sandy
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This was the last image uploaded by my netcam at the Harvey Cedars house, 1:05 PM 10/29, before the Long Beach Island power went out. Water was coming from the Barnegat Bay side of the island (to the left in this photo). I had no idea how much worse it might have become. It made me crazy.
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One week later I was on my way to the entry checkpoint for Long Beach Island for an eight-hour opportunity to visit my property. I had my special "Resident Re-entry Placard" to get in, but many of these cars didn't and had to produce other owner ID or be turned back. A major jam ensued. I was stuck in this for almost three hours.
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Once through the checkpoint and over the causeway bridge, things move more briskly.
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There are strong reminders of the military presence everywhere. These people were armed and very serious. I wish that I had photos of the several checkpoints I had to get through, but I didn't want to risk aiming a camera there. "Looters will be shot." Perhaps photographers, too.
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I was warned at the checkpoint to North Beach to "keep moving and don't stop in North Beach." The fear is that cars may contain looters, despite all the identification requirements.
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North Beach looked pretty beat-up. I would have liked to slow down and shoot some photos, but I had a police escort behind me.
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Sand must have completely covered the Boulevard in North Beach before the heavy equipment arrived. It's everywhere.
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I finally arrived at the entrance to our beach at Lee Avenue (74th Street) in Harvey Cedars.
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From the top of the beach entry path the view has changed significantly, but not fatally.
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On the ocean side of the dune the walkway has been taken away by Hurricane Sandy.
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The scene repeats at most of the street ends in Harvey Cedars.
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The short post seen here in the foreground, right of center, used to be the dune base on the ocean side. It's apparent how much sand was lost from the dune.
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A beautiful sight! Our house, almost untouched. The flooding at Lee Ave. came from the Bay side (to the right in this photo) and stopped right at our driveway. The missing railings on my top floor are the result of work being done on the decks, not storm damage.
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Viewed from our driveway, the high water line from the Bay flooding can be seen on the street pavement. It's only a few feet farther than what the netcam showed when power went out. No water came over the beach dunes. Other parts of the island were not so lucky.
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It looks as though roughly half of the dune constructed in the replenishment project is gone now.
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Looking farther south, damage can be seen to be a little worse. Bulldozers are already at work piling up sand.
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The Lee Avenue dune. It did it's job, but there is a nor'easter in the forecast for later this week and there will be more after that. It needs to be replenished soon. Not much can be done now.
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The Harvey Cedars Marina is surrounded by sand, junk and extra boats.
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Unlike snow drifts, this stuff won't melt. Most of it will be redeposited on the beach.
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As things dry out at the south end of Harvey Cedars, the Boulevard looks like a dusty road.
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