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Unread 06-02-2009, 17:43
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Re: 70 Degree Snow Day

I'd like to add my best wishes to all the others here.

Meredith, during the 2006 "Hanukkah Eve Storm" here in Washington, winds of up to 85 miles an hour -- hurricanes start at 70 -- caused trees and power lines to topple leaving more than 1.8 million homes and businesses in the Pacific Northwest without power for days, and killing 18 people. I personally was without power for six days and (this was the hardest to bear) without phones, cable TV, or INTERNET for 16 days. My employer (and our team sponsor) was shut down for three days, and they even have their own diesel generators*. At least our storm hit in December and not during build season. God bless you, your team, and the others affected by this event.

* Part of what we do is data hosting. The generators power the data center, but the rest of the buildings are dark and cold without line power.
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