Hurricane Florence (Sept 2018)

[katjamiles]

So this was the second natural disaster I have had the pleasure of being directly a part of. The first one being a flood that screwed us out of house and home at the end of our stay in FL (Pensacola, April, 2013). That one traumatized our dogs of water forever since! This one (the hurricane) started at a CAT 5 which meant we were NOT going to stay. We visited Atlanta GA while it came and went. Luckily it ended up hitting land at a CAT 1 (which was still devastating but less so). Our house was a lucky one in which the only thing wrong was two clumps of uprooted trees. Two months later you can still see the damage in areas: debris in water & land, closed and broken buildings, & public/private areas. I find myself amazed at the cost and effect of these phenomenon: jobs, housing, entertainment, and the appreciation of what we will and can do in these situations pre, during, and after: search and rescue, community support/outreach, relief funds & donations, ect. I wish all good health, safety and happiness in such circumstances (and in all others)!