Hurricane Sandy

FINESPLINE · 11-05-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

Katrina taught us (Mississippi Gulf Coast) to be thankful and appreciative for ALL that have come to help us recover and rebuild.
We are 7 years out and still working our recovery.

Be safe.
Help one another.
There are dangers long after the wind and rain (snow for some) are gone.

Lots of help from down south headed north. We remember what you did for us.

Thanks Charlie A. . I know where your coming from and think of Katrina and that drives me foward. Lots of work to be done here and I am much more lucky than others.

Bob Lasko · 11-05-2012, 06:54 PM

just got my internet today at 2:00 pm. Still no power. maybe tomarrow we will have power.
in Fairfield CT, 5 homes washed into the Long island Sound. Many homes moved off foundations and sides of homes gone.Lots of damage in CT.
Bob Lasko

Dick Butler · 11-06-2012, 08:44 AM

Glad to see the army and guard has finally shown up with equipment. Hope they can clear a place for some shelter for people left with no place to go or hide from the storm coming now. Fema trailer disaster from Katrina had them in arkansas? months AFTER needed.

Charlie A · 11-06-2012, 08:57 AM

50 Mississippi State Troopers and vehicles/support equipment to New Jersey.

Frank Bialas · 11-06-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

50 Mississippi State Troopers and vehicles/support equipment to New Jersey.

Had the pleasure of meeting a few of these guys when I was trying to get to my marina to assess the damage to my boat, well the boat is a total loss, it's out about 1/4 mile from the jetty, I guess some of my problems are over !!! THANKS FOR THE HELP and patience/tolerance expressed.

Ed Fernandez · 11-06-2012, 11:36 PM

I'm Baaaaaaaaack.
After losing power on Sun. night I resorted to my 3,500 watt generator to power our fridge and provide some light in the house.Luckily I have an indoor propane heater that kept the living room a nice toasty 71 degrees.Did have to go out once for gas (a bit of a hassle).My son in law in Pa sent me 7 gals. by way of his brother and my neighbor loaned me a 20lb tank of propane.Got a refill and returned it to him today.Our power came back this past Sun. night around 8PM.Thankfully we had no property damage but others in the area weren 't so lucky.Tree and water damage.My brother has a house on a small island at the shore on the bayside (Chadwick Island).We'll be going there on Friday if possible to reclaim some things he wants to remove.
This was a devastating storm,especially on Staten Island.Contrary to what Terry said most of the people who sustained damage (and loss of life) weren't summer beach types with big bucks.The island beach area has been and is populated by every day working people and many retired people.
The Jersey shore will feel the effects (lost revenue for busnisses and the state) for years to come.
I'm thankful I came through this unscathed but my sympathies go out to those who lost homes,businesses and some their lives to this storm.

chris ok · 11-07-2012, 09:24 AM

Good morning. Home for my first day of being unemployed. The Nor Easter is on its way. Windy morning here for south shore long island. stores are packed by my house already.
Hopefully this one does not do so much damage so I can get rehired back at my job, as they said. This could put it over the edge here tho for some. I send my prayers to all those who have lost something or someone thru this tragedy we are in, and will be back in a few hours if this storm hits. Counting my blessings, believe me.
Chris.

Charlie A · 11-06-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Glad to see the army and guard has finally shown up with equipment. Hope they can clear a place for some shelter for people left with no place to go or hide from the storm coming now. Fema trailer disaster from Katrina had them in arkansas? months AFTER needed.

Those FEMA mobile homes went to Arkansas for storage because they were not built to Mississippi wind code requirements to be sent to the Coast. Waste of MILLIONS of our tax dollars and much needed shelter rotted away in Arkansas.

Tom Goldman · 11-06-2012, 09:51 AM

If anyone in NJ or New York needs a place to temporarly store their race car trailer or motorhome due to Sandy ,I have space for several at the old dealership lot in Allentown,PA.
Not a fenced lot but paved and one block from Police station.
PM me here if you need help.

