Heh heh heh. Wanna talk about loosing sockets! Same RTW. 3 days after hurricane Ike I was dispatched down to the coastal town of Port Arthur by my dispatcher for first thing in the AM. First question I asked her, "can I get down there...are the roads open?" She said the customer said yes and the call was that their RTW and 7400 both got wet. I figured that the power went out and it probably started raining in the freezer and both these lifts are captured as there is no ramp, only dock doors. I normally would take I10 and then jump on 86 south. As I get to Trinity river bridge I see that they had just plowed all of the surge debris (12' tall) to the shoulders.....there were cars stciking out of it almost to the top! Then I pass one of those big flashing signs that stated "CAUTION HOUSE IN ROAD". Lo and behold a half mile further was a single story house washed off it's foundation and sitting on the service/feeder road. Lanes on I10 were blocked off due to power lines in the highway. I jump off at 86, travelled a couple of miles just to find the highway closed off. Deep water as far as the eye can see. So now I'm stuck taking the long way around through Beaumont. I finally get to the cust. site and realized how deep of crap I'm in for. This shrimp packaging plant is right on a canal. Their conveyor had been washed right out the wall and into the parking lot. The cust. comes out and tells me he's got to have one of the lifts running today as he has to get 260,000 lbs of rotting shrimp out of the freezer. I go in and there is 4" of silt water through out the freezer. I asked how deep was the water level before and he shows me a waterline about 4' up the inside wall. Needless to say the place stunk. I grab a pallet to kneel on. The cust. stated that the RTW is plain dead and the 7400 has a 8C code. My first question is, "Did you let the salt water out of the panels before starting them?" His reply was "should we have?" So, I pull all the panels, clean the mud from the contactors and blow out the trucks. The RTW was completely shorted out. The 7400 popped a 8C code and I thought this I can fix! I pull the deadman pedal assy to change the switch and drop one of the little 8-32 screws through the hole in the floor and into the silt mud. 15 minutes later I finally find it and I have fish smelling silt mud up to my armpits now. Finish changing the switch and go to reattach the assy only to drop my 13mm socket through the same hole. After 10 minutes I couldn't find it so grabbed another from my van and lo and behold lost that one as well to the silt. With my 3rd and last 13mm socket I managed to get it back together only to now get a code 26. As I'm walking back to my van I slip and bust my a$$ in the mud. I then told the customer that he was SOL and the lift needed to go to the shop. Arranged for pick up and delivery of a rental. Cleaned up as best I could and drove 2 1/2 hours home. The dogs fell in love with my uniform.