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 [mailto: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 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 > 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. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
