Re:Fog Creek is about to go down
by spolsky on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @12:38PM
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I'm kind of an optimist; I believe it'll only be a matter of hours total outage. The generator is fine, the equipment is fine, the internet connectivity is fine... the only problem is getting fuel up to the generator on the 17th floor, while the fuel pumps in the basement are submerged. Someone will carry it up 17 flights if need be.
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Given an average requirement of 500 gallons an hour? That's nearly 2 tonnes. Nobody's carrying that up 17 flights.
Oh, you magnificent eejits http://status.fogcreek.com/2012/10/diesel-bucket-brigade-mai...
"I'm kind of an optimist"
Sorry for what you are going through obviously. One thing I have found though in disaster planning is that it pays to be a pessimist. While worrying certainly doesn't help once you have a problem to solve doing so in advance helps you anticipate things that you need to take into consideration when planning.
I feel for the guy/gal/group that draws the short straw and has to tote a 400-ish pound 55 gallon drum of diesel up 17 flights. "Whelp that lasted for 5 minutes, again!" ;)
Re:Fog Creek is about to go down
by emmettnicholas on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @07:11PM
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They are carrying half-full 50-gallon barrels of diesel (source: http://forums.peer1.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7532&si...).
Still, carrying 200 lb barrels up 17 flights of seawater/diesel-slicked stairs sounds ...unpleasant.
I'm a cynic. It's going to be at LEAST a couple of days.
Re:Fog Creek is about to go down
by bunderbunder on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @03:31PM
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It's already back up. So I think that made it only two or three hours.
Yup, I'm pleasantly surprised. Although I don't envy the facilities people who are lugging jugs of diesel up 17 flights of stairs...
Re:Fog Creek is about to go down
by theycallmemorty on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @01:39PM
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They've since completely evacuated the building, no?
Re:Fog Creek is about to go down
by shadytrees on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @02:17PM
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The datacenter is in Zone A, which did receive the mandatory evacuation order from the city, but we have a few people from Fog Creek onsite or nearby right now and there is at least one person from PEER 1 there right now. Roads to the area are open, life is returning.