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That's a little harsh - tell that to the people that have lost their homes. "Getting on with life" has a completely different meaning to them.
My uncle and cousin live in Joplin, MO and were very fortunate to survive the tornado, but not more than a block away is pure destruction. It was one thing to see it on the news, but it was another to see the photos they took themselves and hear their personal perspective. I'm sure it's an entirely different experience to actually be there in person, and to live through it. I can't even imagine.
My uncle and cousin live in Joplin, MO and were very fortunate to survive the tornado, but not more than a block away is pure destruction. It was one thing to see it on the news, but it was another to see the photos they took themselves and hear their personal perspective. I'm sure it's an entirely different experience to actually be there in person, and to live through it. I can't even imagine.
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SO! It was YOU.... 
I bet there are record tomatoes growing downstream from my house where all the run-off goes
I bet there are record tomatoes growing downstream from my house where all the run-off goes
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By P. SOLOMON BANDA
(AP) A videographer records the Valles Caldera National Preserve burned by the Las Conchas fire near Los...
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - A smattering of summer rain gave a boost to firefighters battling a huge forest fire near Los Alamos, giving authorities enough confidence to allow about 12,000 people to return home for the first time in nearly a week.
Residents rolled into town Sunday morning, honking their horns and waving to firefighters as the word got out that the roadblocks were lifted and the narrow two lane highway cut into the side of a mesa leading to Los Alamos was open. They had fled en masse on Monday as the fast-moving fire approached the city and its nuclear laboratory.
"Thank, you! Thank, You! Thank, you!," yelled Amy Riehl, an assistant manager at the Smith's grocery store as she arrived in Los Alamos to help keep the store open for returning residents.
"It's scary, but all of the resources here this time, they were ready. They did a magnificent job," said Michael Shields, eyes tearing up as he returned home to his apartment in the heart of the town.
By P. SOLOMON BANDA
(AP) A videographer records the Valles Caldera National Preserve burned by the Las Conchas fire near Los...
Full Image
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - A smattering of summer rain gave a boost to firefighters battling a huge forest fire near Los Alamos, giving authorities enough confidence to allow about 12,000 people to return home for the first time in nearly a week.
Residents rolled into town Sunday morning, honking their horns and waving to firefighters as the word got out that the roadblocks were lifted and the narrow two lane highway cut into the side of a mesa leading to Los Alamos was open. They had fled en masse on Monday as the fast-moving fire approached the city and its nuclear laboratory.
"Thank, you! Thank, You! Thank, you!," yelled Amy Riehl, an assistant manager at the Smith's grocery store as she arrived in Los Alamos to help keep the store open for returning residents.
"It's scary, but all of the resources here this time, they were ready. They did a magnificent job," said Michael Shields, eyes tearing up as he returned home to his apartment in the heart of the town.
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