11/1/2012 7:11 PM
Greetings;
We, in Massachusetts were lucky that Sandy didn't take a left turn 300 miles further north. NY, NJ, PA, Delaware DC, CT bore the brunt of the storm a direct hit. They were devastated. NC, SC, FL RI were also impacted I
cannot speak for my neighboring colleagues. I can only feel for them. I know we were without electricity since Monday evening and we just got it back today. I am fortunate to have a generator and the boys put it on a club car and backed up to the cellar door.
In MA, the concern was about flooding and beach erosion and of course people's homes who lived close to the ocean. ( Don't know why anyone would build that close). There was damage but not as much as expected. Needham G.C. lost about 12 to 14 trees - some broke some up-rooted. We didn't get that much rain - about two or three inches so no water damage. Thousands of little branches all over the place. I would say the golf courses inland and on the coast fared very well with Sandy.
It took a couple days to get all the trains and busses running but nothing like NY and NJ. Northern New England looked ok.
We did have hundreds of thousands without power but they should be ok by the end of the week end. The seas were rough with 20 to 26 foot waves. but the damage was minimal.
I'm sure some other MA, RI,CT,VE, ME, NH supers could chime in if they have electricity.
We could get snow next week!!!
God Bless all those people in the direct path of the storm. Many lost everything except the shirt on their back.
New England was extremely fortunate and one might say we dodged a bullet.
P.S. Did they name this storm in honor of Sandy Clark from San Diego?
Capt. Kirk
Retired Alien
Needham Golf Club
Needham, MA