The Good....and Bad...

The past few days have been exciting to be sure.  We stocked up on bottled water, canned food.  We had candles, flashlights, and a battery-powered radio.  But out lights didnt' even flicker.  That's good.

We did lose a huge tree limb, early on in the storm, and fearing the rest would come down and damage the house, fence or the neighbors'.... Chief went out in the rain and wind and cut some of the weaker ones down.  Sunday morning we had a mess on our hands.  The branches were piled on the driveway, we couldn't have gotten out if we wanted to.  That's bad.

All day, Chief and I worked in the yard.  The boys helped too, stacking wood that we could save for winter.  Not once in all the day did a neighbor come over to help or even talk.  Not once.  We watched them, coming and going all day, driving by slowly, staring at our mess.  That was worse.

Finally toward dinner time, a neighbor came over and offered to haul it all away....for a charge of course....

I am disheartened.