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Just glad you & yours are well!!! |
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Oh, BWB, those pictures are so sad. When Hurricane Frederick hit Mobile in '79 it was months before all the trees and debris had been picked up. When it was all over we realized even the "light" in town looked different...the loss of trees made a profound impact on the look of the city. My parents lost 17 trees in their yard alone! 6 were undamaged.
It was surreal to drive down streets formerly lined with majestic oaks...streets which now looked like a just-built subdivision. Everyone agreed that it was the loss of the trees that hurt the most. It was very tempting to plant fast-growing trees, but they have shallow roots and would be susceptible to future storms. The city replanted all the oaks on the streets and supplemented with crepe myrtles to fill in while the oaks grew. Twenty five years later those streets are once again shaded by admittedly younger oak branches. Mixed with the crepe myrtles, they look beautiful. Moral: Plant trees NOW!
Glad you're all OK and have your power back. Thanks for the post. J.
We dodged the big bullet here, and are doing all that we can to assist with the recovery efforts for our neighbors south and east. Take care, and let me know if there is anything I can do.
Glad to know ya'll got your power back so quickly and even better that you got your cable back!
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