Christchurch earthquake - ATC exposure..
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Live in Taupiri, Waikato, work in the big smoke, New Zealand
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Conflict.... I was certainly not making light of the situation, in fact it worries the hell out of me, and certainly feel for those living it day and night...and working in a tower that is about as old as I am doesn't fill me with any confidence that it would withstand an earthquake of half the magnitude that hit CH
The company is reaping the benefits of what it sowed when it centralised to CH. Why should I come down to CH...I have never had any inclination to live there... HOWEVER some individuals (myself included) have offered to come down and help out, and some rosters that have a little fat have offered this surplus, but other options were deemed more "appropriate". Rest assured that even though we're remote from the situation, we are thinking of those that are living it.
I accept your apology for mis-interpretation...read it again, I think you'll agree that WE (yes even those outside of the quake's direct effect) were lucky that it didn't hit during hours when streets and airways were more populated... although I don't live there I still have friends and family that do!
The company is reaping the benefits of what it sowed when it centralised to CH. Why should I come down to CH...I have never had any inclination to live there... HOWEVER some individuals (myself included) have offered to come down and help out, and some rosters that have a little fat have offered this surplus, but other options were deemed more "appropriate". Rest assured that even though we're remote from the situation, we are thinking of those that are living it.
I accept your apology for mis-interpretation...read it again, I think you'll agree that WE (yes even those outside of the quake's direct effect) were lucky that it didn't hit during hours when streets and airways were more populated... although I don't live there I still have friends and family that do!
