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The 1000 Year Flood & the 2016 Elections!!!! It was ironic when I went to a "Meet The Candidates" event for our West Virginia Governor. The two men appeared to very genuinely decent men. I would have been fine if either of them won. Neither of them won so we had a choice between Democrat Jim Justice - Owner of the Greenbrier and GOP Candidate Bill Cole. My first inclination was to vote for Mountain Party Charlotte Pritt which means throwing the vote away but I didn't really care who won. My level of respect for Jim Justice went up after the Thousand Year Flood that summer. I was driving home after a DAR Meets when the flooding began and it was a surreal experience. The roads were literally falling apart around me. I was talking to God a lot but finally made it home. Luckily I live on top of a hill but I could see a river rushing downward past my home into the streets below. I live in an apartment where there are mostly homebound seniors. There was no electricity or water. I found about six bottles of water on my porch. It was my landlord trying his best to take care of his tenants. I decided that I could do better than that. I went to a disaster aid location and found water for every on my side of the building. That became my mission. I would find the water and deliver the water to my neighbors. I also found and delivered groceries for them. I would have loved to be among some of the younger folks clearing the rubble but that is not realistic for me. I could do SOMETHING nonetheless. The Yearly Golfing Event at the Greenbrier was cancelled. There were great big boulders all over the course. Jim Justice who owns the Greenbrier Resort opened it for people who lost their homes. The of one of my neighbors lost her job and her home. The McDonald's where she worked was totally destroyed and appears to be permanently closed. She stayed at the Greenbrier and was offered a job at the Greenbrier. I talked to Mr. Justice about the woman and thanked him for helping her. His reply "That is what we SHOULD be doing!" I went to an Election Watch at the Greenbrier and ultimately the Victory Party for Jim Justice. He said at the event that it's not about Democrat Versus Republican - It's about what is best for West Virginia. I wish that the President/Congress/Senate in Washington DC had that attitude. Love the United States and what is best for the United States.   Abracadabra  |
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