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10-07-2024 11:29 AM
@GingerHead Your post reflects my thoughts today.
10-07-2024 11:32 AM - edited 10-07-2024 01:58 PM
@deepwaterdotter Just a sad situation and I was prompted to write my post after reading @Stray 's and @RescueLover 's post.
Edited to say, this is in no way a political post. I don't know much about FEMA and I have no interests for or against it or any political party affiliated or not affiliated with it....Just writing from the heart and what my feelings would be if I were in this terrible situation....whew!
Adding this to all my posts now just to cover my bases, haha, ya'll know I need to....
10-07-2024 11:33 AM - edited 10-07-2024 12:19 PM
@Stray wrote:
People have lost everything & yes, they will get $750 for vital needs. But it is a long application process to get further funding & my friend who lost her home in Sandy got some money 2 years later. Unfortunately, many of those affected didn’t carry insurance. The cost of insurance is prohibitive in some cases. This is where some type of reform is necessary.
I’m glad so many NGOs are there helping out.
So true
Edited to say, this is in no way a political post. I don't know much about FEMA and I have no interests for or against it or any political party affiliated or not affiliated with it....Just writing from the heart and what my feelings would be if I were in this terrible situation....whew!
Adding this to all my posts now just to cover my bases, haha, ya'll know I need to....
10-07-2024 11:38 AM
We just got power back yesterday at 5pm. We had been without since the 26th due to a massive tree taking a power line down after we had already lost electricity in the community. That meant we had to have repairs beyond just losing power so we were lower down the repair list. Three enormous trees were uprooted and fell beside our house with limbs actually touching our front porch. Our front fence was down and driveway partially washed away when the creek went from a trickle to 15 feet in several hours. We are blessed that the trees fell parallel to our home. We had to cut our way out of the fallen trees to leave the house. We see in our area so many huge trees uprooted and lying on houses.
We are fortunate that we are okay and that's what matters most. There are so many people who are less fortunate than we are and needing assistance. Good to see the amazing and wonderful Dolly contributing her efforts.
10-07-2024 11:47 AM
10-07-2024 11:50 AM - edited 10-07-2024 12:17 PM
What a nightmare.
How scary that must have been having those enoromous trees fall right beside your house. I can only imagine.
Thank goodness they didn't come down on your house.
Stay safe and keep us updated.
10-07-2024 01:20 PM
Dolly is so generous but with $600 million doubt she'll miss it. My kids get her books she donates.
10-07-2024 03:45 PM
@Dinocoop wrote:Dolly is so generous but with $600 million doubt she'll miss it. My kids get her books she donates.
@Dinocoop - Was that comment really necessary? I suspect she does a lot more than just this latest donation. (And there was another million from her foundation.) Would you be happier, if she'd given $50 million? Would that be sufficient?
As I said in a previous post: "Damned if they do, damned if they don't."
But glad your kids benefit from her reading program.
10-08-2024 10:10 AM
10-09-2024 08:19 AM
@Jk9 wrote:We just got power back yesterday at 5pm. We had been without since the 26th due to a massive tree taking a power line down after we had already lost electricity in the community. That meant we had to have repairs beyond just losing power so we were lower down the repair list. Three enormous trees were uprooted and fell beside our house with limbs actually touching our front porch. Our front fence was down and driveway partially washed away when the creek went from a trickle to 15 feet in several hours. We are blessed that the trees fell parallel to our home. We had to cut our way out of the fallen trees to leave the house. We see in our area so many huge trees uprooted and lying on houses.
We are fortunate that we are okay and that's what matters most. There are so many people who are less fortunate than we are and needing assistance. Good to see the amazing and wonderful Dolly contributing her efforts.
Glad to hear that you now have electricity. My girlfriend is still waiting for electricity and water. The roads in her area were washed away or not able to handle vehicles. So she doesn't expect electricity soon.
It is nice to hear that other people are getting electricity.
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