I will check out some charities when I have a little extra money, hope all goes uphill from now on.
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bump , hope you can rebuild house and start new life quickly.
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Hey,
thanks for sharing your situation and your thoughts with us. I find it so much inspiring reading your words. Sometimes I've the feeling, that my problems are so big and unsolveable and I'm wallowing in self-pity. But when I read storys like yours and especially the way you handle this make me feel ashamed.
Your Problems are so much bigger and you're still seeing the good things around - that's impressive. Your my "Today Hero". Thanks for opening my eyes.
I wish you and your family the best of luck. Stay together and stay strong and I'm sure, you're possible to handle everything.
π
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Good to hear that you won't have to knock your house down and have a bump for the train and to keep people aware of the situation!
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Choo choo! Thanks for the train and both Harvey and Irma can suck my dong! Bump :)
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Bump! Best wishes and thanks for all the giveaways.
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So, most of you have probably already heard that I'm a victim of hurricane Harvey. That SOB took both of our cars and put 5-6 feet of water in our house for two weeks. I've had to rip the entire first floor down to the studs and brick...it's a complete do-over. A lot of our stuff is gone, as well as all of the work we'd put into the first floor of the house (we had remodeled almost everything).In the mean time, we're living with my in-laws (who are excellent people ππ»).
But, I am choosing to look on the bright side of things. We'll rebuild it better than before, even though we know it's going to take 6-12 months to do so. And, I had a structural engineer out at my house yesterday, who confirmed that the slab and all of the framing is still solid and hasn't moved despite being under the weight of so much water for so long. In other words, I don't have to knock down my house and start over from scratch! Hey, I'll take the small victories at this point. ππδΉ( β ΰ±ͺβ)γ
So, in celebration of at least not having to start from zero, I give to the SG community a pretty decent train.
Also, even though I know that the government is going to screw me on my settlement, at least I have insurance, which means I'll be able to afford to fix things properly. A lot of people in this area are not as fortunate (mostly because they were told that they didn't need flood insurance - i don't take chances with crap like that). They literally have nothing: no house, almost no belongings, and no idea of how they're going to deal with it. Please consider donating to appropriate charities like The American Red Cross or the Houston Food Bank. There's also a great list of other possibilities here. Thanks!
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