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originally posted by: dreamingawake
A lot of those affected the worst were living in poverty stricken areas. Not all are moochers, despite even being pointed out here, it needs to be reflected upon, some genuinely need help. The biggest ones to add blame to are the looters, especially those taking items that they don't need, who are also stealing from the worst off.
Overall these survivors need answers, not blame. They need help, and compassion.
It's mounting to be Andrew all over again if not for the above.
It was two days after Hurricane Michael, and Eddie Foster was pushing his mother in a wheelchair down a thoroughly smashed street, his face creased with a concentrated dose of the frustration and fear that has afflicted much of the Florida Panhandle since the brutal storm turned its coast to rubble.
He was in a working-class neighbourhood called Millville, where many residents said they were becoming desperate for even basic necessities. Foster, 60, and his 99-year-old mother had no car, no electricity. The food had spoiled in his refrigerator. The storm had ripped off large sections of his roof. He had no working plumbing to flush with. No water to drink. And as of Friday afternoon, he had seen no sign of government help.
In Panama City, people pitched in when they could. Some even opened stores that lacked electricity: A Sonny’s barbecue restaurant fired up its smokers in the parking lot, feeding many who gathered in the late morning in a line that was at least 100 grateful residents long.
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But the line was also full of hugs and tearful reunions, and across the broken region, residents exhibited selflessness and sweat as they began the long slog of putting it all back together.
originally posted by: TheConstruKctionofLight
a reply to: Raggedyman
sorry they have to be baled out of their constant suffering by the West,
Oh shucks where's your Christian spirit. How bout staying on topic
originally posted by: SR1TX
I eat everything I want, early 30's and have always been 155. Has never changed no matter what I do. I never get sick. Drink copious amounts of coffee, copious amounts of MJ, and copious amounts of cigarettes, and alcohol, but I can still run very well and work out very well.
I was built well!
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
originally posted by: SR1TX
I eat everything I want, early 30's and have always been 155. Has never changed no matter what I do. I never get sick. Drink copious amounts of coffee, copious amounts of MJ, and copious amounts of cigarettes, and alcohol, but I can still run very well and work out very well.
I was built well!
Well things change after you turn 40, i thought the same thing. I'm 45 now and damn was I wrong. So in another 10 years or so you will see a significant change we haven't beaten the aging process as yet.