09-16-2017, 08:39 PM
I wonder if there are others here in the Forums who are just emerging from the chaos and bewilderment of Hurricane Irma.
Definitely terrifying to say the least. A lot of people lost everything, some of us only a little. But one amazing good thing to come out of disasters like Irma and Harvey is a good look in the mirror. They bring out the best - and the worst - in people, showing us who we really are.
I shared a meal today with one of the linemen who came down here to Florida from Tennessee to help us get our power back. He had worked 40 hours in just two days - and a lot of awesome wonderful people have been doing that since it was safe to come down here.
We camped indoors, cooked outside over a wood fire, sang songs, told stories, did laundry in collected rainwater, and did a whole bunch of cleaning up for 5 days after the storm passed us before our electricity and Internet were restored. No school (yay!), but also no work, so money is super tight now. But we learned to share, to give even though we were needy ourselves, and to be very grateful for life, for family, and soooooo many things that we usually take for granted!
Nearby rivers are still rising over roads as storm water drains from residential areas, and weakened trees are still leaning and threatening to topple. Chainsaws are running like crazy all over the state of Florida. ;D But Irma has brought people together like nothing else could have.
Gratitude and love to first responders, military troops, and countless others who have come from very far away to work like crazy for a bunch of strangers in need.
Definitely terrifying to say the least. A lot of people lost everything, some of us only a little. But one amazing good thing to come out of disasters like Irma and Harvey is a good look in the mirror. They bring out the best - and the worst - in people, showing us who we really are.
I shared a meal today with one of the linemen who came down here to Florida from Tennessee to help us get our power back. He had worked 40 hours in just two days - and a lot of awesome wonderful people have been doing that since it was safe to come down here.
We camped indoors, cooked outside over a wood fire, sang songs, told stories, did laundry in collected rainwater, and did a whole bunch of cleaning up for 5 days after the storm passed us before our electricity and Internet were restored. No school (yay!), but also no work, so money is super tight now. But we learned to share, to give even though we were needy ourselves, and to be very grateful for life, for family, and soooooo many things that we usually take for granted!
Nearby rivers are still rising over roads as storm water drains from residential areas, and weakened trees are still leaning and threatening to topple. Chainsaws are running like crazy all over the state of Florida. ;D But Irma has brought people together like nothing else could have.
Gratitude and love to first responders, military troops, and countless others who have come from very far away to work like crazy for a bunch of strangers in need.
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