Christchurch Earthquake

[Spigalau]

got some good news today. unlike a fair few workplaces, i'll be getting paid for the days we were closed. comes out of annual leave, but at least i'm not going to be short.




grim, i'd love to help out with the liquifaction survey, but we don't have any out this way :/

The companies insurance should be paying for that, it should not come out of your annual leave

Bzzzt wrong - unless the company has a specific policy that covers them for 'Acts of God' & employee remuneration, it's annual leave or no pay - or up to the individuals to negotiate.

[Growler]

I prefered it when we had lots of little after shocks....... not this gaping break with nothing, makes me think it's backing up for another 5+ just to keep us on our toes.

[SteddieEddie]

got some good news today. unlike a fair few workplaces, i'll be getting paid for the days we were closed. comes out of annual leave, but at least i'm not going to be short.




grim, i'd love to help out with the liquifaction survey, but we don't have any out this way :/

The companies insurance should be paying for that, it should not come out of your annual leave

Bzzzt wrong - unless the company has a specific policy that covers them for 'Acts of God' & employee remuneration, it's annual leave or no pay - or up to the individuals to negotiate.

Really??
This is from http://www.dol.govt.nz/quake2010/

Christchurch Earthquake

[Spigalau]

The key words being 'seek agreement' it's not a given that you will be paid.

In fact the DOL advice is for employers & employees to seek 'own advice', talk about dodging the question.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/canterbury-earthquake/4102313/Canterbury-workers-worry-as-wages-dry-up

[Growler]

Would be a sad sad day if the Cathedral took major damage.

Engineers are urgently checking signs of new cracks that have emerged in the landmark Christ Church Cathedral, while Lyttelton tunnel has been closed by smoke.

[Hav0k]

Today in Auckland; stable ground.

[Spigalau]

Today in Auckland; stable ground.

But pissing down with rain.

[Hav0k]

it has been for months.

[420fairy]

The key words being 'seek agreement' it's not a given that you will be paid.

In fact the DOL advice is for employers & employees to seek 'own advice', talk about dodging the question.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/canterbury-earthquake/4102313/Canterbury-workers-worry-as-wages-dry-up

i would be extremely disappointed if this were the case then, and that the government doesnt get involved in this - last thing these guys need is to battle over loss of wages. I'd be sorely disappointed if they dont resolve this without having to use annual leave etc

[Hav0k]

Yes, the State should cover everything. Infact, lets abolish insurance all together so citizens don't need to take any responsibility for themselves.

[Pyromanik]

Fuck you I can catch my own ducks.

[Hav0k]

Peking Duck in Beijing is amazing...nom nom nom

[DDM]

So are all these smaller quakes still aftershocks from the first big one?

[Speakman]

yeap. likely to continue for over a week or two as well

[Hav0k]

and why do we have aftershocks kids?

[Spigalau]

and why do we have aftershocks kids?

Is that when you sober up and find a pogfish caressing your arm Simon ?

[Hav0k]

what is a pogfish Spig?

[Ngati_Grim]

Have just been to the supermarket to stock up...shelves are getting empty quick...needed some gas for boiling water and some bleach for washing dishes...poor people are tying themselves in knots...one old fella I spoke to in checkout said it was a new plate, and that it might cause the Lytellton Volcano (Complex) to erupt again...citing the hot springs above Huntsbury. I tried to put his mind at rest over that but he had already decided it was a high possibility.

First beer since the 'quake. Tastes good...but only allowing myself one.

Havok, I thought you would know this:


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php

http://www.earthquakecountry.info/roots/basics.html

Aftershocks

Part of living with earthquakes is living with aftershocks. Earthquakes come in clusters. In any earthquake cluster, the largest one is called the mainshock; anything before it is a foreshock, and anything after it is an aftershock.

Aftershocks are earthquakes that usually occur near the mainshock. The stress on the mainshock's fault changes during the mainshock and most of the aftershocks occur on the same fault. Sometimes the change in stress is great enough to trigger aftershocks on nearby faults as well.

An earthquake large enough to cause damage will probably produce several felt aftershocks within the first hour. The rate of aftershocks dies off quickly. The day after the mainshock has about half the aftershocks of the first day. Ten days after the mainshock there are only a tenth the number of aftershocks. An earthquake will be called an aftershock as long as the rate of earthquakes is higher than it was before the mainshock. For big earthquakes this might go on for decades.

Bigger earthquakes have more and larger aftershocks. The bigger the mainshock, the bigger the largest aftershock, on average, though there are many more small aftershocks than large ones. Also, just as smaller earthquakes can continue to occur a year or more after a mainshock, there is still a chance for a large aftershock long after an earthquake.

oooh, a wee aftershock just then...2.8-3ish

[SteddieEddie]

Yes, the State should cover everything. Infact, lets abolish insurance all together so citizens don't need to take any responsibility for themselves.

Why should the workers have to in effect pay themselves for the downtime due to the earthquake because some companies elected to not take out the appropriate cover?

[Pyromanik]

what is a pogfish Spig?

think swamp donkey.

[Hav0k]

Havok, I thought you would know this:


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php

http://www.earthquakecountry.info/roots/basics.html

Aftershocks

Part of living with earthquakes is living with aftershocks. Earthquakes come in clusters. In any earthquake cluster, the largest one is called the mainshock; anything before it is a foreshock, and anything after it is an aftershock.

Aftershocks are earthquakes that usually occur near the mainshock. The stress on the mainshock's fault changes during the mainshock and most of the aftershocks occur on the same fault. Sometimes the change in stress is great enough to trigger aftershocks on nearby faults as well.

An earthquake large enough to cause damage will probably produce several felt aftershocks within the first hour. The rate of aftershocks dies off quickly. The day after the mainshock has about half the aftershocks of the first day. Ten days after the mainshock there are only a tenth the number of aftershocks. An earthquake will be called an aftershock as long as the rate of earthquakes is higher than it was before the mainshock. For big earthquakes this might go on for decades.

Bigger earthquakes have more and larger aftershocks. The bigger the mainshock, the bigger the largest aftershock, on average, though there are many more small aftershocks than large ones. Also, just as smaller earthquakes can continue to occur a year or more after a mainshock, there is still a chance for a large aftershock long after an earthquake.

oooh, a wee aftershock just then...2.8-3ish

i wasn't being serious.

[Hav0k]

what is a pogfish Spig?

think swamp donkey.

what is a swamp donkey?

[Pyromanik]

A bog troll, but female.

[Hav0k]

gross. sounds like the morning after on a UC geology field trip!

[Emrico1]

Swamp Donkey
Fugly woman.

Also;

A very large Crayfish is often called a Swamp Donkey, don't ask me why but when I'd catch one I'd be all 'SWAMP DONKEEEEEYYY'.