O/T Sandy

[teetwoohsix]

Johnny !!!

Sorry for the late response, been off for a bit- I'm glad you are safe and back on the board. I can't imagine what everyone back there is going through, all I can say is stay strong and consider moving to Las Vegas No hurricanes here, just 3 to 4 months of extreme heat........

Glad you are ok my friend ...

Sincerely, Clayton

[dougscats]

Hey guys,

Hope you don't mind me joining the thread.

Breezy Point, where I lived, is a peninsula at the end of the Rockaways [Queens, NY], the Atlantic on one side, Jamaica Bay on the other. The entire peninsula was totally submerged under 4-6 feet of water by Sandy. All basements were completely flooded and 90% of all homes had the ocean flowing through their first floors. Hundreds of homes washed off their foundations. Worse than that, 111 homes were immolated by fire, incredibly burnt down to the ground, with only a few chimneys remaining. I choke up now thinking of those heroic volunteer firemen who battled the blaze through the night of the storm. Somehow, they contained it, else the whole Point could've been gone. Miraculously, no one died.

Gotta go now, but it's good to have had this outlet.
I feel a little bit ... better.

Thanks.

Doug

[mrvster]

omg!!

we are here for you brother.....great to hear from you, u have our prayers

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

Johnny !!!

Sorry for the late response, been off for a bit- I'm glad you are safe and back on the board. I can't imagine what everyone back there is going through, all I can say is stay strong and consider moving to Las Vegas No hurricanes here, just 3 to 4 months of extreme heat........

Glad you are ok my friend ...

Sincerely, Clayton

Clayton, lived Las Vegas for 5 years, more like 5-6 months of extreme heat

[Tobacco&Gum]

Back up and running after 12+ days with no power. We had no cell/4G service for 5 days, no cable, internet or landline phone for 7 days. We had a 200+ year old oak tree come down in our front yard. Thankfully it fell in the perfect spot. It was big enough that it could have hit any one of three houses (including mine), and if it had it would have crushed them. We have a generator and a wood burning stove so we were at least able to stay home (and warm) through it all. We were lucky considering what a lot of people are going though down the shore, and in some parts of NYC/Long Island.

Doug, my heart goes out to you and all of Breezy Point. So many horrible photos and stories coming out of that neighborhood. Stay strong.

[mrvster]

CLAYTOn...

Thanks my friend, you are the man!!

Vincent.....

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by jcmtiger

Clayton, lived Las Vegas for 5 years, more like 5-6 months of extreme heat

Yeah, I guess I'm not counting May and October,,, but at least it's a dry heat

Johnny, Doug, Vincent, and everyone else- we are praying for you all. I wouldn't wish this upon anyone, for any reason. Stay strong and if at all possible check on elderly or handicapped neighbors who couldn't leave. Sometimes they have no one....

Sincerely, Clayton

[mrvster]

If we had more like you, this world would be a better place

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by mrvster

If we had more like you, this world would be a better place

Thanks Johnny, likewise. I appreciate the kind words.

How are you all doing out there? Any updates? I hope things are getting better for all of you.

Sincerely, Clayton

[dougscats]

I don't get much time for the internet these days, and the one time I did update on Net54, I mistakenly replied to the email notification--which went to Leon instead of the thread--so I suppose it got trashed.

My own house got clobbered--about 6" of water on the first floor, basement totaled, foundation undermined--I got a yellow [Restricted Use] sticker on the house.

I got an electrician to sign off [fortunately, my panel was above water] and got back much of my electricity the other day, and I've had cold water [can't drink it but at least can flush] for a week or so, so I've basically moved back in. It sure beats the 3-4 heavy traffic hours I was doing on the road between Jersey and Breezy everyday for a month.

Hoping to get gas back before the pipes freeze.
FEMA's Rapid Recovery, which is going to replace my boiler and hot water heater, is working on neighborhoods at a time.
I have to say that people and the government have been great. I avail myself of the Fire Department free lunch almost everyday, and am grateful to Operation Blessing in particular, which twice sent over a troop of a dozen volunteers to help me out with the basement.

I just got my last T206 for awhile from Ralph Preyer--the Southern Leaguer, Hickman--it had been floating around in the mail for over a month. That puts me at 491 or 492. I'd been aiming to get to 500 by the new year, but the Monster is going on hold for now. That'll give me something to look forward to, anyway.

I'll be back.

Doug

[mrvster]

great to hear your on the road to recovery!!

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by dougscats

I don't get much time for the internet these days, and the one time I did update on Net54, I mistakenly replied to the email notification--which went to Leon instead of the thread--so I suppose it got trashed.

My own house got clobbered--about 6" of water on the first floor, basement totaled, foundation undermined--I got a yellow [Restricted Use] sticker on the house.

I got an electrician to sign off [fortunately, my panel was above water] and got back much of my electricity the other day, and I've had cold water [can't drink it but at least can flush] for a week or so, so I've basically moved back in. It sure beats the 3-4 heavy traffic hours I was doing on the road between Jersey and Breezy everyday for a month.

Hoping to get gas back before the pipes freeze.
FEMA's Rapid Recovery, which is going to replace my boiler and hot water heater, is working on neighborhoods at a time.
I have to say that people and the government have been great. I avail myself of the Fire Department free lunch almost everyday, and am grateful to Operation Blessing in particular, which twice sent over a troop of a dozen volunteers to help me out with the basement.

I just got my last T206 for awhile from Ralph Preyer--the Southern Leaguer, Hickman--it had been floating around in the mail for over a month. That puts me at 491 or 492. I'd been aiming to get to 500 by the new year, but the Monster is going on hold for now. That'll give me something to look forward to, anyway.

I'll be back.

Doug

Thanks for the update Doug. I hope you get your gas on before the low temps. I'm also glad to hear good reports about the people and the gov. helping out. I'm sorry you (and everyone else) had to go through this, I admire your positive attitude while recovering from such a disaster. Thanks again for keeping us posted; and congrats on the Hickman !!!

Sincerely, Clayton