10/01/2024
2 people
3 hurricanes
5 tornadoes
13 months of non-stop prep, brace for impact, pray you and your building are standing when the sun rises, assess, prioritize, begin clean up, keep running a business and try to finish a move that you started 2 years ago...
How?
It's an offer from over 300miles away from someone wanting to rearrange their life and come help. They're not exactly sure how, or when, or even what they can do to help, but they will do whatever they can! β€οΈ
It's hot meal that you didn't have to cook, when you're so exhausted that even the thought of lifting your arms to shower is too much. π’
It's a Dad (who's just coming off 3 heart caths) and his cousin with some crazy, hair-brained idea to use a climbing deer stand and a pick-up truck to pull down a 60' pine in the hopes it doesn't continue falling and crush your shop. (Which worked!)
It's pushing your equipment to the breaking point and weekly bonfires in 95-100 degree temps.
It's the literal fruits of your labor ripening and giving you a much needed taste of the sweet life.
It's the sight of linemen from states away showing up to get you back to some sense of normalcy.
It's a lot of seemingly small things, adding up to give you just enough strength to keep going, in the hopes that tomorrow will be a little easier. π
George & I sincerely appreciate people reaching out to check on us. We promise to get back to everyone in due time but we're just two people (who have aged 15 years in the past 13months. π) We have a ton more cleanup but in the very near future we have to stop that stuff and get back to working on trucks. In between all of that, we will reach out and get back to you one at a time...we promise β€οΈ