Wish us luck here on the East Coast with the storm!

[MVSNYC]

I live right on the Hudson River in Hoboken, as you all know, our town got rocked. 90% without power (it's slowly getting restored) and major flooding. we were there thru thursday morning, then came out to my parents in PA. we're safe.

hope everyone is doing better. stay strong.

[judsonhamlin]

Back online here in Central Jersey. Came through dry and only dark for a day or so. The extent of loss around here is amazing. My thoughts are with those of you that are still without power or heat.
For any of you who can't access their beach houses, the NOAA website has hi-res photos taken on Thursday. You can see individuals houses. The LBI images are mind boggling.

Best to all.

[mcap100176]

Little Ferry had first big clean up day.....eight 30-yard garbage trucks running for 8 hours, pulled about 100 thirty yard containers and didn't make a dent. If you go to the state's Sandy information center, some utilities list timeframe of turning on electric as "town decimated" or similar verbiage. I have upped the local government cost to $1.5 to $2 million. I also met with the largest state municipal insurance carrier friday, it is a joint insuramce fund. They are the excess coverage providers and were in complete shock. We were town 2 of 380 or so they have to visit.

[z28jd]

I'm back online finally although it sounds worse than it was for me. I live out in the woods with less than 50 residents within a 1/2 mile radius of my house(50 is a safe est., might be 25), so we weren't high priority to get back into the swing of things. Four trees down on our property that did a combined $0 worth of damage. Boredom reigned supreme the last 5 days but we were very lucky.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by z28jd

I'm back online finally although it sounds worse than it was for me. I live out in the woods with less than 50 residents within a 1/2 mile radius of my house(50 is a safe est., might be 25), so we weren't high priority to get back into the swing of things. Four trees down on our property that did a combined $0 worth of damage. Boredom reigned supreme the last 5 days but we were very lucky.

The bright side: you could build a fort with those trees John!

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

The bright side: you could build a fort with those trees John!

You really overestimate my carpentry skills

[mrvster]

was just reading the thread.....thanks guys for the relaying of info.....thanks for all asking....kevin, jamie and all the rest, i am so sorry for your losses.........im surprised and thankful more lives weren't lost.....

Clayton....thanks especially for your concern....still cleaning up, but after seeing t.v., not even close to what people lost....

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by mrvster

was just reading the thread.....thanks guys for the relaying of info.....thanks for all asking....kevin, jamie and all the rest, i am so sorry for your losses.........im surprised and thankful more lives weren't lost.....

Clayton....thanks especially for your concern....still cleaning up, but after seeing t.v., not even close to what people lost....

Yes, Kevin, just saw that... Glad you got away from that.


Btw... Beautiful home

[kkkkandp]

We've been looking at the satellite images posted on NOAA and also saw a helicopter flyover on Channel 12 News, but they were from too far away to tell much more than just that the house was still standing (which, obviously, is good news in itself). A neighbor sent us pictures yesterday from someone who was actually on the island and cruising our block. A little more good news - roof appears intact and no apparent broken windows, but there are no visible high-water marks on the outside of the house, so we have no idea yet how bad the inside is. Might have minnows in the fireplace. Our garbage can holder, which we put away from the street and next to the house for safety, is nowhere to be seen. Could be in the back yard, a neighbor's yard or in the middle of Little Egg Harbor. Our washing machine, which was outside, is obviously toast. Other than that, we have to wait to get inside, which won't be until Wednesday at the earliest and then under military/police accompaniment for an hour only. The island has 70% of the electricity restored, but still no water, gas, sewer, cable, Internet. It's depressing to think how much this is all going to cost to fix up, but suffice it to say that it's likely to put quite a crimp in an already thin Old Judge collecting budget. Still, I'm still here to collect.

Johnny - you have been a beacon through this whole thing. Great upbeat attitude.

And Barry - didn't realize you had such stong ties to the state across the Hudson. You are at least an honorary Jersey Boy!

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by mrvster

was just reading the thread.....thanks guys for the relaying of info.....thanks for all asking....kevin, jamie and all the rest, i am so sorry for your losses.........im surprised and thankful more lives weren't lost.....

Clayton....thanks especially for your concern....still cleaning up, but after seeing t.v., not even close to what people lost....

Hey Johnny-

Thanks, and sorry for the late response-I've been off for awhile. I'm glad you and everyone else are ok, and I hope you can get things back to normal asap. If you need anything that I can help you with, just let me know, you have my #. Take care my friend-

Sincerely, Clayton