LGR will continue, I'm doing okay! If you're looking to send support though, others in Western NC need way more help than me so please consider donations to local organizations helping out: www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-donate-and-help-flood-victims-in-western-north-carolina-after-hurricane-helene
This edition of LGR Cribs is an unfortunate episode. I hope the restoration is quick, painless, and thouroughly covered by insurance. Most adjusters dont seem to understand that the loss was equivalent to a museum of antiques.
Buddy, I know the collector's feelings when all is kinda lost and/or stolen. It sucks. Anyway, well, I believe the collection can always be replaced, but not the lives. I am glad to hear the community is coming together to help each other. Overall, I am also glad that you are all right, and you have hope to continue with your LGR channel and any other goals you may have. Don't give up, and keep on going. 😁🤜🤛💪👍🖖
Glad most stuff survived. You may feel a little funny about this channel and community with all the death and destruction surrounding you right now, but let me assure you your videos mean a lot to me and a lot of others around. There's probably thousands of LGR viewers affected by these storms, and the news of your collection making it will surely be a ray of hope to them.
Thank you, and yeah I do feel a bit strange about it. Seeing the sheer devastation even just down the road from me is sobering, it really puts you in your place, so to speak. I truly am lucky with this outcome and community, and I will do my best not to squander that or take it for granted :)
I’m glad it was not worse.Like you said you can fix your home,unfortunately we lost so many from Helene,I pray things get fixed for others,that they get help to start anew.❤
@@LGR Brother, I just want to say how truly inspiring your strength is in the face of everything you've been through. I know it's a relief that no one was harmed, but still, having your home and collection wrecked is no easy thing to handle. Most people would struggle, and that would be completely understandable. But seeing you stay strong, pushing forward with resilience and determination to rebuild, it speaks volumes about your character. You're showing such courage, and it's moving. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you work through this.
Weirdest episode of LGR Thrifts yet. Sincerely, though, I'm so happy you're okay. When my daughter was teeny-tiny and allergic to sleep, I'd put on your videos and she'd conk right out to the sound of your voice. Your channel's been my go-to when I wake up in the middle of the night with panic attacks. You've been a consistent part of me and my family's life for the past several years, and I'm glad to see you'll be able to continue doing this LGR thing you do. I hope everything works out well for you and there's the least amount of permanent damage possible!
Ahh that's lovely, I'm happy to hear the videos have proved helpful (and/or monotonous enough, ha) to assist in some much-needed sleep! Thank you for the well wishes and I look forward to continuing more LGR things in the future. Seriously, I'm goin' sorta nuts not being able to create here lately.
@@LGR No need to go nuts. New series: LGR Restores! Opening up electronics and checking for water damage and ensuring they still work. :) Especially if you know a thing or two about soldering. - On a more serious note, don't downplay the importance of a chill video. Content without random volume spikes and yelling is getting rare, and It helped me doze off after many a stressful day. I nap to other stuff nowadays, but LGR used to be my go to! I'm glad most of the collection survived in one piece and I wish you and yours all the best!
@@LGR I am glad you are doing alright. Clint. If nothing else. I second Recoil's idea, it may prove a good thing to do in the meantime and give people some info on what to do in such cases. If some are able to be repaired and how.
@@BackflipinBrandon The Google says, "In 2024, the average monthly salary in India is 32,000 Indian Rupees (INR), or 384,000 INR per year. This is equivalent to 382 USD per month." I'd say it's quite generous!
I lost everything in a house fire a couple years ago. My collection was not nearly as big as yours. But i know how it feels to lose everything you've spent time building and collecting. I was lucky though and I got my family out in time. Im glad you are safe buddy.
who made it? Like, is neightboar to blame? I'm affraid of this, no matter how can I try to make it safe, when I see some people around, and their flats full of batteries and connected gas, I'm really feeling unsafe.
@warrax111 No one made it. Fire department determined that my chest freezer compressor had shorted, and the gfci it was plugged into failed. It was a dry week, and we had a hard wind that night. The fire caught the wicker furniture on the patio, and the rest went up like a box of matches. But don't live in fear. Just be careful and make sure you have a plan for situations. Also, renters insurance would not be a bad idea.
Many have said it already, but watching you restore your collection and clean up any damaged hardware would be extremely interesting to watch; making the best out of something terrible. But only if you are up for that! We are with you through this, Clint, and are excited for any content you treat us with upon your return. Sending all the healing thoughts and well wishes to you and your family.
Certainly a thing I'm planning to do, at least for a bit! Even unboxing the previously-NOS boxed items might be interesting, just to see how they fared.
Seriously, i have some things that i have been wanting to donate to the right person, like a stack of laserdiscs for example. I can't bring myself to throw this stuff away, but i need to do something with it, because i have to get used to taking up less space and make it easier to travel or move... So i hope that this works out in the end. It can, in ways, i mean, i know I'm not the only one who has stuff worth donating. Not to goodwill either.
Electronic equipment damaged by water should be opened, washed with clean water, and have all dirt, mud, etc., removed. Let it dry completely, away from direct sunlight. We did this here in Brazil after the floods and managed to recover many things. Good luck! Igor from Vem de Retro Channel!
+1 to this. I'm also from RS and personally helped to restore a computer that was fully underwater for more than 20 days (and it was a really dirty water, with dead animals and etc.). Sad for the original boxes/manuals/etc., but surely there is hope for the electronics themselves.
Most people don't realize that water isn't inheriently the issue with electronics, it's only damaging usually if power goes through it. If their is no power when stuff is FULLY dried then a lot can survive!
It's also important to open up and let dry optical media such that they're well separated. Otherwise the bootlet or packaging can fuse to the paint and then pull it off clean. Water can also diffuse into the mirror behind the lacquer on the data side and accelerate its degradation and delamination. Battery operated equipment is an issue. Hard disks are an issue. Optical and floppy drives can be rebuilt. Otherwise, electronics survives water ingress if it didn't have to sit moist very long.
I did this with a data terminal that I found in a creek a few years ago. It had a lot of other damage from corrosion and previous damage from wherever it was before being dumped. Still managed to bring it back! There is hope for even the worst machines so don't give up! I've seen Adrian repair some gnarly stuff pretty often on his channel. Maybe you could reach out to him? I would be willing to help, but I don't have much time or space to do any major repairs at the moment.
After my grandmother passed, my mother would buy me computer games to play on her old laptop. Your channel is the only one I know of that talks about many of those retro games that got me through some hard times. You not only discuss those games, but have a lot of the same affection for them that I do. Too many TH-camrs like to crap on old stuff. I used to turn on your playlist of old retro games and smile at the memories of my mom and I spending time together watching old shows on TV while I played games on her laptop. Good luck to you and thanks for the update.
Yes! Channels like this are my favorite- media preservation but also informing others about that media is so special with how quick the internet keeps us moving nowadays!!
Your mom sounded like a great person to not immediately be like "oh those will rot your brain" best wishes man you sounded like you had an okay childhood. I don't wanna say great only because I don't know you personally.
I know you said that we should send support to other organizations, but it's you and your channel that brought me much joy in the past and hopefully in the future as well - I never left anything, except likes. This video just breaks my heart, can't imagine how you must feel. Stay safe! Greetings from Austria.
As long as he has deployed proper drying equipment, affected areas are cleaned and other areas quarantined, and basic upkeep, he should be okay. Likely some dehumidifiers and high frequency cleaning in those areas for spore reduction. Mold is a scary mf but WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY
I'm sooo happy that you are OK. Your whole channel has a special place in my heart, especially coming from another OG Maxis fan! I want to do all I can to help you so that life can return to some kind of normalcy for you. Please stay well and stay safe. Thanks for the updates and for being you, Clint! ^^ - Sam from New York
I can't imagine what you've been through clearing out all the damage and figuring out where LGR goes from here. But your cautious optimism and calm demeanor earn my respect. Onward in the journey of life, thanks for all the videos, and looking forward to some unusual ones ahead! (oh, and I'll donate to the NC orgs as well)
I also live in Asheville and I'm glad to see that you and most of the collection are okay! I'm an electrician and if you need help assessing your electrical situation, please reach out. I specialize in both new builds and remodels and would love to help you guys out! Edit: I was fortunate to not have any damage to my property and currently have both power and pressurized water. If anyone in or around the Asheville area needs any supplies, please reach out through a comment and I'll do what I can or find someone who will. We're all in this together around here!
Wow, you're a good person ❤️ Like in a super admirable way. I wish everyone was like you, offering help to others in need. Much love from nordic Europe, we got other kinds of worries over here.. :/ crazy times. Straight up cold war vibes. I hope the world goes back to a more sane place soon. People could use some actual help from their governments all over the world instead of having to spend tons of money and time worrying about legitimate military threats. Sry I went on a bit of a tangent, but yeah stay awesome ❤️ And stay safe!! There are way too few people like you, and more selfish psychos it seems. First thing when a disaster strikes, they go out looting and stealing instead of helping their neighbors.. 😔
@@lehelisbored thanks, it's a community coming together to help each other out, so I'm but one of many people who are helping others! I'm excited to see people in the area being true neighbors to each other!
