Posts by Lilith __
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Up Front: Ups and Downs. And Side-to-Sides., in reply to Emma Hart,
This is a pony I remember being in Nanna’s china cabinet when I was little, but I don’t know its provenance. I’d been going to photograph it and “sparkle” it for Lilith. Now I can’t find its tail.
Aw! :-) :-( I had some little china horses when I was a kid and I don't think any of them had fully intact tails or legs. Some of them had been glued back on, many, many times.
And that cottage looks oddly familiar...I've a feeling there's one quite similar floating round in my family...I'll see who's got it and how attached they are to it.
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Hard News: Again: Is everyone okay?, in reply to David Haywood,
David! Glad to see you pop up. Hope your family is all well?
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BTW can I just say there are heaps of wonderful ordinary people doing great stuff. There's a guy in my street at the moment with a little digger, scooping up silt. He lives round the corner and went and hired the digger specially. And I went past a house yesterday where they'd rigged up a long extension cord out the window and set up a table and chairs on the street, with a sign inviting people without power to come and charge their phones.
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Up Front: Ups and Downs. And Side-to-Sides., in reply to Russell Brown,
I’m not even there, just reading about how messed-up the ground is, and I still don’t fully understand how they do that so quickly.
The chasm goes the whole width of the street, with a tiny strip either side where the footpaths used to be. It's about the size of a school swimming pool, and had 3 cars in it initially. Someone told me it was on tv. And yet, reticulated water. Not sure if the Pope would agree, but I think this counts a a miracle.
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Up Front: Ups and Downs. And Side-to-Sides., in reply to Paul Campbell,
After the September quake we had low pressure for ages and it was because not all the pumps were operational. So it doesn't necessarily mean something bad.
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BTW anyone who doesn't yet have water and who may have emptied their hot water cylinder, please TURN OFF THE WATER HEATER. A friend's family lost their home last night to a fire caused by the element burning out in their empty cylinder.
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Up Front: Ups and Downs. And Side-to-Sides., in reply to Paul Campbell,
Yes, we still need to boil it but I can't tell you how much less work it is to have it on tap! And be able to use the toilet. It might sound like I'm making a big drama over small things, but if the small things are OK then the big things are much easier to cope with.
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Up Front: Ups and Downs. And Side-to-Sides., in reply to Emma Hart,
I know, I never would have thought that little reticulated dribble could move me so much! Honestly, with the giant chasm in my street I thought there was no way they could turn the water back on until it was repaired. Ecstatic. And it gives me hope that in a few days time I might even be able to have a quick shower. <pauses to fantasise>
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OMG I have water back on!!!!!!! Bless the council workers, this is a huge psychological boost for me. I was expecting it could be weeks. Having a bit of a cry I'm so pleased.
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Up Front: Ups and Downs. And Side-to-Sides., in reply to Megan Wegan,
The one my dad gave me also has a (surprisingly loud) siren. That’s…comforting.
Yeah, it's quite fun when you accidentally set off the siren. V good for the nerves! I can see why it's in there, though.