7 Sep
2004
7 Sep
'04
12:16 p.m.
Second hurricane in three weeks!! Just got power back after hurricane
Frances. This one was HUGE!!!! It reached from the FIorida Keys to Atlanta
Ga! It started raining here Friday. HEAVY rain and winds all day Saturday
and Sunday. More rain Monday (and a curfew in effect). Today (1:30 PM
Tuesday) some rain bands are still passing through. Three tornadoes in this
area yesterday and another today. The worst of the storm was south of us
this time and everything around here that could be blown down was already
down due to Charlie so now as much damage this time but HUGE amounts of
rain. I set my canoe outside last week and it was FILLED completely full of
rain by Friday night. Luckily Florida is flat so rain doesn't concentrate
much.
NOW it looks like we're in the path of Hurricane Ivan!!! It's
scheduled to be in this area about Sunday or Monday. UnF***ING believable!
joe
7 Sep
7 Sep
1:49 p.m.
On Tue, 7 Sep 2004, Joe R. wrote:
NOW it looks like we're in the path of
Hurricane Ivan!!! It's
scheduled to be in this area about Sunday or Monday. UnF***ING believable!
You should move to California. It's not nearly as humid as FL and we only
get major earthquakes once every 10-30 years :)
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2:33 p.m.
Joe,
You didn't answer the important question...did any of your computer
stuff get wet? :)
You want to borrow some of my scuba gear?
Joe R. wrote:
Second hurricane in three weeks!! Just got power
back after hurricane
Frances. This one was HUGE!!!! It reached from the FIorida Keys to Atlanta
Ga! It started raining here Friday. HEAVY rain and winds all day Saturday
and Sunday. More rain Monday (and a curfew in effect). Today (1:30 PM
Tuesday) some rain bands are still passing through. Three tornadoes in this
area yesterday and another today. The worst of the storm was south of us
this time and everything around here that could be blown down was already
down due to Charlie so now as much damage this time but HUGE amounts of
rain. I set my canoe outside last week and it was FILLED completely full of
rain by Friday night. Luckily Florida is flat so rain doesn't concentrate
much.
NOW it looks like we're in the path of Hurricane Ivan!!! It's
scheduled to be in this area about Sunday or Monday. UnF***ING believable!
joe
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4:53 p.m.
At 03:33 PM 9/7/04 -0400, you wrote:
Joe,
You didn't answer the important question...did any of your computer
stuff get wet? :)
Oh Yeah! The back porch (roofless) was still stacked full of Intel
MDS-2xxs and the front was stacked full of DEC stuff. It all got soaked but
none blew away. The house was FULL and no room for these big items.
You want to borrow some of my scuba gear?
LOL! Only if I can stuff it full of computer equipment!
Joe
Joe R. wrote:
Second hurricane in three weeks!! Just got
power back after hurricane
Frances. This one was HUGE!!!! It reached from the FIorida Keys to Atlanta
Ga! It started raining here Friday. HEAVY rain and winds all day Saturday
and Sunday. More rain Monday (and a curfew in effect). Today (1:30 PM
Tuesday) some rain bands are still passing through. Three tornadoes in this
area yesterday and another today. The worst of the storm was south of us
this time and everything around here that could be blown down was already
down due to Charlie so now as much damage this time but HUGE amounts of
rain. I set my canoe outside last week and it was FILLED completely full of
rain by Friday night. Luckily Florida is flat so rain doesn't concentrate
much.
NOW it looks like we're in the path of Hurricane Ivan!!! It's
scheduled to be in this area about Sunday or Monday. UnF***ING believable!
joe
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Dossin Museum Underwater Research Team
5:34 p.m.
In message <3.0.6.32.20040907175333.008d66a0(a)pop-server.cfl.rr.com>
"Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote:
Oh Yeah! The back porch (roofless) was still
stacked full of Intel
MDS-2xxs and the front was stacked full of DEC stuff. It all got soaked but
none blew away. The house was FULL and no room for these big items.
Clean 'em with distilled water, then leave to dry for a few days - good as
new :)
If you really feel pessimistic, get a toothbrush and clean every single
component with 90% isopropanol :)
OTOH, if you feel brave, pull the boards and run them through a dishwasher.
Can't remember what settings to use, but it supposedly works wonders as long
as you don't mind having a few labels ripped off the board here and there
(and a few electrolytics might break off if you're real unlucky).
Later.
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8 Sep
8 Sep
11:22 a.m.
At 11:34 PM 9/7/04 +0100, you wrote:
In message
<3.0.6.32.20040907175333.008d66a0(a)pop-server.cfl.rr.com>
"Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote:
Nature already took care of that part!
then leave to dry for a few days - good as
Oh Yeah! The back porch (roofless) was still
stacked full of Intel
MDS-2xxs and the front was stacked full of DEC stuff. It all got soaked but
none blew away. The house was FULL and no room for these big items.
Clean 'em with distilled water, new :)
I hope so. Actaully a lot of the stuff that I get has already been out
in the rain before I get them. (It rains nearly everyday here in the summer
and we has heavy dew most mornings thanks to 90+ percent humidity levels.)
I've found that rain usually doesn't hurt anything. What hurts it is
staying wet (full of water or laying on the ground),
If you really feel pessimistic, get a toothbrush and
clean every single
component with 90% isopropanol :)
OTOH, if you feel brave, pull the boards and run them through a dishwasher.
