tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824836604247418948.post7592156608637664100..comments2022-11-12T10:09:40.307-05:00Comments on 4gaby: Good Night, Irene...Sheilah Zimpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02285848420483504211noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824836604247418948.post-29920158237453546352011-08-30T10:38:19.370-04:002011-08-30T10:38:19.370-04:00Local chapters of the Red Cross have schedules and...Local chapters of the Red Cross have schedules and lists of what is needed to assist in these areas. You can also check with the mayors and town leaders to see what can be done to help out those who were hard hit all up and down the eastern seaboard from North Carolina up to Vermont. My mothers home town of Manville, NJ was under water Saturday and Sunday. Roads that I traveled on in January were deeper in water than I am tall. Businesses have been, if not completely lost, will be months in restoring. On our own coast of NC homes, streets, businesses and the most precious of all, lives, have been lost. "Little storm," I don't think so. You're right Evelyn. Bless their hearts. Bev, I'm so sorry for the destruction that Irene caused you and your family, but thankful your husband didn't remain silent and instead gave someone food for thought.Mary Alford-Carmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128885998230398086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824836604247418948.post-11703254003845533912011-08-30T10:09:36.237-04:002011-08-30T10:09:36.237-04:00Well written, Evelyn. A man that works with Stephe...Well written, Evelyn. A man that works with Stephen (lives in Chapel Hill) knew of Stephen's concerns Friday about possible damage. They were talking yesterday and the man said "yeaaa so that (using his hands and fingers for the quote marks) "big, bad hurricane" ended up being nothing. Stephen said "Follow me", took him to his office, opened his laptop and showed him some of the 350+ pictures taken of the personal destruction we felt. The man was in awe and of course repeatedly apologized. My hope is that he went home and had his family sit with him to watch the news and see the devastation in NC and up the Northeast and then they had a talk about never trivalizing an event simply because you had no experience or personal investment in it. The photos of NY and VT were heartwrenching and certainly those people didn't carry flood insurance.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502950142316640988noreply@blogger.com