Often we don't know what we've got till its gone. It was a strange experience to be in the Kaiapoi Recovery Assistance Centre drinking bottled water labelled "Fiji Natural Artesian Water".
Unique cellphone rings can provide a topic of conversation but in open plan offices like the Recovery Centres they soon become very wearing when they are the only means of agencies speaking with their staff. I quickly became a fan of "silent vibrate" mode.
I am aware that diverse parts of the city have been adversely effected by the earthquake but this is especially so of the part I call my local village - Colombo Street between Kilmore & Peterborough. My early morning coffee shop Underground has temporarily closed as it is rebuilt along with the organic cafe the Orange Tree next door. The Scottish Shop has moved to New Regent Street while I see that the Kitchen Shop is also on the move. Metro while open has its veranda held up by scaffolding
Johnson's the grocer closed briefly but much to my relief has now reopened along with the Cake Tin but a couple of the other eating houses have not been so lucky. I suspect it will be a long time before this precinct regains its previous atmosphere - in the interim I now have a much longer morning walk for my fix (Victoria Street).
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