The associated press is reporting that parts of Tyson's Corner is experiencing flooding, and officials are restricting access. As some folks are aware the Tyson's Corner area is/was a very dense colocation and peering center for the Internet.
Unnamed Administration sources reported that Sean Donelan said:
The associated press is reporting that parts of Tyson's Corner is experiencing flooding, and officials are restricting access.
As some folks are aware the Tyson's Corner area is/was a very dense colocation and peering center for the Internet.
DC has ~24" of snow load, and it's been raining. In fact, we had a VERY vocal thunderstorm a few hours. You can expect flooding in the usual places in the next day or so. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
In a message written on Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 03:41:19PM -0500, Sean Donelan wrote:
The associated press is reporting that parts of Tyson's Corner is experiencing flooding, and officials are restricting access.
As some folks are aware the Tyson's Corner area is/was a very dense colocation and peering center for the Internet.
Having just been in that area yesterday, I think I can explain a bit. To many people Tysons Corner == Tysons Corner Mall, I and II (yes, two different malls across the street from each other). I is a fairly normal american mall, II has more "upscale" stores in it. Anyhow, the II part has been closed twice this week, once on thursday for a bomb scare, and today due to roof issues (unclear from the reports on TV if there is an actual problem, or if they are just scared of one). As such, the mall is closed, along with a few access roads for it. The actual area is fine, and not in a flood plain. That's not to say there won't be other roof issues or clogged drains, but I don't think there's any reason to fear it's all underwater, or anything. -- Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org - CCIE 3440 PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/ Read TMBG List - tmbg-list-request@tmbg.org, www.tmbg.org
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 05:33:20PM -0500, Leo Bicknell wrote:
In a message written on Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 03:41:19PM -0500, Sean Donelan wrote:
The associated press is reporting that parts of Tyson's Corner is experiencing flooding, and officials are restricting access.
As some folks are aware the Tyson's Corner area is/was a very dense colocation and peering center for the Internet.
Having just been in that area yesterday, I think I can explain a bit.
To many people Tysons Corner == Tysons Corner Mall, I and II (yes, two different malls across the street from each other). I is a fairly normal american mall, II has more "upscale" stores in it.
Anyhow, the II part has been closed twice this week, once on thursday for a bomb scare, and today due to roof issues (unclear from the reports on TV if there is an actual problem, or if they are just scared of one). As such, the mall is closed, along with a few access roads for it.
Looks like 30 stores on the upper level were flooded (probably too strong a word, "slightly moistened" would seem more appropriate) due to a roof leak, and the mall was closed. Hardly a danger to the internet, unless there are more people than I know doing their private interconnects through Macy's. -- Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net> http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras GPG Key ID: 0xF8B12CBC (7535 7F59 8204 ED1F CC1C 53AF 4C41 5ECA F8B1 2CBC)
On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
Looks like 30 stores on the upper level were flooded (probably too strong a word, "slightly moistened" would seem more appropriate) due to a roof leak, and the mall was closed.
Hardly a danger to the internet, unless there are more people than I know doing their private interconnects through Macy's.
That's good news. I would hate to think any ISP's had equipment in large buildings with flat roofs holding up 2 feet of snow and rain in the area.
On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
Looks like 30 stores on the upper level were flooded (probably too strong a word, "slightly moistened" would seem more appropriate) due to a roof leak, and the mall was closed.
Hardly a danger to the internet, unless there are more people than I know doing their private interconnects through Macy's.
That's good news. I would hate to think any ISP's had equipment in large buildings with flat roofs holding up 2 feet of snow and rain in the area.
AHHH!!! But they DO! Who is in the old Hechinger building a stones throw from Tyson's II? I was in there and can't remember the name for the life of me.
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 10:32:11PM -0500, Jason Lewis wrote:
AHHH!!! But they DO! Who is in the old Hechinger building a stones throw from Tyson's II?
Until just a couple of weeks ago it was an MFN data center. Unfortunately, it was one of the sites we elected to close down as part of the bankruptcy/restructuring process. --Jeff
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