FINESPLINE · 11-06-2012, 12:06 PM

Spent the last 48 hours moving heavy equipment in and out of disaster areas all over Long Island. Payloaders and excavators are at a premium. Cats , Komatsus , Kawasakis ----small to the largest are in and out of dealers 24 hrs a day. Some places are so inaccesible that we are breaking down the lowboys on major roadways and the operators are clearing their way to the jobsites sometimes over a mile away. The devastation on the south shore is incredible. If you have ever heard of Jones Beach, It will not accesible to the public in the summer of 2013. It is going to take billions to even begin to put Long Island and surrounding areas back together. AND TIME-----LOTS OF TIME !

11-05-2012, 06:54 PM	#2
Bob Lasko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Wilton,CT Posts: 630 Likes: 0 Liked 186 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy just got my internet today at 2:00 pm. Still no power. maybe tomarrow we will have power. in Fairfield CT, 5 homes washed into the Long island Sound. Many homes moved off foundations and sides of homes gone.Lots of damage in CT. Bob Lasko Last edited by Bob Lasko; 11-05-2012 at 08:29 PM.

11-06-2012, 08:44 AM	#3
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy Glad to see the army and guard has finally shown up with equipment. Hope they can clear a place for some shelter for people left with no place to go or hide from the storm coming now. Fema trailer disaster from Katrina had them in arkansas? months AFTER needed.

11-06-2012, 08:57 AM	#4
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy 50 Mississippi State Troopers and vehicles/support equipment to New Jersey. Last edited by Charlie A; 11-06-2012 at 09:06 AM.

11-06-2012, 11:36 PM	#6
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy I'm Baaaaaaaaack. After losing power on Sun. night I resorted to my 3,500 watt generator to power our fridge and provide some light in the house.Luckily I have an indoor propane heater that kept the living room a nice toasty 71 degrees.Did have to go out once for gas (a bit of a hassle).My son in law in Pa sent me 7 gals. by way of his brother and my neighbor loaned me a 20lb tank of propane.Got a refill and returned it to him today.Our power came back this past Sun. night around 8PM.Thankfully we had no property damage but others in the area weren 't so lucky.Tree and water damage.My brother has a house on a small island at the shore on the bayside (Chadwick Island).We'll be going there on Friday if possible to reclaim some things he wants to remove. This was a devastating storm,especially on Staten Island.Contrary to what Terry said most of the people who sustained damage (and loss of life) weren't summer beach types with big bucks.The island beach area has been and is populated by every day working people and many retired people. The Jersey shore will feel the effects (lost revenue for busnisses and the state) for years to come. I'm thankful I came through this unscathed but my sympathies go out to those who lost homes,businesses and some their lives to this storm. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

11-07-2012, 09:24 AM	#7
chris ok Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Long Island, New york Posts: 592 Likes: 131 Liked 46 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy Good morning. Home for my first day of being unemployed. The Nor Easter is on its way. Windy morning here for south shore long island. stores are packed by my house already. Hopefully this one does not do so much damage so I can get rehired back at my job, as they said. This could put it over the edge here tho for some. I send my prayers to all those who have lost something or someone thru this tragedy we are in, and will be back in a few hours if this storm hits. Counting my blessings, believe me. Chris.

11-06-2012, 09:51 AM	#9
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,477 Likes: 892 Liked 883 Times in 237 Posts	Re: Hurricane Sandy If anyone in NJ or New York needs a place to temporarly store their race car trailer or motorhome due to Sandy ,I have space for several at the old dealership lot in Allentown,PA. Not a fenced lot but paved and one block from Police station. PM me here if you need help. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

11-06-2012, 12:06 PM	#10
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Hurricane Sandy Spent the last 48 hours moving heavy equipment in and out of disaster areas all over Long Island. Payloaders and excavators are at a premium. Cats , Komatsus , Kawasakis ----small to the largest are in and out of dealers 24 hrs a day. Some places are so inaccesible that we are breaking down the lowboys on major roadways and the operators are clearing their way to the jobsites sometimes over a mile away. The devastation on the south shore is incredible. If you have ever heard of Jones Beach, It will not accesible to the public in the summer of 2013. It is going to take billions to even begin to put Long Island and surrounding areas back together. AND TIME-----LOTS OF TIME !