The enormity of the Christchurch earthquake is starting to sink in. News coverage is, of course, almost continuous still , and no doubt will be for some time. It seems that for anyone to have survived under that mess would be nothing short of a miracle, but still the crews regard it as 'rescue' rather than 'recovery' , (of bodies). Aftershocks continue and bits keep falling off the remains of buildings making search hazardous for the teams.
An odd little item grabbed my attention yesterday as a 10 tonne digger was used to remove rubble from possible bodies. The delicacy that the driver used was almost like a surgeon operating. It took me back to an A & P Show a couple of years back where they had a competition for digger drivers as part of the fascination. The driver of this big machine had to tip a 20 pail of water into another 20 litre pail, transport it about 50 metres, tip it into yet another 20 litre pail. He was timed and the winner had the best time. Such pricision!
Funny what sticks in your mind in times of heartache.
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