Re: Disaster Recovery

["Rob Iles" <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

Brief reply, as I'm running on batteries due to flooding in area!

documents in the electronic sense, are backed up courtesy of Carbonite (no
affiliation).

paper docs / photos/ similar are in sealed bags, and stored as high as
possible!

*all* "abnormal" i.e. expensive stuff is listed on insurance
policy - they
have no reason not to pay out :)

Fingers crossed it wont come to that - - - especially as I'm on the 3rd
floor!

Rob

On 7/25/07, Keith Doxey <ukha@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   With all the current flooding going on I was wondering if anyone had
> made
> "Disaster Recovery" plans for their homes, in particular
with regard to
> the
> HA features.
>
> We all tend to have an "abnormal" (by most peoples
standards) amount of
> technology in our homes and I am guessing that it may be very
difficult to
> make an insurance claim for some of the more "exotic" kit
and in the case
> of
> painstakingly built custom hardware probably impossible.
>
> Insurance companies are well know for trying everything possible to
avoid
> paying out but routine items like white goods and furniture should be
> relatively easy to claim for.
>
> I think the best plan of action would be to save documents and
personal
> effects first as these are totally irreplaceable followed by moving
> treasured items of technology, then if time permits the rest of the
stuff.
>
> I suspect that there are probably several people on this list who will
be
> affected in one way or another given the number of people on the list
and
> the huge numbers of people currently suffering the horrors of both
flood
> and
> drought at the same time.
>
> I was looking at the EA website yesterday and according to their flood
> maps
> I am safe from flooding but would have to declare independence from
the
> rest
> of the UK as we would become an island !!!!
>
> Keith
>
>
>


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