Anne Ferrell Smith (Lanier)
Thanks to all who have reached out to us during Florence. We did evacuate from Wilmington to Charlotte, NC, but after 8 days away we made it home . It took 2 days of travel to get back - heavy traffic, inching along, flat tire . . . but we made it and are so glad to be here.
Thankfully, Our house is intact. Our lot is a war zone, with many trees and limbs down. One very large, tall oak is leaning towards the house, roots exposed. Jim has enlisted a team from Missouri, working nearby, to help with that, and they are working from a bucket to take it down without having it fall and crush the house. Expensive, but we are grateful for their help. Hopefully they will return today - they are a nice bunch of timber men.
We are feeling very thankful - it could have been so much worse - but also tired, as you can imagine. The internet goes off and on here but this morning it is working and I wanted to reach out . . . Thanks so much for your concern. Anne Ferrell
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