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Dave Groves
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 508
From: Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
Registered: Feb 2015

posted August 28, 2017 09:39 AM

I've been watching with great sadness the catastrophic flooding in the Texas area of the States. Having spent time there visiting the State fair and meeting fellow collector Jim Reid and his friends I can only hope the rain will soon cease and your lives will resume some sort of order. Can't begin to imagine what I'd feel if my precious prints were under water. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted August 28, 2017 10:21 AM

Here here.

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Joe Caruso
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 28, 2017 11:46 AM

Our mutual friend and colleague, Guy Taylor, Jr. is fine - Been in touch - Stay well and Blessings - Shorty

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 28, 2017 12:25 PM

That's good to hear! (I e-mailed him this morning and haven't heard back.)

I was in Houston for a couple of days last winter. It's very flat there. I can't imagine their drainage being ready for the kind of rainfall we're hearing about.

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Mark Mander
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1236
From: Dunstable ,Bedfordshire.
Registered: Jan 2005

posted August 28, 2017 02:59 PM

Yes I saw how bad the floods were there,awful for everyone living there,hope things clear up and get back to normal asap,Mark

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted August 28, 2017 08:35 PM

Everything is okay. Best that can be expected. I am in the Galveston-Houston area, where it is all going on. We will survive. Thanks for your concerns.
Jim Reid lives no where near where this is happening.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 28, 2017 09:12 PM

It's great to hear from you, Guy!

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted August 28, 2017 09:28 PM

Thanks Steve.

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Joe Caruso
Film God

Posts: 4105
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 29, 2017 09:31 AM

Stay well, see you at Wildwood - Shorty

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted August 29, 2017 02:55 PM

The storm is starting to die off. There is still food in the cupboard, beer in the fridge, and the film archive remains intact.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 29, 2017 03:56 PM

Huzzah!

Do you have electric power at home? When Hurricane Sandy was pointed our way I watched a couple of last films and unplugged my machines (Power lines do some scary things in the middle of a storm!). It was something like five days before I plugged them back in again.

Where I work we use so much electric power we have our own power line straight from the generating plant. We never lost power, phone or internet the whole time. What a treat it was to come to work that week! If it wasn't for my family I might just have grabbed a sleeping bag and moved out here!

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 606
From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted August 29, 2017 07:36 PM

Steve, never lost power. We are so much better off than our neighbors in Houston.

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