Thanksgiving 2013

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^^Whew! Did you have the opportunity to talk to people who lost their homes in the tornado? What was the general sense of how people are holding up?

The homeowner came by with his wife and said he was a few blocks away at a neighbor's house who said you better get home fast this is going to be bad. By the time he pulled in his driveway he saw a refrigerator 100 feet in the air coming toward him, he scrambled to the basement where his wife already was screaming from. Louder than the constant thunder sound was the huge thud of an electric transformer from a power pole smashing above on his bedroom floor. when they emerged to daylight from the basement his car was sideways in the neighbor's yard. It amazed all us cleanup volunteers that the homeowners didn't want anything saved...even photos and memories that we found. I talked with 3 homeowners and they all seemed upbeat and looking forward to the future. I guess the insurance companies were making them offers they couldn't refuse.