Re: 3000 Newswire Blog: Katrina misses HP show site

Hi all,

Just a reminder that the hp-whatever-show in New Orleans is of
no consequence. There are people in the stricken areas whose homes,
possessions and family members are devastated, or worse, lost.

Let's just try to remember that as we discuss...I, for one, am
horrified at what's happened.

May we all be blessed enough to concern ourselves with the loss
of a seminar vs. the loss of lives.


Best regards,

Ray Shahan

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:HP3000-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Denys Beauchemin
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:54 AM
To: HP3000-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 3000 Newswire Blog: Katrina misses HP show site

WWL TV, out of New Orleans has just reported on its web site
(www.wwltv.com)
that 2 different levee breaches are currently flooding the city. They
also
report that Jefferson Parish (where New Orleans is located) is now under
Marshal Law. (I suspect they mean Martial Law.) At any rate, no one is
allowed to enter New Orleans at the moment.

Denys
-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:HP3000-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of Ron Seybold
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 8:28 PM
To: HP3000-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] 3000 Newswire Blog: Katrina misses HP show site

Hello Friends:

Wirt points out, quite rightly, that the impact of Katrina looks like
it might have dealt a setback to the Sept. 12 start of the HP
Technology Forum.

We've updated our blog entry to include the latest from the
conference organizers -- telling us they'll decide by Friday if the
show is still on -- and dire reports from Louisiana officials about
snakes, no gasoline and the "wilderness" that is New Orleans tonight:

<http://3000newswire.com/blog>

I had booked my ticket just when Katrina was still battering the
city. On Southwest, so it's easily moved. A minor inconvenience,
compared to getting fresh water or power in New Orleans tonight. One
report said it will be a month before all parts of the city have
power restored. At best, you could say today's hurricane path was a
very near miss.

Keep an eye on our blog for more details. A few dozen of us HP 3000
folk are booked to go there. Nature might have a different itinerary
for us.

>Ron writes:
>
>> Encompass executive director Mary Ellen Smith said this morning
she's
>> hopeful the storm's damage won't impact the start of the show in two
>> weeks.
>
>Watching the news tonight and seeing the extent of the damage to the
downtown
>highrise hotels, I'd be a little on the surprised side if they can get
the
>mess cleaned up in less than two weeks and be back in operation so
soon. In
>fact, I'd be quite surprised.
>
>A fair number of hotels lost dozens to hundreds of windows -- which
also
>implies a substantial amount of internal damage -- and that's just
>going to take
>some time to repair.

--

Ron Seybold, Editor In Chief
The 3000 NewsWire -- 512.331.0075 -- rseybold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Independent Information to Maximize Your HP 3000
NewsWire Blog -- http://3000newswire.com/blog
Main Web site -- http://www.3000newswire.com

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

========================================================================
This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared

by School Specialty's email filtering solution.

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: 3000 Newswire Blog: Katrina misses HP show site
    ... Ray, you are very correct. ... out of New Orleans has just reported on its web site ... report that Jefferson Parish is now under ... * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * ...
    (comp.sys.hp.mpe)
  • Re: 3000 Newswire Blog: Katrina misses HP show site
    ... out of New Orleans has just reported on its web site ... that 2 different levee breaches are currently flooding the city. ... report that Jefferson Parish is now under ... * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * ...
    (comp.sys.hp.mpe)
  • Re: OT: Another clueless Drive By Media example.
    ... 1.9 million new jobs have been created. ... The report shows the salary gains are due to increased productivity. ... pockets of desolation, but overall the economy is doing extremely well, ... To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * ...
    (comp.sys.hp.mpe)
  • Re: OT: Quiz/QSHOW extract of packed decimals
    ... you can also 'report' to a disc file: ... set report dev disc name bac123 ... To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * ...
    (comp.sys.hp.mpe)
  • Re: Disk Space
    ... To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * ... Click on the link above to report this email as spam to BlackSpider. ...
    (comp.sys.hp.mpe)