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[Jaymz]

Good god, get out people while you can

[d7x]

expect the gas to be near 5 bucks in the us.....

[l3lueMage]

*rides the bus* expect bus fairs to go up

[Donna]

I know a few here are hosts if your data center is with EV1Servers and you haven't heard:


From EV1Servers (data center) in Houston:

We have 36-48 hours of fuel on site and guaranteed contracts to have fuel delivered in 2 hours.

All of our fiber providers have similar backup systems to us in place, and we provide the power for their equipment on our end.

We do have a drainage canal next to DC2. Even during Tropical Storm Allison which dumped over 36" of rain in this area of town, there was never any danger of DC2 flooding and the water receeded in a matter of hours. The generators and HVAC equipment is built up approx. 4' above grade.

Please remember that this is not a New Orleans type situation, we are well above sea level and though there may be some street flooding as a result of a lot of rain, we see thunderstorm type events every year that dump more rain then the normal 4-6 inches that occur with a hurricane.

We have implemented our emergency storm plans and have an additional backup generator for DC1 on the way, it should be wired up and in place by Wednesday afternoon, we also have procured plenty of plywood and supplies to board up windows should the storm indeed come this way. We will also pickup food and water supplies for the DC crews tomorrow should they have to stay at the DC for an extended amount of time.






**update**

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As you all may know by now EV1Servers have been making the necessary preparations anticipating the worst of Rita making landfall in Galveston which is approx. 100 miles south of Houston.

We are taking every precaution necessary to ensure that should we get the worst of Rita that all service remains uninterrupted.

We will be working on a very limited staff over the next few days, we will keep as many EV1Servers support team, dc team people available as possible during this time. As posted by HeadSurfer and Jeff (VP of Operations) we have done and will continue to do everything we can to ensure that there will be no interruption in your service.


We truly appreciate everyones patience and understanding during this time.

[Prototype]

In a way these are all man made, global warming. :/ Scientist predict each year it will get worst and worst....

[l3lueMage]

if you ever watched The Day AFter tommorow...that was based on a report printed by the pentagon stating what could happen...basically predicting a second ice age...

[Donna]

And here she is


http://www.osei.noaa...rita264_G12.jpg

[Jamie Huskisson]

does cuba ever get effected by these things? everytime i see one theres cuba in the corner...

[mbx5nitro]

They are mostly south of the strom so just wind not much rain or water.

The thing with the hurricanes is 30 years ago for about 10 years it was just like this. lots of hurricane all really big. in a few years it will go back to a dead hurricane seasons.

[.Vibralux]

Can't find gas... Can't find Hotel...

[D3 Max]

SHIT. Not good. Try a shelter man. IF none there keep trying you still have a day or two.

[D3 Max]

Gaining strength with frightening speed, Hurricane Rita swirled toward the Gulf Coast a Category 5, 165-mph monster is now considered the fifth most intense hurricane ever in the Atlanatic basin.

Now 2nd.

[Dekline]

Woah... I heard about Rita a week ago and everyone said it was just a Tropical storm not to worry about. By the sounds of it... >.> I hope everyone is in a safe place when it hits.

[Jaymz]

Can't find gas... Can't find Hotel...

If you're anywhere near Housten, there are emergency fuel trucks along the side of the freeway who will fill you up so you can get out of there

I have friends in Austin who, as of an hour ago, aren't answering their phone so I wish them the best.

[l3lueMage]

Rita caused more flooding in New Orleans and a bus exploded in texas killing 24 when evacuating

http://www.cnn.com/2...rita/index.html

poor gulf state people, hopefully when it clears up they wont go back down there and just stay in their new place wherever they are going

[Jaymz]

Downgraded to category three.

[BlueWednesday]

Hope everyones OK if it hits. People are alot more important than the gas prices you know!

[Jaymz]

I've just now seen Donna's information about EV1 Servers getting ready, here is the information I recieved from ThePlanet:

(llawson-09/22/2005 14:42:28): We have a redundant network and power infrastructure in place to ensure high availability offerings. Our main datacenter is rated to withstand an F5 rated tornado and our facility and network engineers are on site 24/7 to monitor the impact of Hurricane Rita and will be able to address any unforeseen issues immediately.

[D3 Max]

Downgraded to category three.

Thats AWESOME NEWS!

[Donna]

Planet is ok no worries there, a few hosts are ready to switch from EV1Servers to the Planet temporarily if anything drastic does happen, we had a switchover test last night *poof* and back again.

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