bamamate
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This was next door to where I was serving on Saturday in Vilonia, AR doing tornado cleanup . The slab is where the house used to be and they had a pile of things that had been found. In the middle of the pile is a cruiser that survived. Saw another one in a field but it looked to be totaled.
Bet your seeing and hearing some really sad stories.
Talking with a homeowner Saturday, asked him if he was going to rebuild. Said he didn’t know. After Katrina, the gov went through a massive project of remapping flood zones. His place is now in a flood zone so he would have to elevate the house 3 or 4 feet if he rebuilt. He has lived there 35 years and never had a water problem. No creeks nearby. Best I could tell the back of the property was slightly lower than surrounding elevations is why it is now in a flood plain.
From what I’ve heard FEMA put in the burn ban. While FEMA does help I’ve heard lots of complaints that since FEMA moved in, recovery has dramatically slowed down.
Talking to another homeowner. Had a large wood pile in front yard. Couldn’t push it all the way to the road because power company was still rebuilding lines/poles. County came by and would only pick up the wood within 10ft of the road and they wouldn’t be making a second trip. Guy was thinking about pushing the pile into the road so they would have to come again. He has another large pile in the back yard which he can’t burn.
As for volunteers…….met people from all over Arkansas, Oklahoma, TN, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, etc. I think the Yankees might have been using it as an excuse to be someplace warm