Update on Rootsweb Power Failure We're wishing the best of luck! Fred 8:29 PM 2/3/98 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Leverich <leverich@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 7:52 PM Subject: Re: Power Failure ... > >> We're having quite a gale up here on the mountain, and we've lost all >> power to the PMC and Birchwood NOCs. > >The gale was followed by a calm, heavy, wet snowfall. Trees are falling >on power lines, and we're repeatedly losing power. > >We've managed to keep everything up so far by carefully managing our >battery life (last night wasn't one of my better nights for sleep ... ), >but it looks like we may be in trouble if the current outage lasts more >than another couple of hours. > > >> We're running on batteries now at those NOCs now. The machines at the >> Frazier Park and Bakersfield NOCs are unaffected by the power outage, >> but they depend on the PMC machines for some services. >> >> We're doing what we can to keep the site on line, but we may be down >> for some intervals for awhile. I'll try to keep everyone informed, >> but I may lose the ability to send e-mail. >> >> Sorry about that. Buying a generator for the PMC NOC is one of the >> things we intend to do when RootsWeb's income allows ... ): -B > >I'm about to try 4-wheel driving it out to Bakersfield or Los Angeles to >buy a generator. Thanks to the folks who are doing a little impromptu >fund-raising, and wish me luck with the drive ... -B > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ Fred Kunchick GSCS[SW] USN Retired Pennsauken NJ kunchick@bellatlantic.net FredKun@aol.com Editor of The Northern KIMBALL On-Line Newsletter Member: NEHGS Camden County (NJ) Historical Society Lo/Lathrop Family Association Kimball Family Association Towne Family Association Home Page: URL: http://members.aol.com/FredKun/index.html Coos County, NH USGenWeb County Coordinator. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkunch/coos.htm Hillsboro County, NH USGenWeb County Coordinator: URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkun1/hillsboro.htm Nantucket County, MA USGenWeb County Coordinator: URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkunc/nantuckt.htm Andover, MA USGenWeb Coordinator URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6351/index.htm ICQ# 2000494 ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________