Re: [Chrysler300] Sandy - Report from the shore

["Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What town are you in, Peter ?

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From: <pffkllc@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 11:45 AM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Sandy - Report from the shore


> Hi Group:
>
>    Finally got to my office where I have electricity,  phone  and
> internet, so I can report on the situation at least in my part  of the 
> shore.
>
>    We were very fortunate, in that the only damage to  the house was the
> loss of two panes of glass, literally sucked out of our attic  window by a
> wind gust.  We lost three major trees, each over 60 feet tall  but, 
> happily,
> they all fell the right way and didn't hit the house, the garage  or the 
> cars
> parked in the driveway.  We had no water in the house at all  but 
> (Required
> 300 content) we had 3" to 4" of water in the  garage which only wet the
> hubcaps of the G and the Silver K.  This storm  represents the first time 
> in 35
> years that we have had any flood water on the  property at all, so you can
> figure how high this surge must have  been.  We still have no power, 
> phones
> or internet and they are saying that  the power outage could continue for
> anywhere between an additional 5 and 12  days. We do have the use of our 
> son's
> generator which we run periodically, but  not full time.  It supplies 
> power
> for the fridge, the freezer and a couple  of other things, but not the
> furnace, so we are learning to live in a colder  climate. (Where is global
> warming when you need it?)
>
>    The area is absolutely devastated.  The entire  town of Sea Bright was
> destroyed, as were several others along the shore.   A new inlet was cut
> between the ocean and Barnegat Bay in Mantoloking, and  the island between
> Point Pleasant and Seaside Heights is inaccessible to  anyone, because of 
> the
> damage and the possibility of fires from broken gas  mains.
>
>    All in all, we consider ourselves to be very  fortunate, and we hope
> that none of you experienced any major losses in  this storm.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pete & Anne Fitch
>
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>
>
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