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Won't quibble over the 8 km Vann. I'm just happy with the 200 metres :) I'm trying to think whereabouts in Petone you could get to be 60m above sea level. :? No, didn't feel the 5.2. The only thing that woke me up and threw me out of bed was SWMBO wanting her morning cup of tea. :lol...

Thanks Bm101. We are rather proud of her but she's not for sale or hire. :lol: Pete

No problems for us. We are more than 200 m above sea level and about 30 km inland. Pull the ladder up Jack, I'm all right. :D Pete

Yesterday's quake was followed by 45 'aftershocks' most around magnitude 3 but one of 4.4. (Mummy. When does an earthquake cease to be an earthquake and become an aftershock?) Interesting the mention of tsunamis. In the residential areas surrounding Wellington Harbour which are mostly on...

I'm not claiming any superpowers but I actually knew the quake was coming before it hit. I was in the kitchen when my ears felt blocked and I suddenly felt dizzy and had to grab hold of the counter top, There was also a slight feeling of nausea. The gin from the night before flitted through my...

Just an aside. In my last post and one previous I have attempted to use the word 'f locked'. The algorithm seems to have seen this as a naughty word and changed it to 'messed' (I would have thought 'massed'would have been a better choice). I hate to think what it would do if I ever used the...

Thanks for the link Chris. So, as I understand it from that short clip, Cummings came up with an ad campaign regarding the pandemic restrictions. He didn't devise the policy, he simply articulated it on behalf of the government. By extension, every advertising executive has to believe that Rinso...

Chris. Sorry but I am not on the Book of Face (won't have it in the house). Can you precis it for me? Pete

Philski. :) Is Cummings contributing to the government's Covid 19 response? I understand he is an adviser holding no parliamentary position and his main focus is the Brexit deal and economics in general but I am open to correction. Not sure if he has had any input to, or expressed any views on...

That's what puzzles me about the reaction to Dominic Cummings' transgression and the mob baying for his sacking. Yes, he was wrong so issue him with an infringement and prosecute him. Either that or call for the sacking of all the other selfish b*****s who were out on the beaches, illegally...

You went to school in Russia, Phil? :D

Reminds me of the old Russian joke about their newspapers, Pravda (meaning 'Truth') and Izsvestia (meaning 'News'). Apparently the two papers had an agreement. Pravda didn't print the news and Izsvestia didn't print the truth. Pete

As if Covid19 wasn't enough we've just been hit by a 5.9 mag. earthquake a few minutes before 8.00 am this morning. It gave the house a good shake and rattled the china (and also SWMBO who hates them). If Him upstairs reads this - and I'm sure he's a regular to the Forum - I'd just like to say...

We did start from a better position - because we started early. At the beginning of March we were already in a Level 1 (lowest) regime which included such things as self-isolation for overseas arrivals, no unnecessary travel, work from home where possible, social distancing etc. The lock-down...

Watching events in the UK on TV there still seems to have been an inordinate amount of people travel in and out of the UK (ferries? Eurostar?) as well as unnecessary travel within the country. If this were not so, there would be no need to now announce an isolation regime for new arrivals and...

Channel Tunnel. Thanks. I had figured that one out after discounting amphibious rolling stock :wink: I'd be interested to know how much freight is brought in by train as opposed to sea and air though. Just to satisfy my curiosity. Still doesn't negate my rant about unrestricted people...

I am not talking about freight (which NZ and Oz also needs) but people. The only difference I can see in your argument is that we don't have trains bringing in our freight. Pete

If I might be allowed my two penn'orth, I am bewildered by the whinge in an earlier post on this thread that it is impossible to get travel insurance coverage for CV19. First; should you be travelling at all during this pandemic? Ignoring the argument of 'privilege' for those that can afford...

Just did a quick search for microcrystalline wax and found a local conservator company who sell it at NZ$13 (7 GBP) for 500 grammes. A heck of a lot cheaper than the Renaissance. Thanks for the tips everyone. Pete

Droogs. Thanks for that. I have done the same with an old brass ship's bell and it lasted well for a couple of years but I never knew if I was perhaps 'etching'the brass. Sideways. I looked for the product you mentioned and can't find it locally so I would have to ship it in unless I can find an...