Volunteers for the Good

Last month, tornadoes came home to us in Massachusetts.  I have been amazed with the devastation and destruction.  I have been even more amazed at the out pouring of help of good people in the surrounding areas.  Story after story of people giving of themselves to help those that need it.  I know a few names, but they are only a few and they know who they are.  My hat is off to each and every one of you folks.  You are what we as a society are all about.  Thank you.

I've been lucky for most of my life in that I have never had to endure a natural disaster of the magnitude that destroyed people and property around me.  Most of the time, the closest I have been is to see what's happened via the news on television.  I do remember once on a flight to the west coast, flying over an amazingly hugh flood area where the Mississippi had gone over the top.

On the return part of a college trip with my son Tyler to Savannah, GA, we decided to stop early for the night in South Carolina.  Someone said, good thing you stopped, there are suppose to be tornadoes in North Carolina tonight.  Weatherman, who listens to them?  Well there were tornadoes in North Carolina in which several people lost their lives.  Driving up I-95, we drove through an area that had been hit and saw where, what appeared to be, a mobile home park.  All that was left was "stuff" everywhere, and I mean everywhere.  We saw people working on and going through the mess.  We felt the "wow" of it.

This particular post is about the Chain Saw Response Team that came to the aid of Monson, MA.  Kudos to you.  The pictures don't come close to telling the real story, but for those that are not here, it's a story.  Look -> here.  I am trying hard not to slam those that showed up and charged astronomical fees for their help, but I can't help it.  Just because you got to people that were over a barrel.  Screw you, what goes around, comes around.

Thank you Chainsaw response Team; Belchertown Helps Monson and ALL the others I don't even know about. I urge you, and you children, that if and when the need every arises, go volunteer, for something, for anything. Teach a value so that we may all take the time to help where help is really needed.