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Offline Widewing

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Greatest boat lift....
« on: July 02, 2015, 08:28:45 PM »
Awesome story of the 9/11 boat lift....

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Offline Randy1

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Re: Greatest boat lift....
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2015, 06:01:40 AM »
When you get disappointed in the way we treat each other, something like this happens and renews our hope for the future.

Solid good post.
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Offline PR3D4TOR

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Re: Greatest boat lift....
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2015, 06:20:57 AM »
I remember that one. Great story.  :salute
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Offline Dichotomy

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Re: Greatest boat lift....
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2015, 07:28:57 AM »
pretty compelling stuff Widewing.  Thanks
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Offline mbailey

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Re: Greatest boat lift....
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2015, 07:49:19 AM »
On my iPhone so I can't see the post but I fish the Raritian Bay weekly, a lot of my friends are Captains of boats that were involved in this. My closest friend made an UN countable number of trips back and forth that day only stopping to refuel his boat, and pick up water at the dock for the people he was taking back and forth.  I can honestly say that there is not a better group of guys that ply those waters on a daily basis making their living.
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Offline CASHEW

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Re: Greatest boat lift....
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2015, 02:14:51 PM »
No matter how diverse the opinions of Americans may be at any point in time, you can count on us to come together in such times of distress.
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Offline Ratsy

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Re: Greatest boat lift....
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2015, 02:32:49 PM »
Inspiring.  I had not seen this before.  Thanks for posting it.

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Offline Gman

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Re: Greatest boat lift....
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2015, 05:36:09 PM »
I can't believe that this is the first time I've heard this story.  Maybe I did back then and just forgot it, something far too common regarding that day.  Incredible, half a million people in 9 hours. 
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