HPshooter
02-13-2007, 07:34 PM
Hi, gang. I thought I'd drop a note since I have nothing better to do while I wait for the freezing rain to drop some more trees and power lines. We're getting hammered here in the Northern Mid-West, but not so bad as in other places. So far it has been the end of the road for four individuals (so far) whose death has been the result of this weather.
I work at a computer data center where we never, ever have a power outage. We have two of everything, including UPS systems.
If the ice drops a power line that causes the slightest blip in the power on our branch of the utility, we are off the grid in a nano-second and 5 big 1750kW diesel generators will resupply the UPS systems in from 6 to 30 seconds, depending on which set we're talking about.
Then my job will be to take electrical and engine readings and to transfer fuel from the outside tanks if the indoor tanks start to run low.
But for now, I just sit, drink coffee, surf the net, and calculate my overtime pay.
My family is home in bed. Our residential emergency plan is not so sophisticated, but more than adequate. They know what to do and when to do it.
So where were you during the ice storm of '07?
I work at a computer data center where we never, ever have a power outage. We have two of everything, including UPS systems.
If the ice drops a power line that causes the slightest blip in the power on our branch of the utility, we are off the grid in a nano-second and 5 big 1750kW diesel generators will resupply the UPS systems in from 6 to 30 seconds, depending on which set we're talking about.
Then my job will be to take electrical and engine readings and to transfer fuel from the outside tanks if the indoor tanks start to run low.
But for now, I just sit, drink coffee, surf the net, and calculate my overtime pay.
My family is home in bed. Our residential emergency plan is not so sophisticated, but more than adequate. They know what to do and when to do it.
So where were you during the ice storm of '07?