Dear College and Univ. Techs: On Tuesday night, Jackson, TN was hit hard by a tornado(s) with some of the most severe damage occurring at the school I service, Union University. Most of the dorms are destroyed. No students lost their lives and most injuries were minor. Perhaps as much as $20 million worth of damage was sustained according to the Univ. president. You may have seen some of the footage on national television. Part of the roof of the three-story music building was torn off and water flooded down to the first floor where the pianos were. During the ordeal, I was away in Oklahoma taking care of a parent who has suffered a broken hip. As I came back into town today, I went by the school to see if I could help with any thing. One of the profs gave me a tour of the dark and wet building. Our two Hamburg D's were in the recital hall which flooded (not deeply). They had rolled them out into the hallway which was not as "wet". - I think just the carpet is wet in the hall. Both were covered at the time of the tornado and water flooding. One cover was wet when they came to look at it this morning. The humidity in the bldg. was extremely high and they were going to have someone tomorrow working on that because they are afraid mold will begin to form. Tonight the temp. will drop to 30 F and there is no heat of course in the building. I'll have to look around more tomorrow. I couldn't see anything without a flashlight. I had just begun my round of tunings for the new semester. Any suggestions will be appreciated for evaluating and advising the music department. I don't think that any were directly rained on - they may have just gotten very damp. I'll find out more later. The main thing is that these students and their families were blessed that no one was killed by the storm as severe as it was. Hundreds of student and faculty cars were destroyed. Gratefully, Bob Hull P.S. My family, home and shop which are about 5 miles away were untouched. In the shop are three nice family heirloom grands of customers - two just about to be restrung and one to be refinished. But as long as my family was protected, the other things don't really matter. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
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