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#840622 20-Jun-2013 21:09

As long as GZ doesn't go down!

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#840624 20-Jun-2013 21:20

On the plus side I'm getting 22mbps speed tests to Perth. Obviously no one is online ;)

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#840627 20-Jun-2013 21:24

House keeps shaking in the wind in Lower Hutt.
Had to go over to the neighbours to tie the tramp down, It had gone for a surprise visit.

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#840635 20-Jun-2013 21:46

Looks like the m.metservice site is down

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#840655 20-Jun-2013 22:20

Was wondering how the aunties were doing on the GZ...

Had a meeting on the 11th floor from 5:30-7:30, in the old maternity building at Wellington hospital tonight. It was noticeably swaying in the wind with some of the gusts. That was marginally less exciting than the meeting.

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#840659 20-Jun-2013 22:38

Right, had to go outside to secure the wheely bins. A sizeable tree branch on top of our car (lucky no damage), and the tree in our backyard is gone. And it's bloody cold here in Wellington...

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#840666 20-Jun-2013 22:41

freitasm: Right, had to go outside to secure the wheely bins. A sizeable tree branch on top of our car (lucky no damage), and the tree in our backyard is gone. And it's bloody cold here in Wellington...

Yeah Wunderground.com has it at 4C on the hills. Feels as though the wind has eased a bit, but still v. blustery here in Miramar. At least we still have the power on.

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#840669 20-Jun-2013 22:46

Thanks for letting me know, Metservice:

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#840673 20-Jun-2013 23:09

Thunder and lightning earlier this evening in Riverhead, now it's just gusty with rain
But the cats are on the bed keeping my toes warm so I'm not complaining

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#840677 20-Jun-2013 23:17

Wellington's copping it badly at the moment. Heard that the Fire service has had over 540 weather related callouts in Wellington this evening. Trees down in SH1, power out for large chunks of cuty. boats breaking moorings, lots of fun!

There is upwards of 150cm of snow in parts of north canterbury high country and most of the south islands road network (exc chch) is closed due to snow/flooding.

Off to Rarotonga soon...

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#840682 20-Jun-2013 23:21

sbaird: House keeps shaking in the wind in Lower Hutt.
Had to go over to the neighbours to tie the tramp down, It had gone for a surprise visit.

I had to get up on the roof for a while a little earlier and screw down a wildly flapping piece of it down before it went on a surprise visit :-) A power outage appears to have stuffed one of my freeview boxes too.

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#840703 21-Jun-2013 05:53

Just heard on the radio someone was doing 50kph down the road and got overtaken by a wheelie bin :)

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#840705 21-Jun-2013 06:54

Our Heatpump is pumping, and thank goodness for insulation as our house is nice and toasty. Stuck my head outside earlier, freezing outside, Internet and power still on so going to work from home today. Not going to be wrestling with any traffic today.

Does anybody know if schools are open/closed?

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#840706 21-Jun-2013 07:03

dude ... use the radio

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#840710 21-Jun-2013 07:28

Its bad, NIWA said its worst n 37 years, based on the overall spread and effect nationwide.

Here in ChCh its cold as , 2.8 feels like -4, but little snow, Welly is getting the worst

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