WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

PSA...

Thanks Doris, for the reminder of the importance of documents and of letting family members know where they are. With both of our daughters living away from here, we have been quite good about all of that. DD in Auckland knows that DD in HK would fly in, take over and organise everything, then fly out again.... So , she pointed out the necessity of us leaving an outline of our own wishes, should we be overtaken by some unexpected event... and also of telling them both where these and other important documents would be found.



Jean, so sorry to hear what happened to your x SIL. What a nasty experience. Your niece too....what a nasty fall. None of us can be sure of tomorrow. Why is that such a hard lesson to learn I wonder...

Fran. what a great organiser you are !! I hope you have a really great trip. You have planned so well , for so long, and worked so hard for this opportunity. I'm sure we all wish you a safe and happy time.

DD and DSIL in HK are fine and, should there be a problem with the nuclear reactor in Japan, they will be on a plane to Scotland. Their children are due to return to HK for the Easter holidays but that can be altered if circumstances change. Our friends have moved up to their sons farm for the w/end but still plan to return to their home on Monday. They are both exhausted and anxious. I think they will probably end up spending their days there but coming here at night. Usually we are only 45minutes drive away but it now takes over two hours because of broken roads and gridlocked traffic. The problem is there is nothing for them to do at home, they just have to wait for the Earthquake commission to arrive and assess and protect their property from possible theft. Feeling the way they are and just sitting around waiting for after shocks and more damage is hard on the nerves... especially when they have badly damaged homes around them and the access roads are so full of deep cracks.. DH and I will be going to a service on Monday, to celebrate the life of a 21 yr old who was crushed in the earthquake.. He was in the music group at church and his father is one of our Pastors.

The images coming out of Japan are horrific. The speed of it all quite terrifying. Evidently a Tsunami travels faster than a jet aircraft. It reached the northern tip of NZ early this morning but didn't cause any damage. I wonder about some of the smaller islands in the Pacific.

Lets brighten up the page with some photos showing the beauty and diversity of nature. We've seen too much of the other side of it lately...

Marion.

posted by Marion in NZ. @ 8:03 PM