Flooded libraries

[Kate C]

Good Evening All

Attached is a link to YouTube and a series of videos of Morpeth (in the UK) following the devastating floods of a few weeks ago.

The main video on the link is of Morpeth Library which took the full force of the flood waters, resulting in its windows/walls being forced into the building. I don't know if it's poetry collection (one of the largest in the UK) has survived, but talking to friends they have lost most of their stock!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7LIl3TEMtA&feature=related

I know there is nothing we can do now, but please could I ask a favour ...

When you go into work (whether in or out of the home) please think about what would happen if flood, fire (plague and pestilence (pandemic flu is a real threat) too) happens in or around the building. What would you lose, how could you replace it and is there anything you could do to reduce the likelihood of it happening in the first place?

We can do nothing to prevent these types of events, but we can reduce their impact should they happen to us.

OK rant over :o

Kate

[Strawberry Curls]

Good Evening All

Attached is a link to YouTube and a series of videos of Morpeth (in the UK) following the devastating floods of a few weeks ago.

The main video on the link is of Morpeth Library which took the full force of the flood waters, resulting in its windows/walls being forced into the building. I don't know if it's poetry collection (one of the largest in the UK) has survived, but talking to friends they have lost most of their stock!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7LIl3TEMtA&feature=related

I know there is nothing we can do now, but please could I ask a favour ...

When you go into work (whether in or out of the home) please think about what would happen if flood, fire (plague and pestilence (pandemic flu is a real threat) too) happens in or around the building. What would you lose, how could you replace it and is there anything you could do to reduce the likelihood of it happening in the first place?

We can do nothing to prevent these types of events, but we can reduce their impact should they happen to us.

OK rant over :o

KateKate, how horrible. I stayed in Morpeth in Aug. 2007 and loved the little town. I have had my business flooded and know what a royal pain it can be. For us the worst thing was our computers sitting in 2 inches of water. We had to pull out all the carpet and the padding and redo all that, but everything else, save for some transfer file boxes that got soaked and we had to dry out the paperwork inside for the next month or so, was OK. As for the wet CPUs we had to let them sit for several weeks (no work done with them so that really put us behind) then when they were throughly dry we turned them on and they worked. It did shorten the lifespan of the CPUs but we were OK as we had and continued to have backups of everything on them. We don't put any paper transfer boxes on the floor now, and all our computers are on elevated holders.

I'm sorry you have to go through this, it is so hard to see things destroyed, and to have to deal with it in your workplace. My best wishes on your recovery. --Alice