We got this!!
Watching the news earlier, the response to the devastating fires here makes my heart sing with joy!! The outpouring of help, and support from everywhere here, from churches, businesses, individuals, and our amazing governor brings a tear to my eye.
The stories are tragic, and heroic at the same time. There was a volunteer firefighter in the little town of Stinnett who drove past his own burning house so he could try to save his neighbors homes. The pilots filling their planes up on lakes to fight the fires. The veterinarians who have showed up to help with injured pets, and livestock. The people who have opened their homes, and offered pasture, and care for displaced, and injured animals. The farmers, ranchers, and truck drivers from all over the state donating their time, and money to get feed up here for the livestock that survived. Texans helping Texans.
The only mention I heard of the Federal Government was a USDA dude meeting with producers telling them what their options for assistance are. No FEMA, no nothing. Not a word on the National News about ANY of it.
It's Texas, and, a highly conservative area, so, why mention it, or offer assistance?

Not that it's wanted, or asked for.
It just sticks out to me that a tragedy of this magnitude is mostly ignored by the benevolent left.
It's ok. We don't need you!

We got this!!
Watching the news earlier, the response to the devastating fires here makes my heart sing with joy!! The outpouring of help, and support from everywhere here, from churches, businesses, individuals, and our amazing governor brings a tear to my eye.
The stories are tragic, and heroic at the same time. There was a volunteer firefighter in the little town of Stinnett who drove past his own burning house so he could try to save his neighbors homes. The pilots filling their planes up on lakes to fight the fires. The veterinarians who have showed up to help with injured pets, and livestock. The people who have opened their homes, and offered pasture, and care for displaced, and injured animals. The farmers, ranchers, and truck drivers from all over the state donating their time, and money to get feed up here for the livestock that survived. Texans helping Texans.
The only mention I heard of the Federal Government was a USDA dude meeting with producers telling them what their options for assistance are. No FEMA, no nothing. Not a word on the National News about ANY of it.
It's Texas, and, a highly conservative area, so, why mention it, or offer assistance?

Not that it's wanted, or asked for.
It just sticks out to me that a tragedy of this magnitude is mostly ignored by the benevolent left.
It's ok. We don't need you!