Who needs help after Sandy?
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From: Marlton. Increasing performance one speeding ticket at a time! NJ
Who needs help after Sandy?
I can't do much, but will do what I can. We were fortunate to not have any real issues.
But if anyone needs a place to stay for a bit, or any other help let me know. I'm sure other CFNE members are here to help as well.
But if anyone needs a place to stay for a bit, or any other help let me know. I'm sure other CFNE members are here to help as well.
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From: Southern New Jersey, The wet part at the bottom
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Great thread idea Ryan. I would be aboard with you on this one. We sustained some "irregularities" at the shore, but are good to go here at home. 
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We are surviving here. We haven't had power for since 8pm Monday but the grill has lots of propane so we can have some hot food and a kettle to boil water for coffee and tea. I am showering in the gym at work for now.
There is a tree resting on the main power feed to my house. One power pole has the top snapped off and one is leaning heavily. Until they come and clear the tree I won't have power for a bit.
I still have 9 bottles of wine, some beer and a lot of liquor so we have not hit disaster proportions yet. The fireplace is helping to keep the living room warm, but I only have one fire log left. I am going to see if I can find some more fire logs or fire wood. If it gets too much colder at night, I will have to sleep in the living room. I feel lucky compared to a few people I know.
There is a tree resting on the main power feed to my house. One power pole has the top snapped off and one is leaning heavily. Until they come and clear the tree I won't have power for a bit.
I still have 9 bottles of wine, some beer and a lot of liquor so we have not hit disaster proportions yet. The fireplace is helping to keep the living room warm, but I only have one fire log left. I am going to see if I can find some more fire logs or fire wood. If it gets too much colder at night, I will have to sleep in the living room. I feel lucky compared to a few people I know.
Last edited by chaase; Oct 31, 2012 at 09:28 AM.
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From: Ocean Pines Maryland
Ocean Pines Md here right across the bay from Ocean City Md. Although my home sits 15' from the bulkhead (and the bay) the westerly winds pushed the surge away from the bulkhead so we did OK. For those of you with homes in Ocean City Md if you would like me to check out your property let me know.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
We're better off than most here in Toms River. Propane grilling for diner, living off of very limited generator power. ATT cell phone equipmet is mostly down in NJ. Could be a lot worse.
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From: Boyds MD
I have a place in Chincoteague, VA - the last I heard from neighbors we had about 6" of water in the garage. As of yesterday the water was still over the bulkheads. I'm hoping my fishing equipment and freezer are ok and hoping the water didn't get high enough to do any drywall damage. The drywall starts at about the height of 3 side-ways cinderblocks. Luckily, we lost no trees and the house isn't damaged. I'm heading down this weekend to check on my equipment, if the reels got wet, they're toast in that salt water, thousands of dollars worth of stuff sitting there potentially gone. Fingers crossed, but if that's the worst that happened, we will consider ourselves very lucky, we have flood insurance, so all should be covered if it's damaged. You can bet we'll be building better rod holders up off the floor before next time hits regardless. Luckily we never even lost power here at my place in Maryland (south of Frederick). We were far enough west to be somewhat protected from the worst of the wind and far enough west to avoid the snow.
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Very nice idea Ryan.
My parents in Avalon got about 4 feet of water in there place, but that is all "non-livable" space (garage, foyer, storage) per current guidelines. My MIL in Manahawkin has a house by the bay on stilts - house itself is okay but her well system/water heater, etc was all at ground level and got trashed. Bummer is that it sounds like they are not letting people in her area of several days so it'll be a while before an adjuster can come look. They only let her in to get her pet bird.
My parents in Avalon got about 4 feet of water in there place, but that is all "non-livable" space (garage, foyer, storage) per current guidelines. My MIL in Manahawkin has a house by the bay on stilts - house itself is okay but her well system/water heater, etc was all at ground level and got trashed. Bummer is that it sounds like they are not letting people in her area of several days so it'll be a while before an adjuster can come look. They only let her in to get her pet bird.
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We are going down to Reeds Beach (Cape May County) Friday to inspect our trailer. It survived while many houses there did not. Just hoping no water got in. It was surrounded by water at one time so this is a very big hope.
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Flooded by Hurricane Sandy storm surge.
Monday 10/29/2012, I was faced with a very difficult dilemma. In preparing for Hurricane Sandy, I had to decide where to park my 2012 Centennial edition Grand Sport convertible. My two choices were in the underground garage at my apartment building (with no history of flooding since built in 1974) or on the outside parking deck (and risk damage from falling and flying debris. I chose the garage, and put my car in the corner farthest from the entrance of the garage (highest point available). I obviously made the wrong choice.
The storm surge washed away adjacent buildings, destroyed concrete retaining walls, and flooded the garage with over a foot of sea water. it wasn't until almost 48 hours later that the car became reachable. (I have posted pictures in a photo album titled "Casualty of Hurricane Sandy"). The car had no electric power. Using my emergency key, I opened the trunk and released the driver's door. Water had entered the cabin to approximately the level of the seat's sitting surface.
I think I already know the answer, but does anyone know if and how the car can be salvaged? I only had the car for 6 1/2 months
The storm surge washed away adjacent buildings, destroyed concrete retaining walls, and flooded the garage with over a foot of sea water. it wasn't until almost 48 hours later that the car became reachable. (I have posted pictures in a photo album titled "Casualty of Hurricane Sandy"). The car had no electric power. Using my emergency key, I opened the trunk and released the driver's door. Water had entered the cabin to approximately the level of the seat's sitting surface.
I think I already know the answer, but does anyone know if and how the car can be salvaged? I only had the car for 6 1/2 months
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Since we got power back i also have 5 gallons of gas that i lent to my neighbor.
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From: East Hampton Connecticut
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
Monday 10/29/2012, I was faced with a very difficult dilemma. In preparing for Hurricane Sandy, I had to decide where to park my 2012 Centennial edition Grand Sport convertible. My two choices were in the underground garage at my apartment building (with no history of flooding since built in 1974) or on the outside parking deck (and risk damage from falling and flying debris. I chose the garage, and put my car in the corner farthest from the entrance of the garage (highest point available). I obviously made the wrong choice.
The storm surge washed away adjacent buildings, destroyed concrete retaining walls, and flooded the garage with over a foot of sea water. it wasn't until almost 48 hours later that the car became reachable. (I have posted pictures in a photo album titled "Casualty of Hurricane Sandy"). The car had no electric power. Using my emergency key, I opened the trunk and released the driver's door. Water had entered the cabin to approximately the level of the seat's sitting surface.
I think I already know the answer, but does anyone know if and how the car can be salvaged? I only had the car for 6 1/2 months
The storm surge washed away adjacent buildings, destroyed concrete retaining walls, and flooded the garage with over a foot of sea water. it wasn't until almost 48 hours later that the car became reachable. (I have posted pictures in a photo album titled "Casualty of Hurricane Sandy"). The car had no electric power. Using my emergency key, I opened the trunk and released the driver's door. Water had entered the cabin to approximately the level of the seat's sitting surface.
I think I already know the answer, but does anyone know if and how the car can be salvaged? I only had the car for 6 1/2 months
trust me, you do not want that car. It's a total loss with sea water flooding it.
Let insurance deal with it.
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