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Flood of Indiana
I apologize for the length of this post. Whether or not someone reads this is of no consequence, I just felt it need to be told.
I know this is a bit late to post, but my last several days have been very busy and stressful. I'm a cashier in the only grocery story that half the city could get to. My line was about 15 people constantly for 6 hours. We were busy up until closing at 11pm and never saw an end to the line. People were sleeping in their cars out in the parking lot. I ended up working 24 hours over the weekend due to the lack of employees able to get there. I must say that this has given me hope for people. Usually they are short-tempered and a bit rude, but I didn't hear a single person complain. In fact, most of them were happy to bag their own groceries and even thanked me for doing my job (very rare for a cashier). I heard every rumor that went through the town. I heard several trematic experiences and I must say, that I have a lot to tell.
Story:
There was a little girl who came through with her mom. She was probably about ten and didn't say a word. She had the mile far stare and seemed like she wasn't aware of where she was. I asked her mom if she was ok, she told me that the girl was rescued from the top of her house in a boat just that morning. Apparently, she was at her dad's house when the house flooded. Someone rescued her and got her back with her mom.
Rumors:
Bridges collapsed, suspension bridges leaning, whole stores getting washed away.
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