[Coco] Ike and coco3.com

[Roger Taylor]

At 12:04 AM 9/11/2008, you wrote:
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Roger Taylor operator at coco3.com
> >Sent 9/10/2008 11:33:40 PM
> >To: cocolist for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
> >Subject: [Coco] Ike and coco3.com
> >
> >Hurricane Ike is now predicted to rise possibly to a cat 4 beast, and
> >the new predicted paths come right over coco3.com in East
> >Texas. Hopefully by then it will be a tropical storm, but who knows
> >what the thing will do. I think the fear won't *completely* kick in
> >until the eye hits the shore, which it IS going to do. This area is
> >also part of tornado alley I'm told.
> >
> >I'm going to get my kids out of town sometime this weekend for
> >safety. But I'll come back and ofcourse UPS will demand that even if
> >hellfire was falling from the sky WHILE the eye of the hurricane at
> >100mph was passing over our city, that I *still* be at work ontime
> >and ready to deliver Next Day Air packages no matter what.
> >
> >This is going to be very .... interesting, and scary. Because we're
> >like a big family here in the CoCo world, I know some of you would
> >like to hear the daily buzz on this thing as it passes through.
> >
> >
>
>I believe every word of it....
>in 2005, when Wilma passed through S. Florida, I was awaiting an 
>iPod from AmEx, from points.
>Well, I never got it, and UPS listed it as "left at front door," on 
>the day Wilma passed through!
>
>Now, who in their right mind would leave a small box like that, with 
>70+MPH winds rocking around,
>I have no idea - I figured maybe he left it at the wrong address, 
>and they were enjoying a new iPod!


As long as the delivery trucks can get around the packages will come off.
Rain = no problem (all trucks have large plastic bags)
Wind = wedge the package or put something on top of it (nondamaging).