tiabunna's photos with the keyword: damaged

Seen in the village of Mogo, this is one of about 600 power poles in our local region to have been brought down by the current Australian bushfires. Needless to say, there have been widespread power outages and some areas have been without power since the New Year. With the hope that things will improve with the current fire situation here, I'll say Happy Fence Friday, everyone.

Through the (rather dirty) window of our city hotel in Christchurch. All these buildings have been derelict since the earthquake and are surrounded by exclusion fencing, cleared sites, and more shipping containers. Image by my lovely wife.

Though in a sorry state, this building survived the Christchurch earthquakes. Shipping containers are stacked this way in front of a number of buildings, presumably to preserve the facades while also minimising risk in the streets should another quake occur. It seems (see note, copied from a shop window) there is an interesting term for this kind of damage. Explored.

The ruined cathedral. Colourful details, such as this safety fence (that colour is S.O.O.C.) have been arranged around the city centre to brighten the landscape . The contrast struck me forcibly. HFF and maybe try this music link which I think fits.

Through a viewing hole in the surrounding safety fence. Sadly, it seems likely the earthquake damage may be beyond reasonable repair. I have added the location details, it is interesting to view this area from the 'satellite' view.

"Islander" , a Short Sunderland converted for passenger-carrying, as it arrived to return us from Lord Howe Island in June 1974. It is in "white tail" paint scheme (ie, the airline livery has been removed) because it was being taken out of service by the airline. Note the old wartime "Blitz" truck on the jetty and the surf on the reef beyond. This aircraft now is in the "Museum of Flight" in Florida, USA. Happy Fence Friday!

When I visited Lord Howe Island in 1974 an airstrip was being built to enable normal air services, but it was incomplete. The only way to fly to the island was by flying boat. This was the last regular airline service in the world still operated by flying boat, but they had been sold and were being retired. One had been taken out of service to prepare for the trip overseas, by replacing the seats and other fittings with long range tanks, but this one was doing limited service until the airport opened. Our return trip was to be two days later, but a gale on the second night broke the flying boat’s moorings and washed it aground. These flying boats had been the island’s lifeline for many years, and it was a disconsolate crowd of locals and visitors who gathered around the damaged aircraft on the beach next morning. The good news is that the aircraft was repaired on the spot, flown out, and in September 1974 it became the last flying boat out of Lord Howe. The aircraft is now housed in a special aviation museum in Southampton, England. As I mentioned though, the other flying boat was out of service being refitted, and the runway was unfinished. We had become castaways on a sub-tropical paradise! Unfortunately it was winter and the weather was poor: you can't win everything. :) Insets Another view of the beached aircraft; The wingtip dug into the sand and damaged; The damaged float removed from under the wing. From Kodachrome slides.