Photos of My Office After Hurricane Ike's Visit

by David Frey

Posted: 18 years ago 23 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Here are some photos of my office after Hurricane Ike's visit.

Thought you might find them interesting.

Viddler.com - David Frey's Office After Hurricane Ike - Uploaded by hdavidfrey

It's all good.

(It always could be worse.)

David Frey

#hurricane #ike #office #photos #visit

Jesus Perez 18 years ago

Smart move on the monitors. Next time, put the keyboards/mice inside the desks. Garbage bags are indispensable.

Sorry to see the destruction. I've been through a few here in South Florida and sympathize.
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- ShayB 18 years ago
  
  I am so sorry to see that destruction.
  
  Glad you are safe, though.
  
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- doylesoft 18 years ago
  
  Insulation falling from the ceiling onto desks = bummer. What a mess.
  
  Thanks for sharing your story. It makes others thankful for what they have. Best wishes to your people and your business.
  
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- Headhunting55 18 years ago
  
  That's what MY office looks like NORMALLY.......
  
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  Barbara Eyre 18 years ago
  
  Weird how pictures and calendars stayed on the walls, but insulation got ripped out ... storms are funny that way.
  
  Looks like a right mess to clean up ...
  
  Nice lil marketer move at the end of your video *wink wink*
  
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  Bruce NewMedia 18 years ago
  
  I believe you're in Friendswood right Dave?....have a friend who got hit pretty bad down there also. ...Lets hope everyone can make a quick recovery.
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  Steven Wagenheim 18 years ago
  
  Life is hard enough as it is without mother nature kicking us in the groin.
  
  I hope things get back to "normal" for you soon.
  
  But yes, isn't it great when you run an Internet business and things will go
  on as if nothing happened?
  
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  Scott Ames 18 years ago
  
  What a mess. I assume you have insurance. It might be an opportunity to get rid of the CRT "Big Butt" monitors and get some flat screens.
  
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  Mad Dawg 18 years ago
  
  Sorry to see that man.
  
  The computers are stronger then the walls it seems, as they are standing strong! haha
  
  Good luck in the future, hope it all works out.
  
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  TomBuford 18 years ago
  
  Wow...glad you are OK and have a sense of humor about it. Who knows, maybe you will get some business out of it ;-)
  
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Joseph Then 18 years ago

Man, this is scary.

In Singapore, if a tree branch falls, the news makes a big oh-ah.

Compared to this...

I hope you get back to normal life soon...
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- David Frey 18 years ago
  
  thanks guys. I appreciate your kind words.
  
  Really, the only thing of great value in my business is my data.
  
  Everything else was just paper sturf. (i.e. Marketing Library, swipe files,
  old products, etc.)
  
  We pulled out all our servers and storage devices and put them
  in the mini-van right next to our kids, clothes and photos.
  
  But hey, I wanted to move out of that office anyway. ha ha ha
  
  David
  
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  Michael Chris 18 years ago
  
  Nice quote at the end.
  
  Sounds like you saved the most important things...
  
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  Ken Leatherman 18 years ago
  
  David,
  
  I have lived through my share of hurricanes both here and overseas. You were smart and grabbed the kids and Moma then ran. I hope you find yourself in a new office quickly.
  
  Thumbs up on the video, especially your good marketing at the end.
  
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  Kay King 18 years ago
  
  The music background is perfect!
  
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- ExRat 18 years ago
  
  Hi headhunting,
  
  That's what MY office looks like NORMALLY.......
  
  I shouldn't laugh, but that was funny!
  
  David, best wishes to you...I hope the clear up isn't too much of a pain.
  
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  Sandor Verebi 18 years ago
  
  Hi David,
  
  This is not nothing, what I saw on your video. You need to work hard to restart your normal life. I feel compassion for you.
  
  All the best,
  
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Estelle T. Dunomes 18 years ago

Does anyone know if you could "deposit" your computers in your friendly bank's vault for safekeeping? No, I'm not joking. I'm really serious!

I wouldn't want to have to buy new equipment after a catastrophe of this magnitude. So, if anyone knows of such a service, please share the info.

David, glad that you were able to save all things and people precious to you. That's really all that matters.

Many, many blessings to you and everyone else as you recover from this devastation.

Estelle
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graphicsgenie 18 years ago

Hey David,

How are you considering, I hate to see things like this, but as you say, things could have been a lot worse

Good Luck and stay safe
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Christopher R Everson 18 years ago

Does your office offer insurance? A lot of them are required to at least mention it to you if they offer it directly, and most will bring it up.

Some forms of traveler's insurance also cover a surprising amount of office stuff.

My first office was the other half of a Metlife building, so the guys there clued me into all the available insurance (and clued themselves in on my wallet)
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- Kym Robinson 18 years ago
  
  Wow!
  You dont know how lucky you are until you see something like this!
  I would have been devastated if that happened to me!
  I suppose people in Ameriaca must somehow get used to this sort of thing?
  
  David - I am really impressed with your attitude! If the kids and the mrs are good - its just a bonus that you saved your data too!
  
  Im blown away - you see this stuff on the news on foxtel, but until you see how it directly affects someone you dont really understand!
  Here in Perth Western Australia -although it gets pretty hot - I feel even more lucky than usual today!
  
  I sincerely hope you get everything sorted out quickly - my thoughts are with you - take care.
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Norma Holt 18 years ago

Thanks for sharing this David. Its devastating and horrible to contemplate what people are going through after Ike and the other cyclones. My understanding is that Katrina is still impacting on lives and Gustav with more too come.

I'd leave home if I were you. My sympathy to you and all others now cleaning up after it. At least you still have us to share and talk to.

God bless
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greenovni 18 years ago

Here sending you my best wishes. While I hated that this hurricane hit us, I am SO grateful it did not hit Florida.
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