@@GregoryMolla it's important to help others and the local area knows it. No one is bickering about politics or anything divisive, just people helping anyone who needs it. I don't know what the internet has to say about our area, but it's fantastic to see people coming together.
We’re so glad nobody was hurt and that so much the collection survived. Still though, we don’t want to minimize the damage that was done, not just to your collection and house, but the personal cost all of this stress, work and time will certainly have. Let us know if we can help in any way. And please take your time in getting back to content - your viewers aren’t going anywhere. Take care man!
My heart goes out to you for having to go through all this, if I was a little closer I'd offer my truck and myself to help, wishing you a fast recovery from Camden, SC.
awesome gesture dude, i recommend in the future to try and not give monetary help using TH-cam as they take a large cut of donation, there are other ways to send the whole monetary amount, just my opinion and i mean no offence, either way you did a nice thing!
Clint, long time watcher and I know it's not much but as the other commenters have said this just breaks my heart. I spent so much time watching your channel and learning from you and I know you must be going through a lot - hopefully this will go to whatever you need right now.
I've been watching your channel since my son was born. I would watch them while I was taking care of him during his health issues. It's sad to see so much of your awesome collection of things damaged. Truly they are just things and mostly replaceable, I am glad you made it through ok. I had a similar situation with a fire and lost my collection as well. I also lost a family member in that. You will have some awesome content building back up and growing your collection again. I am looking forward to your recovery journey and know that you have a ton of people rooting for you and supporting you!
Ah man, I'm so sorry for your loss. Truly grateful that things weren't any more dire here and I do look forward to the journey ahead, as tricky as it may be. Thank you for your support here, I appreciate it immensely!
Clint, my heart breaks for you. I hope that your insurance company is on the ball and that you find the strength to rebuild when it's right for you. We'll be here for you. Godspeed to you sir!
I hope you'll see a lot of your collection live once more! It also might be interesting to see some of the recovery efforts on the damaged things. Having that up on youtube may help others that may be in a similar situation.
My heart breaks for all the stuff that got ruined, but I'm super happy you're ok. That's all that matters in the end! Wishing you the best in recovering and hope everything gets back to normal sooner rather than later.
Definitely much perspective to be had here, just hearing Clint and seeing him be physically OK struck me emotionally after seeing the devastation in the area.
As someone with a disabled parent who collects as a hobby and makes content; but lives in tornado alley. This video really hit the "I should do something" vein in my body. Happy to announce Im upgrading my dads collection and hobby survivability. I know how much it means to him.
Amazing that LGR can even make his property damage video have a nice relaxing tone. Seriously man i can't even imagine how awful it must be to go through something like that but im glad everyones fine. Glad your able to take the situation about as well as anyone can. It takes a truly humble and good man to take inventory and appreciate the things he still has but to even promote a charity over himself is beyond that. God bless
Clint, I am glad to hear that you and your loved ones are safe! I've been watching your videos for years and I'm sorry that this happened to your home and to your collection. Hoping you and your community gets patched up soon and I'm praying that you stay safe out there and for a strong recovery. Just know you have a swarm of people who will always support and be there for you! ☺💜
I've never had a major disaster effect me and I always come watch your videos when I wanna relax and watch something. Hoping you (and the other people) get your houses fixed up as soon as possible. 🤝 from Canada.
Hey Clint, Good to hear that you are doing reasonably well. I'm a big fan from Germany and iam never really active in the community. But LGR and so many of your videos have accompanied me over the last few years so it's the least I can do to give something back. I hope that all those affected can be helped sufficiently. Thank you for everything!
Those new-in-box items are tough to see in that condition... now it'll be 'old in new sealed box' condition, but maybe the packaging saved some of those items, if they had good plastic over them!
@@LGR Electronic equipment damaged by water should be opened, washed with clean water, and have all dirt, mud, etc., removed. Let it dry completely, away from direct sunlight.
@@jmholmes83yes, but it’s still important to open them as soon as possible to inspect in case the same packaging that kept most of the water off isn’t trapping moisture inside.
I'm glad to hear most of your collection is safe, but the destruction to your house is significant and hopefully this helps a little. I've been a fan for many years and it sucks how life is so unfair sometimes. If you don't end up needing the money, please pass it on to someone who does, but I'm suspecting you'll need it. Good luck with the repairs and your community will be here for you, even if it takes a while to resume your videos. All the best mate, from down under.
Clint, it breaks my heard to see this. I know you said that we should donate elsewhere (which I already did), but I also wanted to pass something along to you. Ever since I discovered your channel in 2018 in the middle of PhD thesis despair, your content has brought me a lot of happiness. And your work has also inspired me to look to my past and start building my own vintage computers, so I can relive some happy childhood memories. Wishing you nothing but strength in the coming months. My best wishes from Scotland!
My first thought when I heard what happened to the house was all about the collection and the valuables, but then I realized it could have just of easily been you under those trees. I’m so glad to see you back and posting feels awesome just to hear your voice. Can’t imagine the pain and devastation in your community right now, stay strong man and i hope your life can get back to some sense of normality soon. ❤❤
Even though some things can't be replaced, people are still the top priority. However, I'm very relieved to see that most of what you have spent years to build up have escaped mostly unharmed so a double win.
Didn’t realise you were in Asheville. If you need a hand with anything technical in this recovery, I’m a disabled (but fully mobile) computer engineer in Charlotte. I’d be happy to drive up and lend a hand if it’d be at all useful. I also have a large collection of Sun, SGI, and Cisco legacy server systems. I have a ton of surplus, and I’d love to see them go to a good home - especially if you need a hand replacing anything. I can also bring up my tech go bag, with a nice meter, oscilloscope, power supply, cord testers, etc., etc., if that would help. No pressure, I’ve just enjoyed your content for years and would consider it an honour to help you get back online.
on a lemonade from lemons idea, if you can get through it, and understand if it would be too hard, but i'd definitely watch some unboxings of the damaged stuff. if anything, it's informative to those of us storing stuff, and may not be taking the best care of it.
Glad you're okay Clint. The countless hours of LGR videos have always kept me entertained and intrigued, throughout the last ten years or so. Hope you can get back to it as soon as possible. 🙏
I know it's not much but I hope it helps you in some way. Also, don't worry, I did donate to the charity you recommended as well. I love your channel and are praying for ya, buddy.
Glad you're ok mate. Very glad. I too once suffered a tree on the house. Damage not as bad as yours at all. The thing you cling to is "but we're fine. We're ok". Take care Clint.
@@jadedheartsz Similar to mine. Ours smashed the main power cable coupling, and the whole front veranda roof, and some of the top floor roof was buckled but not actually broken. One small hole from a branch right through our bedroom wall. Oddly not a single window smashed. Timber frame with concrete panel construction. Oddly it probably would have been worse if it were brick.
Long-time fan! This is gut-wrenching to see. I am glad you are safe and that some of this is salvageable. Wishing good luck on the rebuild. Thanks for all of the content over the years.
I love your channel and the content you make. It's really sad what happened. I hope that you and your loved ones are fine and that everything will be alright.
Some advice, if youre leaving the items in your basement while renovations happen, seal! Seal the vents, windows, doors etc up to that space. They will be cutting drywall and it will be extremely dusty. It will get everywhere. Best of luck with the rebuild and thanks for the update!
It's not much but I hope this will go a little way to getting you back on your feet. So sad to see the damage done, but glad to see so much of the collection survived unscathed. Your channel is one of my absolute favourites on YT. Wishing you all the best from Sheffield, UK.
I can feel your pain. I'm very glad you are safe. I lost my personal business computer collection and documentation in a house fire 16 years ago. It still hurts.
Our kmee-jerk reaction was worrying about the massive LGR collection, but I think our collective thought quickly shifted to think about if Clint himself was under the tree, or a load bearing beam, a chunk of his roof, we're so happy to see you alive and well, and more happy to see most of the collection survived unscathed.
Despite the material loss, I’m very happy that you are well and in good health. Here’s a small contribution in appreciation for how much your channel has helped me. Warm regards from São Paulo, Brazil."
Thanks for all the videos. A lot of friends live in the area, and it hurts to see Ashville in such a state. Hopefully, you, Ashville, and the whole western carolinas can rebound soon!
I’m so glad you’re okay. Your videos have brought me many chuckles and lots of comfort over the years and I appreciate you. I hope you’re able to do the repairs needed and I’m sorry this happened to you.
