Wow Joe, really sorry to hear about that! Wish there was something I could do -- good thing your homeowner's insurance will be paying for the damage! (At least that's *something* good about the whole mess)
- John > -----Original Message----- > From: Origin Museum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 4:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SWCollect] The Origin Museum is in DANGER! > > > > Hello All! > > It is with a sad heart that I write this. After sustaining a > major snowstorm here in the Washington D.C. area, The > aftermath today of torrential rains and high temeratures have > flooded The Origin Museum. The software has been saved from > direct water damage, but the risk of future mildew is high. > The continuing flow of water has completely soaked about half > the carpets in the Museum, and there is no immediate end in sight. > I sit here in the only dry corner of the museum, taking > a break from my vigilant shop-vac duties. I am resolute in > my efforts, but the contents of my basement (duplicates) and > our beautiful Berber (read-extremly expensive) carpets are > all but destroyed. We DID manage to save the Akalabeths (and > many other irreplaceable artifacts)from certain doom, when I > managed to lift the 150 pound safe off of the floor, with the > water almost up to the door! > > Other neighbors didn't fare as well. Next door's basement is > under 1 foot of water, and is still flowing in thru the door > and windows. His entire lower level (that he just refinished > last summer) is gone. > > I will continue my efforts thru the night, and hope that you > will all give us your well wishes. --The Museum is safe, but > my basement (and my self) are soaked with sadness. > > "...Preserving Worlds..." > Joe Garity > Curator of The Origin Museum > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Express yourself with a super cool email address from > BigMailBox.com. Hundreds of choices. It's free! http://www.bigmailbox.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
