water damage stories

[Neo Tribal]

>Actually, you can be surprised.  I had an external Mac drive that
>was completely immersed in water, and I let it dry for a long time
>(couple of months), waiting for the insurance company to pick 
>it up on the their claim, which they never did.  Just for the heck 
>of it, I hooked it up (to the Mac, which was also full of water), 
>and it worked, was even able to access and retreive the data on it.
>
>I was amazed!

Dean, my condolences on your studio... *observes moment of silence*

I had a similar situation on summer... I had an laptop PC (sans 
enclosure) sitting an a jimmy-rigged case, just bare boards and wires, 
right next to my sh-101... it was a beatutiful day, and my girlfriend 
left the windows open to get some air in our apartment... While we were 
both at work it started raining... it was a torrential downpour - the 
kind where the rain goes sideways - and needless to say, my 101 and 
laptop got completely soaked... when I got home, I inspected the gear - 
the laptop had been plugged in and was fried beyond hope.. the 101, on 
the other hand, was not plugged in or turned on, but when I picked it 
up, water GUSHED out of it. I freaked and started whimpering like a 
little girl... I brought it over to the kitchen made a makeshift trauma 
center. I dismantled the 101 and used a hairdryer to evaporate the 
excess water... Luckily, there was no permanent damage, and after the 
unit was completely dried out, I fired it up, and it worked fine... 

Sorry to hear that your luck was not as good, Dean...

  o.cygma

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