Comments on: Photos found after the Alabama tornadoes http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 05:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Sean Blueart http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096486 Sean Blueart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096486 I saw a documentary about three years ago about a midwestern photo conservator who took on a similar project. He would travel around after a tornado had hit a town and search for photographs. He would then restore,scan and put them online for purposes of reclaimation. I cannot remember the source of the documentary or the name of the photographer. I saw a documentary about three years ago about a midwestern photo conservator who took on a similar project. He would travel around after a tornado had hit a town and search for photographs. He would then restore,scan and put them online for purposes of reclaimation. I cannot remember the source of the documentary or the name of the photographer.

]]> By: petertrepan http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096236 petertrepan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096236 I live in the area, and I haven't had a significant power outage since moving to a subdivision with underground utilities. This could either support the fallen tree theory, or it could have something to do with the fact that the transformers aren't on top of telephone poles. I live in the area, and I haven’t had a significant power outage since moving to a subdivision with underground utilities. This could either support the fallen tree theory, or it could have something to do with the fact that the transformers aren’t on top of telephone poles.

]]> By: CaptObvious http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1095983 CaptObvious Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1095983 Maggie.... I think you can answer that one yourself. hint: It's Alabama. Maggie…. I think you can answer that one yourself.

hint: It’s Alabama.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1095988 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1095988 Commenting from my iPhone in the dark in bluff park (Hoover, al). The tornadoes didn't make it here but the straight-line winds knocked out power the morning before the storms. They are saying they hope to get it back by sunday morning. It will be daunting because everyone on my block had at least one tree down ( several into their houses) and powerlines are on the ground at least 3 places on my block (not a big block). My street is pretty typical for what I have seen in the area and several roads are still blocked by trees. I believe no one in the area was hurt, and houses (even those smashed by trees) are all upright but it is still frightening to see just how many (large) trees came down in such a short time. The soundtrack of the daytime is chain saws and now even in the late late hours I hear generators. Commenting from my iPhone in the dark in bluff park (Hoover, al). The tornadoes didn’t make it here but the straight-line winds knocked out power the morning before the storms. They are saying they hope to get it back by sunday morning. It will be daunting because everyone on my block had at least one tree down ( several into their houses) and powerlines are on the ground at least 3 places on my block (not a big block). My street is pretty typical for what I have seen in the area and several roads are still blocked by trees. I believe no one in the area was hurt, and houses (even those smashed by trees) are all upright but it is still frightening to see just how many (large) trees came down in such a short time. The soundtrack of the daytime is chain saws and now even in the late late hours I hear generators.

]]> By: Jean-Luc Turbo http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096001 Jean-Luc Turbo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096001 Has any religious show biz figure clarified just what exactly the Almighty was mad about this time? Has any religious show biz figure clarified just what exactly the Almighty was mad about this time?

]]> By: MadMolecule http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096523 MadMolecule Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096523 The storms came through Memphis, but didn't hit us near as hard as y'all got it down there. Hope you're all OK. The storms came through Memphis, but didn’t hit us near as hard as y’all got it down there. Hope you’re all OK.

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096018 penguinchris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096018 The lights were flickering today where I am near Buffalo, NY. We had some amazingly intense wind but not any real storm. I don't think it takes a whole lot (relatively) to get flickering lights. I powered down my computer gear that doesn't have a battery when the lights started flickering. For me that just means external hard drives, but if you have a desktop computer without a UPS you'd want to do something about that too (I'm not running any desktop computers these days). Probably a good idea for those living in storm-prone areas. Although I'm probably more paranoid about hard drive problems than most, and sudden power loss shouldn't cause catastrophic problems with modern hardware. The lights were flickering today where I am near Buffalo, NY. We had some amazingly intense wind but not any real storm. I don’t think it takes a whole lot (relatively) to get flickering lights.

I powered down my computer gear that doesn’t have a battery when the lights started flickering. For me that just means external hard drives, but if you have a desktop computer without a UPS you’d want to do something about that too (I’m not running any desktop computers these days). Probably a good idea for those living in storm-prone areas. Although I’m probably more paranoid about hard drive problems than most, and sudden power loss shouldn’t cause catastrophic problems with modern hardware.

