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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 1

Tail of Tropical Storm Tomas hit Curacao (My island) leaving 3 people dead, lots material damage, 280 mm of rain and lightning. We are expecting more rain tonight. No power at home. Our house got hit by lightning yesterday night. It is a mess here now.

-Roy

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004441 More actions · Answer 2

Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Tail of Tropical Storm Tomas hit Curacao (My island) leaving 3 people dead, lots material damage, 280 mm of rain and lightning. We are expecting more rain tonight. No power at home. Our house got hit by lightning yesterday night. It is a mess here now.

Yowch! Man, I hope you and yours are OK.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 3

Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Tail of Tropical Storm Tomas hit Curacao (My island) leaving 3 people dead, lots material damage, 280 mm of rain and lightning. We are expecting more rain tonight. No power at home. Our house got hit by lightning yesterday night. It is a mess here now.

Good luck Roy. Hope it doesn't get too much worse for you tonight.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 4

Jeff Moden (11/2/2010)
Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Tail of Tropical Storm Tomas hit Curacao (My island) leaving 3 people dead, lots material damage, 280 mm of rain and lightning. We are expecting more rain tonight. No power at home. Our house got hit by lightning yesterday night. It is a mess here now.
Yowch! Man, I hope you and yours are OK.

That goes for me too.

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks for the wishes. So far it is ok. We are doing Ok. But if it rains tonight like it yesterday night, then we are all in deep trouble. Half the island does not have power. We can live without power but if water supply falls out, we are a goner.

-Roy

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 6

Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Tail of Tropical Storm Tomas hit Curacao (My island) leaving 3 people dead, lots material damage, 280 mm of rain and lightning. We are expecting more rain tonight. No power at home. Our house got hit by lightning yesterday night. It is a mess here now.

Sad to hear of the deaths and damage, but glad to know you are okay. Hope this doesn't alter your plans to make the Summit.

Jack Corbett
Consultant - Straight Path Solutions
Check out these links on how to get faster and more accurate answers:
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help
Need an Answer? Actually, No ... You Need a Question

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 7

CirquedeSQLeil (11/2/2010)
GilaMonster (11/2/2010)
Grant Fritchey (11/2/2010)
For those who don't know, several of our locals are up for an award at SQLServerPedia for blog posts done over the last year. Gail is in three different categories and looks good to win two of them. I'm in two and actually possibly a contender in one. Please support us, or whoever you think is better, and go vote.
Big thank you to everyone here who has voted, I'm now second overall (for a little while anyway) :w00t: 😎 :w00t:
Hey - how about throwing some votes my way too!!!

I did. (for all 3)

Jack Corbett
Consultant - Straight Path Solutions
Check out these links on how to get faster and more accurate answers:
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help
Need an Answer? Actually, No ... You Need a Question

Kit G SSCrazy Points: 2888 More actions · Answer 8

Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Tail of Tropical Storm Tomas hit Curacao (My island) leaving 3 people dead, lots material damage, 280 mm of rain and lightning. We are expecting more rain tonight. No power at home. Our house got hit by lightning yesterday night. It is a mess here now.

Yeeouch. Glad you and yours are okay. Hope the power comes back soon and there isn't much more rain headed your way. Are electrical systems in your house damaged by the lightning? Hope it's easy to fix if it is. Best wishes to you and yours and everyone else down there getting rained on by Tomas.

-- Kit

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 9

Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Thanks for the wishes. So far it is ok. We are doing Ok. But if it rains tonight like it yesterday night, then we are all in deep trouble. Half the island does not have power. We can live without power but if water supply falls out, we are a goner.

While you have the chance, fill up whatever you can find with water.

hoping things improve quickly for all of you'll down there...

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 10

Jack Corbett (11/2/2010)
Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Tail of Tropical Storm Tomas hit Curacao (My island) leaving 3 people dead, lots material damage, 280 mm of rain and lightning. We are expecting more rain tonight. No power at home. Our house got hit by lightning yesterday night. It is a mess here now.
Sad to hear of the deaths and damage, but glad to know you are okay. Hope this doesn't alter your plans to make the Summit.

This should not alter any of my plans. I should be able to get to the summit without any problem.

-Roy

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 11

Jack Corbett (11/2/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (11/2/2010)
GilaMonster (11/2/2010)
Grant Fritchey (11/2/2010)
For those who don't know, several of our locals are up for an award at SQLServerPedia for blog posts done over the last year. Gail is in three different categories and looks good to win two of them. I'm in two and actually possibly a contender in one. Please support us, or whoever you think is better, and go vote.
Big thank you to everyone here who has voted, I'm now second overall (for a little while anyway) :w00t: 😎 :w00t:
Hey - how about throwing some votes my way too!!!
I did. (for all 3)

Me too

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 12

Thanks Jack

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 13

Jack Corbett (11/2/2010)
Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Tail of Tropical Storm Tomas hit Curacao (My island) leaving 3 people dead, lots material damage, 280 mm of rain and lightning. We are expecting more rain tonight. No power at home. Our house got hit by lightning yesterday night. It is a mess here now.
Sad to hear of the deaths and damage, but glad to know you are okay. Hope this doesn't alter your plans to make the Summit.

Just went through all the categories voting. You'll made it easy - your topics are the best in each category!

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 14

Alvin Ramard (11/2/2010)
Jack Corbett (11/2/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (11/2/2010)
GilaMonster (11/2/2010)
Grant Fritchey (11/2/2010)
For those who don't know, several of our locals are up for an award at SQLServerPedia for blog posts done over the last year. Gail is in three different categories and looks good to win two of them. I'm in two and actually possibly a contender in one. Please support us, or whoever you think is better, and go vote.
Big thank you to everyone here who has voted, I'm now second overall (for a little while anyway) :w00t: 😎 :w00t:
Hey - how about throwing some votes my way too!!!
I did. (for all 3)
Me too

Thanks

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 15

Roy Ernest (11/2/2010)
Thanks for the wishes. So far it is ok. We are doing Ok. But if it rains tonight like it yesterday night, then we are all in deep trouble. Half the island does not have power. We can live without power but if water supply falls out, we are a goner.

Fill up at least a bathtub with water. If you have reasonably clean water, and some chlorine bleach (Clorox or something similar), you can drink safely. Of course, alcohol will sterilize water too, but chlorine will clean more water faster and safer. Get the instructions for both before power goes out. (too much chlorine will kill you faster than the bacteria in the water, so the instructions are important.)

Disaster preparation isn't just for datacenters.

- Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
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