Tornado Recovery

[edgehill]

I don't know if this is appropriate, if not please forgive me.

My mom is retired and lives in Mississippi in the middle of all the tornados that happened yesterday. Her husband is fighting cancer, so she has been doing most of the yard work.

Last night the tornados went through their neighborhood. There were lots of trees down. Their fence got ripped down. One big tree was lifted up and carried several hundred feet to land on their roof.

She was fretting about how they were going to get the tree off the roof. The insurance company said they would repair the roof, but she would have to get it off first I was looking into going back home to help but I live a full days drive away.

About an hour after I talked to her, a friend from her church showed up. He and his brothers own a timber management company. They had all the tools. A few hours later, they had the tree off the roof and cut up into firewood. They cleared the drainage ditch of the fallen trees and repaired the roof, so it won't leak. Tomorrow, they are coming back with shingles and finishing the repairs.

It's the kind of karma thing that makes me proud of my friends and knowing that there are people who will show up unasked and help out and put you to right without a care of being reimbursed.

Just wanted to share. Also if anybody wants some free firewood in the Northeast Mississippi, West Alabama area, let me know.