There is an antique store near me that had a box full of laserdiscs. Ill have to see if they still have them. I know its probably the least priority, but I can see if they have anything you need replaced.
Hey Clint, just wanted to chip in as well, I know there are so many people who have been effected by both of the storms recently. I have been in IT/working with computers since 1990 (built my first system in the early-mid 90's) your channel is awesome and love the video's some of these systems bring me back to my teen years (i'm 44 now) and how I miss some of these old systems. Hopefully this helps get you back on your feet faster so you can get back to making LGR video's for us to enjoy. Thanks again for everything you do with the channel.
It's very kind of you to ask us to send support to other organizations, so I'd like to send some support to you as well! Stay safe, and good luck rebuilding!
Clint, I'm really glad to hear you're safe, and I hope you and your neighbors are able to get through this challenging time. It's also great to know that most of your collection is secure. In Bogotá, we don't face those kinds of conditions, but it does make me think about how we can better protect our vintage collections. Perhaps in the future, you could share some guidance on how to safeguard them.
Thank you! And yeah I’ll certainly have some knowledge to share and lessons learned for the future, so it may be a good idea to put them into a future video
This is not specific to collections, but I've found that plastic boxes (like the ones seen at 10:30) do wonders for storing stuff. They protect from dust, water, bugs, overall physical damage from having weight on top and such, and if they're opaque, against UV light as well. And they're easy to stack, move around and organize. Of course, they also hide everything, so you won't be displaying what's inside, but if it's stuff you're not displaying, they're great. For particularly delicate stuff like important documents, Ziploc-style bags inside the plastic box.
Sorry from a fellow retro enthusiast and Laserdisc collector. Glad to hear you're ok, and glad that most of your collection survived. I know it's only 10 Euros but if your player died or you need a new disc, it might help go towards it. Take care! Greetings from an expat in Germany
I know that CDs at least can be surprisingly resilient, as I had found quite few of them near the dumpster exposed to rain and stuff, and they read fine in my PC. Hopefully a cleanup will suffice with the laserdiscs.
Seeing this destruction reminds me of the fire in my apartment. I lost about 20 old computers and consoles then. After extinguishing the ashes and checking the losses, I fell into depression. I never rebuilt my collection. I wish you all the best and good luck!
Collections like this are often impossible to rebuild sadly. Which is why I'm glad the majority of his survived. There is often no amount of money that can just buy back years and years of thrifting and lucky finds. You can always start over but it will never be the same. Sorry for your loss too, really sucks.
@@Zestence Yes, because it's usually the time lost to building and thrifting that's most valuable, even more so than the collection itself. Time none of us get back unfortunately but if it made you happy at the time and perhaps even connected you with others like you, then surely it was worth it.
I'm sorry to hear about this Clint. Your channel has brought me so much joy over the years and especially helped keep me sane during grad school. Its not much but I hope this helps. I lived in a basement that would flood sometimes and I've had a package with rare vintage books stolen from me before so I know how it feels to have stuff like this lost. I hope you're doing well
To quote Will Wright from his talks about the 1991 Oakland Firestorm and how that tragedy would eventually inspire The Sims: "I was surprised how I didn’t miss stuff. The fact we got out and none of our family was hurt seemed so much more important." I'm happy to hear you're safe, Clint. LGR is so much more than the individual oddities.
Praying for you. Hopefully things get better for ya'll soon. May God bless ya'll, God loves ya'll. Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
I'm close to Tampa myself. Thankfully Milton didn't decide to turn north and go up the east coast to follow helene. I tell ya, it would have been way worse than what helene did. Just look at the Tropicana stadium as a noteworthy example.
@@Tall_Order Burial mounds saved Tampa Bay from last minute total destruction again. It could have been way worse like Katrina bad had it gone twenty miles north.
Sending you lots of love and hugs,I understand how hard this is both mentally and physically,went through 2 hurricanes, here in Louisiana, so I know…❤❤❤
Most importantly, I'm glad that you are alive and safe, but I am also happy that a lot of your collection survived! At the end of the day (and our lives), it's just "stuff", but it's stuff that is important to our lives too. Thank you for sharing and for continuing to invite us in!
Hey man. I’m so sorry this has happened to you and yours. I definitely know how you are feeling right now! I donated to the link you provided and hope for nothing but the best for you. Nice to see some stuff can be salvaged. I still have a pile of burned stuff I’m working through here and I think it helped me to get over it. Hope it does the same for you!
It pains me to see you go through all this, Brother Clint. I'll pray for you and wish you a speedy recovery (not for our, the viewer's, sake- but for yours). It's difficult to comprehend the magnitude of an event like this unless it is firsthand.
The absolute gem of your collection, yourself, has come through unscathed. I applaud your courage under fire sir and grieve for your house and collection. Best of luck to you Clint
I've been watching the channel for about 7 years now, having found LGR during a rebuild phase of my life. It was a great comfort hearing your dulcet voice wax nostalgic about some games and tech I knew about and many that I didn't, often I would fall asleep to lgr thrifts videos. Hearing that same voice now talk about this terrible situation I'm struck by how you still are able to remain positive and above all grateful for how much you still have after this event. I can't do much, but I've just joined the channel and I'll be sure to donate to the cause to support others in your area. Take care Clint.
I'm guessing some other people have already said so, but I'm sure there's a chance that anything *electronic* that got overly rained on might still be salvageable if you can get 'em totally dry inside and out! All the same, man, it hurts me to see not only the damage to your house, but even just what the exposure to the elements did to just part of your collection. I audibly gasped more than once. SO glad that you're safe, and I would guess others will gladly join me in saying that we genuinely appreciate you sharing these updates with us. ❤️ Love from Canada!
I wish you well Clint. I always love your retro tech collection. I was worried about the damage. I've been praying for you since Hurricane Helene's landfall and I hope for a speedy recovery. I'm so glad you are safe Clint.
While it's a shame to see the state of some of the stuff here, the good news is you're safe! That said, don't write off any of that hardware just yet. I've seen vintage computers come back from much worse, as long as they weren't powered on at the time they got wet and they aren't left to rust through, many should be able to bounce right back with a bit of cleaning and minimal parts replacement!
Oh yeah, I'm not writing off anything yet! I've brought several items back from the brink of death that were in far worse shape than many of these things. And hey, maybe it'll turn into opportunities for some collaboration with a restoration channel or two :)
As strange as it is to say, I admire your positivity throughout all of this. You had everything uprooted and look at it with hope and seem to be moving on with grace, it sets a good example and is something I haven’t seen in a very long time! Looking at this with a glass half full mindset and making videos restoring some of the damaged hardware, unboxing some water damaged NOS with a positive attitude I think might have a bigger impact than just preserving hardware or just as an interesting video to watch while eating your lunch
My heart goes out you guys. I wish I could do more to help you out. I know this isn't much, but I hope it gets something. I can imagine how rough it was in normal circumstances, but all the politics that went along with it must have made it really difficult
I've been watching you since 2009 when I was a kid and you were doing Sims 3 pack reviews. It's been 15 years and I really wanted to thank you for all the hours of content that kept me company throughout my life. I hope you and everyone else affected can recover from this disaster soon!
3:59 Is that a New California Republic flag hanging on the wall? The mark of a true Fallout fan. That being said, I’m so glad that Clint and his family are okay. While I’m sad for his home and collection, at least he and his family are well. This channel is truly one of my favorite TH-cam channels.
Back in the late '80s / early '90s, my step-mom owned a Radio Shack franchise. It was very near a river, which had a "100-year flood" event. The stuff that wasn't literally washed away was -- quite surprisingly -- repairable by simply taking it all apart and washing each of the circuit boards and whatever plastic case it was in. I'd bet we managed to save 90% of the mud-covered devices we had? The one thing we could never seem to save was the VCRs -- those rotating head assemblies were completely ruined by the mud and silt. But stuff like the computers and electronic games? No problems at all. Obviously they could never be sold as new, but still -- it was quite interesting to see how much of the stuff we were able to save. I'd bet your arcade games will be similar -- just take them apart, clean them well, and dry them thoroughly before applying power to them again. Hopefully they'll all be good!
Surprisingly enough electronics are saveable often times even if they get absoloutely soaked. I think issues usually occur when they are plugged in and get wet, then the water can really do damage you cannot fix simply by cleaning especially on newer more complicated stuff where if anything on a pcb breaks you just gotta toss the whole thing.
@@marcel-q1m the biggest threat to electronic is stuff getting bent, the batteri/resisotr leaking. and power. you can in theory take a PC computer remove the CMOS dip it in a lake take it out clean everything out and dry it correctly and it will work.
