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no we didn't feel anything. But did you hear they had a 5.2 quake in Hawkes Bay today??? Apparently the West coast is due a biggy (evry 300 years apparently) chch is just the practice one!!!

Yes we have that to be thankful for. The pop of chch is about 300,000 so one death, (heart attack from shock) is not bad really, all things considered. NZ has the strictest building codes in the world and now I can see why that's a good thing!!! cheers everyone for the thoughts:hug

update Allie is in Auckland, so that's the other end of the country, she will be safe but I don't know if she has friends or family in chch. I heard from my friend today and they are ok, 'rode it like a pro' she told me! Just a few things smashed at their place. The damage is extensive and now...

Thanks Julie There are no deaths reported and only a few injuries. They say it is similar to the recent Haiti earthquake, but thank God our infrastructure is better here and minimal destruction.Some homes near the centre are destroyed but in the centre of Christchurch it is not so bad...

Thanks for your help! I haven't seen a mention of it on Allie's threads but maybe when mines done we can share it, oh, and Collette too!

PS, I started a 5 litre batch of feijoa today, i'm going to use the slurry from that........

ok, just to clarify the measurements, we use metric here and I'm only used to converting to british imperial which is different to US imperial. The 32 oz bottles of lemon juice you speak of are about 946mls, or nearly a litre, in other words, a little more than the average wine bottle in size...

Those are good friends to have! It would have to be my least fave job... I'm about to start skeeter Pee with fresh lemons, wish me luck

Great Ta, would apple juice do in place of white grape juice?, I can't get that either. I'm gonna give it a go even so coz the lemons are just going to waste. If it kicks up i'll add water and turn it into a regular citrus wine, which I have had a lot of success with in the past. Cheers

Ok, so I'm gonna try this one out. Maybe it will be the first skeeter Down Under?? I have questions though. Do you have to use lees from previous batch of wine or is making a fresh starter ok? If so, which yeast is best? Also, i have hundreds of fresh lemons to squeeze, i assume this is ok...

Awesome!, the best yet. I am now on to my 2nd batch. I backsweetened the first batch because I felt it was a little dry but in hindsight it was a mistake because after a few months ageing it just tasted too sweet. The 2nd batch I have left dry and it's ready now and is just fabo!!!!! I would...

I've never watched a game of American Football in my life but I do enjoy the Rugby!! Go All Blacks!!

I limit myself to 2 drinks if I intend to drive, no matter what the time frame. My brother got so many DIC's that he did a stint in jail too and eventually it killed him. makes ya think if it's really worth it. It's not. Rather stay home and drink my homemade wine!!!!!

Hey poet, I love Morecambe & Wise, grew up with loads of British shows here in NZ. They were Hilarious! Welcome, by the way!

Dang! Wish I could come too!

Kiwifruit, 2nd batch and next would be the citrus (grapefruit and tangelo)

Here and here

It's not so much that she sits on the windowsil and talks, but she helps herself to MY wines!!!!!

She gets around!

This is what I come home to each Night!!!!