As always, THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS. I'm so sorry this happened to so many of the people I love and continues to happen to those with less privilege every day. We felt EXTREMELY lucky that we had power the whole time, even if we had no propane or water. The constant stress of wondering if/when the power was going to go out at anytime wasn't fun, though. And I felt so helpless not being able to house anyone or go help anyone because as you pointed out, WE WERE ALL STUCK. We were somewhat prepared just by pure luck, but I too have already put together a huge list of things to have on hand for next time. Because you KNOW there will be a next time. And anyone who's been handing out platitudes and no actual concrete help can FUCK. RIGHT. OFF. Love you and I'm so sorry I couldn't help you or anyone else while you were going through the thick of it. (I have some weird survivor's guilt issues I will be discussing in therapy next week. LOL)
As always, THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS. I'm so sorry this happened to so many of the people I love and continues to happen to those with less privilege every day. We felt EXTREMELY lucky that we had power the whole time, even if we had no propane or water. The constant stress of wondering if/when the power was going to go out at anytime wasn't fun, though. And I felt so helpless not being able to house anyone or go help anyone because as you pointed out, WE WERE ALL STUCK. We were somewhat prepared just by pure luck, but I too have already put together a huge list of things to have on hand for next time. Because you KNOW there will be a next time. And anyone who's been handing out platitudes and no actual concrete help can FUCK. RIGHT. OFF. Love you and I'm so sorry I couldn't help you or anyone else while you were going through the thick of it. (I have some weird survivor's guilt issues I will be discussing in therapy next week. LOL)