You have to imagine that this week, there were some pretty emotional reflections on that bastard of a storm five years back. There are a lot of families who were affected, and many are dealing with horrific memories of rising water, a crooked contractor who took off with their deposit, the loss of irreplaceable family heirlooms, and probably quite a few .jpgings by an insurance company.
But I certainly hope it brought some folks good memories: neighbors helping neighbors, epic fundraisers, people who…
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