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Re: MCI/Worldcom fiber cut in NY?

  • From: Henry R. Linneweh
  • Date: Sat Sep 18 11:35:18 1999 
Hmm most wise builders have a 3 to 4 foot high
concrete fuel cell mount pedestal and generator mount
type pedestal now days, to help prevent some of these
problems, especially at critical data centers.

Henry

Sean Donelan wrote:

> If I recall, during hurricane Hugo a Sprint CO flooded.  They kept
> the water from coming in the doors, but didn't have a snorkal for the
> generator.
>
> Although its great fun to discuss different disasters which can
> hit buildings, a fundamental principle is a you can't protect a
> single building, even a bunker, from everything.