I'd already pulled the most usefull boards and stored them inside. The
remainder of the boards, CRTs, PSUs MIGHT eventually be usefull but I
should already have all the parts that I'll ever need. I currently have
eight fully operable MDS-800, two operable and one non-op MDS-2xxs and lots
of spare parts. I don't really have the room to store the remaining
chassis. That's why they're sitting outside.
Joe
Can't remember what settings to use, but it
supposedly works wonders as long
as you don't mind having a few labels ripped off the board here and there
(and a few electrolytics might break off if you're real unlucky).
Later.
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12:07 p.m.
Joe R. wrote:
snip
I'd already pulled the most usefull boards and stored them inside. The
remainder of the boards, CRTs, PSUs MIGHT eventually be usefull but I
should already have all the parts that I'll ever need. I currently have
eight fully operable MDS-800, two operable and one non-op MDS-2xxs and lots
of spare parts. I don't really have the room to store the remaining
chassis. That's why they're sitting outside.
Joe
EIGHT!!!! Damn, you are a hoarder! I can store one of those in a dry
environment for you. ;)
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9 Sep
9 Sep
1:03 p.m.
At 01:07 PM 9/8/04 -0400, you wrote:
Joe R. wrote:
snip
Yes, the surplus Gods have smiled on me :-) But I may have to sacrifice
one (or more?) to appease the hurricane Gods. Ivan is on it's way here and
it's a humdinger! STRONG catagory 5, Winds of 155 MPH with gusts to over
200 MPH! The central pressure is down to 920 millibars. I think that may
be a record low pressure. Does anyone know? The lowest previously recorded
was the Labor day hurricane of 1935 but I don't remember what the pressure
reading in it was.
I can store one of those in a dry
I'd already pulled the most usefull boards and stored them inside. The
remainder of the boards, CRTs, PSUs MIGHT eventually be usefull but I
should already have all the parts that I'll ever need. I currently have
eight fully operable MDS-800, two operable and one non-op MDS-2xxs and lots
of spare parts. I don't really have the room to store the remaining
chassis. That's why they're sitting outside.
Joe
EIGHT!!!! Damn, you are a hoarder! environment for you. ;)
How about storing ME in a dry environment????
Joe
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Dossin Museum Underwater Research Team
1:28 p.m.
At 02:03 PM 9/9/2004, you wrote:
Yes, the surplus Gods have smiled on me :-) But I
may have to sacrifice
one (or more?) to appease the hurricane Gods. Ivan is on it's way here and
it's a humdinger!
Once is chance,
twice is coincidence,
three times is enemy action.
And some don't believe in coincidence. :-)
Supposed to be over your place Tuesday.
If you have to head north, you and yours have a place here in South
Carolina anytime you want it.
Big house with basement and just sent the last puppy off to college.
Bring your M1's and we'll go out to the range.
Got a can of GI .30-06 en bloc from a guy for fixing his computer we can use.
Best wishes,
Ed Kelleher
Columbia, SC
803-796-8858
10 Sep
10 Sep
8:23 a.m.
Thanks Ed. But I'm going to stick it out here. I need to be here in case
we lose a roof or anything so that I can try and protect all the toys that
I have. But I'm planning on going up to Parris Island around Halloween to
see my youngest kid graduate from boot camp. Maybe I can come over for a
visit for a day.
Joe
At 02:28 PM 9/9/04 -0400, you wrote:
At 02:03 PM 9/9/2004, you wrote:
Yes, the surplus Gods have smiled on me :-)
But I may have to sacrifice
one (or more?) to appease the hurricane Gods. Ivan is on it's way here and
it's a humdinger!
Once is chance,
twice is coincidence,
three times is enemy action.
And some don't believe in coincidence. :-)
Supposed to be over your place Tuesday.
If you have to head north, you and yours have a place here in South
Carolina anytime you want it.
Big house with basement and just sent the last puppy off to college.
Bring your M1's and we'll go out to the range.
Got a can of GI .30-06 en bloc from a guy for fixing his computer we can use.
Best wishes,
Ed Kelleher
Columbia, SC
803-796-8858
2:29 p.m.
At 02:03 PM 9/9/2004, you Joe R:
The central pressure is down to 920 millibars. I think
that may
be a record low pressure. Does anyone know?
Hugo that hit SC in 1989 had 918mb, we were without power for about a week
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at198908.asp
Camille that hit Louisiana in 1969 had 905mb, 190MPH winds.
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at196903.asp
10 Sep
10 Sep
8:36 a.m.
At 03:29 PM 9/9/04 -0400, Ed wrote:
At 02:03 PM 9/9/2004, you Joe R:
That's a nice site (but lots of pop-ups). I'll have to bookmark it and
save it for future reference. I looked up the great Labor Day Hurricane of
1935 of in and found that the central pressure was >>> 892 <<<
Millibars.
I should tell you about my adventures during hurricane Camille
sometime. I was in a off-raod race that day and it turned into a REAL
adventure. We weren't expecting any significant effects from Camille but
the rain that we got can only be called Biblical!
Joe
The central pressure is down to 920 millibars. I
think that may
be a record low pressure. Does anyone know?
Hugo that hit SC in 1989 had 918mb, we were without power for about a week
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at198908.asp
Camille that hit Louisiana in 1969 had 905mb, 190MPH winds.
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at196903.asp
9:02 a.m.
At 09:36 AM 9/10/2004, you wrote:
That's a nice site (but lots of pop-ups).
Sorry, I'm using Mozilla, ZoneAlarm and AdWatch and just don't see any pop-ups.
Been using F-Prot anti-virus since the DOS days of Stoned and NYC.
Funny they don't get any press.
I think they're the best of the lot and I can run it from my bootable
utility CD.
Ed K.
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