Megatrev62
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My thoughts are with Paul and his Family during Sandy. Absolute devastation looking from here. Hope all in the wake of this storm remain safe. Hope your tanks make it:fish1:
PaulB
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staindsoul
Calvin for President
No joke, I hope all is ok w/Paul!
iwishtofish
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No doubt! lol
aandfsoccr04
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Curious George
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We got ROCKED in Baltimore, but I saw the pics of Long Island this morning. Entire neighborhoods gone because of fires that could not be reached by NYPD. Looked like an Armegheddon scene.
Hope Paul is doing ok. Love his posts and his tank is epic. The guy is a warrior. After 40 years, I bet he has tricks up his sleeve....again, I hope.
Hope Paul is doing ok. Love his posts and his tank is epic. The guy is a warrior. After 40 years, I bet he has tricks up his sleeve....again, I hope.
Megatrev62
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lol
tylersarah
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Hi Paul - thinking of your family from Milwaukee.
power boat jim
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Dont forget the boat hope it escapes undamaged also!!!
Alex T.
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Paul, hope all is well. As resourceful as you are, you either got out, or McGyver'ed something that kept you, your loved ones and your tank safe. Seeing footage of Long Island and New York City is enough to make anyone cringe and stand in awe at the power of Mother Nature.
I'm just outside Atlantic City and we took a real beating over here where the eye of the storm rolled right over my town. The sky cleared for about an hour or so and the winds died down to almost a standstill. A neighbor and I walked around the block to survey the damage, slowly strolling through the middle of the street. It was absolutely surreal. We'd all lost power, and in the distance I could hear the rumble of the only generator running...mine! It was powering my tank, the fridge and the TV. We thought the storm was over, only to have a strong gust shake whatever fleeting hope we had of thinking we were getting out that easy. On our way home we saw a felled tree against a power line catch fire as the transformer blew. Being that nobody had power, it was the only light in the sky. It almost looked like the fourth of July. We called the power company and fire department, and to my amazement, our volunteer fire department was there in minutes to take care of the situation with the winds and rain starting to pick up again. These guys are true heroes. The tail end of this storm was the most wicked thing Ive witnessed in my 40 years. For the first time that I can remember, I felt unsafe in my own home. With my wife and two young daughters trying to sleep, I grabbed blankets and sleeping bags and forced everyone to the first floor to sleep as close to center, weight bearing wall of the house as I could. There are some very tall, old and thick oak trees in my yard that were whipping back and forth like noodles. Being they were well within reach of the house, I told myself I wasn't going to be a statistic. The sound of the wind ripping through trees and slamming into the house and windows made it impossible to sleep, but eventually the winds died down and I started to drift off.
There is so much devastation in my home state that it really gives you pause to reevaluate what's important in your life. Sure, we got our power back this afternoon, but over 1.5 million people in New Jersey and countless others in neighboring states are still powerless as the temperature drops. Many areas have water that as of right now has still not receded. A friend of mine who lives on a barrier island has 4 feet of water on his first floor, and another in Ocean City sees nothing but a sea of water from his second floor where landscaping and roads use to be.
The sea and bay have merged on most of the barrier islands here, and as Governor Christie said, there are homes off their foundations in the middle of the road on Rte. 35 a little further north. Our coastline is in a shambles, and is now reshaped. Our utility company was well prepared for this, and brought in help from places as far as Illinois to help. A gentleman knocked on my door this afternoon asking if I could help him find an address, and it turned out he was one of the people that came from far away (Tennessee) to help. I made him and his partners a thermos of coffee and some sandwiches, and couldn't believe some of the stories he was telling me of what he'd seen.
If there's one thing this storm has shown me, it's that you're never fully prepared for something like this, and that the best things in life aren't "things".
I hope everyone is safe through all this and STAYS safe. Paul, when you get the chance, let us know how you fared through all this. Hope all is well.
I'm just outside Atlantic City and we took a real beating over here where the eye of the storm rolled right over my town. The sky cleared for about an hour or so and the winds died down to almost a standstill. A neighbor and I walked around the block to survey the damage, slowly strolling through the middle of the street. It was absolutely surreal. We'd all lost power, and in the distance I could hear the rumble of the only generator running...mine! It was powering my tank, the fridge and the TV. We thought the storm was over, only to have a strong gust shake whatever fleeting hope we had of thinking we were getting out that easy. On our way home we saw a felled tree against a power line catch fire as the transformer blew. Being that nobody had power, it was the only light in the sky. It almost looked like the fourth of July. We called the power company and fire department, and to my amazement, our volunteer fire department was there in minutes to take care of the situation with the winds and rain starting to pick up again. These guys are true heroes. The tail end of this storm was the most wicked thing Ive witnessed in my 40 years. For the first time that I can remember, I felt unsafe in my own home. With my wife and two young daughters trying to sleep, I grabbed blankets and sleeping bags and forced everyone to the first floor to sleep as close to center, weight bearing wall of the house as I could. There are some very tall, old and thick oak trees in my yard that were whipping back and forth like noodles. Being they were well within reach of the house, I told myself I wasn't going to be a statistic. The sound of the wind ripping through trees and slamming into the house and windows made it impossible to sleep, but eventually the winds died down and I started to drift off.
There is so much devastation in my home state that it really gives you pause to reevaluate what's important in your life. Sure, we got our power back this afternoon, but over 1.5 million people in New Jersey and countless others in neighboring states are still powerless as the temperature drops. Many areas have water that as of right now has still not receded. A friend of mine who lives on a barrier island has 4 feet of water on his first floor, and another in Ocean City sees nothing but a sea of water from his second floor where landscaping and roads use to be.
The sea and bay have merged on most of the barrier islands here, and as Governor Christie said, there are homes off their foundations in the middle of the road on Rte. 35 a little further north. Our coastline is in a shambles, and is now reshaped. Our utility company was well prepared for this, and brought in help from places as far as Illinois to help. A gentleman knocked on my door this afternoon asking if I could help him find an address, and it turned out he was one of the people that came from far away (Tennessee) to help. I made him and his partners a thermos of coffee and some sandwiches, and couldn't believe some of the stories he was telling me of what he'd seen.
If there's one thing this storm has shown me, it's that you're never fully prepared for something like this, and that the best things in life aren't "things".
I hope everyone is safe through all this and STAYS safe. Paul, when you get the chance, let us know how you fared through all this. Hope all is well.
power boat jim
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Alex T thanks for sharing the story. Your first hand account is far more informative then watching the news flunkies get sea foam in their hair . Hope all you guys recover from this soon. If it is half as bad as it looks on TV you all have my sympathy.
agreeive?fish
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hoping that paulb and all members and non members of reef central and their families are safe and well
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