Re: katrina disaster recovery prep?

I had 2 customers in Katrina's South Florida visit, barely a Cat-1, and
both within the eye-path of the storm.
(i swear this is true.... I had to "emphatically" tell the staff who had
been left to process month end on the eve of the 25th as the winds were
really picking up - GO HOME! They were afraid to make that decision
on their own. I finally said I would take the heat if any problem with
management. Their power failed shortly after and UPS ran 2 hours and
dropped. Out 30 hours. This company has a building generator "on order"
(after
a truck driver fell asleep & took out the whole block's  power pole
a few months ago. Down 2 weekdays for that. Plus hurricane scares
every year. Company finally realized many of their web orders come from out
of the area and they expect the site up.
Other co stayed up with a building generator which also covers their
refrigerated inventory. Their web & vpn went down for 2 days as Bellsouth
had problems on their end.
Good luck in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
jim franz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:54 PM
Subject: katrina disaster recovery prep?


>
> Well, you folks in Katrina's path ready for this one?  Been a while since
> you've had a Cat-5 come up that way and longer since one bingo'd NOLA...
>
> Don't be afraid to ask folks on the list for help/resources if you need
> them after things pass....that's part ofthe reason this list exists...
>
> And, I'd be curious if there's any prelim damage estimates...  My guess is
> the qtr, riverwalk and probably a few of the hotels (windham, hilton)
> right on the water are gonna take a pounding.
>
> Don in DC
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