Used to live one town over...Fun Town is no more... 
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Wasilla, AK
too bad about the pins...
that being said, pins are insignificant compared to the impact this (on top of sandy) will have on people's lives... pins really should be the last thing people are worried about...
edit: sorry for being unconcerned about the pins... but for a shore community still not really recovered from sandy, something like this is another hard kick in the crotch...
Yeah, mine and my wife's family and friends were slammed and f^&ked by Sandy. At least this fire is just that, a fire contained to structures and a limited area. Sucks for the business owners, but bright side it's the end of the season.
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Quoted from PoMC:Used to live one town over...Fun Town is no more...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/six-alarm-fire-rages-seaside-park-n-boardwalk-article-1.1454116
So sorry for your family, and all the people who have experienced so much hardship and loss over the last year. This definitely just doesn't seem fair. Tough to lose places that invoke memories of our younger days. That has to be one of the biggest reasons we all collect pinball in our homes, b/c there are so few places we can go to duplicate the sights and sounds of the arcade. Not many left...sad to lose that one and the pins. I am sure they will rebuild again...hopefully.
Fire is finally under control, an estimated 40-50 businesses lost. Any word on the fate of the silverball museum?
I grew up in Belmar and lived near Seaside before moving out of NJ 7 years ago. All my family and my wife's family are in NJ, along with tons of our friends. Had friends have their houses wiped out, vehicles washed away, etc.
I didn't play any pins at the Carousel since they are usually pretty hit or miss in my experience (plus the old room they had I presume was destroyed by Sandy), but we did just take our 13-month old (at the time) on the carousel itself for her first ride. Very bummed.
Quoted from LTG:And Lyons is being evacuated. I hope Kevin and his family are safe.
LTG : )
Oh man, I did not realize they were being affected by the floods. Will keep them in my prayers!
Chris
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