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someone_else_again On May 20, 2021
Really. Not a dude.





, Washington
#16New Post! Mar 26, 2014 @ 17:13:29
@DuLu Said


*********49 structures, and 176 people unaccounted for?
huhhhhh??



I believe you're right about your previous question about the structures. They include sheds, barns, garages, etc.

The 176 people unaccounted for should go down because Darrington got their power back yesterday. Some of the Sheriff's Department who specialize in missing persons are going through the list to pare down repeats. This really high number is from people calling in so it is more like a number of reports than a number of people.


Watching the press conference last night, I felt horrible for the Fire Chief. He looks so tired.
DuLu On January 11, 2017
CHOOSE HAPPINESS!!!





Waverly, Washington
#17New Post! Mar 26, 2014 @ 22:39:29
Yes, the Fire Chief did look exhausted.

I liked what the other official (Pennington?) said about how this
impacted everyone, and that's why a new hotline was established ---
for everyone and anyone, anywhere. He said,

"I know 'I'm' impacted by this. And so are all of you. I know,
I can tell by your faces."

I am just wondering why I seem to be more affected by this disaster than I was about the Sandy Hook shootings, etc, etc.

@someone_else_again Said

I believe you're right about your previous question about the structures. They include sheds, barns, garages, etc.

The 176 people unaccounted for should go down because Darrington got their power back yesterday. Some of the Sheriff's Department who specialize in missing persons are going through the list to pare down repeats. This really high number is from people calling in so it is more like a number of reports than a number of people.


Watching the press conference last night, I felt horrible for the Fire Chief. He looks so tired.
someone_else_again On May 20, 2021
Really. Not a dude.





, Washington
#18New Post! Mar 26, 2014 @ 22:50:36
@DuLu Said

Yes, the Fire Chief did look exhausted.

I liked what the other official (Pennington?) said about how this
impacted everyone, and that's why a new hotline was established ---
for everyone and anyone, anywhere. He said,

"I know 'I'm' impacted by this. And so are all of you. I know,
I can tell by your faces."


Yeah, I liked that too. I liked that he stressed how important it was to not hold back those emotions, get them out and deal with them.


@DuLu Said

I am just wondering why I seem to be more affected by this disaster than I was about the Sandy Hook shootings, etc, etc.



I can think of lots of reasons...I think a major reason is that it was a natural disaster and there's no one to blame.

I'm not familiar with a lot of other cities. So many places in Washington are small, tight-knit communities and Darrington is one of them.

I read this very touching article on Facebook not too long ago.

Frankie Nations-Bryson says it simply: “It’s just a family. Darrington is just a family.”
...Nations-Bryson is one of the organizers of Darrington’s funeral dinners....Since Saturday’s devastating mudslide, Nations-Bryson has been cooking nonstop, taking dishes to the community center to feed emergency crews and volunteers.

Members of the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe came to the Darrington Community Center, where briefings have been held since the slide. “They performed a very touching song for the whole community,” said Cindy White, a U.S. Forest Service public affairs specialist and lifelong Darrington resident.
“It was so beautiful,” said White, 51, who described a young man singing and a dozen or so tribal members joining in with drumming.
“Members of the tribe put a blanket out for donations, and started putting money on the blanket,” White said. The tribe had already donated $5,000 to help families affected by the slide. “From the community they collected another $1,100,” White said. ...the Sauk-Suiattle tribe “reminded us that they were there with us. We are one community.”


https://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/140329303/Darrington-A-family-that-pulls-together
DuLu On January 11, 2017
CHOOSE HAPPINESS!!!





Waverly, Washington
#19New Post! Mar 26, 2014 @ 23:35:01
I think I heard this town was about 800.

I grew up in a small town less then 1000.
One bank, two taverns, two churches to offset that,
grad school/middle school/high school, two gas stations,
a small library, and a convenience store. Naturally,
any major grocery or other shopping was done in cities
10-30 miles away.

That was a nice link. And that high school girl collecting outside the store; and the lady who is planning funerals for her husband and daughter (and daughters fiancé) --- her being in the local tavern playing bingo, and all of them donating their wins for the funerals.

I hated small towns when I was growing up, but there are definitely
many, many benefits.

@someone_else_again Said

Yeah, I liked that too. I liked that he stressed how important it was to not hold back those emotions, get them out and deal with them.



I can think of lots of reasons...I think a major reason is that it was a natural disaster and there's no one to blame.

I'm not familiar with a lot of other cities. So many places in Washington are small, tight-knit communities and Darrington is one of them.

I read this very touching article on Facebook not too long ago.

Frankie Nations-Bryson says it simply: “It’s just a family. Darrington is just a family.”
...Nations-Bryson is one of the organizers of Darrington’s funeral dinners....Since Saturday’s devastating mudslide, Nations-Bryson has been cooking nonstop, taking dishes to the community center to feed emergency crews and volunteers.

Members of the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe came to the Darrington Community Center, where briefings have been held since the slide. “They performed a very touching song for the whole community,” said Cindy White, a U.S. Forest Service public affairs specialist and lifelong Darrington resident.
“It was so beautiful,” said White, 51, who described a young man singing and a dozen or so tribal members joining in with drumming.
“Members of the tribe put a blanket out for donations, and started putting money on the blanket,” White said. The tribe had already donated $5,000 to help families affected by the slide. “From the community they collected another $1,100,” White said. ...the Sauk-Suiattle tribe “reminded us that they were there with us. We are one community.”


https://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140325/NEWS01/140329303/Darrington-A-family-that-pulls-together
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