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I know that Houston was generally spared the brunt or Rita, although  
there is some damage.  But more to the point, New Orleans.  Are there  
any regulars past or present from these areas who's collections have  
been lost, and with such, perhaps some valuable rare birds to the  
collector's community as a whole?
 
jt

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I ordered a Vic-20  game off ebay a day or two before Katrina hit... it
was a couple weeks and I still had not received it, so I began emailing
the seller complaining that I had not received it with no response. I
finally looked at the completed auction and noticed it was in NO, LA.
So, I kind of wrote my payment off as a "donation", but eventually I
DID receive the game..

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jt august <starsabre@att.net> spewed:
> I know that Houston was generally spared the brunt or Rita, although
> there is some damage.  But more to the point, New Orleans.  Are
> there any regulars past or present from these areas who's
> collections have been lost, and with such, perhaps some valuable
> rare birds to the collector's community as a whole?
 
We were tossing that subject around in #rgvc a bit after the first one  
hit...  looking at the great images from http://maps.google.com and wonder  
just how many valuable collections were lost.  Not just videogames, but  
there must be lots of collectible items lost that can never be replaced.  
While talking about that, I remember seeing photos of a pinball convention  
or show - and there were actually photographs showing how the whole place it  
was being held eventually filled up with flood water.  I wish I could  
remember the story or where this place was...   but they had pics of  
everything set up, then with water about ankle deep...  then knee deep...  
then...  well, you get the picture.  Tons of one-of-a-kind machines lost, I  
bet.
 
Anyone know what I'm talking about?   :-)
 
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>While talking about that, I remember seeing photos of a pinball
>convention or show - and there were actually photographs showing
>how the whole place it was being held eventually filled up with flood water.
 
Here ya go:  http://www.papa.org/flood.php

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Wizard of Wor <pringprangprong@yahoo.com> spewed:
> Here ya go:  http://www.papa.org/flood.php
 
Bingo.
 
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I am lucky, my business is less than 1/4 mile from that building and my loss  
was limited to a box of envolopes that sealed because of moisture.