Rocky the Boulder and others

[vilakins]

February was the hottest on record here, so no wonder I was sweltering. It's much nicer now, but still a degree or two hotter than normal.

Anyway, here are some lighter moments from the earthquake.

A guy called Phil has the boulder which smashed through his house on sale, all proceeds to the earthquake relief fund. "Rocky will enhance your 'indoor outdoor' flow considerably, especially if you load him in through the garage roof like we did." Ahahaha, I notice that the seller allows pick-ups. It's worth taking a look at the photos (the last one made me laugh) and the comments are extremely funny; Phil has a great sense of humour and his replies are brilliant. The bidding's at $7000 last time I looked. :-D One person was worried that Rocky might not go to a good home and I was tempted to suggest he gets micro-chipped in case he strays, but I think Phil has his hands full with the comments he has already.

A pigeon that was alive under the ruins of the Cathedral has been named Barney Rubble. If he turns out to be female, he'll be renamed Betty.

We were also amused to see that a house that lost most of its roof had an attic full of very large and healthy marijuana plants and a ventilation/watering/sun system. I hope they aren't nicked for it.

[Edit] Rocky has his own facebook which has comments just as funny as the TradeMe listing.

I also love this: You know you're from Christchurch when...

Comments

[zoefruitcake]

I love Rocky :0) He's doing his bit ;0)

[vilakins]

And fair enough too after he crashed the party!

I see they're over $8000 now. :-)

[jomacmouse.livejournal.com]

Well done to Phil, and I hope the auction goes very well. I like your idea of getting Rocky micro-chipped :D Not exactly certain where the chip would be inserted, though...

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Under a chip glued back! :-D

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

I read some of the comments- wonderful sense of humor in horribly adversity-- and see that Rocky has his own facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocky/133667530034728

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Ha! The comments there are just as funny. Apparently they're thinking of publishing them.

Ooh, and there's this: You know you're from Christchurch when... (http://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-youre-from-Christchurch-when/107091622703267?ref=nf)

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Now that is finding a silver lining. Good idea, though getting Rocky out to his new home is going to be a production. I hope they film it for broadcast.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Rocky SHOULD have his own book. Sales to charity, I'm sure.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Here's an article on the pigeon- 5 days without food or water? That's amazing.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/natural-disasters/news/article.cfm?c_id=68&objectid=10709602

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

This is great! Thanks to gods those people can make great jokes, this is really fantastic!
Thank you for this!!!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I know animals can survive for much longer than us, but a bird I though would have dies of shock. A kitten survived a week or so here trapped behind a wall near a heater and recovered quickly, and a cat trapped in a shed during California fires was found alive 30 days later and recovered too. They might have faster metabolic rates, but it seems they don't need water as desperately as we do. We can last without food for ages but water only a few days.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

New he's become that well known, they probably will. Whoever wins him certainly is rich enough to pay for the transport--and kind enough too to make that size donation.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Yes, people really showing great resilience and helpfulness to others.

Greg's sister there, who was so terrified after the first quake that she wouldn't sleep unless her husband stayed awake (and vice versa) or let him outside without a visibility vest, is now going door-to-door seeing if people are OK or need help--and enjoying it. She said it puts her own worries into perspective. She BTW was in the centre at her job in the university when the quake hit instead of asleep at home like last time; maybe the worst that she feared happened and it was bearable.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

I tell you, these are real heroes. I can´t even imagine doing anything reasonable let alone help the others like Greg´s sister.
What I know for sure - I am endlessly happy you and yours are all right!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you. [hugs]

[theyarnproject.livejournal.com]

That pigeon comment. OMG. HEHE.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

It depends on the species I'm pretty sure. Pigeons aren't normally that resilient.

I've heard that while cats can survive lengthy periods without food or water, it often causes permanent damage to some organ-- I believe the liver-- so they do require careful maintenance for the rest of their lives.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Yabba-dabba-do!