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A ghost town




My brother was visiting us this week while he was on holiday with his family. He usually works in Auckland City but according to him it's more like a ghost town these days as more people are working from home.  

Although I grew up in Auckland I'm happy now that we don't live there. In the last couple of weeks they've had really bad wind, so bad that a large truck apparently got blown onto one of the scaffolding structures of the harbour bridge causing significant damage, then 2 of the lanes were closed bringing traffic to a gridlocked standstill then yesterday the whole bridge was closed due to high winds.

Seems they're not having much luck there.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday.

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Susan Heather said…
The good news for Whangarei is that the new strut for the bridge is being manufactured right here.
1 October 2020 at 13:07
Tigger's Mum said…
It's amazing to see a busy city empty out isn't it? I was working in London during 2012 Olympics and everyone had been advised to stay out of the city if they could because it was expected to be crowded with visitors/tourists. We had never seen it so quiet! I could safely bike to work on main roads and not have to take indirect routes through the backs of estates and covoluted networks of side streets. You start to notice stuff about the city that is usually masked by noise, movement, and vehicle fumes. With all that wind Auckland probably never had murky a 'purple haze' hanging over it though.
1 October 2020 at 17:57
At Home In New Zealand said…
Hard to think of Auckland being a ghost town, when Hamilton is so frantically busy with traffic absolutely everywhere.
1 October 2020 at 21:51
carol l mck said…
Brave new world everywhere ~ we had high winds on Tues evening and Wednesday ~
Lovely sky photo with building juxtaposed against the blue ^_^

Live each moment with love,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
2 October 2020 at 02:22
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
That wind sounds terrible. People there must be thinking ‘what else can go wrong in this awful year.” I know the feeling.
2 October 2020 at 03:01
Tom said…
...big changes for everyone!
2 October 2020 at 03:30
William Kendall said…
When the restrictions were at their peak, there were very few cars on the roads.
2 October 2020 at 06:58
Alana said…
I grew up in New York City, although I haven't lived there in almost 50 years. Seeing pictures of the streets there in March and April brought tears to my eyes. Your picture has some of the same flavor.
2 October 2020 at 07:33
eileeninmd said…
Hello,

It does seem strange to see empty city streets. The high winds sound dangerous.
Take care, enjoy your day! Happy weekend!
2 October 2020 at 07:56
Billy Blue Eyes said…
Not been any where large but the town near us is not as busy as it used to be, worst place is queuing for for the supermarket
2 October 2020 at 08:00
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Wow, that is like high winds on steroids.
When we lived in western Oklahoma, our house was on a north-south oriented street. When the winds howled through on trash day it would blow all the empty trash cans to a vacant lot on the south end of the street. So everybody would go down there and claim their cans at the end of the day.
2 October 2020 at 09:06
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Pretty shot. Most people here are still working from home, although freeway traffic is getting heavy again. Not sure what's going on!
2 October 2020 at 09:31
Carol @Comfort Spring Station said…
the change in cities in the last 6 months are amazing
2 October 2020 at 10:23
Bill said…
Cities are changing everywhere. Lots of people are working at home but I wonder if that will become the new normal for a long time.
2 October 2020 at 11:15
Stevenson said…
Love the shot Amy! It really does look peaceful through the photo. Wishing you are doing well and safe. Happy Weekend!
2 October 2020 at 21:46
kwarkito said…
yes it's just like in the last rolling stones' hit. It's clear that we wont be back to what we use to call "normal"...
3 October 2020 at 00:30
Sharon said…
That sounds like some serious wind blowing down your way.
3 October 2020 at 04:43
PerthDailyPhoto said…
Wow that must have been a really strong wind to blow a truck over Amy, bad things come in threes so they say ✨
3 October 2020 at 14:48
NatureFootstep said…
Yea, it is about the same where I live. Life seem to be scarce these days. Kind of interesting how such a small thing like the virus could change that much. And it keeps changing. :(
3 October 2020 at 22:13
Lady Fi said…
Wow - that was some wind!
4 October 2020 at 00:07
Rhonda Albom said…
With everyone working from home and some companies getting rid of office space, I wonder how many hi-rises will be converted to apartments.
4 October 2020 at 15:42
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