What I see here is humbling and obviously not something to be happy about, but here's what I also see: you have the right mindset for all of this. You are okay, your family is okay, and you will get past all of this. And what I see is a ton of content possibilities - repair-a-thon videos, maybe collabs with others on repairs, and for the stuff that can't be salvaged, you'll be making room for new retro stuff that can be! I'm excited to see what comes but most of all I'm just glad you're okay both physically and mentally. That's the hardest part of all of this. While not anywhere on this scale, I went through a flooded house scenario myself and the recovery is long and tedious. But life moves on as long as you keep in the right mindset!
Many people (including myself) have watched your content for years now. i know this isnt much, but i want to help out in whatever way i can. If you don't want anymore money like you said in your comment, you can still donate it to charity. I have never personally experienced a hurricane so I can't even begin to imagine being in this kind of situation. Watching this is truly heartbreaking but we're all glad youre ok and i sincerely hope that most of the stuff survived. Things might be difficult right now, but they won't always be. These things heal with time so don't worry.
Been subbed to the channel for a long time and as much as it sucks to see you losing stuff. It can always be replaced where you cannot. So it's just good knowing you are doing ok.
Thank you for the update and also that's so awesome of you to keep giving visibility to the donations to help people in Western NC. Ideally whomever fixes the house is going to rip all the walls and ceiling out down to the joists and studs. That mold is no joke. Wishing you the best!
What an absolute shame brother. My heart goes out to you and your family. I am so absolutely distraught at not just the loss of your collection, but the state of your home. God bless you and I'll pray for a quick recovery. And I'll be tuning in still to watch the collection grow again. Good luck and god speed!!!
Seriously Clint, I've been following you for years and I wish you knew how much your videos have meant. So many sleepless nights with panic attacks made bearable through watching LGR Thrifts, some Sims reviews, Oddware or retrospectives. I fully understand and agree with helping those who are suffering the worst right now, but I hope you too can both get, receive and feel comfortable accepting help more long term if you ever feel you need it. Because you deserve that too. I'm glad that you and a lot of your collection made it out as well as you did through that rough ride, and my heart and thoughts are with all those affected. Have donated what little I can rn, but again, if there's anything we can do to help out later down the road, in general or to replace things lost in your collection, please let us know. But focus on the main things right now, health and well-being of you and the people close to you - both in the family sense and geographical sense. Much love from across the planet. ❤️ /Chris
After my grandmother passed, my mother would buy me computer games to play on her old laptop. Your channel is the only one I know of that talks about many of those retro games that got me through some hard times. You not only discuss those games, but have a lot of the same affection for them that I do. Too many TH-camrs like to crap on old stuff. When times were hard I’d turn on your playlist of old retro games and smile at the memories of my mom and I spending time together watching old shows on TV while I played games on her laptop. Good luck to you and thanks for the update.
Happy to see you and bits of the retro collection, friend! I'm so glad you and your family are okay. I can't even comprehend the damage, your spirit throughout this is admirable.
Greetings from Indonesia, Clint. You'll get out of this stronger. Watching your videos helped me through my worst times. I wish you all the best for the future. Much love.
I'm glad you are healthy, alive and all the damage that happened was just material stuff. My boss leaves nearby. Fortunately he had not been affected, but he told us so many sad stories... What a disaster it was! Hope you people get you life back to normal soon. My best Regards
Fellow North Carolinian here, my heart goes out to everyone in western part of the state suffering from the effect of Helene. Clint, you do amazing work for the retro PC community and we are inspired with your perseverance to rebuild and move forward.
7:53 "And yeah, the mice, a lot of my weird mouses got rather... moist," Not actually being able to look at the video and having another window open, I heard that and thought, "Was he stricken by a plague of mice on top of all the mold and the tree" for a moment, until I heard the part about them getting moist and entered new dimensions of sheer stupefied confusion before realizing you were talking about your Computer Mice collection. I'm definitely with others,if you're still looking to produce content, I would gladly watch videos of you trying to test/restore your recovered collection for some months to come as you try to piece everything back together!
This is the most depressing LGR Thrifts video you've ever posted! In all reality I am happy that you were able to salvage what you could and that you are safe!
@@rommix0”it was just stuff” - Fight Club. We should join Clint and have a fight club. I’m kidding alright! Rather there should be some terrible Fight Club videogame to unearth…like The Crow (Avgn review edition)…
🙈 i'm just glad you're safe. the rest is..well an it is stuff. pretty heartbreaking still 💔 will b watching whatever u post even if it's completely different from games and reviews. happy to watch the update 💖thank u
Glad you are ok. You can't be replaced. All of those physical possessions can be replaced. Wishing you the best of luck, and hope everything goes better! Take care please!
LGR will continue, I'm doing okay! If you're looking to send support though, others in Western NC need way more help than me so please consider donations to local organizations helping out: www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-donate-and-help-flood-victims-in-western-north-carolina-after-hurricane-helene
This edition of LGR Cribs is an unfortunate episode. I hope the restoration is quick, painless, and thouroughly covered by insurance. Most adjusters dont seem to understand that the loss was equivalent to a museum of antiques.
This is why LGR will always be my fave. King could've asked for donos, but instead tells people to support others. Absoloute top lad
Best part, you now live in your very own thrift store!
Winter is arround the corner that's what makes me worried
Buddy, I know the collector's feelings when all is kinda lost and/or stolen. It sucks. Anyway, well, I believe the collection can always be replaced, but not the lives. I am glad to hear the community is coming together to help each other. Overall, I am also glad that you are all right, and you have hope to continue with your LGR channel and any other goals you may have. Don't give up, and keep on going. 😁🤜🤛💪👍🖖
Glad most stuff survived. You may feel a little funny about this channel and community with all the death and destruction surrounding you right now, but let me assure you your videos mean a lot to me and a lot of others around. There's probably thousands of LGR viewers affected by these storms, and the news of your collection making it will surely be a ray of hope to them.
Thank you, and yeah I do feel a bit strange about it. Seeing the sheer devastation even just down the road from me is sobering, it really puts you in your place, so to speak. I truly am lucky with this outcome and community, and I will do my best not to squander that or take it for granted :)
@@LGR dude i really felt for not just the collection but your house. you just moved in!!!! your calm attitude is admirable.
I’m glad it was not worse.Like you said you can fix your home,unfortunately we lost so many from Helene,I pray things get fixed for others,that they get help to start anew.❤
I agree, and you can care for humans, houses, and things like this at the same time. Preserving history is an emotional and intellectual endeavor.
@@LGR Brother, I just want to say how truly inspiring your strength is in the face of everything you've been through. I know it's a relief that no one was harmed, but still, having your home and collection wrecked is no easy thing to handle. Most people would struggle, and that would be completely understandable. But seeing you stay strong, pushing forward with resilience and determination to rebuild, it speaks volumes about your character. You're showing such courage, and it's moving. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you work through this.
Weirdest episode of LGR Thrifts yet.
Sincerely, though, I'm so happy you're okay. When my daughter was teeny-tiny and allergic to sleep, I'd put on your videos and she'd conk right out to the sound of your voice. Your channel's been my go-to when I wake up in the middle of the night with panic attacks. You've been a consistent part of me and my family's life for the past several years, and I'm glad to see you'll be able to continue doing this LGR thing you do. I hope everything works out well for you and there's the least amount of permanent damage possible!
Ahh that's lovely, I'm happy to hear the videos have proved helpful (and/or monotonous enough, ha) to assist in some much-needed sleep! Thank you for the well wishes and I look forward to continuing more LGR things in the future. Seriously, I'm goin' sorta nuts not being able to create here lately.
@@LGR Not monotonous.. Soothing. :)
@@LGR No need to go nuts. New series: LGR Restores! Opening up electronics and checking for water damage and ensuring they still work. :) Especially if you know a thing or two about soldering. - On a more serious note, don't downplay the importance of a chill video. Content without random volume spikes and yelling is getting rare, and It helped me doze off after many a stressful day. I nap to other stuff nowadays, but LGR used to be my go to! I'm glad most of the collection survived in one piece and I wish you and yours all the best!
The Bob Ross of retro computing for sure.
@@LGR I am glad you are doing alright. Clint. If nothing else. I second Recoil's idea, it may prove a good thing to do in the meantime and give people some info on what to do in such cases. If some are able to be repaired and how.
You'll be back stronger 💪
I’m determined to do so!
@@LGR Will Wright's house fire resulted in The Sims. Not saying anything, but there can be good that comes out from bad situation.
@@LGR Send positive thoughts from UK. We're all very glad you're ok though bro
@@LGRwe can rebuild!
“We can rebuild. We have the technology.”❤
A small contribution. Thanks from India for all the retro happiness.
damn ok
@@research_winter That's $12 USD btw. Still very nice of him.
@@BackflipinBrandon The Google says, "In 2024, the average monthly salary in India is 32,000 Indian Rupees (INR), or 384,000 INR per year. This is equivalent to 382 USD per month." I'd say it's quite generous!
