I want to keep everyone informed about a potential issue that could impact my website. While I'm based in Florida, my site is hosted on a server located in Southern California. That area is currently experiencing wildfires near Eaton Canyon. My hosting provider, Winhost, has assured me that the data center is safe and unaffected, but some of their staff are facing access challenges due to the fires.
If you notice any timeouts, slow performance, or downtime, this might be the reason. Just to be safe, I'm downloading full backups of my site and database files today.
In the event of a site outage, I'll post updates on my YouTube channel, so please check there for the latest information. YouTube is my preferred platform for updates since I find Facebook annoying and Twitter (I refuse to call it "X") increasingly unreliable.
I'm hopeful this situation will resolve as smoothly as a Vulcan nerve pinch on an unruly Klingon. Thanks for your patience, and as always...
Live long and prosper.
Thomas Gonder
@Reply 16 months ago
I sure don't miss the California wildfires, earthquakes, flooding, droughts, waterspouts, tidal waves, landslides, rogue waves (nothing like staring at a 30+' high swell in a 21' rescue boat to get your adrenaline going--bow into it and full-throttle baby), etc.
Yeah, I don't think I could live where there's wildfires, earthquakes, or tornadoes, for that matter. Those things are scary. Hurricanes don't scare me. We've had a couple since I've been here in Florida. You see them coming a week away, so you've got plenty of time to prepare, and modern houses are built to withstand even the strongest hurricanes. The real problems with hurricanes come with flooding. So as long as you're not close to the coast where it floods, you should be fine if you have a newer house. If you live in a trailer park down by the beach you need to GTFO ASAP. LOL.
"We are pretty sure this fire in SoCal will not affect the datacenter which is located in Orange county next to the John Wayne airport, and is quite some distance away from where all the fires are."
Thomas Gonder
@Reply 16 months ago
Yep, it's a long way away from those parts of Los Angeles, especially if you have to commute it on the 405.
Forty-four years ago, it would take me two and a half hours, one way on a good day during rush hour.
Yeah, I can see why they're concerned about their staff. It looks like WinHost's main office isn't too far from the Eaton Fire, which you can see I've marked with that gold star. That's their actual office, but their data center is down by John Wayne Airport, and you can see it at the bottom right side. So fortunately, the data center is safe from the fires for now. But I can see why they're concerned about their staff and their office space. So here's hoping that everything goes OK for them out there. I've been watching it on the news; it's crazy.
Correction: That pin looks like it's actually an a PO box, but their actual office isn't too far from there.
Thomas Gonder
@Reply 16 months ago
I see a lot of social media posts excoriating the California governor for the disaster. Having lived through three huge fires in Santa Barbara as a kid, and one in Malibu as an adult homeowner, I've got a unique perspective. They build, then burn, then build again. Expecting the government or insurance companies to pick up the slack for stupidity. While earthquakes are somewhat unpredictable, wildfires aren't.
The image I'll go find, shows not so stupid. Build your software this way too.
Thomas Gonder
@Reply 16 months ago
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