Monday, July 22, 2013

Tragic loss in the Wellington earthquake

Oh, the humanity!

"Yesterday's shake has claimed a high price victim at Regional Wine and Spirits store in Wellington, a $3780 bottle of cognac smashed.
General manager Alastair Morris said he was reluctant to look under the cabinet which toppled in the quake, afraid of the high-priced victims he would find.
Underneath he found the remain of a 700ml bottle of Louis XIII de Remy Martin cognac, the priciest victim, along with a smaller bottle of the same drop value at $500..."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8948963/3750-cognac-smashed-in-quake

1 comment:

KG said...

Now, that is a disaster!