The big yellow tree is gone from the spot that is circled, below is the view from my car window, what is left. the pile is higher than my Kia roof.
Above is how the street below looks now, that big tree fell across the road we drive. It has been there for 2 weeks, causing us to have to detour.
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Collage above/below is our yard piles...
These are the things we SEE all over town. There is much more than what can be seen. Resturants are closed, gas stations are closed, business are closed which means the people who work there have been without a pay check for 2 weeks, which will put most people on eviction notices.
The news tells us the trees that fell took the bee hives with them, down into our environment, causing them to lose their homes and people to be in danger. All of the debri removal may take 6 to 8 weeks or longer, It seems we don't have enough trucks/employees to remove it all, and must hire contractors from other states. They go where the money is... Our area can only pay 8.00 per sq yard removal, other places pay 18.00 per sq yard.
And then the paper warns us we will be in for a long fight with insurance companies, That they still have not paid all of Hurricane Sandy damages which was FIVE years ago.
I tell you this to share what is happening all over five states, just from one storm. And there have been many storms. Bob and I are fine, we have nothing gone, and we are retired with no jobs to lose. Once again it is the very poor that suffer the most. I can't imagine Mexico and Peourto Rico and all the states that have been on fire for months now.... This is not doom n gloom, but we do need to be aware and to be grateful for what we have and help when we can.
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You are so right! That big yellow tree was gorgeous!! So do you have lots of bees? They say that this year the hurricanes are so much worse, and more of them than ever before. Phil is sitting here eating a ginger gold. And he just said that they are delightful. He LOVES them!! They don't have them here, at least we cannot find them. We have to drive a half hour away to Wegmans. So we will go back and get a bag of them.
So sad to see the destruction. John and I were discussing how each day on the news, we see unimaginable hardship all over the world. Each morning, I thank the Lord for all of our blessings....so many people do not even have a glass of water.
Oh no...what a sad day . It looked so gorgoues and gone just like that. Took long time to grow :(
It's heartbreaking to see the destruction. We mustn't forget what you're going through and the long haul to get back to normal. I'm thankful you're safe and hope you keep well.
You know I never considered all the people who would be out of work because of the damage. When you're not directly involved you only see the surface damage of the storm which is bad enough.
That's awaful that people are still fighting insurance companies after 5 years
Just caught up with what I have missed...I have thought about the people that are without jobs, but I did not realize people were still fighting with insurance from Sandy.
You have touched on so many subjects here Sandra. Unfortunately, large conglomerates (like Insurance companies, whether drug manufacturers, Homeowners or Medical ins, etc) run this country. We, the people, are tied to their apron strings, their "payouts", their "don't cover policies" and it is situations like these recent events that bring this to the forefront....:)JP
We sometimes see things on the news and then forget about the aftermath that people deal with for months and years. It is sad to see the trees and crops gone. Thankful you are okay.
Yes people fight with Insurances. So sad. I hate to see news. So depressing.
Good morning, Sandra! It takes so long to recover from these storms. I feel sorry for the Sandy storm victims, still having to fight the insurance companies. The News has moved on to the latest Puerto Rico victims and now the Texas and Florida victims are having to fight on their own. I hate to see all the downed and destroyed trees, such a sad sight :(
I am glad you and Bob and Jake are all safe.
Yes, indeed. Help, physically or monetarily!!! I'm all for that. Bud and I have helped some in our neighborhood collecting debris and downed trees in THEIR yards.
Our storm has been gone for over a month and the piles are still all over town. The city can only do so much in one day....patience is a virtue in situations like this.
And, altho, the citizens of Puerto Rico are mainly poor, I can't help but think that they KNEW it was coming weeks ahead, why didn't they prepare with meds, water, food and shelter...or evacuate? One person on the national news said "We're used to it...every year this happens"...but why stick around when life is much more important than 'home'. Yes, I am not saying that I don't feel for them - I'm not cold hearted here...But....they were warned. And even with Katrina, there are still issues and closures there that Bud and I have witnessed first hand.
Not to mention diseases.
Absoutely true. Many of us are spared at times but right now the damage to lives people face is awful because our system of life has made everything dependent on makinf finacial gains. If that system is out of whack and there is no big monet to be made for some reason help is just not forth coming at a reasonable rate. Rent should be forgiven for a few months as people try to recover but no one has come up with a forgiveness clause. And the businesses that suffer need the same favour. Even the drugs to those with nothing ought to be free for now. Sadly thay is not the way banks choose to help. Everyone wants leases and contracts etc to carry on even after an act of nature makes it almost impossible. it is just awful.
Sure I was not hit but my heart aches as I see others struggle. And what hurts even more is my money aid will not reach those who need it today. They after storm system needs people power not just money. Huge cpmanies ought to give healthy youth time off with pay to go and rebuild their fellow people's neighbourhood. That was how it was done years ago. It needs a leader to make that happen. What leader?
The worst of it all is the man at the top. He is naking a mess.
I hurt seeing how US citizens are not getting fast assistance yet again.
You are fortunate and I hear you and I share your concerns.
Sandra I read every word. Oh hoe blessed I am!! We take so much for granted. Everything and every part of life - in so many places. Very enlightening.
How quickly we forget when things aren't in the headlines any longer.
The aftermath of the storms and fires are horrendous.
Sometimes I wonder how people ever recover from this.
Jobs, homes even groceries are hard to find.
Grateful you are okay and this makes me more than thankful for life and what keeps us going.
Your photos speak louder and more eloquently than anything I've seen by so-called photo journalists. Particularly mean-spirited, Irma's destroying that magnificent yellow tree.
So much I never considered, like the bees. Times like this, it's easy to feel helpless.
Count our blessings and yet help those who need it where we can. A post to remind us that the people who have been in the path of these hurricans are going to have a long road. My heart goes out to them.
It is sad that those people who need it the most, may be losing money and jobs.
Wow, those were big trees. So sad to lose them. However it is extremely sad for everything that has happened weather related this year. So many people affected and it will take years to get back to normal if it is even possible.
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