I realize that many readers of this intentionally non-prestigious column are growing weary of week-in/week-out turbine talk. But face it, the proposed builds are the biggest thing to hit our shores in a long time, though there is an applicable parallel that occurred half a century back – when our beaches were thoroughly rocked, as was our overall beachline viewshed.

This is where I devotedly invite in some fading Island history, hoping the addition of times past invigorates the tedious matter of halting turbinization.

To prepare for an historic surfline dip, one must envision the beachline of Long Beach Island when it was one…