[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Community Participant; Katrina Refugee

[Don Fanning]

Call ServiceMaster :)

Depends on how much charge was left in the circuit as to what will
happened.  If it was saltwater, probably not.  Freshwater, there might
be a chance that after it dries completely that it will come back
online.  Won't know until you can test it.

Glad you and your family is safe.  I have a friend who's husband is MIA
still in Gulfport.  Quite a time there.

-Don
 

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of JR
Richardson
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 10:05 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Community Participant; Katrina
Refugee

Hi All,

My family and I are doing well.  Thank you all for your prayers.

We are using this as an opportunity to rebuild.  I didn't think I really
needed to but God knows best and we will obey.

My family and I will temporarily be in Lafayette, Louisiana for a while
but will probably relocate to Houston, TX in the future. We already have
my Daughter registered in school here.

Lafayette is my old stomping ground so I'm already at home.  My Wife is
having a time with directions though.  She went half way to Lake Charles
(wrong direction) yesterday when she was coming back home from shopping.

My house, office, lab and 2 vehicles back in Chalmette, LA, St Bernard
Parish are swimming with the fishes, snakes and alligators along with
all my computers and Asterisk application development.  100% loss, but
hey, we have our health.  I have both homeowners and flood insurance so
I should recoup most of my losses, it will take a while to get back on
track.  Insurance adjusters will not be able to enter the Parish till
the water is out which could take several weeks if not a few months.

I was planning on speaking at this years Astricon conference in Anaheim,
CA on "Embedded Asterisk Systems" but have to resend the invitation at
this time.  As you can imagine, I have other priorities.

I will miss this opportunity to collaborate and share my work with this
community.  My FTP server is 8 feet under Lake Ponchatrain at this time
and foreseeable future.  My Internet provider is not online anyway but I
am committed and will get my work on-line as soon as possible.  I will
keep up with Asterisk development as I can and will jump back into the
community when available to contribute with focus and vigor.

I have bought and collected equipment since being in Telecommunications,
VoIP and Internet Technologies for 15 years that are irreplaceable but I
will re-build my VoIP laboratory bigger and better than ever.  If anyone
has any trade secrets on successfully recovering waterlogged electronic
equipment, please let me know.

God Bless.

JR Richardson


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