Collection ruined by flood

Something I saw earlier today and thought you all might find interesting, if a bit sad:

http://nfgphoto.com/grafx/index.php?path=Events/GameFlood

 

aw, such a terrible turn of events. None the less at least they are safe

 

Ughhh, its horrible..
Although insurance was taken and lives where kept.

 

Warning, the pictures in the link are not for the faint of heart!

I hope he has a good insurance plan!

 

*insures collection* D:

 

Ouch... but that's what you get for living in a parent's basement, or keeping your collection on the ground floor. I've moved myself + my stuff back upstairs a few months ago. Why you ask? Because at the time I was going to play World of Warcraft with a friend and oddly it seemed better at the time to cart everything I own upstairs instead of bringing the desk downstairs...

 

I saw this on Kotaku and felt really really sad.

I live in a second floor near a place where it floods, but not as bad as Brisbane or New Orleans - but my piano is in the first floor. It would really suck if it got flooded.

Losing a collection like that really sucks. But at least, everyone was okay.

 

Reminds me of when
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mojFbX4uUCc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5HhCFTHyAI

 

Speaking of floods.... have any of our Australian members been affected by the devastating floods in Queensland?

 

It's sad indeed, but at least everybody is ok (that's the most important) and there's insurance.

 

Not as near as sad as the above happened incident thought.

 

I guess I failed to realize the severity of the situation in that area.

Unless your argument really is of a monetary nature... in which case I must still ":/"

 

I meant it in terms of total area damage as well as obscure system damage

 

It all depends. A lot of bad floods engulf an entire house, not just the basement and ground floor.

 

Obscure, yeah. I can see that. (While admitting I do not know the specifics of the OP's flood's possessions), I would much rather lose an FM Towns Marty I purchased for a couple hundred dollars than lose my original copy of Bomber Man 64 I got right after release from my parents.

 

Is he by any chance a member here?

 

Even if he's, he'll have to clean his pc first to answer you

Nah really, all these events are super sad for real collectors. I'll not cry about the n64 cartridges because with a bit of money this guy can buy them all again. But about the first post and pictures... well this guy lost everything
I'm sad for him, really.

**now planning to move my collection elsewhere in the house**

 

To quote the Simpsons: "It won't bring much cash, but its sentimental value is through the roof!"

 

I'd imagine a good portion of the cartridge based electronics could be salvaged with a lot of time spent cleaning them. Laser assemblies probably aren't going to survive but c'mon that N64 will survive a lot worse.

Any cardboard or paper is long gone beyond being simple reference material. Shame but cest la vie. Glad it was insured and no one was hurt.