Jeff & List folk,
Gustav didn't pack the punch that Katrina did, but part of that is/was
due to the Southern States having a plan in place to evacuate MANDATORARILY
before the storm came ashore. This will be a huge factor in the amount of
aide that will be needed today and in the weeks to come. The bad thing about
the mandatory evacuation (from what we are seeing/hearing today) is that
Gustav did roll in and destroy everything thus all the folks that evacuated
this time will not leave next time a hurricane comes along. I personally
feel like the next time a hurricane comes through Louisiana - - it will be
devastating and many lives lost.
The last account I heard was 1.2 million without electricity in the
southern part of the state and we lost power here (up to 3 days out) 360
miles North of landfall at 11:30am this morning. The NOC and our offices are
powered by generators so we are ok - - -short of no air-conditioning in the
office and the mosquitoes will be out in full force about dark:30 We have
gotten a lot of rain through all this and the wind has been howling here
since the hurricane came ashore. We haven't lost but one AP (cable flopping
up the tower in the wind) but have talked with Cliff LeBoeuf (Houma La,)
this morning (CSSLA & Triparish.net) who is a WISPA member and he lost a
400' tower as well as numerous APs and Back haul radios due to lightening
and wind damage. He is currently in Mississippi with his wife and baby girls
and all are doing fine in their RV. He is very concerned about his network
and we are working with him to see that he has what it takes to get
everything back up and running. Cliff's network admin rode the storm out and
says all is fine with their NOC, bandwidth and offices, but the power is
going to be the issue as they too are running on propane fired generators
and may be three weeks till power is restored. That will take a few gallons
of propane!
I will try to keep everyone informed as things progress and more is known
about the situation. I personally want to thank those who have volunteered
to come down if there be need - -and to thank the vendors who volunteered to
send gear. You folks are great! I personally want to set up a board of
advisors for the next hurricane and all of you who volunteered will be on it
if you are willing to assist me in setting up a formal relief strategy.
(I am glad outlook saves a copy of email in progress - generator died while
typing this) :-)
Thanks again,
Mac
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Broadwick
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 10:34 AM
> To: 'WISPA General List'
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Good Golly Gustav
>
> How did the Gulf folks weather the storm?
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Joe Laura
> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:02 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Good Golly Gustav
>
> Stay safe you guys! Very well said Mac. You took the words right out of
> my
> mouth. I am planning on staying downtown in the data center but
> watching
> things very closely. I will make my decision tomorrow. This time
> Homeland
> Security has given us re-entry passes ahead of time so if we do have to
> leave reentry will not be as hard as before. I pray that Gustav looses
> steam
> somehow. Hopeing for the best. Any and all prayers are appreciated! Joe
> Joe
> Laura Superior Alarm/Wireless New Orleans,La.
> www.superior1.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Good Golly Gustav
>
>
> > Mac,
> >
> > I could not have said it any better. It has been a long 3 years for
> me and
> my family. While my company and a group of volunteers worked hard to
> get the
> Misissippi gulf coast Internet and VoIP phones, a lot of people never
> knew
> that I too lost everything in Katrina except what we could carry in our
> vehicles. I do not think that I can rebuild my home again.
> >
> > I cannot say enough about the volunteers that were here to help after
> Katrina. Some people of whom their names I may have forgot, but I will
> never
> forget their faces. They worked damn near around the clock for weeks on
> end,
> without any complaints.
> >
> > I've spent the last week trying to harden my system here. It will be
> made
> available to any group that may need it. I owe a lot to WISPA and to
> Part-15. I'm pretty sure that Joe Laura in New Orleans feels the same
> way.
> We have to work together to get things back up as soon as possible.
> Although
> it is tracking to south west Lousiana, it is still too far out the
> detimine
> where the eye will hit land. We just have to be prepared no matter
> where it
> hits. This storm is getting large enough to do a lot of damage to a lot
> of
> areas.
> >
> > As I sit here in south Mississippi, I will be praying that people
> make the
> right decision and get out of harms way. There is no reason why we
> should
> have any loss of life. They know a storm is approaching.
> >
> > I will keep this list updated on how things are progressing on the MS
> gulf
> coast.
> >
> > Best Regards and God Speed,
> >
> > DSLbyAir
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 8/30/08, Mac Dearman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
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