32 thoughts on “In the throes of moving. Again.”

1. KG, email me as to where please. Will see what I can do for a visit.

2. That would be lovely Michael. KG will mail you later with the details.

3. No contiguous Maori Land? No noise until you generate liberal quantities?

   • The only sounds we’ll generate are gunshots and Mozart, Cad.

4. Sounds great KG!

   You mentioned Dannevirke a while ago.
   Is your place near there?

   • It is, Thor. About 25k south.

     • You’re quite close to that human zoo known as Palmerston North! (Or perhaps it is a game-park?) Bring a shot-gun!

       • Handy for shopping and target practice, Cad.

     • Ahh, ok!

       Anyway – it’s great to have you here in the “Shaky Isles”.
       I imagine the cold winters will take some getting used to for you but there are things that offset those. Nice countryside, fewer droughts, fewer people in the “religion of peace”……

       I keep an eye on the immigration figures here and there are quite a few people from Australia coming here. Great to have them here too! Quite a few coming from Europe as well.

       • Thanks, Thor. We’re adjusting to the weather surprisingly well. Helped maybe by burning a couple of tons of firewood since we arrived.
         The green countryside is taking some getting used to! And the lack of wildlife. Everybody we’ve met so far has been friendly and cheerful, and that’s a big plus.
         But……..I’m a little homesick already. It’ll pass.

       • Btw, speaking of the “shaky isles”, here’s the Geonet website where you can check out the size of any quakes that you feel –
         http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes

         It’s a *great* site!

         You’ll get used to the occasional quake anyway – I think you’re in one of the quieter seismic areas. Napier has already had its big one in 1931 so you’ll be fine for the foreseeable future I reckon.

         • I’d love to feel a big ‘quake. Another experience to add to the list.
           Thanks for the link, Thor.

           • You’re welcome!

             Yeah, the lack of wildlife…. that’s quite different to Aussie, that’s for sure. Biggest native animals here are keas and bats (and you’ll see neither where you are).
             Maybe a few possums might make themselves known….

             When my brother lived in Sydney (he’s back here now) I visited him and I *loved* the sound of cockatoos in the morning. (At least I think it was them).
             “rark, rark…… rark, rark….”

             • Sounds like them.

           • Volcanic Hazards in New Zealand

             http://youtu.be/BC-Vk4EzMbg

             

           • Looks like you got your wish!

           • 5.5 near your place at 2.45am today…welcome home!!!

             • Loved it!

         • I also found this.

           Super-Volcanoes, Part 4: Taupo

           http://youtu.be/xAMrY7ty0dc

           

           • Well now, that’s a very cheery couple of links, Robert. Thanks. (I think)

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5. Woodville?

   Did take your own banjo? Or does one get allocated to you when you move in? LOL

6. Well, I dunno I dunno…..
   Seein’ as how i got the musical ability of a flatworm I might just haveta take ter cookin’ up possum stew and chewin’ terbacca.
   (and leerin’ at Ellie-May through bernoculars)

   • Heh….

7. So you’re living now right around the corner. 19.000 km. You know that with the new ice age coming it’s gonna be MUCH colder. Why not poor Afrika ?

   http://www.telegraaf.nl/tv/opmerkelijk/23109854/__Rolls-Royce-rijder_negeert_stopteken__.html

   

   • I’ll be dead by then, Robert.

8. Moving again

   What you guys need is a Motorhome,one that will go where the people ain’t

   http://youtu.be/gVqCx5q9ItQ

   • Hahahaha! In country like that, in Oz, an ordinary station sedan would often as not do what the Unimog’s doing.
     What we need is a boat, but circumstances have ruled that out.

9. No sooner (almost) had Thor42 given us a link to a quake site, and we get a 5.5 quake quite close to here.
   It certainly made the desk and the Mac rock a bit.

   • Ok! Kind of a “welcome quake”…..

10. I was in an earthquake once while stationed in the Philippines at Clark AFB in during 1968.

    It knocked me out my bed, it did

    Fortunately, all the building at Clark were built to withstand earthquakes, so we had only a few minor injuries.

    Manila, about 50 miles south of us got knocked about pretty bad…numerous deaths and injuries. Ruby Towers, an upscale apartment building, collapsed and killed hundreds of people in their sleep.

11. KG, there is a satellite or two watching you. It’s on oBowa’s desk.

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