Thanks for your concern. For those not in the know, there was a massive thunderstorm yesterday afternoon in the Greater Toronto Area. It caused major amounts of havoc including the stranding of a commuter train that required a unprecedented rescue by our police department. In short, we got more rain in a few hours than in a month and a half.
For myself personally, the situation goes something like this. My wife and I are fine. However, as I type this from a Starbucks in Mississauga (just outside of Toronto), we have no power at home. I had to head downtown to pick up my wife as she was stranded due to several subway stations being flooded. We normally park in an underground garage in our condo and upon arriving home, we noticed that the level that we park on was starting to flood. That’s when we decided to park one level above in visitors parking to keep the car safe. That was a good decision as this is what it looked like one hour ago:
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The garage is sloped. So the people who have cars at the far end of the garage have water above their wheels. Where we park is dry. But the water starts less than 5 feet from where this picture was taken. And that was about 5 feet from the location where we park. We realize that it could have been worse for use as people in Toronto have flooded basements or had to be rescued from their cars when they became trapped in underpasses that quickly flooded. My wife and I have nothing to complain about.
As is typical for these sorts of events, I’m getting calls from a lot of my clients for help with servers that won’t power on, damaged computers due to power issues, and the like. I’m doing my best to get to as many clients as I can today. So if my responses are a bit delayed, that’s why.
I’ll try to post an update later today as well as try to post the latest tech news. In the meantime, if you’re in the Greater Toronto Area, stay dry and stay safe.
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Hey IT Nerd! Are You Alright After The Big Storm In Toronto?
Thanks for your concern. For those not in the know, there was a massive thunderstorm yesterday afternoon in the Greater Toronto Area. It caused major amounts of havoc including the stranding of a commuter train that required a unprecedented rescue by our police department. In short, we got more rain in a few hours than in a month and a half.
For myself personally, the situation goes something like this. My wife and I are fine. However, as I type this from a Starbucks in Mississauga (just outside of Toronto), we have no power at home. I had to head downtown to pick up my wife as she was stranded due to several subway stations being flooded. We normally park in an underground garage in our condo and upon arriving home, we noticed that the level that we park on was starting to flood. That’s when we decided to park one level above in visitors parking to keep the car safe. That was a good decision as this is what it looked like one hour ago:
The garage is sloped. So the people who have cars at the far end of the garage have water above their wheels. Where we park is dry. But the water starts less than 5 feet from where this picture was taken. And that was about 5 feet from the location where we park. We realize that it could have been worse for use as people in Toronto have flooded basements or had to be rescued from their cars when they became trapped in underpasses that quickly flooded. My wife and I have nothing to complain about.
As is typical for these sorts of events, I’m getting calls from a lot of my clients for help with servers that won’t power on, damaged computers due to power issues, and the like. I’m doing my best to get to as many clients as I can today. So if my responses are a bit delayed, that’s why.
I’ll try to post an update later today as well as try to post the latest tech news. In the meantime, if you’re in the Greater Toronto Area, stay dry and stay safe.
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