They have gone out and helped but it’s really my passion, not so much theirs. Now that it’s a year or so past the crazy stage, they often tell their new friends about it to impress them. RICHARD: I’ve 4 kids, all nearly grown (2 just out of college, 2 in now) and as you might expect this seemed like another of “dad’s crazy projects” so they were only slightly involved. GREG: Do you have any kids? If so, did they help with the project? For example, it took me 3 months to get the government to tell me directly that they couldn’t sell me the land under the tower because they “didn’t own it”! It is in international waters and outside the state and US lands. They are very valuable to better understand the nature of the item, place or property. I recommend if you locate anything you are interested in to contact by email and phone the agent who is handling the item. RICHARD: GSA is like any government agency in that it works but just barely. GREG: How was the GSA process? Pretty intense OR pretty easy? (if you’re inclined, see but don’t say I didn’t warn you.) In my case, it was either dumb luck or a computer program from the future that notified me. RICHARD: Search Google / Bing and set ‘alerts’ in both system for key words that may catch a notice. GREG: Besides GSA, where there other resources you used to find information about possible off shore platforms to buy? RICHARD: Well, still working fulltime I and the rest of America hopefully learned after the financial crisis that it’s best to plan, prepare and be ready rather than jump into the deep water without a lifeline, both figuratively and literally in this case! GREG: What did it take for you to leave a career as a sales engineer to pursue this project? I imagine it was hard leaving a good paying job to assume a big risk. I wanted to know how a person could take on such an endeavor, what the process was like.and whether he had any tips for people aspiring to be like him. government and converted it into a bed and breakfast for divers and fisherman. He bought the decommissioned lighthouse from the U.S. I will tell you the ability to communicate with people, like we are doing right now through the internet, it’s so critical to maintain your mental health,” said Neal.I recently had the pleasure of corresponding with Richard Neal, the new owner of the Frying Pan Tower - formerly known as the Frying Pan Shoals Light Station. “The longest I’ve been out here in one time is six months. He has spent much more time out there than this. When asked if he gets lonely, he said yes and no. Like everyone else, I just have a slightly better view and I never have to mow the yard,” Neal told WNCN. “I am not too worried about social distancing out here.
Both flags were auctioned off and the proceeds donated to hurricane victims. This is the place where video of the American flag being ripped by winds from Hurricanes Dorian and Florence went viral. Richard Neal, director of nonprofit FP Tower Inc., is working from home and quarantined 34 miles off the coast of North Carolina at the famous Frying Pan Tower.
( WNCN) – Quarantined life is hard for a lot of people, but one North Carolina man knows a thing or two about it.
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