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WVEC coverage of Chef at Terrapin talking about Superstorm Sandy

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Tim under Press

Visit WVEC.com to view video November 2012:

Chris and Chef Rodney of Terrapin talk about temporary closure of the Lynnhaven due to Superstorm Sandy.

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In the 1950’s BF Goodrich asked Norcross Safety Products in Rock Island, Illinois to design and make a boot for the commercial fishing industry. What was born out of that request was one of the greatest American made products of all time: the Xtratuf boot. It was a neoprene rubber boat with chevron sole that provided comfort, support, waterproofing and lasted for years under heavy use. Later Norcross bought the company from Goodrich in 1985 and continued building the boots as their fame grew, especially in the harsh conditions of Alaska. The company employed as many as 300 workers through 2008 when @honeywell bought the company and three years later closed the plant and moved production to China. All the workers lost their jobs and the quality of the boots failed, although they were now available seemingly everywhere and in new stylish colors and designs. The boots are horrible compared to their durability of pre-2008. We challenge anyone or any company to find the former employees of Norcross and restart production of the boot here in the USA. In the meantime we all suffer from unbalanced trade, uninformed buying and poor country of origin disclosure in our consumer choices. Take a look at your over-the-counter meds: find where they are made. You cannot because the companies are not required to tell you. We are not fear mongers or anti-asian but we are quality and safety concerned buyers. The current supply disruptions should wake us all up from our dependency on foreign made junk. I made a decision 12 years ago to never step foot in a Walmart again and have stuck with it. When we eat out we eat at locally owned restaurants. This has been a 15-plus year commitment as well. We will never buy another @xtratuf boot again until they move production back home. The choice is yours obviously. Stepping off the soapbox now. . . . #BuyLocal #ShopLocal #MadeInTheUSA #SupportItOrImportIt #BringTheJobsHome #boots #xtratuf #Quality #KnowledgeIsPower #RockIsland #Illinois #waterman #watermen #CommercialFishing #Alaska

‘Tis the season. Support your local waterman. Check out @grahamrollinsseafood @docksideva @bubbasvb @georgesseafoodva @wickerscrabpot to get y’all some crabs. Very little social contact is required. Call ahead and they will steam them for you. . . #LynnhavenRiver #LynnhavenSeafood #crabs #jimmies #CrabPot #steamer #OldBay #CommercialFishing #SupportItOrImportIt @oldbay_seasoning

I don’t say much in this medium about my other job in life but being a firefighter has provided me with the opportunity to meet and become friends with some great people. Captain Sean Land is one of those people. He was a true class act and a great husband, father, leader, friend and public servant. I was fortunate enough to work with Sean in the fire department and in the hospitality industry. He will truly be missed. See you on the beach sippin’ tequila again someday buddy.

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