@@BackflipinBrandonYou can always donate yourself.
@@BackflipinBrandon ur a clown for that
I lost everything in a house fire a couple years ago. My collection was not nearly as big as yours. But i know how it feels to lose everything you've spent time building and collecting.
I was lucky though and I got my family out in time.
Im glad you are safe buddy.
who made it? Like, is neightboar to blame?
I'm affraid of this, no matter how can I try to make it safe, when I see some people around, and their flats full of batteries and connected gas, I'm really feeling unsafe.
@warrax111 No one made it.
Fire department determined that my chest freezer compressor had shorted, and the gfci it was plugged into failed.
It was a dry week, and we had a hard wind that night. The fire caught the wicker furniture on the patio, and the rest went up like a box of matches.
But don't live in fear. Just be careful and make sure you have a plan for situations. Also, renters insurance would not be a bad idea.
Man, that sucks. I hate it when that happens to someone. 🙁
@MasterZebulin yeah it's a bummer. But stuff is stuff. It's definitely not fun to lose it, but it's way better to be alive to start a new collection.
@@NeonFlaming0 Yeah, but some of that stuff had sentimental value and some was possibly irreplaceable.
Many have said it already, but watching you restore your collection and clean up any damaged hardware would be extremely interesting to watch; making the best out of something terrible. But only if you are up for that! We are with you through this, Clint, and are excited for any content you treat us with upon your return. Sending all the healing thoughts and well wishes to you and your family.
Certainly a thing I'm planning to do, at least for a bit! Even unboxing the previously-NOS boxed items might be interesting, just to see how they fared.
@@LGR when life gives you lemons...
TH-cam ads from these videos will also help pay for some of the damage.
Seriously, i have some things that i have been wanting to donate to the right person, like a stack of laserdiscs for example. I can't bring myself to throw this stuff away, but i need to do something with it, because i have to get used to taking up less space and make it easier to travel or move... So i hope that this works out in the end. It can, in ways, i mean, i know I'm not the only one who has stuff worth donating. Not to goodwill either.
I would watch restoration videos. Sounds interesting.
Electronic equipment damaged by water should be opened, washed with clean water, and have all dirt, mud, etc., removed. Let it dry completely, away from direct sunlight. We did this here in Brazil after the floods and managed to recover many things. Good luck! Igor from Vem de Retro Channel!
+1 to this. I'm also from RS and personally helped to restore a computer that was fully underwater for more than 20 days (and it was a really dirty water, with dead animals and etc.). Sad for the original boxes/manuals/etc., but surely there is hope for the electronics themselves.
@LGR Id use an USC . Ultra sonic cleaner on electronics with electronics cleaner for all PCB Chips related Stuff
Most people don't realize that water isn't inheriently the issue with electronics, it's only damaging usually if power goes through it. If their is no power when stuff is FULLY dried then a lot can survive!
It's also important to open up and let dry optical media such that they're well separated. Otherwise the bootlet or packaging can fuse to the paint and then pull it off clean. Water can also diffuse into the mirror behind the lacquer on the data side and accelerate its degradation and delamination.
Battery operated equipment is an issue. Hard disks are an issue. Optical and floppy drives can be rebuilt. Otherwise, electronics survives water ingress if it didn't have to sit moist very long.
I did this with a data terminal that I found in a creek a few years ago. It had a lot of other damage from corrosion and previous damage from wherever it was before being dumped. Still managed to bring it back! There is hope for even the worst machines so don't give up! I've seen Adrian repair some gnarly stuff pretty often on his channel. Maybe you could reach out to him? I would be willing to help, but I don't have much time or space to do any major repairs at the moment.
Greetings from France, thank you for the great work all those years. Wishing you well to you and your family.
After my grandmother passed, my mother would buy me computer games to play on her old laptop. Your channel is the only one I know of that talks about many of those retro games that got me through some hard times. You not only discuss those games, but have a lot of the same affection for them that I do. Too many TH-camrs like to crap on old stuff.
I used to turn on your playlist of old retro games and smile at the memories of my mom and I spending time together watching old shows on TV while I played games on her laptop.
Good luck to you and thanks for the update.
Yes! Channels like this are my favorite- media preservation but also informing others about that media is so special with how quick the internet keeps us moving nowadays!!
Your mom sounded like a great person to not immediately be like "oh those will rot your brain" best wishes man you sounded like you had an okay childhood. I don't wanna say great only because I don't know you personally.
I know you said that we should send support to other organizations, but it's you and your channel that brought me much joy in the past and hopefully in the future as well - I never left anything, except likes. This video just breaks my heart, can't imagine how you must feel. Stay safe! Greetings from Austria.
Thank you, I appreciate that. We will rebuild and LGR will keep on going!
@@LGR I wish you best with the house. Will you rebuild it from scratch? Mould is a pain to fix especially if it's effecting all floors.
@@--Traveler-- prolly remediation
As long as he has deployed proper drying equipment, affected areas are cleaned and other areas quarantined, and basic upkeep, he should be okay. Likely some dehumidifiers and high frequency cleaning in those areas for spore reduction.
Mold is a scary mf but WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY
I'm sooo happy that you are OK. Your whole channel has a special place in my heart, especially coming from another OG Maxis fan! I want to do all I can to help you so that life can return to some kind of normalcy for you. Please stay well and stay safe. Thanks for the updates and for being you, Clint! ^^ - Sam from New York
Thank you Sam, that's very kind!
I can't imagine what you've been through clearing out all the damage and figuring out where LGR goes from here. But your cautious optimism and calm demeanor earn my respect. Onward in the journey of life, thanks for all the videos, and looking forward to some unusual ones ahead! (oh, and I'll donate to the NC orgs as well)
It breaks my heart to see what you have lost and also deeply saddens me in the lives lost, I hope this helps, you have brought me many happy moments
Thank you, that’s very kind
It's still infuriating to see this happen to people, especially a vast amount of people.
I also live in Asheville and I'm glad to see that you and most of the collection are okay!
I'm an electrician and if you need help assessing your electrical situation, please reach out. I specialize in both new builds and remodels and would love to help you guys out!
Edit: I was fortunate to not have any damage to my property and currently have both power and pressurized water.
If anyone in or around the Asheville area needs any supplies, please reach out through a comment and I'll do what I can or find someone who will. We're all in this together around here!
Wow, you're a good person ❤️ Like in a super admirable way. I wish everyone was like you, offering help to others in need.
Much love from nordic Europe, we got other kinds of worries over here.. :/ crazy times. Straight up cold war vibes.
I hope the world goes back to a more sane place soon. People could use some actual help from their governments all over the world instead of having to spend tons of money and time worrying about legitimate military threats.
Sry I went on a bit of a tangent, but yeah stay awesome ❤️ And stay safe!!
There are way too few people like you, and more selfish psychos it seems. First thing when a disaster strikes, they go out looting and stealing instead of helping their neighbors.. 😔
You're a legend! Keep up the good work!
Good work man appreciate that people out there just help no questions asked very admirable
@@lehelisbored thanks, it's a community coming together to help each other out, so I'm but one of many people who are helping others! I'm excited to see people in the area being true neighbors to each other!
@@GregoryMolla it's important to help others and the local area knows it.
No one is bickering about politics or anything divisive, just people helping anyone who needs it.
I don't know what the internet has to say about our area, but it's fantastic to see people coming together.
I'm so sorry your community is going through this Clint! Hang int here man.
His things went through it, not his community.
@@bbuggediffy large parts of his entire town are *gone*
I'm terribly sorry this happened to you. WOW. I have no words... Sending you so much love and support right now. 💚
We’re so glad nobody was hurt and that so much the collection survived. Still though, we don’t want to minimize the damage that was done, not just to your collection and house, but the personal cost all of this stress, work and time will certainly have. Let us know if we can help in any way. And please take your time in getting back to content - your viewers aren’t going anywhere. Take care man!
Glad to see you here, and you're exactly right. Please take all the time you need Clint, we are not going anywhere.
My heart goes out to you for having to go through all this, if I was a little closer I'd offer my truck and myself to help, wishing you a fast recovery from Camden, SC.
That’s quite generous, thank you! Nice to see Carolinians sticking together through all this.
Thankfully the damage was relatively minor to the house. Still though it sucks when something that is essentially a museum gets damaged so.
Wow
awesome gesture dude, i recommend in the future to try and not give monetary help using TH-cam as they take a large cut of donation, there are other ways to send the whole monetary amount, just my opinion and i mean no offence, either way you did a nice thing!
Damn, I'm really sorry
Clint, long time watcher and I know it's not much but as the other commenters have said this just breaks my heart. I spent so much time watching your channel and learning from you and I know you must be going through a lot - hopefully this will go to whatever you need right now.
