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Monday, October 29, 2012

The Weather Hurricane Sandy Made Landfall Right About Here...

Posted by Goldy on Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 5:58 PM

The white, sandy beach of Longport, NJ, about a mile or so south of where Hurricane Sandy made landfall.

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The beautiful beach of Longport, NJ, about a mile south of where Hurricane Sandy made landfall, is where my daughter and I spend a week every summer. Assuming it's still there.

According to the National Weather Service, ~~Hurricane~~ Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy made landfall about 5 miles south of Atlantic City, New Jersey, with sustained winds of 80 mph, and a barometric pressure of 948 mb (which I'm pretty sure is a record low for the region). That places the center of the storm in Margate, about a mile and half north of Longport, where my daughter and I spend a week each summer.

FYI, Longport, located on the southern end of Absecon Island, ends at 11th Street, the missing 10 blocks having washed away in storms decades ago. So it's not like these barrier islands are immutable.

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Sandy does have a record low pressure:

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/…

Posted by LMcGuff

on October 29, 2012 at 7:36 PM

why does the earth hate your daughter, goldy?

Posted by what did the little bitch do? fess up... on October 29, 2012 at 8:13 PM

What a horrible sacrifice you have made there Goldy. It's like the fucking people who have lost their homes and a few their lives seem insignificant when compared to the loss of your vacation spot.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on October 29, 2012 at 10:40 PM

Don't be such an ill-tempered bitch, Cato. Goldy trivialized no one else's troubles. He just related his attachment to the place.

I hear ya, Goldy. Hope you get back there.

Posted by Missliss on October 29, 2012 at 10:50 PM

@3 What @4 said.

Posted by Goldy on October 29, 2012 at 11:44 PM

This reminds me of that parable (to bring a little Slog Bible study into this) about the man who built his home on the sand. Obviously, it didn't last. That long chain of islands along the Jersey shore is basically a string of huge sandbars. No one should really be living there because it's all just sand. Some tourist structures so people can visit and enjoy the shore? Sure. But don't build your house on the sand on the beach and not expect this crap to happen from time to time.

Posted by floater on October 29, 2012 at 11:46 PM

Goldy and 3, you KNOW this posting of Goldy was self centered when there are now 15 people dead and who knows who is injured.

Seriously, a fucking worry about vacation spot? Pull the post Goldy or block my account

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on October 30, 2012 at 3:35 AM

@7 "or block my account". I can't NOT read you, Goldy, and I can't NOT respond, so cancel my subscription this instant. Oh, no subscription? Well, block my account, then. No, I don't know what I mean by that, but I demand you block my account immediately.

The only thing your little whine is missing is "so there."

Posted by mkyorai on October 30, 2012 at 5:36 AM

I'm deeply, deeply offended by this post, also.

Because of those hideous fucking feet. Dear God, I think I'm going to puke.

I hope you don't let your daughter or any other humans or animals or seagulls see those goddman crooked dogs. Jesus christ, man, put some fucking shoes on.

Posted by Carlson Schram on October 30, 2012 at 6:26 AM

Longport, located on the southern end of Absecon Island, ends at 11th Street, the missing 10 blocks having washed away in storms decades ago.
When my dad was still alive, I'd go to NJ in August for a nice family get-together. Sometimes we'd go to the shore Ocean City, NJ. Th street that runs right along the ocean is 2nd St., 1st street having been washed away just like the 10 blocks of Longport.

Posted by Emily68 on October 30, 2012 at 6:49 AM