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[plunkybug]

I feel I have been a tad of a dork. I did not put it all together, or perhaps I did but was in denial about the whole thing. My comments were probably a tad insensitive with my gripe about no power when you have lost your home and many belongings, including your car. I think I did refuse to believe that that happened here. Thinking, "No, this isn't really for her building. It is not condemned. That didn't happen here. I am just jumping to conclusions," but it really happened. It is something I would have expected on the west coast where Charley hit the hardest. But not here. Except it did. And I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. I give my full report of our experience with Hurricane Charley later, when I have my own computer and sufficient time to tell the story.

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[glittergrrl69.livejournal.com]

Not sure exactly what you're talking about but I can still comment on part of your post:
Yes, it does seem insensitive to complain about no power when there are people who had relatives and friends die in the storm and other ultra-horrible things happen. But you're not gloating, you're simply stating your experience. Maybe you didn't have your house squashed by a tree but that doesn't remove your right to express your discomfort with the current situation. Those who know you know that when you do complain about lack of power you aren't doing it in a deliberately insensitive or cruel way. Your heart is too good to do soemthing like that. Those who don't know you ought to be able to understand that when someone is stressed about something, it feels good to talk about it. That's all you're doing.
An interesting thought occurred to me: You feel bad because you talk about discomfort in the face of power loss when people have lost homes or people they know. Well, there was that typhoon in China where 150 people died -- does that make the people who lost homes or one family member insensitive? There were probably entire families wiped out in China's storm. It just makes no sense to compare misfortunes like that. Just be compassionate when anyone has any problem, yourself included!

[plunkybug.livejournal.com]

Thanks love! I love you! :)

[lemonlies.livejournal.com]

it's a sliding scale my dear...
what is crappy for some is heaven for others...
while an unbearably shitty day for one might be going to work at a job they hate...for another it might be losing their home...
it's all a sliding scale...
no one has been insensitive...and i'm still in denial myself *grin*
i think that in about a month or so, we should get together and hit Polonia...cause kielbasa makes everything better... :)

[plunkybug.livejournal.com]

Yes! That sounds great! I had to bring the kielbasa I got there recently to my parent's house before it went bad from being in the fridge sans power (which JUST got turned back on this afternoon..yay!). Whatever happened to your babka?

As for apartments, ours are fairly cheap though not the most modern or the nicest, but they do. I think there will be a 2 br/2.5 bath townhouse (~1200 sq ft or so) available at the end of the month for about $700 or so (though there are others at different costs). It belongs to one of the leasing office agents and she told me she was moving out at the end of the month. I don't know if it stands now the storm has brought its nasty wrath upon us.

Please keep me/us in touch and up to date with this. I know we don't know each other that well, but that doesn't mean I care any less than people I do know better. I care for all people that touch my life. :)

[plunkybug.livejournal.com]

We are ok. Our power has been out since Friday night, but *just* got turned back on this afternoon. Stayed with the folks since Sunday night, and been back to work this week. I'll have to look on a mpa to see what art of Poland that is that flooded. It is strange that you write, because the night of the hurricane, lemonlies and I were talking about Polish food. And you will see she mentions above that kielbasa will fix all of our troubles! :P

[madziuda.livejournal.com]

Hi,I was cut off from technology for a while so I missed the news about Hurricane Charley. I just hope you and your family are OK.
I don't think you were insensitive, I think you were simply coping. Usually in situations like that - when something very bad is going on around you you concentrate on small, insignificant problems so that you might not break down completely. It's a natural defensive mechanism. The reality will hit you sooner or later though. Trust me, I know how it works, we had some great floods here both this year and in the past so I had seen many people lose their houses and their belongings to natural disasters. And each time I behaved exactly like you

[plunkybug.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reassurance.:)