My flood damage and Turbografx-16 collection scare

[starsoldier1]

I recently got a lot of rain here in my neck of the woods and my place actually got flooded for the first time ever. Fortunately, I was able to catch it in time before it did too much damage but it was a pretty nasty scare and I made me think twice about how I store my games. Now I make sure nothing is on ground, I'm checking that my sump-pump is always working the way it should, and letting others know that if a flood happens while your away to get some stuff out of there while they can. I'm also making a video of my current TG-16 collection just to be safe encase something bad really happens. I know talking about this is kind of a downer but hopefully no one loses their collection to something like this.
http://blip.tv/file/5130187

[raptor94k]

I hear you man. I'm actually living in Baton Rouge right now and I'm a little worried about my stuff from all this Mississippi River flooding. Everything I've heard that the Corps is doing sounds good for Baton Rouge (unfortunately bad for others) but I can't help but be a little worried.

[Twin Paradox]

I have been thinking the same thing man. That last "nor'easter" storm we had in southeast virginia brought water up so high that I had to park my truck a mile from my house and wade through my neighborhood to get to my house. Luckily, my house is situated on a hill and was safe by just a few feet. I don't know what I would do if my whole collection got destroyed.

[Superman]

Sorry to hear about your scare. Fortunately, that is all it was - a scare.

Thanks for sharing the video. That is a nice collection!

[starsoldier1]

I hear you man. I'm actually living in Baton Rouge right now and I'm a little worried about my stuff from all this Mississippi River flooding. Everything I've heard that the Corps is doing sounds good for Baton Rouge (unfortunately bad for others) but I can't help but be a little worried.
Yeah, I seen just how hard Mississippi got hit on the news here and it looks awful. Hopefully everything's getting better there now.

[starsoldier1]

I have been thinking the same thing man. That last "nor'easter" storm we had in southeast virginia brought water up so high that I had to park my truck a mile from my house and wade through my neighborhood to get to my house. Luckily, my house is situated on a hill and was safe by just a few feet. I don't know what I would do if my whole collection got destroyed.That sucks, do you have insurance and lots of up to date pictures just encase?

[starsoldier1]

Sorry to hear about your scare. Fortunately, that is all it was - a scare.

Thanks for sharing the video. That is a nice collection!Definitely, I'm lucky for that. Now I'm going to be showing off my collection more just to be safe.

[tonyvortex]

About three years ago when I moved into a new place all my games were in the basement in boxes . Had a horrible storm and I woke up to one of my roommates telling me the basement was flooded . It was disgusting picking up wet boxes full of games . Lost all my records , books and a lot of my import boxes . I feel for anyone who has their collections get damaged or almost damaged in a flood .

[Emperor Megas]

I don't understand why people who have both opt to store things like media in basements instead of in the attic, especially when it's mainly things that are just stored in boxes. Again, I'm just talking about those who have an attic to store things as well. Maybe it's because I'm from New Orleans, but I don't think I would never store games in a basement. I way too paranoid about flooding and moister/mold/mildew damage.

[thegamezmaster]

I here ya! Had the same thing happen to me in my basement. Sump pump backed up through the night and had a mini flood. But the only thing I lost was a Mint Legend of Zelda OOT strategy guide worth $50. Made me sick. :oops:

[dgdgagdae]

I don't understand why people who have both opt to store things like media in basements instead of in the attic, especially when it's mainly things that are just stored in boxes. Again, I'm just talking about those who have an attic to store things as well. Maybe it's because I'm from New Orleans, but I don't think I would never store games in a basement. I way too paranoid about flooding and moister/mold/mildew damage.

Y'all don't even put your corpses underground!

[geezuzkhrist119]

when i saw that video of guru larrys game collection when he got flooded, my heart stopped. just seeing the mangled n64 boxes made me cry. too painful to watch lol. i wouldnt wish that on anyone even my worst enemy. atleast everything is all good and the gaming will continue.

