Posted on 09/07/2012 11:34:02 AM PDT by Haiku Guy
They say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but try telling that to Melanie Martinez.
Dubbed "America's unluckiest woman," the Louisiana native and school bus driver lost her fifth home last week to a hurricane.
This time, Martinez witnessed herself as Hurricane Isaac pummeled her Braithwaite, La. home while she and her family huddled in the attic.
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When the storm passed, they faced the all too-familiar wreckage. Martinez lost four other homes in the last 50 years Hurricanes Betsy (1965), Juan (1985), George (1998), and Katrina (2005).
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Supporters of the Martinez family have created a PayPal account for donations to help them rebuild.
(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...
Yes, they are. In fact, I'm on the FR Correct Spelling and Grammar Committee. I must admit to you, though, that some latitude is granted for Skokomish spelling errors. Truth is, we just don't know.
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