I'm about 500 miles from the coast of Texas . I have never been on the ground after a hurricane yet understand them well . I have been on the ground in several tornados , I live in tornado alley . Devastation is devastation , loss is loss , suffering is suffering .
The worst I saw was right here in 79 , best I remember 48-49 were killed . I was there , my parents house was destroyed , they were on social security and liked 2 payments having it paid for . This could be a multi post description of disaster but I will keep it short in respect to what is happening now in Texas and Florida .
I moved my folks in with me . They were scared and lost not knowing their future . My sister and I took good care of them , they had us to look out for them . The day of the tornado I walked into the total devastation to get them out . I had to carry my dad , he was 78 years old and just had hip replacement one week before .
I took them to my house , electricity was out , water pressure going down , they shut the pumps down . I tried to reassure them , they were old . I drawed up all the water I could in the sinks and bathtub . I went back to the sine of destruction to help , I felt so bad leaving them . They were sitting at the eating table in the kitchen with a candle on it . Their lives had changed , they didn't know what to do and just sitting in the dark .
I went back to their house (Dark by then) , passed out water , turned off gas meters (gas was whistling everywhere) . Got a couple out from under their house where they hid when it hit . The refrigerator had fallen over the crawl space cover .
Enough said , I understand what many are feeling and will go home to ...if they have a home anymore . Lets help em .
I see many in the next few days suffering this and it is a hard thing .
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