I Can't Believe Something Is Still Making One of These Gadgets!

Most people haven't seen one of these in dozens of years! Or maybe ever! I thought it might be hard to find a manufacturer who still makes a cassette player, but I never dreamed someone was still making --------fanfare ----------- an 8 track player! Here's the description from Heartland America and a link where you can buy it, should you really want one:

A hard-to-find 8 track player for a fraction of what others charge! You see 8 track tapes in antique stores, pawn shops and second hand stores. You probably have a box of them in your attic too. Now you can enjoy them all over again with this vintage 8-track player. Ultra portable and ready to go, it features track indicator lights, AM/FM tuner, slide volume and tone controls, earphone jack and 3-way power with automatic AC/DC switching. Comes with AC and 12V DC adapters and shoulder strap. 6 'C' batteries not incl. 7-3/4" x 9" x 3-3/4". 1-year limited warranty. The cost at Heartland America is $80.99. Amazon sells the same unit by for about $10 more.

http://www.heartlandamerica.com/browse/item.asp?product=vintage-portable-8-track-player&PIN=154728&BC=S&DL=SEH1

The worst storm I've ever seen in NYC. The highest tides ever!

Here's the link to my Farallon work boat Dropcam, sitting behind the windshield. During the height of hurricane Sandy the folks at Dropcam told me 70,272 dropped by to view the raging Hudson River through my camera! There's no power at my marina right now, my Dropcam is running on battery power. So it may go off line at any time.

https://www.dropcam.com/p/xsIXNn

This set of docks doesn't connect to anything anymore after the astronomical high tide hit last night.

Here's what happens when the wooden dock fingers and ramps rise higher than the pilings. When the tide goes out they land on top of the pilings.

My Farallon Work Boat Makes It Through The Storm!

That's my boat, the tan workboat closest in. See that metal ring on the short piling, right in back of the outboard motor? That holds the wooden finger in place. The finger helps hold the boat in place and is how you get on and off the boat. Last night's storm surge high tide was so high the finger rode up and off that piling. Like a miracle, when the tide went out, it went back on the piling!! Just amazing!  The real danger could be that the boat would shift when not connected to the finger. Then it wold be possible the engine would come on top of the piling. That would be an expensive disaster!

Hurricane Sandy Clobbers NYC!

It's astronomical high tide during hurricane Sandy. At the West 79th Street Boat Basin, the Hudson River overflows the seawall and floods Riverside Park! The marina office, that white building on the right, probably has four to six feet of water inside. Of course there's no power, phone, etc.