Although there are may tragic stories of folks who lost all their family
memories - photo's, letters, etc., - which went back, in some cases,
generations, one of the recurring themes you hear in TV and Newspaper
interviews is that at the end of the day, it's all "Stuff". And that
includes homes. Not to belittle the tragic loss of all that, especially
homes where folks had lived for many generations, most of those interviewed
counted themselves lucky to have gotten away without loss of life or
injury...
Those old enough to remember the major hurricanes in the '30s (I'm not quite
there......yet!) say this was the worst storm ever to hit the City and
surrounding areas.
Steve Weinstein
S/V CAPTIVA
1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376
Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Okopnik
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:37 AM
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Pulsers for Sale
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:02:23AM -0500, SteveW wrote:
> We fared okay with the exception of a bimini deck fitting which pulled
> out.
> I can rout out, epoxy, and re-drill and re-attach myself without making
> any
> insurance claim.
Glad to hear it, Steve! It seems that all my friends in the Northeast
got away, some with a few scratches, but everyone is OK. Whew.
Cold as it may sound to people who just lost property, etc., stuff can
be replaced. People aren't quite so fungible. I am indeed sorry for
those who have lost things, but... frankly, until I managed to contact
all my friends, I felt like there was a heavy stone on my heart. I had
at least exchanged email with Steve and knew that he was more or less OK
- only the status of the boat was in question - but it took me at least
two weeks to get in touch with some of the people that I cared about
(phone taking a dive overboard while I was cruising didn't help), and I
was NOT a happy camper during that time.
Ben
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