Re: [Chrysler300] Sandy - Report from the shore

[David <torquechap@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Pete,
Thanks for the update. Glad to hear that you, your family, your home and the cars all survived the storm. It's good to hear from folks who have been able to access the shore.

My parents' beach house is in the hard hit area you speak of (Lavallette). It's been closed down with martial law but we've confirmed that the little ol', oceanfront cottage is still standing. Remarkable. Wish we could get down there to check it out but it sounds like the area's off limits for around 6 months or so. Madness.

Please be safe and stock up on gas to keep that generator well fed. And stay warm! If any rooms in the house are facing southeast, pull away any window treatments to let the sun in and shut the door to the room. This'll trap the heat which you can use later that night. An old trick from the Victorian age. 

Be well, Pete, and please keep us posted. 

David M.
New Jersey

300K Ram Convt AC
300L Convt AC




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 From: "pffkllc@xxxxxxx" <pffkllc@xxxxxxx>
To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Monday, November 5, 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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