The reason that there is a "hush" is because these cat 5 storms define our lives. There was me before Andrew, and me after Andrew-two distinctly different people. There was my life and view of the world before Andrew, and my life and view of the world after Andrew. Even after we have recovered material things and move on, we know that the experience of surviving changed us.
This is another fork in the road - life for us will never be the same again. We will all change again. A new chapter in our book.
My dad went through the storm of '26 that killed hundreds of people. Whenever there was mention of a hurricane coming, he would go into remote control in terms of hurricane preparations. It did not matter what they said, in his mind it was the '26 storm all over again. As children we would laugh together and watch him secure the house, and get ready. It wasn't until Andrew, and he was long dead and gone did we truly understand and appreciate his actions and motivations, and most importantly his love for us.
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To you as well. We look forward to your return.
God speed Irma to the Atlantic Ocean - far, far away from land.
The reason that there is a "hush" is because these cat 5 storms define our lives. There was me before Andrew, and me after Andrew-two distinctly different people. There was my life and view of the world before Andrew, and my life and view of the world after Andrew. Even after we have recovered material things and move on, we know that the experience of surviving changed us.
This is another fork in the road - life for us will never be the same again. We will all change again. A new chapter in our book.
My dad went through the storm of '26 that killed hundreds of people. Whenever there was mention of a hurricane coming, he would go into remote control in terms of hurricane preparations. It did not matter what they said, in his mind it was the '26 storm all over again. As children we would laugh together and watch him secure the house, and get ready. It wasn't until Andrew, and he was long dead and gone did we truly understand and appreciate his actions and motivations, and most importantly his love for us.
Mother earth will never change its ways
There are too many people staying. They need to now begin assembling many body bags.
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