I have the TV on as I am up-loading the photos for this site. All the national "news" shows are covering the snow storm that is occurring in the Northeast part of our country. I was just wondering how many of my friends and relatives that don't live in South Dakota know the following facts. Sunday evening November 27th much of South Dakota was subjected to rain, turning to freezing rain, which turned to snow. This sequence continued through most of Monday and a good part of Tuesday morning. The results were devastating to the Eastern one third of the state. Over 9,000 electric highline poles were broken, resulting in over 10,000 miles of power lines down and out of commission. At one time there were 50,000 people without electricity, and many without water also. It is now December 9th, and there are still approximately 1,200 families without power. Repair crews have been working 24/7 for 12 days replacing poles and stringing wire. All this in temps that are dipping - no diving - to minus 15 degrees below zero at night and reaching highs of ten above in the daylight hours.
Have you heard or seen CNN, ABC, CBS, or FOX featuring these goings on? I don't think so. No FEMA, no mayor beating his chest, no governor making demands, no farmers or others demanding debit cards. Just plane hardworking folks sucking it up, taking care of themselves and their neighbors.
Snowing in the Northeast -- tell somebody who cares... SORRY for the soapbox stuff - but this is my BLOG!
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People ought to know about the lack of water and electricity. They also need to know that the temperatures drop below 0 frequently. If they know all of this then they won't move here and that's okay.
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