Thank you, I appreciate that
I'm so sorry of what you've been through, hope you and the family will recover in time.
I've been watching your channel since my son was born. I would watch them while I was taking care of him during his health issues. It's sad to see so much of your awesome collection of things damaged. Truly they are just things and mostly replaceable, I am glad you made it through ok. I had a similar situation with a fire and lost my collection as well. I also lost a family member in that. You will have some awesome content building back up and growing your collection again. I am looking forward to your recovery journey and know that you have a ton of people rooting for you and supporting you!
Ah man, I'm so sorry for your loss. Truly grateful that things weren't any more dire here and I do look forward to the journey ahead, as tricky as it may be. Thank you for your support here, I appreciate it immensely!
Clint, my heart breaks for you. I hope that your insurance company is on the ball and that you find the strength to rebuild when it's right for you. We'll be here for you. Godspeed to you sir!
Insurance company is probably cursing "A tree hit WHOSE house!? We're never going to financially recover from this!"
@@Suplyndmnd But seriously, what's the situation with the insurance company? I'm guessing the a-holes will find a way to pay as little as possible.
I hope you'll see a lot of your collection live once more! It also might be interesting to see some of the recovery efforts on the damaged things. Having that up on youtube may help others that may be in a similar situation.
Thank you. I’ve been recording all along the way so we’ll see what turns into what videos!
My heart breaks for all the stuff that got ruined, but I'm super happy you're ok. That's all that matters in the end! Wishing you the best in recovering and hope everything gets back to normal sooner rather than later.
Thank you, I appreciate that! Working every day at the house to clean, recover, and restore everything as quickly as possible :)
Maybe you could send to Adriana digital basement..I think he could resurrect things.
Definitely much perspective to be had here, just hearing Clint and seeing him be physically OK struck me emotionally after seeing the devastation in the area.
As someone with a disabled parent who collects as a hobby and makes content; but lives in tornado alley. This video really hit the "I should do something" vein in my body. Happy to announce Im upgrading my dads collection and hobby survivability. I know how much it means to him.
at min take inventory and get collectors insurance. theres only so much you can plan and mitigate for.
If you have collections that valuable, move to Wyoming. No natural disasters ever happen there. Nothing happens there really.
@@MrWolfSnack but what if Yellowstone explodes? :P
Amazing that LGR can even make his property damage video have a nice relaxing tone.
Seriously man i can't even imagine how awful it must be to go through something like that but im glad everyones fine. Glad your able to take the situation about as well as anyone can. It takes a truly humble and good man to take inventory and appreciate the things he still has but to even promote a charity over himself is beyond that. God bless
Clint, I am glad to hear that you and your loved ones are safe! I've been watching your videos for years and I'm sorry that this happened to your home and to your collection. Hoping you and your community gets patched up soon and I'm praying that you stay safe out there and for a strong recovery. Just know you have a swarm of people who will always support and be there for you! ☺💜
I've never had a major disaster effect me and I always come watch your videos when I wanna relax and watch something. Hoping you (and the other people) get your houses fixed up as soon as possible. 🤝 from Canada.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Hey Clint, Good to hear that you are doing reasonably well.
I'm a big fan from Germany and iam never really active in the community. But LGR and so many of your videos have accompanied me over the last few years so it's the least I can do to give something back.
I hope that all those affected can be helped sufficiently.
Thank you for everything!
Thank you, I appreciate the support!
Those new-in-box items are tough to see in that condition... now it'll be 'old in new sealed box' condition, but maybe the packaging saved some of those items, if they had good plastic over them!
Indeed, some of these things still look fresh inside despite the disgusting exteriors! I look forward to sharing some of the results.
Sometimes that happens, sometimes the opposite happens when the packaging seals in the water and then ruins the media.
Yeah I was thinking while the boxes are soaked and disgusting, there’s a good chance plastic and styrofoam inside won the day.
@@LGR Electronic equipment damaged by water should be opened, washed with clean water, and have all dirt, mud, etc., removed. Let it dry completely, away from direct sunlight.
@@jmholmes83yes, but it’s still important to open them as soon as possible to inspect in case the same packaging that kept most of the water off isn’t trapping moisture inside.
I'm glad to hear most of your collection is safe, but the destruction to your house is significant and hopefully this helps a little. I've been a fan for many years and it sucks how life is so unfair sometimes. If you don't end up needing the money, please pass it on to someone who does, but I'm suspecting you'll need it. Good luck with the repairs and your community will be here for you, even if it takes a while to resume your videos. All the best mate, from down under.
Clint, it breaks my heard to see this. I know you said that we should donate elsewhere (which I already did), but I also wanted to pass something along to you. Ever since I discovered your channel in 2018 in the middle of PhD thesis despair, your content has brought me a lot of happiness. And your work has also inspired me to look to my past and start building my own vintage computers, so I can relive some happy childhood memories. Wishing you nothing but strength in the coming months. My best wishes from Scotland!
My first thought when I heard what happened to the house was all about the collection and the valuables, but then I realized it could have just of easily been you under those trees. I’m so glad to see you back and posting feels awesome just to hear your voice. Can’t imagine the pain and devastation in your community right now, stay strong man and i hope your life can get back to some sense of normality soon. ❤❤
Also super happy Clint himself is unscathed.
Even though some things can't be replaced, people are still the top priority. However, I'm very relieved to see that most of what you have spent years to build up have escaped mostly unharmed so a double win.
*just AS
I say it's a miracle in it of itself that a huge majority of your collection survived as well as you and your family so call it a double blessing.
Fully agreed
Didn’t realise you were in Asheville. If you need a hand with anything technical in this recovery, I’m a disabled (but fully mobile) computer engineer in Charlotte. I’d be happy to drive up and lend a hand if it’d be at all useful.
I also have a large collection of Sun, SGI, and Cisco legacy server systems. I have a ton of surplus, and I’d love to see them go to a good home - especially if you need a hand replacing anything.
I can also bring up my tech go bag, with a nice meter, oscilloscope, power supply, cord testers, etc., etc., if that would help. No pressure, I’ve just enjoyed your content for years and would consider it an honour to help you get back online.
on a lemonade from lemons idea, if you can get through it, and understand if it would be too hard, but i'd definitely watch some unboxings of the damaged stuff. if anything, it's informative to those of us storing stuff, and may not be taking the best care of it.
Agreed! I've been recording all kinds of footage along the way so we will see what turns into a video on down the line :)
@@LGR What about, at some point, a mass get-together of yourself, 8Bit Guy, ADB and others to go through lots of items in a triage session?
@@mapesdhs597 I'd watch the heck out of that
Glad you're okay Clint. The countless hours of LGR videos have always kept me entertained and intrigued, throughout the last ten years or so. Hope you can get back to it as soon as possible. 🙏
I didn’t expect you to be here Mr. lamia lol
@@jaikenmainy agreeeed
Hear hear
I was not expecting a wrestling channel to comment here, I wonder how many wrestling fans are also tech enthusiasts/ professional IT people
@@ericdodson3630 ooooo yeahhhh... The Machooo mann sure does love vintage computing
I know it's not much but I hope it helps you in some way. Also, don't worry, I did donate to the charity you recommended as well. I love your channel and are praying for ya, buddy.
Oh it's definitely much, I really appreciate it!
@@LGR Least I could do :)
Hope things turn out well for you and everyone else impacted by the hurricane and other disasters
Thank you kindly! The area is really coming together as a community to rebuild and help each other, it’s been encouraging
Glad you're ok mate. Very glad. I too once suffered a tree on the house. Damage not as bad as yours at all. The thing you cling to is "but we're fine. We're ok". Take care Clint.
Much appreciated, Chris. Definitely a roadblock but one that I'm determined to bypass and reach an even better place.
@@LGR I had a tree fall on my house too once, fortunately it only damaged the porch door which was old anyways so we just had to replace that.
@@jadedheartsz Similar to mine. Ours smashed the main power cable coupling, and the whole front veranda roof, and some of the top floor roof was buckled but not actually broken. One small hole from a branch right through our bedroom wall. Oddly not a single window smashed. Timber frame with concrete panel construction. Oddly it probably would have been worse if it were brick.
Long-time fan! This is gut-wrenching to see. I am glad you are safe and that some of this is salvageable. Wishing good luck on the rebuild. Thanks for all of the content over the years.
That's very kind, thank you! Really hope to have many more years ahead after all this is through :)
I love your channel and the content you make. It's really sad what happened. I hope that you and your loved ones are fine and that everything will be alright.
I know you suggested donating elsewhere but your channel is very important to us and this is just a way to show it. x
I appreciate that, thank you
I’m sorry what happened to you. Keep the faith!
Some advice, if youre leaving the items in your basement while renovations happen, seal! Seal the vents, windows, doors etc up to that space. They will be cutting drywall and it will be extremely dusty. It will get everywhere.
