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Gn2Dlnd · 05-25-2011, 08:52 AM

Just got off the phone with my aunt Lyla (Grandma's younger sister, mom's age, Jamie and Tess' mom). She and her husband Leroy were waiting in a line to get IDs that would allow them to move about town w/o being stopped as looters.

She described the experience of coming over a rise in the road to scenes of utter devastation. She talked about how complete strangers, more than likely from out of town, were in their front yard helping to move trees, and of the driver that stopped, asked if they needed water or food, and handed over 2 flats of bottled water and several dozen snack bars. She told me that St. John's will have to be imploded. Cousin who's an ambulance driver expects to lose his job, cousin who's a nurse may be able to work at Freeman or another hospital further away. Lyla's father-in-law, Papa Louie, who survived a flaming bomber crash in WWII and the deaths of his first and second wives, rode out the tornado sitting in his car in the garage as the house was being destroyed around him. Lyla described him as "grinning like a possum" when they found him. She said donations were pouring in, their church was full of supplies and diapers, and generators were being sent from everywhere.

My grandma was taken to my aunt Susie's house, like I said before, but, it turns out, Susie and her family are likely at WDW. No one seems to be sure. I talked to my grandma yesterday, and, of course she mentioned none of this, so, I'm going to try calling her again today, find out what the real situation is, and beg my mom to swallow her pride, make things at least temporarily right with her sister, and offer to go back and help. There was some roof damage to my grandma's house, along with the windows, so insurance papers and repair people are going to need to be dealt with. Totally up my mom's alley.

Also up my mom's alley, yesterday she adopted a 5 week old puppy from some kid on the street, which makes her unavailable to be taken out to lunch for her birthday tomorrow, and, of course, would make leaving for Joplin all that much more complicated.

No, I've never subconsciously further complicated an already complicated situation to avoid potential conflict, why do you ask?

05-25-2011, 08:52 AM	#42
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Just got off the phone with my aunt Lyla (Grandma's younger sister, mom's age, Jamie and Tess' mom). She and her husband Leroy were waiting in a line to get IDs that would allow them to move about town w/o being stopped as looters. She described the experience of coming over a rise in the road to scenes of utter devastation. She talked about how complete strangers, more than likely from out of town, were in their front yard helping to move trees, and of the driver that stopped, asked if they needed water or food, and handed over 2 flats of bottled water and several dozen snack bars. She told me that St. John's will have to be imploded. Cousin who's an ambulance driver expects to lose his job, cousin who's a nurse may be able to work at Freeman or another hospital further away. Lyla's father-in-law, Papa Louie, who survived a flaming bomber crash in WWII and the deaths of his first and second wives, rode out the tornado sitting in his car in the garage as the house was being destroyed around him. Lyla described him as "grinning like a possum" when they found him. She said donations were pouring in, their church was full of supplies and diapers, and generators were being sent from everywhere. My grandma was taken to my aunt Susie's house, like I said before, but, it turns out, Susie and her family are likely at WDW. No one seems to be sure. I talked to my grandma yesterday, and, of course she mentioned none of this, so, I'm going to try calling her again today, find out what the real situation is, and beg my mom to swallow her pride, make things at least temporarily right with her sister, and offer to go back and help. There was some roof damage to my grandma's house, along with the windows, so insurance papers and repair people are going to need to be dealt with. Totally up my mom's alley. Also up my mom's alley, yesterday she adopted a 5 week old puppy from some kid on the street, which makes her unavailable to be taken out to lunch for her birthday tomorrow, and, of course, would make leaving for Joplin all that much more complicated. No, I've never subconsciously further complicated an already complicated situation to avoid potential conflict, why do you ask? __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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