On
Friday, August 17, Ginny
Lawrence drove over Holiday
Brook Road. These pictures
show the devastation two
months after the flood.
At
the bottom of the road
on the left, that is at
the Pepacton end, a man
came out of his house
[see last
picture on
page] and told Ginny that
although he had lost most
of his land, and a barn
with $45,000 of equipment
inside, his neighbor had
fared worse. His neighbor
had lost his home.
This
man has contacted the County
authorities, the State authorities,
and the Federal authorities.
There will be no help coming
from them. Nor will his
insurance company pitch
in, having refused the classify
the flood as a freak of
nature rather than as a
mere flood. This man, who
has lived in this house
for almost 20 years and
in Delaware County for almost
40 years, is retired and
living on a fixed income. |
