Hurricane Ike - Mac at RISK !!!

[dunlap1]

Had to evacuate Houston to get out of the path of the Hurricane. All of my Mac is at risk!! I am praying for all in it's path and for all AKer's in the area. The very best of luck to all!!

 

[VintInfinity]

The sheer power of the remaining charge in the capacitors of the Mac circuits will surely scare the water away. hopefully. fingers crossed!

 

[Kevin M.]

Had to evacuate Houston to get out of the path of the Hurricane. All of my Mac is at risk!! I am praying for all in it's path and for all AKer's in the area. The very best of luck to all!!

God bless. Just went through Gustav here in the New Orleans area. I'm on the westbank of the city. I have a two story house and moved all of my amps to a second floor closet in the center of my home. With Gustav, it was more of a flooding concern for my area. The worst part is being without power. No power can mean, no sewerage, no water, and no telephone. I have a generator and that really helped. My power was out for about 4 days. Eating chili out of the can heated from the microwave and cold showers gets old very quickly. I saw lots of power trucks headed your way on Wed. when I was coming back into New Orleans from your direction. There were 18 wheelers pulling flatbed trailers loaded with power transformers, military convoys, and lots of empty buses. That's stuff is staged just outside of your area so they should have you up and running in a few days. When you return home, if you have any demage, contact your insurance company maybe even before you start unpacking. With Katrina, those who waited to file claims had to wait even longer for an adjuster. Last thing, get a contractor out asap to give you an estimate. The insurance adjusters will give you rates based upon pre-storm prices. However, supply and demand will drive the prices up and that is what you will have to pay REGARDLESS of what the insurance company tells you. People need time to "get their heads" around the storm and what has happened. This is confusion which creates delay. Think about your plan of action now if you were to have damage. That way you can "hit the ground running." If you have relationships with local contractors, start setting up appointments with them right away.

 

[chuckworkb]

Hopefully, you and your family are safe.

Good luck.

God Bless.

Tell us how you make out.

 

[Victor]

My best wishes go out to you and all who are in the way of Ike.

As long as you and your family are safe, all will end well. :yes:

 

[misterdoggy1]

Best of Luck................

My son is in Taiwan at the same time there is a Typhoon Sinlaku Category 3 hitting Taipei, but doesnt sound like its as bad as Texas.

Will keep our fingers crossed for you ....

 

[jetblack]

I was in your area when Alicia visited in '83. Best of luck to you, and let us know how you and yours make out after the Ike visit.

 

[x_25]

Stuff can be replaced. Family and people cant. Stay safe. :thmbsp:

 

[j3brow]

Best of luck to you and your family.

Still dealing with the aftermath of Gustav here in Baton Rouge. We now have power after 7 days without. Many friends and family are still without power nearly two weeks out now. Lost power 12 hrs due to the outer bands of Ike blowing through friday morning...losing power is such a bummer all the way round.

my rack was adjacent to a window and certainly weighted on my mind as i was working that day. thankfully, the house was fine. Glad i can now fire up my Mc components and ease away the stress.


Jason

 

[masterlu]

Unquestionably, my thoughts & prayers are with everyone that may be affected.

 

[Gregory]

Hope all is going to be ok with your gear. I was so concerned about my Mc equipment that I installed alarms in the house. Although you are also concerned with water damage, I was concerned with someone taking the stuff while I was away.

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-Gregory

 

[opt80]

My next door neighbor flew out of Houston just before the storm hit.He works on oil rigs throughout the world.

 

[75Center]

Hope everything goes OK for all those in the path of the storm. Last night we had tornado warnings in our part of the country. I unplugged the important things to protect them from lightening: This computer and the Marantz!

 

[Gregory]

I think Mc security, and storm damage are very real issues. Just last weekend 9-6-08 a tropical storm came through the area (the same day we drove out of state to a Mc dealer to diagnose MIDRANGE & VOCALS) and water entered through the white doors to the left. It DISRUPTED my system for the whole week, and the owner of the house was here ALL day yesterday (for 10 hours) installing new weather stripping, painting, vacuuming, etc.

Photo taken Tues 9-9-08

You can see the plywood under the oak rack in the corner, and the water stain on the baseboard near the door. The stand in the lower left got water-damaged, and the speaker largely was ok (luckily.)

As for security (already mentioned) it's very real for owners to be fearful about leaving their Mc system at home while being away for a time. I installed a digital alarm system in one house that I owned to protect my Mc gear.

-Gregory

 

[VintInfinity]

I saw a picture in the paper today... I was only thinking about water, but everything on a boulevard was splintered to bits for at least a 1/2 mile or so... best wishes to you and everyone

 

[tasha]

We're getting the remnants of IKE currently, no where near what you've been through. Tomorrow morning my neighbor leaves for Texas. He's a line repair supervisor for Kentucky Power (part of American Electric) in our valley. This isn't the first hurricane repair job he's done. If you see Tim Hall, tell him the beer is still cold in the kegerator, what's left of it...

 

[jetblack]

Everyone try to stay safe. The worst damage will be east of Galveston on the coast (east of the eyewall), similar to Cameron, LA damage when Rita came ashore at the state border. In both cases, some coastal communities simply disappeared.

http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/rita/photo-comparisons/cameron.html

 

[dread31]

Mac at risk?

Even though I would hate to see your equipment get destroyed, I'm far more concerned about you and your folks.

Hope everyone is okay.

Dave