{"id":19753,"date":"2008-12-22T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/2008\/12\/22\/the-fargo-campus-responds-to-redmonds-december-2008-storm-conditions\/"},"modified":"2008-12-22T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2008-12-22T15:00:01","slug":"the-fargo-campus-responds-to-redmonds-december-2008-storm-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20081222-01\/?p=19753","title":{"rendered":"The Fargo campus responds to Redmond&#8217;s December 2008 storm conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>\nThe main Microsoft campus has been\n<A HREF=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/vbteam\/archive\/2008\/12\/19\/visual-studio-snow-edition.aspx\">\nblanketed<\/A>\nin\n<A HREF=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/stevecla01\/archive\/2008\/12\/19\/redmond-snow-2.aspx\">\nsnow<\/A>\nthe past few days.\nMicrosoft Real Estate and Facilities has been sending out\nemergency alerts regarding the state of the campus,\nwhat services are available, what services are reduced,\nthat sort of thing.\nOur friends over in\n<A HREF=\"http:\/\/members.microsoft.com\/careers\/mslife\/locations\/midwest.mspx\">\nthe Fargo campus<\/A>\nare generally unimpressed\nby all this hubbub and have written up their own adverse\nweather notification to make fun of us wusses in Redmond.\n(Reprinted below with some editing.)\n<\/P>\n<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS=\"m\" STYLE=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<p><FONT SIZE=\"+1\"><b style=\"color:#365F91\">Fargo Campus Open with No Interruptions<\/b><\/FONT><\/P><\/p>\n<p><b>Due to normal cold weather\nand heavy snowfall the\nMicrosoft Facilities in Fargo,\nincluding satellite areas (ABC, DEF, and GHI)\nwill have NO SERVICES INTERUPTED due to Snow\/Ice conditions\nin the local area.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Forecast:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><TABLE STYLE=\"border: solid .75pt gray;font-size: 8pt\">\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Current conditions:<\/TD>\n    <TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Light snow and windy<\/TD><\/TR>\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Temperature:<\/TD>\n    <TD VALIGN=\"baseline\"><FONT SIZE=\"+2\">&minus;8&deg;F<\/FONT><BR>\nFeels like <SPAN STYLE=\"border: solid .75pt red\">&minus;40&deg;F<\/SPAN><\/TD><\/TR>\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">UV Index:<\/TD>\n    <TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">0 Low<\/TD><\/TR>\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Wind:<\/TD>\n    <TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">From N at 40mph<BR>\n    <SPAN STYLE=\"border: solid .75pt red\">gusting to 48 mph<\/SPAN><\/TD><\/TR>\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Humidity:<\/TD>\n    <TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Low<\/TD><\/TR>\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Pressure:<\/TD>\n    <TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">29.81 in. &uarr;<\/TD><\/TR>\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Dew Point:<\/TD>\n    <TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">&minus;12&deg;F<\/TD><\/TR>\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">Visibility:<\/TD>\n    <TD VALIGN=\"baseline\">0.8 miles<\/TD><\/TR>\n<TR><TD VALIGN=\"baseline\" COLSPAN=\"2\"><FONT SIZE=\"-3\">Updated: Dec 14 10:25 am CT<\/FONT><\/TD>\n<\/TABLE>\n<P>\n<IMG WIDTH=\"400\" HEIGHT=\"250\" SRC=\"http:\/\/www.dot.nd.gov\/travel-info\/cameras\/fargotrilevelsouth.jpg\">\n<\/P>\n<P><B>Effective For: Thursday, December 18, 2008 through the end of April<\/B><\/P>\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B><I><U><FONT COLOR=\"#C0504D\">Please exercise\nnormal caution driving and walking on campus\nas you are more likely to be attacked by a bunny than slip\nand fall on the ice.<\/FONT><\/U><\/I><\/B>\n<\/P>\n<HR NOSHADE ALIGN=\"center\" STYLE=\"color:#365F91\">\n<DIV STYLE=\"width: 20em\">\n<P>\n<B><FONT SIZE=\"+1\">Campus Services<\/FONT><\/B>\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Reception:<\/B>\nBuilding lobbies will be open.\nIf your building reception is closed then they will be fired.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Shuttle:<\/B>\nCampus shuttles will not be operating\nbecause there is no such thing as a campus shuttle in Fargo.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Mailing Services:<\/B>\nMailing Services will be operating under full service.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Food Service:<\/B>\nThere will full menu service available in all buildings.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Facilities Maintenance Response:<\/B>\nA full maintenance staff is at work on campus today.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Building Services:<\/B>\nAll services such as heat,\nlighting and network connectivity will be operational.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B><U>Other Advisory Notes:<\/U><\/B>\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Security:<\/B>\nCorporate Security advises its services will\nremain available to the campus.\nIf you need assistance, stop by the office and wake them up.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Parking:<\/B>\nPark as usual, the snow plow drivers will just plow around you.\nYou&#8217;re all capable of driving on snow\/ice so plowing will be limited.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Connectivity:<\/B>\nYou shouldn&#8217;t have any connectivity issues because\nyou&#8217;re expected to be at work.\nWe only had 10&#8243; of snow and 40mph wind.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Microsoft Company Store:<\/B>\nThe Company store will not be open today\nbecause the Fargo Campus doesn&#8217;t have a company store.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Area Roads:<\/B>\nIn light of the continuing snowfall and icy road conditions,\nmost local roads are snow-covered and slippery\nand will remain that way until March.\nFor information on current road conditions,\nplease look out the window.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<B>Weather Updates:<\/B>\nFor information on how the weather is impacting Microsoft\nservices and accessibility, please visit\n<A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com<\/A>\nregularly throughout the day or tune into your\nlocal news stations for updates\nwhen you are in the office as conditions on campus could\nquickly change but they probably\nwon&#8217;t since cold, snow, and ice is the\nnormal conditions this time of year.\n<\/P>\n<\/DIV>\n<P>\nThank you for your understanding and cooperation.\n<\/P>\n<P>\n<P>\nMicrosoft Real Estate &amp; 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