Napier is far enough away from Christchurch that we didn't feel the huge 7.1 earthquake that hit there early this morning. But it's certainly a wake up call for us all here in New Zealand, because such a quake could happen anywhere, at anytime.
Napier's all ready been virtually destroyed one, back in 1931 by a 7.8 earthquake and a fire that followed it. That history doesn't give us an all clear, though, so it's prudent to be prepared. Thankfully there were few serious injuries from the Christchurch earthquake, but the damage to the city infrastructure was severe. The possibility of being without power or water for several days, if not longer, is very sobering.
I've seen the ads on TV here telling us to prepare for the worst. The handy website http://www.getthru.govt.nz/ tells you what to do. A few months ago I started making an effort to stockpile bottles of water, but I never got to the recommended 12 litres of water per person, which for our family of 4 would be 48 litres! We've got a basic first aid kit, but that's about it. We don't even have a working flash light. Time to get on that.
Showing posts with label Napier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Napier. Show all posts
Saturday, 4 September 2010
Friday, 14 May 2010
News Flash!
Update on the Napier central city supermarket situation!
They have painted the dark green Countdown the same color as the light green Countdown, so there is now no way to tell them apart.
And since I have a hard time remembering which was there first, the "old" and "new" monikers are useless. So if you tell someone to meet you at the Countdown in Napier you've got a 50-50 chance of picking the right one.
They have painted the dark green Countdown the same color as the light green Countdown, so there is now no way to tell them apart. And since I have a hard time remembering which was there first, the "old" and "new" monikers are useless. So if you tell someone to meet you at the Countdown in Napier you've got a 50-50 chance of picking the right one.
Monday, 7 September 2009
3... 2... 1...
Central Napier has 3 super markets, all within spitting distance of each other. As you can see in the photo above, 1 is a Pak 'n Save, and the other 2 are Countdowns. Yes. You read that right. There are 2 Countdown supermarkets, directly across the street from each other.
Apparently, one of them used to be a Woolworths, which was bought out by Countdown. So they rebranded the supermarket. Never mind the fact that there's already a Countdown DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. To avoid confusion, they can be referred to as the "old" Countdown versus the "new" Countdown. But as the months and years go by, people forget which is which of those, so now Napier has the "dark green" Countdown versus the "light green" Countdown.
And now you know.
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