Kudos in Alabama

[Bethers]

Just a head's up. Most of us, when we hear about long-term power outages, etc, hear next about the looting and other problems. With the very widespread outage in Alabama and massive problems, there were very few problems including very little looting. Here's part of an email from another of my Huntsville friends:

"What a state-everyone worked together. The TVA and Madison Co. power workers were great. 300 TVA towers destroyed and miles of TVA lines destroyed. Local lines were like the backlash on a casting reel. Law enforcement everywhere helping. People feeding those without food. Drivers were courteous with every intersection treated as a four-way stop. Very few looters. Restaurants and churches providing free food and necessities."


And in the case of these friends, a very nice neighbor who provided them with coffee every morning (the neighbor had a generator).

Just thought I'd share some of the good - we don't always hear that side of the story.

[AlmostThere]

If the biggest share of the national news medias didn't report only bad news, they wouldn't know what to talk about. I find it ironic that most of them leave the last 30 sec. segment of their shows to showing something to try to make you feel warm and fuzzy. Like that is going to make us feel better after watching 59 mins. of hate, greed, death, destruction and dirty politics.

Thank you for sharing something positive!

[kdmac]

It's great that you shared that with us. I didn't know because I had no way of knowing of the decency and compassion that ishappening there, nothing on the news at all. It would be nice if someone did a "documentary" of these events because that's the only way we'll will ever see it or hear the countless stories.

I remember when we had the big earthquake in Seattle in 2001. there was total silence and calm and EVERYONE was repectful of each other, treated each intersection like a 4-way, smiling and looking eye-to-eye with the other drivers...I remember thinking that we were treating each other like we were siblings in a crisis...

[Nasoosie]

Hearing good news like this restores my faith in humanity....thanks for reminding us about the goodness that shows up all too infrequently lately.

[Travelinana]

Here in Arkansas we had several tornadoes with loss of life as well as destruction. One town about 25 miles from me was wiped out. Neighbors reaching out to each other with wonderful acts of generosity were reported but this usually happens in a disaster. We don't stop and do a character search on those in need, we just help where help is needed. The skepticism we feel in normal circumstances must be put aside in times of disaster and tragedy. This is what we as Americans do and this is why I'm proud to be an American.

[Bethers]

Here in Arkansas we had several tornadoes with loss of life as well as destruction. One town about 25 miles from me was wiped out. Neighbors reaching out to each other with wonderful acts of generosity were reported but this usually happens in a disaster. We don't stop and do a character search on those in need, we just help where help is needed. The skepticism we feel in normal circumstances must be put aside in times of disaster and tragedy. This is what we as Americans do and this is why I'm proud to be an American.

You put that so eloquently. And I agree.

[Rufflesgurl]

Thanks for posting something positive Beth and yes, Nancy, I'm proud to be an American also!! We help each other.

Linda