An estimated 12 tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma killing at least 8 people on Monday.
The tornadoes damaged and destroyed a number of homes and businesses.
Natural disasters suck, plain and simple. They are typically much worse than pictures or video can convey.
A lot of people don’t know who to turn to for disaster assistance.
I grew up just outside of Kansas City on the outskirts of a small farm town.
When I was growing up I saw dozens of tornadoes, thankfully none of them ever hit our home. However we lost everything in the flood of 1993.
At the time my step-father had a home remodeling business he ran out of the basement. Along with all of our personal belongings, he lost his business at the same time.
July 11, 2010 will be the 17th anniversary of our house house going under. The levees protecting us were among the last to fail in our area.
The water didn’t recede until mid-September… This devastated our family business.
In 1993 there were several programs to help families… But for the most part, small businesses got the run around from insurance companies and there was very little assistance to help them. Click Here to Read More…
