Popular Post StormSurge Posted June 29, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) Or, "Why I Can't Camp Out for Toys Anymore". And, no, my home is not even close to what's described here & yes, there really is nothing here. But it is truly beautiful & special. I doubt there are many "true" communities that exist that can compare to the 250 of us who live here year-round. http://nypost.com/2017/06/28/the-secret-new-york-island-you-need-to-buy-into/ Edited June 29, 2017 by StormSurge GRay Defender, RickR, Rowsdower70 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 That looks beautiful StormSurge. It strikes me as a very special place where one could live that classic lifestyle. I would love to see more of your life here. Upcoming events that you partake in, day to day life, and so forth. Atari 5200 Guy and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I can definitely do that. It's truly unique & I look forward to sharing with you all. It's also the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to live here. (It's also where I laid my hands on a 2600 for the first time. NES too.) Justin and Atari 5200 Guy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I'd live there! Justin and StormSurge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 WOW! That looks really nice. Congrats to you. Thanks for sharing. Justin and StormSurge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 That looks like a gorgeous place to live! Justin and StormSurge 2 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 The "lifelong dream" is the best part of this. I'm sure it took sacrifices and hard choices. Man, I'm so happy for you! Justin and StormSurge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Beautiful! StormSurge, I think you should turn this into a photo thread of your adventures on the island StormSurge and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) I'll turn this into an epic thread! (Hopefully) So, some back story on the whole "life-long dream" thing. My father grew up on Fishers. He was one of seven children. He lived here from 1944 until he joined the Navy in '62 of '63. (Interesting aside, his aircraft carrier picked up two Project Mercury astronauts after splashdown.) One of his brothers has never left the island. He's still here today. Another brother & two sisters had summer homes here. One sister married a wonderful man who is the reason I'm here now, but that's a longer story for another day. Some of my earliest memories all involve visiting Fishers Island. I spent many summer weekends & weeks here from the time I was an infant until I graduated high school. One of my best Thanksgivings was spent here. As I grew older, it was more difficult to spend time here. My cousins were grown up too & had their own families. I hate inviting myself places and so my visits were infrequent, but still magical. In future post, I'll get into a lot of the experiences I had as a child that made me fall in love with the place, as well as how I ended up finding a job & a home here, and what my current days are like. Hopefully it won't be too boring. One other thing I've always dreamt of doing was joining the fire department here. (volunteer) I had uncles that were members and spent time at different functions that took place at the fire house growing up. You need to be a year-round resident to join, so obviously I never thought it would happen. Well, I'm a resident now. http://fishersisland.net/8-fishers-islanders-enroll-scfa-firefighter-course/ Edited June 29, 2017 by StormSurge Justin, Rowsdower70 and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I can't wait to hear about it. Take lots of pics, that place looks like something out of a movie StormSurge and Justin 2 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) I can't wait to hear about it. Take lots of pics, that place looks like something out of a movie The World According to Garp was filmed here. Here's a pretty cool drone video I just found: (Camp Wooten must be the nickname the author's gave to their house. There's no such place.) There are a few vids on Youtube, but they don't really capture the place that well. I'll try to do that for you all. What makes this place unique is how much effort has gone in to making it a secluded place. There's nothing here on purpose, to keep tourists away. The eastern half of the island is private. You need to purchase a sticker for your car to drive past the gate house (a summer job I had in '96 & '97). $250 per car (only $40 for year-rounders!!) and it's a bit of a hike if you wanted to walk from the ferry. And if you wanted to bring a bike? No charge for a bike sticker, but the ferry charges $55 (!!!!!) to bring a bike over! The fee for a car is $56 in the summer & $40 the rest of the year and that doesn't include the passenger fare. (Again, year-round residents get a significant break on that.) There's literally a grocery store (open year-round, but funky hours, especially in the winter & very expensive), a cafe that's open from June through August, the bar (which now serves pizza!) open from June until about the week after Labor Day, an ice cream store (June - Sept.) & a liquor store (year-round of course). That's it. There's two private clubs with tennis & golf (one course is ranked #11 in Golf Digest's Top US Courses this year) but you & I aren't getting in there without knowing someone. That's my long way of trying to say there's drips & draps of articles & videos showing this place, but