Similar to what I heard happened in the San Fran quake. Only it was pumps for the oil from the tanks in the basement to 8th floor for generators that were on city power when the quake took the power out.
Got from QUAKE FORUM for those who remember it. :-) Cheers, Martin Martin Packer, Mainframe Performance Consultant, zChampion Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: [email protected] Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker From: "McKown, John" <[email protected]> To: [email protected], Date: 22/03/2012 17:50 Subject: Re: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Ah, yes. I remember a similar story now. I don't know if it is true or not. Building had emergency electric generators, diesel. The starter for the engines was run off of city power. Need I say more about what __didn't__ happen when city power failed? -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hume, IBM > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 12:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets > > Before I joined IBM I worked for a mid sized company near Atlanta. > > We had our electrical company install a UPS. They got everything > installed and decided, mid day on a working day, to test the system. > > The hit the button and the ENTIRE building went dark. > > Oops. > > Ken Hume > IBM PD Tools Client Advocate > (720)396-7776 > [email protected] > > > On 3/22/2012 11:33 AM, zMan wrote: > > So over the years I've heard a few good stories about accidental (or > > deliberate) Halon dumps and BRS pressings. Like operators > playing Frisbee > > in the machine room and discovering that the Halon button > really, really > > needs a cover on it... > > > > Who else has stories to share? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