Best of luck with the rebuild and thanks for the update!
Definitely, it was bad enough when they were renovating everything when I moved in so I can only imagine the nastiness that’ll happen with demolition
It's not much but I hope this will go a little way to getting you back on your feet. So sad to see the damage done, but glad to see so much of the collection survived unscathed. Your channel is one of my absolute favourites on YT. Wishing you all the best from Sheffield, UK.
Im sorry to see this happen brother, you have a strong mind and a big heart and its on show with how you have dealt with this trial. bless you!
I can feel your pain. I'm very glad you are safe. I lost my personal business computer collection and documentation in a house fire 16 years ago. It still hurts.
Ahh man, I can only imagine... very grateful to be safe as well, all there is to do is move forward right? Thank you for your kind support!
Our kmee-jerk reaction was worrying about the massive LGR collection, but I think our collective thought quickly shifted to think about if Clint himself was under the tree, or a load bearing beam, a chunk of his roof, we're so happy to see you alive and well, and more happy to see most of the collection survived unscathed.
Despite the material loss, I’m very happy that you are well and in good health. Here’s a small contribution in appreciation for how much your channel has helped me. Warm regards from São Paulo, Brazil."
Thanks for all the videos. A lot of friends live in the area, and it hurts to see Ashville in such a state. Hopefully, you, Ashville, and the whole western carolinas can rebound soon!
I’m so glad you’re okay. Your videos have brought me many chuckles and lots of comfort over the years and I appreciate you. I hope you’re able to do the repairs needed and I’m sorry this happened to you.
Thank you, truly.
the laserdisk collection is heartbreaking :(
Yeah that one stings :/
The cardboard sleeves are toast, but the discs should still play, right? Maybe that's not the point.
There is an antique store near me that had a box full of laserdiscs. Ill have to see if they still have them. I know its probably the least priority, but I can see if they have anything you need replaced.
Hopefully the discs themselves still work from a preservation perspective. Might be a good idea to get them out of those sleeves, air them out.
@@LGR the discs might still be fine even if the cardboard sleeves are not.
Hey Clint, just wanted to chip in as well, I know there are so many people who have been effected by both of the storms recently.
I have been in IT/working with computers since 1990 (built my first system in the early-mid 90's) your channel is awesome and love the video's some of these systems bring me back to my teen years (i'm 44 now) and how I miss some of these old systems.
Hopefully this helps get you back on your feet faster so you can get back to making LGR video's for us to enjoy.
Thanks again for everything you do with the channel.
Thank you! Really looking forward to the time I can resume normal videos again, I genuinely miss it.
It's very kind of you to ask us to send support to other organizations, so I'd like to send some support to you as well! Stay safe, and good luck rebuilding!
Clint, I'm really glad to hear you're safe, and I hope you and your neighbors are able to get through this challenging time. It's also great to know that most of your collection is secure. In Bogotá, we don't face those kinds of conditions, but it does make me think about how we can better protect our vintage collections. Perhaps in the future, you could share some guidance on how to safeguard them.
Thank you! And yeah I’ll certainly have some knowledge to share and lessons learned for the future, so it may be a good idea to put them into a future video
This is not specific to collections, but I've found that plastic boxes (like the ones seen at 10:30) do wonders for storing stuff. They protect from dust, water, bugs, overall physical damage from having weight on top and such, and if they're opaque, against UV light as well. And they're easy to stack, move around and organize. Of course, they also hide everything, so you won't be displaying what's inside, but if it's stuff you're not displaying, they're great. For particularly delicate stuff like important documents, Ziploc-style bags inside the plastic box.
(23.44 usd btw) and TY!
@@colinstu Thanks!
I've been a fan for years and you have my support! You'll come back from this stronger than ever!
Sorry from a fellow retro enthusiast and Laserdisc collector. Glad to hear you're ok, and glad that most of your collection survived. I know it's only 10 Euros but if your player died or you need a new disc, it might help go towards it. Take care! Greetings from an expat in Germany
I know that CDs at least can be surprisingly resilient, as I had found quite few of them near the dumpster exposed to rain and stuff, and they read fine in my PC.
Hopefully a cleanup will suffice with the laserdiscs.
Thank you! I imagine I'll be buying another player at some point, as unfortunately mine took a pretty direct hit from the ceiling/branches/rain.
Clint, you have brought so much happiness to my days with your channel. Wishing you well and keep at it. LGR means a lot to us all. ❤
Thank you! I'm glad to hear that and hope many more happy days are to come in the future
@@LGR they will! :)
Seeing this destruction reminds me of the fire in my apartment. I lost about 20 old computers and consoles then. After extinguishing the ashes and checking the losses, I fell into depression. I never rebuilt my collection. I wish you all the best and good luck!
I don't blame ya. It's like trying to bring back a loved one back from the death once they've perished.
@@rommix0 this is a very accurate description. Sometimes you just have to let go of the lost stuff.
Collections like this are often impossible to rebuild sadly. Which is why I'm glad the majority of his survived. There is often no amount of money that can just buy back years and years of thrifting and lucky finds. You can always start over but it will never be the same. Sorry for your loss too, really sucks.
@@Zestence Yes, because it's usually the time lost to building and thrifting that's most valuable, even more so than the collection itself. Time none of us get back unfortunately but if it made you happy at the time and perhaps even connected you with others like you, then surely it was worth it.
I'm sorry to hear about this Clint. Your channel has brought me so much joy over the years and especially helped keep me sane during grad school. Its not much but I hope this helps. I lived in a basement that would flood sometimes and I've had a package with rare vintage books stolen from me before so I know how it feels to have stuff like this lost. I hope you're doing well
This is the most depressing Cribs episode i ever have seen but glad you are okay my dude!
To quote Will Wright from his talks about the 1991 Oakland Firestorm and how that tragedy would eventually inspire The Sims:
"I was surprised how I didn’t miss stuff. The fact we got out and none of our family was hurt seemed so much more important."
I'm happy to hear you're safe, Clint. LGR is so much more than the individual oddities.
I'm glad you're okay and it could have been a lot worse! Sending you much love and support from Tampa Bay we're going through similar shenanigans
Sheesh, yeah no doubt! I wish y'all the best as well with all the recovery efforts.
Praying for you. Hopefully things get better for ya'll soon. May God bless ya'll, God loves ya'll.
Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Yeah, I’m worried.
I'm close to Tampa myself. Thankfully Milton didn't decide to turn north and go up the east coast to follow helene. I tell ya, it would have been way worse than what helene did. Just look at the Tropicana stadium as a noteworthy example.
@@Tall_Order Burial mounds saved Tampa Bay from last minute total destruction again. It could have been way worse like Katrina bad had it gone twenty miles north.
Sending you lots of love and hugs,I understand how hard this is both mentally and physically,went through 2 hurricanes, here in Louisiana, so I know…❤❤❤
Most importantly, I'm glad that you are alive and safe, but I am also happy that a lot of your collection survived! At the end of the day (and our lives), it's just "stuff", but it's stuff that is important to our lives too. Thank you for sharing and for continuing to invite us in!
Hey man. I’m so sorry this has happened to you and yours. I definitely know how you are feeling right now! I donated to the link you provided and hope for nothing but the best for you. Nice to see some stuff can be salvaged. I still have a pile of burned stuff I’m working through here and I think it helped me to get over it. Hope it does the same for you!
Thank you, Mark!
It pains me to see you go through all this, Brother Clint. I'll pray for you and wish you a speedy recovery (not for our, the viewer's, sake- but for yours). It's difficult to comprehend the magnitude of an event like this unless it is firsthand.
Thanks for a great channel and hope you recover well!
The absolute gem of your collection, yourself, has come through unscathed. I applaud your courage under fire sir and grieve for your house and collection. Best of luck to you Clint
I've been watching the channel for about 7 years now, having found LGR during a rebuild phase of my life. It was a great comfort hearing your dulcet voice wax nostalgic about some games and tech I knew about and many that I didn't, often I would fall asleep to lgr thrifts videos. Hearing that same voice now talk about this terrible situation I'm struck by how you still are able to remain positive and above all grateful for how much you still have after this event. I can't do much, but I've just joined the channel and I'll be sure to donate to the cause to support others in your area. Take care Clint.
I'm guessing some other people have already said so, but I'm sure there's a chance that anything *electronic* that got overly rained on might still be salvageable if you can get 'em totally dry inside and out! All the same, man, it hurts me to see not only the damage to your house, but even just what the exposure to the elements did to just part of your collection. I audibly gasped more than once. SO glad that you're safe, and I would guess others will gladly join me in saying that we genuinely appreciate you sharing these updates with us. ❤️ Love from Canada!
