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Paul Adsett
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posted January 24, 2016 12:55 PM

The TV stations are showing film of Wildwood NJ being flooded by the storm surge. I hope the Cinesea venue is ok.

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Steve Klare
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posted January 24, 2016 02:21 PM

I've seen that myself, Paul.

I'm not too worried about the Ocean Holiday: it's pretty sea-worthy. "Our" room there (The Hospitality Room) is essentially a garage and could probably be set right with a hose and some mopping. The office and first floor rooms are a good two feet above grade and wouldn't be too quick to take on water.

What does concern me is the Sea Theater. The lobby and the first rows of theater seating are at sidewalk level. They got flooded up to the third row during Sandy and only because friends of the place showed up to clean up the mess did things turn out all right.

Flooding is kind of a way of life in places like that. In the houses around there basements are basically unheard of, and very often your first floor is pretty much garage, furnace room and laundry room. At least if your living space is second floor and higher you have a little margin of error when Nature comes howling through every couple of years.

I live on an island too: over a mile away and 200 feet above Sea level. We can go to the water whenever we like, but it can't get to us so easily!

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Steve Klare
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posted January 24, 2016 08:58 PM

Looks pretty serious:

Flooding in the Wildwoods from Winter Storm Jonas

-flooding actually worse than Hurricane Sandy.

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Joe Caruso
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posted January 25, 2016 07:13 AM

Heard from Simone, the hotel is fine, Wildwood got it pretty bad - Keep dry

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Steve Klare
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posted January 25, 2016 08:32 AM

Bless Simone!,

It's not every unofficial film convention that has a professional representative on-site full time.

-we should at least buy her a T-shirt!

I'm seeing that there was flooding on Pacific Ave. I hope the Sea Theater didn't get it too badly.

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Joe Caruso
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posted January 26, 2016 07:43 AM

Today's her Birthday - Let's send her something nice

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Steve Klare
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posted January 26, 2016 08:48 AM

It's late notice.

Flowers maybe?

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Paul Adsett
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posted January 26, 2016 03:45 PM

The Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, said today while campaigning for the Republican nomination in New Hampshire, " What do you want me to do, go down there with a mop?".
I like Governor Christie, but I think he just ruined any chance he might have had.

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