they don't show much & a lot of what's shared is inaccurate. I'll give you all the straight dope on why I think it's so great. Edited June 29, 2017 by StormSurge Rowsdower70 and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I took these photos in the last two weeks. (That house on the left of the second photo is the house from Garp, affectionately known as "The Garp House".) Justin, jmjustin6, Rowsdower70 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I'm very familiar with Garp. A movie I really liked that I made a lot of friends watch. Justin 1 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted June 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I'm very familiar with Garp. A movie I really liked that I made a lot of friends watch. Awesome! I haven't seen it in ages, but I'll see it next week! I'll make sure & share good any good stories with you. http://fishersisland.net/fi-theater-fundraiser-celebrating-35th-anniversary-garp/ Justin and Rowsdower70 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjustin6 Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Wow that looks nice. I have been saying i want to move more into the country side of GA away from everything, but i think i would miss all the goodwills and thrift stores around here Edited June 30, 2017 by jmjustin6 StormSurge and Rowsdower70 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Nice place! It kinda reminds me of the small town from Jaws, except even more private than that. Sounds like a great place to enjoy the summer at. Just curious, but is your internet choices limited there? My in-laws also live in a secluded area and for awhile, their only option was satellite internet. jmjustin6, StormSurge and Rowsdower70 3 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted July 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Great question!We have internet through the FI Utility Company. It was recently upgraded last year but it's still not great. And it's expensive. Here's the breakdown: Download/Upload & Cost 2 MBPS/1 MBPS: $90 per month 5 MBPS/5 MBPS: $122 25 MBPS/25 MBPS: $160 I have the $122 per month plan in my office. I haven't signed up for my own plan yet. I did buy a wireless extender last week to get the signal over to our home bette (my office is attached to our house) & that made a difference. It hasn't really been tested yet with my playing on the XB1 & Mrs. Storm streaming a show/movie. So far, so good. And yes, this is similar to Martha's Vineyard in terms of beauty, but without all the people. In fact, our first real vacation was to MV as we couldn't find a place to rent here & we fell in love with MV. We went in October, so the crowds were gone. But yes, it is very similar on a much smaller scale. As great as the summers are (gorgeous beaches with handfuls of people on them), I REALLY can't wait for the fall & winter. nosweargamer and Rowsdower70 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted July 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 So I'm waiting for some photos of the 4th of July festivities to share but they haven't been posted yet. In the meantime, I went for a walk to get some ice cream tonight & captured the walk on video. Enjoy. nosweargamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 This reminds me of a MaximumRD video! Man, what a calm, peaceful place. Wonderful. StormSurge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) Still here! Sorry for the lack of posts/updates, etc. Still working & much busier. The island is still quiet and peaceful. The internet still works great, I'm a member of the volunteer fire department (FF1, Treasurer & Lieutenant, not sure how I got that last responsibility, since I still haven't seen a real fire yet), assistant coach for the boys basketball team & just enjoying the solitude. Oh & we had a tornado last October. 😀 🌪️ I'll do better at sharing more pics/videos if you're interested. Edited February 28, 2019 by StormSurge RickR and Justin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 YES we are interested. Post at will. StormSurge and Justin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 7 hours ago, StormSurge said: I'll do better at sharing more pics/videos if you're interested. 5 hours ago, RickR said: YES we are interested. Post at will. ABSOLUTELY!! Yes @StormSurge keep the posts coming! We've missed you in the forums and are happy to see you! The photos you post of the Island on Instagram are beautiful and always an interesting read to see what you have going on there. Glad to see all is well! StormSurge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted March 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 Every Sunday morning, we take all the trucks out to road test them, check the air packs, generators & all kinds of other stuff. Every other Sunday, we empty the tanks & refill them to keep the water fresh & make sure the pumps are working. This morning was VERY cold (it was snowing when we headed out) & I didn’t put any of my gear on. I’m just starting to regain the feeling in my fingers. 😀 Just thought I’d share this with you guys. Maybe I’ll do a more detailed post about this process someday. (I was filling in for someone today, I only have to do this when my shift is active, which is six weeks in between my two weeks.) RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 I updated my blog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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