what they could, and trying to regain some sense of normalcy.
"everyone just pitched in and got the whole thing going," cini
says. the team at Brick also returned the favor in one of the best
ways they could: providing fuel to the locals when it was nearly
impossible to get anywhere else. "We were fortunate in that we
had 2,500 gallons of gas sitting in a tank right here," cini says.
says. though the facility never actually closed, by mid-may of this
year they were ready to throw a grand re-opening party to thank
the community members who had helped them out along the way.
they even took a boat and invited guests to help fill it with food
is on the rebound. in ship Bottom, andreotta says what surprised
him the most was to see the location end its fiscal year in august
having sold exactly the same number of boats in total as they did
the year before. Best of all? the surrounding waterways--initially
feared to be filled with large pieces of debris tossed into the
water by the storm--are in near-pristine condition and beckoning
enthusiasts back into the water. "as every day ticks by and people
get their lives more back to normal, those who haven't already are
coming back and saying, okay, it's time to get back into boating.
and we're more than ready to accommodate them."