The Aftermath

Earthquakes are calming down and now the cleanup is in full swing.  This is the view across the road from work today...

First thing this morning

Lunch time

End of the day

Amazing watching this concrete munching machine get stuck in.

Becoming a Prepper

We have had several close encounters with Mother Nature this week; earthquakes (a 7.8 and hundreds of aftershocks), tsunami alert, storms and flooding, high winds and a King tide.  Thank goodness for a sense of humor from emergency services staff - this is one of many 'emergency cutes' sent out to make people feel better.

Having to evacuate in the middle of the night makes you realise how prepared, or not, you really are for an emergency.  As of right now I'm better prepared that I was a week ago; go bag, stay box, some emergency camping gear and a cat carrier ready to go too.

Kiwi As

I've been nursing a repeat of my earlier cold which has meant some down time and more than the usual level of non-cooking meals.  I have discovered some wonderful small pot meals and apart from the fact that they are tasty and have lots of veges in them, I particularly like the heating instructions.  Heating in a microwave or a pot is fairly standard but I must admit reheating soup in a hangi had never occurred to me.