Storage of computer and parts in the residential area

Quoting Russ Blakeman <rhblake(a)bigfoot.com>om>: :-) Some have a LOT more. Oklahoma, for instance, where I live. We've had bunch of little ones this tornado season. I actually live about a mile south of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) and their field of radar towers. I took a tour there waaay back in junior high school. The computer equipment was amazing; I also saw Unix for the first time there. Unfortunately, they are decidedly *not* a good source of classic computers, as theirs must be taken to be scrapped according to some law. Those aren't tornados. While I admit that certain warning signs precede the possibility of tornadoes, they are not *that* easy to track. Radar is not that good. With radar we can see where the rotation spots are in the storm, but the actual spotting and precise tracking has to be done visually by stormchasers. Problems often arise, for instance when the tornado is rain-wrapped or if it's dark. Some tornadoes come without any warning at all. Another problem is that our warning system (the local media) is metro-centric. If you live in the OKC metro area (like me), that is not a problem; the local media stays on TV nonstop to keep you advised. If you live 50 miles or more away and are threatened by a tornado, you don't even get close to the the same quality of notification; the media is more concerned with getting back to regular programming. -- Jeffrey S. Sharp jss(a)ou.edu