[20:34] <ajmitch_> morning
[21:09] <mwhudson> good morning
[21:21] <ibeardslee> morning
[22:03] <mwhudson> morning, again
[22:07] <hads> morning
[22:09] <ibeardslee> hads: I'm told the boxes arrived at work today
[22:10] <ibeardslee> sadly I'm at home after discovering I don't bounce as well as I used to after slipping on the steps on Saturday
[22:14]  * mwhudson is a statistic -- one of "600 homes without power"
[22:14] <ibeardslee> that sucks
[22:15] <ajmitch_> that's not good at all, it was annoying enough being without power for ~12 hours a few weeks ago
[22:15] <mwhudson> luckily we have neighbours with power and a long extension lead, and gas heating and cooking
[22:19] <ibeardslee> so are you the only one on the street type thing?
[22:30] <hads> ibeardslee: Ouch, hope you feel better soon. I nearly fell on ice twice this morning walking up the street.
[22:32] <ibeardslee> so do I, collected the edge of steps on my butt and ribs
[22:32] <ibeardslee> ego slightly damaged as well
[22:34] <hads> I know what you mean, I slipped onto my back on some mossy concrete a while back, in front of quite a few people, felt kinda silly.
[22:34] <olly> morning
[22:35] <hads> I blame the Keen shoes I was wearing. Awesome in dirt but damn slippery on hard surfaces.
[22:37] <ajmitch_> we haven't had enough ice here to slip on
[22:41] <mwhudson> ibeardslee: yes
[22:41] <mwhudson> which has good and bad aspects
[22:43] <chilts> morning
[22:44] <chilts> mwhudson: saw your tweet last night about the long extension cable
[22:44] <chilts> greta idea
[22:44] <chilts> -typo
[22:44] <mwhudson> an idea from niwa? :)
[22:44] <mwhudson> it made sooooooooooooo much difference
[22:45] <mwhudson> meant baby could sleep in her own room rather than having us all camp out by the fire in the living room
[22:46] <ajmitch_> power lines out just to your house?
[22:47] <mwhudson> the power lines are still there but our neighbour saw exciting sparks on saturday before power went
[22:47] <mwhudson> so probably loosened by the storm and flapping or something
[22:47] <ajmitch_> fun times, I hope it can be fixed quickly
[22:48] <mwhudson> i'm sure it can, it's where we are in the pile and how long the other 600 jobs take that's the question
[22:48] <mwhudson> at least our job file at wellington electricity has "WE HAVE A BABY" written on it in large letters now
[22:48] <olly> i doubt all 600 are individual houses at least
[22:49] <olly> so it's probably not 600 separate jobs
[22:49] <chilts> sounds like they're getting through them as quickly as possible at least :)
[22:49] <mwhudson> well yes