Posted by kcm.MN on August 28, 2017 at 04:48:01 from (174.219.131.8):
In Reply to: Flooding posted by Geo-TH,In on August 28, 2017 at 01:34:17:
It was always my belief that hurricanes were what gave the south the reputation (and habit) of being so helpful to others in times of emergency.
There was a bit of that when that storm went up the east coast.....Sandy, was it? But I was appalled at how long it was taking folks to jump in and help.
Mark, I think you hit on something though - with hurricanes, there's still a lot left in the aftermath; lots of debris, that is! And to the unknowing eye, there are still plenty of good, sound houses still standing afterwards. In comparison, when that tornado hit that small mid-west town a few years back, pretty much the whole town was simply wiped away. Not nearly the amount of debris as with a hurricane. ....But then, not nearly the level of total destruction, either!
We had a wildfire go through a few years back, and one of the firefighters was here from Bemidji. He had told of how his crew had just come back from helping to fight the single largest wildfire in Texas history....I think that was in Bastrop? Anyway, he said how totally amazed he was of the people who had just lost everything, yet would go withdraw money from their bank accounts to buy food and drinks for the visiting emergency personnel. As he spoke, his face filled with tears. In reply, the only thing I could think of to say was, "Welcome to the deep South". Hurricanes have and largely continue to shape who we are. However, I don't miss them!! Went through two while there that I was out in the middle of (fire dept), and a third where I was volunteering at a Red Cross shelter in SATX while stationed there. Nope, don't miss hurricanes one bit!!
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