Tag: damage

  • A new laundry

    A new laundry

    It has been about 2.5 months since we were woken in the middle of the night to discover a fire in our laundry and I’m thrilled to say we now have a new laundry thanks to our insurance. It’s the first time we’ve made an insurance claim and I am very impressed by how much…

  • The day after the fire

    The day after the fire

    I didn’t sleep very well last night. I could smell smoke all night and it’s difficult to ignore that when the previous night this same sense of smell helped avert a serious disaster. I kept reassuring myself it was just the left-over smell from the previous night but then when I shut my eyes my…

  • Cyclone Lusi damage, warnings and false alarms

    Here’s the damage in our backyard after Cyclone Lusi: After almost a week of warnings from media and the Metservice as well as two separate notifications sent to my iPhone from Civil Defence, Cyclone Lusi was a bit of an anti-climax. Auckland produces more damaging storms on a semi-regular basis that don’t generate any warnings…

  • Photos from Christchurch

    Ben went to Christchurch for a few days this week and spent some time cycling around and taking photos. This is what he saw.