We went offline yesterday due to some massive storms that came up the coast and it definitely had an impact. Flash flooding hit and in our basement, it was severe enough to crack open the 40 year old window down there that was slotted for a fall replacement. You know, after I repacked all the manga I had in storage there from when I moved in a couple of years ago. The crack was wide, the water was a waterfall and before you knew it, it had gushed down on all the manga stored in its boxes. First guesstimate is that about 70% of the collection is soaked, though we’ll see what can be salvaged overall. But let this be a reminder and a warning, always properly store your manga!
Thankfully, we had moved the DVD/BD racks away from that area just a month ago as the basement clean-up began…