Re: [WISPA] [WISPA Members] [Wisp] Thanks to those concerned
Good idea Brian, I'm taking a generator out to the food kitchen, ground zero, and going to get some internet setup hopefully. John M. McDowell Boonlink Communications 307 Grand Ave NW Fort Payne, AL 35967 256.844.9932 Office j...@boonlink.com www.boonlink.com This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the addressee (or authorized to receive for the addressee), you may not use, copy, re-transmit, or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail j...@boonlink.com, and delete the message. E-mail communication is highly susceptible to spoofing, spamming, and other tampering, some of which may be harmful to your computer. If you are concerned about the authenticity of the message or the source, please contact the sender directly. On Apr 29, 2011, at 12:13 AM, Brian Webster wrote: Jay, John; After having participated in the Katrina effort with WISPA I would imagine that getting your networks up and running and then helping people like FEMA and the Insurance companies will help a great deal in assisting those who have lost everything in getting claims filed and paid to start the recovery process. So much is done on line now that the internet connectivity is very important even if it’s in a tent full of computers like we set up in Mississippi. I believe NetSapiens also offered to set up some phone support. Depending on how long it takes to get phone and cell service back up VOIP services can be the quickest way to set up phone service. Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com From: members-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:members-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of CBB Jay Weekley Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 1:05 AM To: Rick Harnish; WISPA General List; Principal WISPA Member List; motor...@afmug.com Cc: memb...@wispa.org; motor...@afmug.com Subject: Re: [WISPA Members] [Wisp] [WISPA] Thanks to those concerned Wow, John, I can't imagine. I understand there is damage VERY SIMILAR to that in Huntsville around our tower site up there but our net admin for Huntsville (Alex Dumas) was inbetween the damage. His house is fine, but damage very close by going any direction. Jerry Head (from Blount County, works with us and is my partner in Huntsville) is a tower climber and Alex climbs too. Why am I talking about tower climbing...I have no idea. Your network sounds about as good as ours (except we lost our main tower in the Cullman tornado). I'm more concerned about Marlon - what is his condition and his family's condition? I think I was going to offer help to you once we got our stuff back up and running - but you're in the same boat we are - debating about how important it is to power up our sites when our customers have no power. Hard to know if anything else is problematic under these circimstances. I I talked to my grandparents this evening and heard their power actually went out about 30 minutes after the Cullman tornado (they are on the north side of the county, closer to a northern substation and should not have been affected by the downtown cullman trauma in infrastructure) - i understand their power went out (and thus the TVA outage affecting all of north alabama) about 30 minutes after the tornado took us down downtown Keep in touch ; it sounds like network damage on your end isn't near as profound as the human damage. Thanks and be well -jay fuller On Thu Apr 28 21:37 , 'Rick Harnish' rharn...@wispa.org wrote: John, Thanks for the update. Good to hear your network is in good shape, but very sad to hear your description of the deaths and destruction. Keep us posted. Rick -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [wireless-boun...@wispa.org','','','1')wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of John McDowell Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:33 PM To: Principal WISPA Member List; WISPA General List; motor...@afmug.com Subject: [WISPA] Thanks to those concerned Our network admin's house, Marlon Williamson who is active on these lists, was completely demolished with him and his family inside. I went by there today and it looks like a war zone. Complete destruction a half mile in each direction with what was his house in the middle. Across the road some people were found dead lying in a church parking lot and nearby field. A Sara Lee truck pulled up today in a small town called Henagar at the 4 way stop, opened the 18 wheeler doors, and you would've thought it was a third world country watching the people rush to get bread. Somehow our network was left unscathed. I drove to most of our sites today, all in tact. One water tank may have some lightning damage in the cabinet but not much it seems. We were
Re: [WISPA] [WISPA Members] [Wisp] Thanks to those concerned
Jay, John;
After having participated in the Katrina effort with WISPA I
would imagine that getting your networks up and running and then helping
people like FEMA and the Insurance companies will help a great deal in
assisting those who have lost everything in getting claims filed and paid to
start the recovery process. So much is done on line now that the internet
connectivity is very important even if it's in a tent full of computers like
we set up in Mississippi. I believe NetSapiens also offered to set up some
phone support. Depending on how long it takes to get phone and cell service
back up VOIP services can be the quickest way to set up phone service.
Thank You,
Brian Webster
www.wirelessmapping.com
www.Broadband-Mapping.com
From: members-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:members-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf
Of CBB Jay Weekley
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 1:05 AM
To: Rick Harnish; WISPA General List; Principal WISPA Member List;
motor...@afmug.com
Cc: memb...@wispa.org; motor...@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [WISPA Members] [Wisp] [WISPA] Thanks to those concerned
Wow, John, I can't imagine. I understand there is damage VERY SIMILAR to
that in Huntsville around our tower site up there but our net admin for
Huntsville (Alex Dumas) was inbetween the damage. His house is fine, but
damage very close by going any direction.
Jerry Head (from Blount County, works with us and is my partner in
Huntsville) is a tower climber and Alex climbs too. Why am I talking about
tower climbing...I have no idea. Your network sounds about as good as ours
(except we lost our main tower in the Cullman tornado). I'm more concerned
about Marlon - what is his condition and his family's condition?
I think I was going to offer help to you once we got our stuff back up and
running - but you're in the same boat we are - debating about how important
it is to power up our sites when our customers have no power. Hard to know
if anything else is problematic under these circimstances. I
I talked to my grandparents this evening and heard their power actually went
out about 30 minutes after the Cullman tornado (they are on the north side
of the county, closer to a northern substation and should not have been
affected by the downtown cullman trauma in infrastructure) - i understand
their power went out (and thus the TVA outage affecting all of north
alabama) about 30 minutes after the tornado took us down downtown
Keep in touch ; it sounds like network damage on your end isn't near as
profound as the human damage.
Thanks and be well
-jay fuller
On Thu Apr 28 21:37 , 'Rick Harnish' rharn...@wispa.org wrote:
John,
Thanks for the update. Good to hear your network is in good shape, but very
sad to hear your description of the deaths and destruction. Keep us posted.
Rick
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Subject: [WISPA] Thanks to those concerned
Our network admin's house, Marlon Williamson who is active on these
lists, was completely demolished with him and his family inside. I went
by there today and it looks like a war zone. Complete destruction a half
mile in each direction with what was his house in the middle. Across the
road some people were found dead lying in a church parking lot and
nearby field. A Sara Lee truck pulled up today in a small town called
Henagar at the 4 way stop, opened the 18 wheeler doors, and you would've
thought it was a third world country watching the people rush to get
bread.
Somehow our network was left unscathed. I drove to most of our sites
today, all in tact. One water tank may have some lightning damage in the
cabinet but not much it seems. We were truly blessed.
We've been without power for over 24 hours. All of N. Alabama is without
power. People are lining up at gas stations thinking the power is going
to come on but the TVA has given a best case scenario of 5 days. Judging
from the damage I've seen, it will be more like 2 weeks. High Voltage
lines have been twisted and blown over like pretzels all over the
county.
Jay, I haven't had time to read any emails, but if I can be of
assistance I will try. I am kind of a one man show at this point with
all my employees tending to their families. Water has been cut off in
most homes across the county. Its almost unbelievable what is
transpiring. It could get ugly quick.
Regards,
John M. McDowell
Boonlink Communications
307 Grand Ave NW
Fort Payne, AL 35967
256.844.9932 Office
j...@boonlink.com
