe drinking water back on and raw wastewater off the streets, so as to protect public health.
Big ups to my mate and his wife who gave up their whole house to a rag tag bunch of engineers who literally turned up on their doorstep unannounced, all while nursing a new born baby boy. You were absolute stars.
After 10 days on the ground initially, I got home completely rooted to find out that apparently we were part of Auckland Council's Civil Defense team response. There you go.
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Post by fish on Feb 22, 2022 19:16:42 GMT 12
Damn its hard to attach photos. Is there an easy way to automatically reduce the file size so they can be uploaded?
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Post by Fogg on Feb 22, 2022 19:26:21 GMT 12
Damn its hard to attach photos. Is there an easy way to automatically reduce the file size so they can be uploaded? Sorry yes it is a bit of a pain - I use the Compress Photo app:   |
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Post by GO30 on Feb 23, 2022 18:20:05 GMT 12
Took me a while to work out what you're on about.
11 years already, gezzz that's gone fast.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2022 18:29:09 GMT 12
11 yrs Yesterday and the bell they repaired cracked before they could ring it for all 185
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