On Friday, October 16, 2015 at 9:38:06 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
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As you all know, South Carolina was hit hard with the recent flooding, and some of the worst was right here in the area I live. While I was fortunate that our house is on a hill and we didn't suffer any damage at all, many were not that lucky and lost nearly everything.

One person that was hit hard is a fellow I work with. He lives with his elderly, disabled mother in her home, taking care of her while working a full-time production job. He's a really good guy. The water was three feet deep in the home. They lost all their furniture except for the dining room table and china cabinet. Most of the sheetrock and cabinetry had to be ripped out of the home. Also the home had recently been paid off, so the mother had cancelled their flood insurance. On top of that, a couple of days later the mother had a stroke and has just been released from ICU to a regular room at the hospital. Bad stuff happens to good people.

One of the ladies I work with started a GoFundMe page to help them out. I'm posting this in hopes that maybe some of you rec.boats regulars might be able to make a contribution to them. Anything would be appreciated.

https://www.gofundme.com/rc6dqats


I donate a few bucks. That's a sad story and I hope them the best.

I see that you and at least one other rec.boats poster has contributed. The kindness you've shown to a complete stranger is notable. On behalf of Tim, I'd like to thank you all. It will be (and is) appreciated!

As a side note, I've been struck by how horrific this really is. You can see images on the news from other places that have had this kind of event, but until you've seen and experienced it first hand it just doesn't sink in, at least for me. The occasional tornado is all I've ever seen, and their impact is typically concentrated and limited. In one way or another, this has affected 100's of thousands across a large portion of the state. To SC's credit, with only a couple of small exceptions, the state has handled it without any violence or looting. Just neighbors help each other, and a very nice outpouring of help from neighboring states. Fellow SEC schools like LSU and Vanderbuilt mounted efforts to help Columbia. Pretty cool.