It gets worse and worse…there’s a strip of land close to the lake that belongs to some of our cousins. They all live on this stretch of land, which is right on the river. We just heard that all but one or two of their homes were literally swept away. The water was up to the roofs. The one that didn’t float away was a brick house, but another house ran into it and cracked the foundation. Me and mom are going up there tomorrow to see it. Good lord.
Mom and dad have electricity again, finally! I’m super happy for them, because my mom was sooo miserable. Dad handled it better, all he wanted was his ceiling fan. I still can’t believe my electricity came after one day, on last Saturday. I think the universe knew I couldn’t handle it. Really.
Asheville had a bunch of mudslides and no one knows how many people died. FEMA isn’t doing shit, last time I heard. More like hindering the process. They might even give people who lost EVERYTHING $750! Wow! Even though they have to apply for it online…and there’s no internet…the fuck? This is how they treated those poor people in Lahaina, HI after the fires. While they’re spending disaster relief money on other shit… Dolly Parton has done much more than the federal government. Thank the gods for people like that. And for all the civilians who go in to help. I hear FEMA was blocking them from helping. You can’t depend on the government. They will let you languish for as long as they can get away with it and maybe drop a pittance on you if they’re feeling benevolent (read: shamed into it). They will let you die. Can you tell how I feel about the government…lol
Anyhow more things are open now so we got to eat Chinese tonight. I overdid it. Severely.