[xelement5x]

I don't understand why people who have both opt to store things like media in basements instead of in the attic, especially when it's mainly things that are just stored in boxes. Again, I'm just talking about those who have an attic to store things as well. Maybe it's because I'm from New Orleans, but I don't think I would never store games in a basement. I way too paranoid about flooding and moister/mold/mildew damage.

In my neck of the woods, if I put stuff in the attic it would most likely wind up melted. Our summers aren't that hot out here (I'm in Colorado Springs), but hot enough to cause damage of stuff up there. Luckily on the flip side, it's pretty darn dry out here, so storing stuff in the basement isn't that big of an issue.

[starsoldier1]

About three years ago when I moved into a new place all my games were in the basement in boxes . Had a horrible storm and I woke up to one of my roommates telling me the basement was flooded . It was disgusting picking up wet boxes full of games . Lost all my records , books and a lot of my import boxes . I feel for anyone who has their collections get damaged or almost damaged in a flood .That seriously sucks, hopefully you had insurance on the goods then?

[Emperor Megas]

In my neck of the woods, if I put stuff in the attic it would most likely wind up melted. Our summers aren't that hot out here (I'm in Colorado Springs), but hot enough to cause damage of stuff up there. Luckily on the flip side, it's pretty darn dry out here, so storing stuff in the basement isn't that big of an issue.I'm a little confused. If it's "not that hot" out there, why would anything get melted? Hot enough to melt plastic sounds pretty darn hot to me. :|

No air conditioning, BTW?

[starsoldier1]

I don't understand why people who have both opt to store things like media in basements instead of in the attic, especially when it's mainly things that are just stored in boxes. Again, I'm just talking about those who have an attic to store things as well. Maybe it's because I'm from New Orleans, but I don't think I would never store games in a basement. I way too paranoid about flooding and moister/mold/mildew damage.The problem is with me is the basement is where I live. I rent out the upstaris and I like how cool it is here during the summer. It's just now after all these years where it's becoming a issue and a danger to my game collection. Maybe others are like this too, I don't know?

[starsoldier1]

I here ya! Had the same thing happen to me in my basement. Sump pump backed up through the night and had a mini flood. But the only thing I lost was a Mint Legend of Zelda OOT strategy guide worth $50. Made me sick. :oops:Yeah, it still sucks losing anything to a flood.

[starsoldier1]

I'm not taking any chances and hiding my games from the world. Here is my other collections that I'm proud of that I had a chance to film recently:
My Complete US Sega Master System collection:
http://blip.tv/file/5134010
My Neo Geo Pocket Color collection:
http://blip.tv/file/5136435

[Flack]

In the summer, attics get hot. I live in Oklahoma and during the summer, even though I keep my house at around 70 degrees, it is not uncommon for our attic to be 130+. That kind of heat saps the life out of floppy disks and plastic. And people.

[Flack]

In the summer, attics get hot. I live in Oklahoma and during the summer, even though I keep my house at around 70 degrees, it is not uncommon for our attic to be 130+. That kind of heat saps the life out of floppy disks and plastic. And people.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

In the summer, attics get hot. I live in Oklahoma and during the summer, even though I keep my house at around 70 degrees, it is not uncommon for our attic to be 130+. That kind of heat saps the life out of floppy disks and plastic. And people.

Heh, yeah. When I moved out of my parents house I left behind a massive Commodore 64 disk/hardware collection.

My folks thought it would be a good idea to store them in their attic.

By the time I got to them, some of the disks were so heat-warped that they looked like taco salad shells.

[xelement5x]

I'm a little confused. If it's "not that hot" out there, why would anything get melted? Hot enough to melt plastic sounds pretty darn hot to me. :|

No air conditioning, BTW?

Sorry, I guess that does sound weird now that I re-read it. As Flack mentioned, the general house temperature doesn't get that high but the attic can get really hot, at least hot enough that I'd feel more comfortable storing stuff in another area of the house.

Oddly, I do have AC, but the weather is normally such that I rarely need to use it (maybe 2 weeks a year). I have a whole house fan that does a really good job keeping everything at a nice temperature but costs a lot less to run.