]]> By: snoproblem http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096038 snoproblem Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096038 If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say the typical AL heat probably fries the transformers more quickly than in other places, especially as people load up the grid with HVAC's. Doesn't AL also get a lot of electrical storms, too? That'll knock dents in the power infrastructure. Hmm, I think I'm repeating CaptObvious... If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say the typical AL heat probably fries the transformers more quickly than in other places, especially as people load up the grid with HVAC’s. Doesn’t AL also get a lot of electrical storms, too? That’ll knock dents in the power infrastructure.

Hmm, I think I’m repeating CaptObvious…

]]> By: felixjawesome http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096041 felixjawesome Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096041 I think God was mad about all those "LOL PEARL HARBOR, LOL TSUNAMI KARMA JAPAN" Twitter/facebook updates. I think God was mad about all those “LOL PEARL HARBOR, LOL TSUNAMI KARMA JAPAN” Twitter/facebook updates.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096811 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096811 Completely agree. What a violation. Personal photos are just that...personal. Completely agree. What a violation. Personal photos are just that…personal.

]]> By: Rukasu http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096072 Rukasu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096072 Posting people's private photos on facebook a day after they may/may not have died...too soon Posting people’s private photos on facebook a day after they may/may not have died…too soon

]]> By: hungryjoe http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096089 hungryjoe Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096089 I think the answer is trees. Alabama has a lot of very tall trees. Kansas probably doesn't have as many. The power companies can keep the transmission lines free of immediate threats, but a 60' tree 40' from the line will still take the line out when it falls. See Anon's iPhone comment above for supporting evidence. I think the answer is trees. Alabama has a lot of very tall trees. Kansas probably doesn’t have as many. The power companies can keep the transmission lines free of immediate threats, but a 60′ tree 40′ from the line will still take the line out when it falls.

See Anon’s iPhone comment above for supporting evidence.

]]> By: JustaddH3o http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1095893 JustaddH3o Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1095893 Tuscaloosa reporting in. Generator + wireless tether = bb post Tuscaloosa reporting in.
Generator + wireless tether = bb post

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1095898 Maggie Koerth-Baker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1095898 Lord, Alabama's personal generator-industrial complex is going to have a field day. It seemed like even small storms knocked out half of Birmingham's electricity when I lived there. Lord, Alabama’s personal generator-industrial complex is going to have a field day. It seemed like even small storms knocked out half of Birmingham’s electricity when I lived there.

]]> By: candle http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1095910 candle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1095910 If the wind blew hard at my Grandmother's place, the lights flickered (Jackson County, AL). Home Depot and Lowe's are about to see record sales. If the wind blew hard at my Grandmother’s place, the lights flickered (Jackson County, AL). Home Depot and Lowe’s are about to see record sales.

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1096168 IronEdithKidd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1096168 Agreed. NW AL in particular is heavily forested. One set of in-laws live just outside Kennedy. The storm split around them. This is the third or fourth time they've dodged the weather bullet this year. Agreed. NW AL in particular is heavily forested. One set of in-laws live just outside Kennedy. The storm split around them. This is the third or fourth time they’ve dodged the weather bullet this year.

]]> By: JustaddH3o http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1095915 JustaddH3o Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1095915 Indeed they are. The Home Depot by my house is itself running off of generators in order to sell generators to customers. Also, there was a sign stating "One generator per customer" up until they sold out. Several gas stations ran out of gas too, but I'm sure all the stores will restock soon. Everybody is working really hard to get things back to normal. Indeed they are. The Home Depot by my house is itself running off of generators in order to sell generators to customers.

Also, there was a sign stating “One generator per customer” up until they sold out.

Several gas stations ran out of gas too, but I’m sure all the stores will restock soon. Everybody is working really hard to get things back to normal.

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/04/28/photos-found-after-t.html#comment-1095923 Maggie Koerth-Baker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1095923 Do you know why the grid is so damn fragile down there? I've never been able to get a good answer. I grew up in Kansas, which gets its own share of big summer storms, and we never lost power as easily as Alabama. Do you know why the grid is so damn fragile down there? I’ve never been able to get a good answer. I grew up in Kansas, which gets its own share of big summer storms, and we never lost power as easily as Alabama.

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