Hurricane Sandy won't hold us northeast US pool players down!

[sfleinen]

Thanks to powerlineman80, and all the folks that traveled in from out-of-town to help

powerlineman80:

I apologize for my quiescence in this thread, but as you can guess, I was very, very busy with helping some of my customers recover after both hurricane Sandy *and* the subsequent nor'easter (snow storm). (I work in the Information Technologies industry, btw, and as you can guess, computer networks were knocked-out all over, and I spent many days and nights burning the midnight oil getting these back up and running.)

I want to personally thank you for your assistance in helping us -- those of us that live in the northeast -- recover from this event. I know you are from a different part of the country, and the northeast probably appears as foreign land with foreign accents, but please know that us folks up here are very appreciative of an out-of-towner who takes his time to travel here to help folks in need. We are all family.

It's too bad that you didn't eat well while up here -- I'm assuming you were provided MREs or "buffet food" heated by Sterno canned fuel? That's a shame, because some of the best eats in the country are found only here in the northeast -- *especially* the Italian food. I'll bet some of the families you helped would've taken you in and treated you to a real home-cooked dinner, had they have the facilities to do so (which obviously many didn't -- most had their homes destroyed).

You mentioned you were in Long Island, which was one of the hardest-hit areas. There is a locale called "Belle Harbor" out on the Rockaways that was quite literally wiped off the face of the map. But yet, even in this disaster, the tenacity and love of the people there kept this community together, and the out-of-towners that traveled in to help, are extremely inspiring:

"60 Minutes" story on Belle Harbor, and their tenacity (13 minute segment):
http://cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50134940n​

(Warning, this video can "get you" emotionally, especially if you're the sentimental type!)

This is just one of many areas that have stories just like this one. We are still recovering up here, but we'll get through it.

Thanks again for going out of your way to help us up here. Words cannot describe the appreciation for folks like you that made this sacrifice to help people you don't even know!

-Sean

 

[Tramp Steamer]

Sean, you're gonna mess around and get the 'Good Guy of the Year' award here at AZ, and you can damn sure count on my vote for it, to. :smile:

 

[Sandman]

The damage is just phenominal all up and down the coast! Yesterday I had a chance to talk to my friend Kaznj, who lives just a 1/2 hour south of NYC, in NJ. Their power was still off, and gas was very difficult to get...not because of shortages, but because of no power. He said he waited 2 hrs to get gas. He had called me from Sandcastle Billiards. Apparently Eddie survived the storm fine (thank goodness), and Pat Fleming was just back from the Open, and was in the process of setting up things for his internet tv show, which broadcasts from Ed's room. Sandcastle is alive and well...so if the room(s) in your area (NYC/NJ) are out of commission, you can come play there...provided you can get there. It's a great poolroom, and Eddie sure knows how to treat his customers!

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

Thank you very much Scott! I appreciate the kind words my friend. Be sure to stop by when you're in the area and schedule a pool school at Sandcastle once again!