I wish you well Clint. I always love your retro tech collection. I was worried about the damage. I've been praying for you since Hurricane Helene's landfall and I hope for a speedy recovery. I'm so glad you are safe Clint.
While it's a shame to see the state of some of the stuff here, the good news is you're safe!
That said, don't write off any of that hardware just yet. I've seen vintage computers come back from much worse, as long as they weren't powered on at the time they got wet and they aren't left to rust through, many should be able to bounce right back with a bit of cleaning and minimal parts replacement!
Oh yeah, I'm not writing off anything yet! I've brought several items back from the brink of death that were in far worse shape than many of these things. And hey, maybe it'll turn into opportunities for some collaboration with a restoration channel or two :)
@@LGR Yeah. Maybe Adrian might be one of those guys. I'm sure he's got some expertise.
Like that Commodore VIC 20 that 8Bit Guy restored
@@PulseXP-yo8wu Better not call that guy. He's the guy who ruined a rare IBM workstation with a paper clip remember?
Gulf war GameBoy!
As strange as it is to say, I admire your positivity throughout all of this. You had everything uprooted and look at it with hope and seem to be moving on with grace, it sets a good example and is something I haven’t seen in a very long time! Looking at this with a glass half full mindset and making videos restoring some of the damaged hardware, unboxing some water damaged NOS with a positive attitude I think might have a bigger impact than just preserving hardware or just as an interesting video to watch while eating your lunch
My heart goes out you guys. I wish I could do more to help you out. I know this isn't much, but I hope it gets something. I can imagine how rough it was in normal circumstances, but all the politics that went along with it must have made it really difficult
I've been watching you since 2009 when I was a kid and you were doing Sims 3 pack reviews. It's been 15 years and I really wanted to thank you for all the hours of content that kept me company throughout my life. I hope you and everyone else affected can recover from this disaster soon!
Thank you, I appreciate it very much!
3:59 Is that a New California Republic flag hanging on the wall? The mark of a true Fallout fan. That being said, I’m so glad that Clint and his family are okay. While I’m sad for his home and collection, at least he and his family are well. This channel is truly one of my favorite TH-cam channels.
Kinda ironic that it's now housed in a building that looks like it went through a nuclear blast.
Back in the late '80s / early '90s, my step-mom owned a Radio Shack franchise. It was very near a river, which had a "100-year flood" event. The stuff that wasn't literally washed away was -- quite surprisingly -- repairable by simply taking it all apart and washing each of the circuit boards and whatever plastic case it was in. I'd bet we managed to save 90% of the mud-covered devices we had? The one thing we could never seem to save was the VCRs -- those rotating head assemblies were completely ruined by the mud and silt. But stuff like the computers and electronic games? No problems at all. Obviously they could never be sold as new, but still -- it was quite interesting to see how much of the stuff we were able to save.
I'd bet your arcade games will be similar -- just take them apart, clean them well, and dry them thoroughly before applying power to them again. Hopefully they'll all be good!
Surprisingly enough electronics are saveable often times even if they get absoloutely soaked.
I think issues usually occur when they are plugged in and get wet, then the water can really do damage you cannot fix simply by cleaning especially on newer more complicated stuff where if anything on a pcb breaks you just gotta toss the whole thing.
@@marcel-q1m the biggest threat to electronic is stuff getting bent, the batteri/resisotr leaking.
and power.
you can in theory take a PC computer remove the CMOS dip it in a lake take it out clean everything out and dry it correctly and it will work.
The arcade housing might be toast on account of it probably being particle board, but that can be replaced!
What I see here is humbling and obviously not something to be happy about, but here's what I also see: you have the right mindset for all of this. You are okay, your family is okay, and you will get past all of this. And what I see is a ton of content possibilities - repair-a-thon videos, maybe collabs with others on repairs, and for the stuff that can't be salvaged, you'll be making room for new retro stuff that can be! I'm excited to see what comes but most of all I'm just glad you're okay both physically and mentally. That's the hardest part of all of this. While not anywhere on this scale, I went through a flooded house scenario myself and the recovery is long and tedious. But life moves on as long as you keep in the right mindset!
I'm so happy y'all are safe. Love from Florida
Many people (including myself) have watched your content for years now. i know this isnt much, but i want to help out in whatever way i can. If you don't want anymore money like you said in your comment, you can still donate it to charity. I have never personally experienced a hurricane so I can't even begin to imagine being in this kind of situation. Watching this is truly heartbreaking but we're all glad youre ok and i sincerely hope that most of the stuff survived. Things might be difficult right now, but they won't always be. These things heal with time so don't worry.
Been subbed to the channel for a long time and as much as it sucks to see you losing stuff. It can always be replaced where you cannot. So it's just good knowing you are doing ok.
Thank you for the update and also that's so awesome of you to keep giving visibility to the donations to help people in Western NC.
Ideally whomever fixes the house is going to rip all the walls and ceiling out down to the joists and studs. That mold is no joke. Wishing you the best!
What an absolute shame brother. My heart goes out to you and your family. I am so absolutely distraught at not just the loss of your collection, but the state of your home. God bless you and I'll pray for a quick recovery. And I'll be tuning in still to watch the collection grow again. Good luck and god speed!!!
Seriously Clint, I've been following you for years and I wish you knew how much your videos have meant. So many sleepless nights with panic attacks made bearable through watching LGR Thrifts, some Sims reviews, Oddware or retrospectives.
I fully understand and agree with helping those who are suffering the worst right now, but I hope you too can both get, receive and feel comfortable accepting help more long term if you ever feel you need it. Because you deserve that too.
I'm glad that you and a lot of your collection made it out as well as you did through that rough ride, and my heart and thoughts are with all those affected. Have donated what little I can rn, but again, if there's anything we can do to help out later down the road, in general or to replace things lost in your collection, please let us know.
But focus on the main things right now, health and well-being of you and the people close to you - both in the family sense and geographical sense.
Much love from across the planet. ❤️ /Chris
After my grandmother passed, my mother would buy me computer games to play on her old laptop. Your channel is the only one I know of that talks about many of those retro games that got me through some hard times. You not only discuss those games, but have a lot of the same affection for them that I do. Too many TH-camrs like to crap on old stuff.
When times were hard I’d turn on your playlist of old retro games and smile at the memories of my mom and I spending time together watching old shows on TV while I played games on her laptop.
Good luck to you and thanks for the update.
Happy to see you and bits of the retro collection, friend! I'm so glad you and your family are okay. I can't even comprehend the damage, your spirit throughout this is admirable.
Greetings from Indonesia, Clint. You'll get out of this stronger. Watching your videos helped me through my worst times. I wish you all the best for the future. Much love.
Happy that you're safe and well. Your positive outlook in the face of all of this is inspiring!
Your ability to maintain a positive outlook despite the extensive damage to your property and livelihood is inspiring. Cheers to you Clint.
Been following since roller tycoon review video, hope to see you bounce back soon!
I'm glad you are healthy, alive and all the damage that happened was just material stuff. My boss leaves nearby. Fortunately he had not been affected, but he told us so many sad stories... What a disaster it was! Hope you people get you life back to normal soon. My best Regards
Fellow North Carolinian here, my heart goes out to everyone in western part of the state suffering from the effect of Helene. Clint, you do amazing work for the retro PC community and we are inspired with your perseverance to rebuild and move forward.
7:53 "And yeah, the mice, a lot of my weird mouses got rather... moist," Not actually being able to look at the video and having another window open, I heard that and thought, "Was he stricken by a plague of mice on top of all the mold and the tree" for a moment, until I heard the part about them getting moist and entered new dimensions of sheer stupefied confusion before realizing you were talking about your Computer Mice collection. I'm definitely with others,if you're still looking to produce content, I would gladly watch videos of you trying to test/restore your recovered collection for some months to come as you try to piece everything back together!
To be fair, there are a lot of mice in that video, and if the word for a group of mice isn't a 'plague' it should be.
This is the most depressing LGR Thrifts video you've ever posted! In all reality I am happy that you were able to salvage what you could and that you are safe!
It's just a fact of life. Sometimes s**t happens and no one sees it coming.
@@rommix0”it was just stuff” - Fight Club. We should join Clint and have a fight club. I’m kidding alright! Rather there should be some terrible Fight Club videogame to unearth…like The Crow (Avgn review edition)…
@@pauls1555 I'm so sick and tired of people continuing to use fight club as a reference. You're one of those reddit users too aren't you?
🙈 i'm just glad you're safe. the rest is..well an it is stuff. pretty heartbreaking still 💔 will b watching whatever u post even if it's completely different from games and reviews. happy to watch the update 💖thank u
Sending best wishes from the UK, Clint. Long time LGR fan. Sorry you're going through this!
Glad you are ok. You can't be replaced. All of those physical possessions can be replaced. Wishing you the best of luck, and hope everything goes better! Take care please!