Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch
Christchurch earthquake: Locals praise dairy owner
By Celeste Gorrell Anstiss
5:30 AM Sunday Sep 5, 2010
A dairy owner shaken awake by yesterday's quake opened his shop early to give away milk and sell batteries below cost to needy customers.
Suresh Patel of P&P Dairy in Hoon Hay went to open the shop as aftershocks rippled through Christchurch.
Local woman Shirley Homer, who was caught without batteries for a torch during the power cut that followed the earthquake, said she went to the dairy expecting prices to be at a premium. Instead she was impressed to find Patel was giving his stock away
more http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchur...ectid=10671208
Christchurch earthquake: Locals praise dairy owner
By Celeste Gorrell Anstiss
5:30 AM Sunday Sep 5, 2010
A dairy owner shaken awake by yesterday's quake opened his shop early to give away milk and sell batteries below cost to needy customers.
Suresh Patel of P&P Dairy in Hoon Hay went to open the shop as aftershocks rippled through Christchurch.
Local woman Shirley Homer, who was caught without batteries for a torch during the power cut that followed the earthquake, said she went to the dairy expecting prices to be at a premium. Instead she was impressed to find Patel was giving his stock away
more http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchur...ectid=10671208
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