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Re: storm delays the WWP (really)
Robert C. Fisher 2005-Dec-31 18:25:00
Sorry to hear about the troubles, I hope your wife is doing ok. Just
keep dry and safe. If the site becomes delayed due to the weather so
be it, just make sure to include the story on the site. Real life is
generally more interesting than fiction.
On Dec 31, 2005, at 10:16 AM, G. Donald Bain wrote:
> An update from WWP headquarters here in Berkeley, California. The
> (initial) final version of the Best of 2005 is being generated right
> now. It may take a while, as we have made changes that affect the
> entire site, so all previous events are being regenerated also. As
> soon as the "grabber" finishes I will put the new site up. I had
> hoped to get this done a few hours ago, but there have been problems.
>
> A series of powerful storms has been sweeping in from the Pacific
> over the west coast, bringing heavy rain and high winds for most of
> the last week. This inevitably results in power outages, flooding and
> landslides.
>
> I was working at home and almost halfway through final editing of the
> WWP Best of 2005 at 8 pm last night when the power went out. No
> problem, we just lit candles. I could use my laptop (for a while),
> but not my DSL connection, which requires power. So no more editing
> for a while.
>
> But after dinner my wife managed to cut herself badly, on a knife in
> the sink in the dark. So we rushed down the hill to the hospital,
> through the wind-lashed and partly flooded empty streets. The
> emergency room was overwhelmed, traffic accidents on top of the
> usual, and we didn't finish there until 4 am.
>
> Back home the power was still out, and now (10 am) it is STILL out.
>
> Last I heard from Kat and Landis they were preparing to drive back
> from Seattle, about 1000 km through floods and landslides. They live
> close to the Petaluma River, which I hear on the radio is beginning
> to flood this morning. So there may be more weather-related news from
> Landis.
>
> The university has fared better, no outages so far as I know, and the
> servers are running as usual. So the Best of 2005 WILL be up,
> sometime in the next few hours. I will continue editing later today,
> and try to get the press release done. Sorry for the delays.
>
> Don
Cheers
Robert C. Fisher
QTVR Photography/Cinematography
www.rcfisher.com
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