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    Quote Originally Posted by GothamSpotter View Post
    It was some hotels themselves that were kicking out Sandy refugees in order to honor the reservations held by marathon runners.
    If I were homeless because of the storm, and the hotel told me to leave so a marathoner could have the room, I'd tell them to call the police to have me removed, and I'd be calling the news media while I waited for NYPD to show. Because that's exactly the kind of publicity a hotel would love to have...

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    Day 4 of cleanup. Still no power and it's cold.
    Finally getting out for for a break. At the movies.
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    Just got a call from my landlord...I am in desperate need of vodka.
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    Ok...half a bottle of vodka down...turns out my place took on 3' of water. Our cars are out of the way but the national guard is denying access from 1/2 mile north of me. When we come back from FL on Sunday, we'll be at the in laws for a bit but nobody knows for sure.
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    Update - going 6 to 7 days without any power here and not sure when power will be back up. Lines for gasoline are long if you are fortunate to find a station with fuel. Still tossing out damaged goods which will take a few more days as I try to salvage some stuff. Last night I saw a convey of about 20 or garbage trucks ready to hit the streets to start hauling away the mess. Saw a couple of businesses on Cross Bay open with their own generators. It will take some time to recover from this disaster. Nights are pretty much sleepless as we stay home in a powerless and heatless home in layers of clothing. Finally was able to get a pair of shoes and comfy slippers since ever shoe and sneaker was water logged. I am thrilled to see we are all okay I am sure the next time we all go spotting will be a bitter sweet outting. Stay safe and warm. By the way I hear we might get blasted again by another nor'easter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zee71 View Post
    Update - going 6 to 7 days without any power here and not sure when power will be back up. Lines for gasoline are long if you are fortunate to find a station with fuel. Still tossing out damaged goods which will take a few more days as I try to salvage some stuff. Last night I saw a convey of about 20 or garbage trucks ready to hit the streets to start hauling away the mess. Saw a couple of businesses on Cross Bay open with their own generators. It will take some time to recover from this disaster. Nights are pretty much sleepless as we stay home in a powerless and heatless home in layers of clothing. Finally was able to get a pair of shoes and comfy slippers since ever shoe and sneaker was water logged. I am thrilled to see we are all okay I am sure the next time we all go spotting will be a bitter sweet outting. Stay safe and warm. By the way I hear we might get blasted again by another nor'easter.
    sounds exactly like the situation i am in as well. It can only get better, I hope.
    I have taken refuge at the Casino for heat, food and to watch the football game. Back to the dark and cold soon.
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    You guys are tough. I would have chickened out and relocated to my sister's up in Albany. I hope you all hang in there mentally because that's the price you pay ultimately... your heart and mind just can't cope. Physically we can all withstand a lot of stress but not emotionally.

    I say it again, if there is anything I can do for anyone on this community no matter how big or small, please ask. Feel free to call me or E-mail me or PM me.

    Hopefully we'll be out talking about this soon as part of history instead of the reality it still is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gonzalu View Post
    You guys are tough. I would have chickened out and relocated to my sister's up in Albany. I hope you all hang in there mentally because that's the price you pay ultimately... your heart and mind just can't cope. Physically we can all withstand a lot of stress but not emotionally.

    I say it again, if there is anything I can do for anyone on this community no matter how big or small, please ask. Feel free to call me or E-mail me or PM me.

    Hopefully we'll be out talking about this soon as part of history instead of the reality it still is.

    Thanks Manny. Yes, continuing to tough it out with some breaks in between.

    When its all over, we all have a nice meal together and some spotting. good enough for me.
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    Just got back from MCO and the power at Kim's parents house has just been turned back on. I won't be attempting to see the damage at my house until the morning. Honestly, I feel extremely ****ty for being out of town on vacation while everyone I care about has suffered. All I have to look forward to is a nasty cleanup. Stay strong guys.
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    Just checking in. Still in Buffalo, will be returning tomorrow. Still no power at home, as far as I know, and I don't expect it to be back by the time I get there.
    A curfew was put in place in Lawrence, so that's a sign of how things are in that area.
    Hopefully see everyone soon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yankees368 View Post
    Anyone want to venture a guess on how Bayswater did?
    I can only imagine that Bayswater & HoBe will never look the same.

    Honestly, I would feel bad going out to spot around here now given all the devastation. It's time to help our neighbors.
    Spotting can wait.

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    is the BayHouse still standing? my friends and family range from OK(EastMeadow,Massapequa) to devastated(Long Beach),we were the first airplane(allegedly)into JFK last Wednesday, our low level tour of the south shore was sobering, flying out of JFK again today, back thurs/friday, my Jersey friends /familia were also hit extremely hard,God bless us all.
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    The area that bayswater is in floods on a sunny day, so I can't imagine they did too well. Nearby meadowmere was pretty much wiped out.
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    Finally was able to get home. Everything is just gone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wunaladreamin View Post
    Finally was able to get home. Everything is just gone.
    Damn dude. I am so sorry but glad you are around to tell it.

    My block in Lawrence just got power back at 3:07AM. They had to reconfigure the power grid because we were connected to one of the 8 substations in Far Rock, all of which are screwed. It has been cold as sh*t in the house. Got here Wed night to find large branches in the yard but no damage there and no water in basement. We have a marker in the sidewalk that says we are at 23 feet above sea level so I guess that helped.

    Some of the scanner chatter I heard over the past few days included reports of police finding bodies in homes, one filling station trying to charge $40 for a gallon of gas, pleas for food and water deliveries, and customers trying to break windows in the BP station on Peninsula Blvd. We stayed in the house this whole time to avoid the chaos. Now I need to find some gas or try to get back to Philly on the 1/2 tank I have(stations north of 195 were either shut or had very long lines on my trip up here).

    I hope life returns to some kind of routine(I don't even want to say 'normal') for all of you as quickly as possible.

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