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Disasters seem to abound this year, whether it is wild fires, tornadoes or floods. And my heart has been going out to those who were caught in the direct line of fire. I doubt, however, that the favor is returned by any of them. Our farm was in the direct line of a Kansas tornado on May 22 and was virtually destroyed. The sad thing is, nobody seems to care about that one. A farm is a business, the same as a downtown business, and when the pens, corrals, pole barns, sheds and big barn are blown to smithereens, it is just as painful to us as if we had been caught in a tornado in a completely destroyed town such as Greensburg. We are still hearing about them over a year later. They are doing a documentary on rebuilding the town, for heaven's sake! People who are caught in large scale disasters seem to have volunteers coming out of the woodwork to help clean up and rebuild. Organizations hold fundraisers and plead for donations to help them rebuild. The governor or president visits. The newspapers and internet tell their heartbreaking story of tragedy. But we have nobody who cares. We are isolated and invisible. The only help we have had is what we hired. After weeks, we still are not nearly finished with clean up. Three days ago a neighbor commented he had just put new tires on his tractor and wondered aloud if he ran over some "trash" in his field and got a flat whether he could sue the owner of the barn where the trash came from. I considered that a direct affront. Each day of my experience following this tornado's destruction I become a little more hard hearted. It's like I am being told by everyone else, "Clean up your own damn mess!" So why shouldn't I have that attitude toward anyone else who runs into a natural disaster?
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Posted by KSGal on 2008-06-17 17:21:49 | Rating: | Views: 80
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