I don't know what to say but I feel strangely compelled to write something. My home town Christchurch has been decimated by a massive earthquake yesterday. All of our immediate family are okay (they all live there) which is wonderful for us, but I know that so many people down there have lost people they love. The CTV building below, was the regional television station, a place both B and I have worked. It's gone and burning and they're still working to see if they can get anyone else out alive. It makes me feel sick. I'm trying to convince all of our rellies to jump on the next plane to our place! There are no after shocks in Auckland.
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