Thief in the Night
From my wife's blog:
Current mood: sad
(My son) and I had dentist appointments Friday afternoon. My dentist office is about 1.5 blocks down from where the tornado hit Newburgh. (Just to the east of Evansville) What I realized today is that the media has not totally represented the devastation this monster brought. Although their focus has been on the trailer park in Evansville...as it should be with the number of fatalities as well as the number of homes destroyed...there hasn't been much mention of the destruction this fiend has left behind in this enitre community. Truly, a thief in the night!!
Beautiful one and two-story homes...gone. $150,000 - $250,000 brick and mortar homes...vanished. Heavily wooded areas...exposed. Houses 1/2 there; the left side of the home is standing, but maybe the right is gone or vice versa. Swing sets mangled around trees or on top of cars. Limbs and toys and papers strewn about. And this is AFTER the first parts of the clean-up efforts.
But there is so much more of an impact that we never think about. Newburgh is a small community. Businesses are feeling the indirect effects of this killer as well. The access to their business was temporarily closed. And now...who has time or money to frequent these mom and pop stores? We need the big guys...Home Depot, Lowes, Contractors, etc. Who has the money to go out to the little restaurants? The daily income they are losing will be felt well into 2006 if not farther. Yes, this twister has taken quite a toll on the place I call home. It brings tears to my eyes.
Our local radio and television stations sponsored an impromptu telethon Wednesday. (Thanks to all the wonderful staff of those venues!!) Our loving community - families, business, etc. - generously donated $1.25+ Million to help in the relief efforts. I live in a GREAT place!! Seems like a lot of money, but only a fraction of what it's going to take to rebuild and re-establish. There's a long road ahead for all involved. Please keep all these people...family, friends, neighbors...in your thoughts and prayers!
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A further note from me. Of the 1.25 Million, there was one single donation of $200,000 from the near by Toyota plant. Very cool.
Current mood: sad
Beautiful one and two-story homes...gone. $150,000 - $250,000 brick and mortar homes...vanished. Heavily wooded areas...exposed. Houses 1/2 there; the left side of the home is standing, but maybe the right is gone or vice versa. Swing sets mangled around trees or on top of cars. Limbs and toys and papers strewn about. And this is AFTER the first parts of the clean-up efforts.
But there is so much more of an impact that we never think about. Newburgh is a small community. Businesses are feeling the indirect effects of this killer as well. The access to their business was temporarily closed. And now...who has time or money to frequent these mom and pop stores? We need the big guys...Home Depot, Lowes, Contractors, etc. Who has the money to go out to the little restaurants? The daily income they are losing will be felt well into 2006 if not farther. Yes, this twister has taken quite a toll on the place I call home. It brings tears to my eyes.
Our local radio and television stations sponsored an impromptu telethon Wednesday. (Thanks to all the wonderful staff of those venues!!) Our loving community - families, business, etc. - generously donated $1.25+ Million to help in the relief efforts. I live in a GREAT place!! Seems like a lot of money, but only a fraction of what it's going to take to rebuild and re-establish. There's a long road ahead for all involved. Please keep all these people...family, friends, neighbors...in your thoughts and prayers!
*******
A further note from me. Of the 1.25 Million, there was one single donation of $200,000 from the near by Toyota plant. Very cool.
posted by MidwestMedic at 13:47
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