[StBernard] abandoned houses

[Westley Annis]

All of this you are talking about is still going on.  This is how it is in
my family.  Some people don't have all the help or family that others do.  
Be grateful for yours and I'm grateful for mine, but not everyone is so
lucky.  There are also many other volunteers helping, the job is just so
overwhelming and many people cannot just hang around gutting because they
have jobs in other places now and children in school in other places. We do
need some firm answers and direction.

Laurie



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>Katrina has taughed us many lessons and opened our eyes so that we see 

>things that were overlooked before. One of those things is the break 

>down of family and neighbors. I  see that on this web site. There has 

>been a lot of finger pointing and who are the haves and have-nots. 

>Things about those who have insurance verus those who did not. Now it 

>is who is cleaning and who is not. Everyone in this parish has had a 

>great lost. The residents, whether renting or buying. And what is 

>upseting is that not all our families, friends and neighbors are not 

>getting together is some way to help each other. I know some are, but 

>not all. Our grown children, our nephews and 2 of our childrens friends 

>got together and helped us, my parents, my in-laws and one of our 

>friends empty out our houses. They made sure that all the heavy, hard 

>to move by yourself items were taken out first. They did not empty or 

>gut the entire houses, but  at least the hard items. They rest we can 

>slowly do ourselves. It seems years ago this is how things got done, 

>with the help of family, friends and neighbors. What happen to our society?

>CASSAVEDO

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