East Coast Mechanics

Donny - I'm about 3.5 hours from the coast and only got high winds here and very little rain. We got lucky but hope Pat, Chris, Bob, etc. are all OK up there in the N.E.!!! Sounds real nasty as far as damage from Sandy.
 
First off I would like to say thank you to all the guys that have called and texted me during the hurricane. It has meant alot to me. Thanks Donny for this post. For those that don't know, I live on Long Beach Island, NJ. It is a Barrier Island that is about a 1/4 mile by 18 miles roughly 5 miles at sea. I have been a firefighter for over 20 plus years and I am the Lt. in charge of water rescue. We had plenty of that the last couple of days. We were pulling people of roof tops with jet skis in the middle of the hurricane. I was in water over my head on streets I have walked a hundred times. I have been through many storms here but this was the BIG one. I am happy to say there have been no reported casualties. I am proud of all the men and woman I worked with these last couple of days. Many homes were washed away and others are just skeletons. I will be back doing tables in a couple of weeks. But for now I am still on the Island which has no power, water or sewer. Our stageing area has a generator and I have my computer and a wireless card. Thanks again everyone!
 
Lt. Pat O'donnell

Pat the services you provide/provided to your community is just out right epic! It's the people just like yourself that is the reason we are the land of the free and home of the brave!
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I have a Sad story, but I must share it because pat crossed my mind the second I heard the story. AND mind you I would of never known Pat if AZB was not around.
I live near one of the wides spans of the mississippi river. A week ago there was a car that was stuck halfway in the water in a full nose dive off a huge ledge when the police arrived to the car. They suspected no occupants. As rescue crews was on the way the car sunk further in. The car had no license plates so the first thing the cops thought when they first arrived and seen the absence of tags is that the car is stollen, rescue shows up in the boats but the commanding officer would not let his divers in the water because of the dark/windy/cold weather condition and water temperate. they called off a search&rescue operation till day light to remove the car. at the time of moring the car was fully submerged because of the nasty slope of the edge on the river bank.
When rescue crews pull the car from the water the in morning light, was the body of the driver in the car..
I bet all the money in the world if the guy in charge daughters car was the same color make and model car that was nose down in a river he would of been the first one in the water. If Pat would of been in that same postion on that rescue there's no second guess that the driver of that car would be rescued alive and well today..
Pat' thank you for your services to my fellow Americans in need in time of a disaster
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Rob.M
 
dontlitethat said:
Pat the services you provide/provided to your community is just out right epic! It's the people just like yourself that is the reason we are the land of the free and home of the brave!
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I have a Sad story, but I must share it because pat crossed my mind the second I heard the story. AND mind you I would of never known Pat if AZB was not around.
I live near one of the wides spans of the mississippi river. A week ago there was a car that was stuck halfway in the water in a full nose dive off a huge ledge when the police arrived to the car. They suspected no occupants. As rescue crews was on the way the car sunk further in. The car had no license plates so the first thing the cops thought when they first arrived and seen the absence of tags is that the car is stollen, rescue shows up in the boats but the commanding officer would not let his divers in the water because of the dark/windy/cold weather condition and water temperate. they called off a search&rescue operation till day light to remove the car. at the time of moring the car was fully submerged because of the nasty slope of the edge on the river bank.
When rescue crews pull the car from the water the in morning light, was the body of the driver in the car..
I bet all the money in the world if the guy in charge daughters car was the same color make and model car that was nose down in a river he would of been the first one in the water. If Pat would of been in that same postion on that rescue there's no second guess that the driver of that car would be rescued alive and well today..
Pat' thank you for your services to my fellow Americans in need in time of a disaster
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Rob.M
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Thanks Rob...I did not see this post until now. I appreciate it.
 
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