CHRISTCHURCH 'CLOSED' DUE TO SNOW!!

If it isn't earthquakes, then it is snow!

Last night around 11pm onwards, we became aware of an amazing thing - it was snowing but the sky everywhere was like daylight!  It was quite surreal, snow falling, close to midnight and daylight.   

We don't get snow very often, and now in the afternoon of the next day, it is falling even more heavily.

Poly Tech, hospitals etc are closed, the streets are full of stuck cars. We are all being advised to STAY HOME.

Mike and the boys went out cruising the streets for a look around:)
He ended up towing lots of stranded cars and taxi's, so guess it's all in a day's work, eh!

Some videos first!

Mike at the back of Denny's car-park found a spot 

to do some wheelies in the snow!
(You can click and make it full screen)

Another one of Mike - tighter this time!

Back home, Guy and Heath got out the scooters...

they didn't get far!

Mike is uploading these to Youtube so you will see them far more clearly there - will put the links there shortly!

Photos

Last night midnight

Looking out of our front door.

 Back door

 Back yard

Midnight pic

Morning - front door again

Mike's Safari

Outside on the street

 Typical car yard around town

Denny's Car Park... but good ole Denny's was open for business as usual!  

Mike and the boys had breakfast there!

Guy and Heath

Back home 

Heath making a snow man

Back inside, my study table at the back of the lounge!  

Cosy fire going... best place to be today! 

It has now begun to rain - so I suppose the snow excitement is going to turn to slush in the next few hours!
Oh well, we had our fun - and a day off:)