SEA BRIGHT: A WARM, POST-SANDY EMBRACE
One of three wraparound radiators now gets post-Sandy prominence at Bain’s Hardware. (Click to enlarge)
By JOHN T. WARD
When the Atlantic Ocean and Shrewsbury River decided to throw a raucous party in Sea Bright, it was bad news for Bain’s Hardware. Every piece of merchandise, including 1,500 gallons of paint and an inventory that ran to 65,000 individual items, was lost.
But that was then, and owner Frank Bain has put Hurricane Sandy behind him. He’s even found a number of upsides to the storm, what he calls “Sandy’s sand dollars.” The biggest, he says, is the generosity of the dozens of customers, friends and strangers, not to mention a paint supplier, who chipped to help him rapidly reopen the paint side of the operation. He cheerfully painted that room a color he calls ‘Sandy Beige.’
Here’s another sand dollar, said Bain: the opportunity to show off a rare, eye-catching radiator.