I didn't think it was quiet -- one hunk of the America is burning.
My region is underwater.
It's been a time of external trial and terror here.
After the tornado, last week , we were frightened by a mountain lion.
It was where i used to walk, to go get plants for papermaking.
I learned that there's a townhouse complex there--- and this hurt,too,
that the strawberry field and sunflower field by the river is gone and I
didn't get to see it go in the five years I've been unable to walk.
Our region has been devastated by flood waters. So I've been glued to the
pictures of disaster so close to where I am.I've beeen weeping for
friends and places I know
that are underwater. Binghamton was evacuated for the first time.
So I don't know about the rest of you, but I've been trembling from
near miss after near miss.
And the rain has grown the weeds to 5 feet tall and I have no one to
weed for me.
Two friends said on FB that they would -- this was just
grandstanding. Each visited with me for hours, talked my head off,
ate, partied and said they were too t ired/unable to pull a single
weed for me.
It was an energy drain each time, especially as I had prepared myself
to be outside and weed.
BLEH!
I pay for someone to mow, but he doesn't weed and my garden is
obscured by huge
ragweeds and golden rods. I spent the day on the phone calling for
help and the only sympathetic person was the labor department guy
who understood -- I have a small city plot -- he lives where I once
lived, in more country and has an acre and told me that to get
someone to mow once on his half acrwould cost him $150 and he doesn't
know what he'll do when he is no longer able to care for his property
himself.... he could get someone for me, but I would have to have a
Tax id, pay SS, have an employee identification #. And he agreed
that it was impossible to find a kid to work for $10 even with record
unemployment and so suggested that I call the high school guidance
counselor.
My cat needs to go to the vet and the volunteer organization said
they'll only help
with service animals... so as ever, I need paratransit. Need
paratransit. Need paratransit,
so then i turn back to trying to start the nonprofit to get
paratransit, because no one is helping.
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