Tulsa, OK

I ran across this letter to the editor in Urban Tulsa Weekly, a local alternative press paper.

Recalling the Ice Storm of 2007

Ram Through It. A Dodge Aries suffered light
damage as century old tree limbs fell during Ice Storm
2007.

Dear Editor:
Tears stung my yes as I returned once again to my devastated Owen Park home. Tulsa’s first planned community, a historic landmark of a bygone era, crumbled like so many twiddle sticks in a pile. From the Grand mansions to the darling Craftsman cottages, we are physically and emotionally crippled by this storm. Our beloved historic homes along with our ncient Oaks, Pecan and Elms; lay in ruins all around us. My house has been crushed by a century old Pecan tree, but today I cry tears of joy. Without electric power, heat, cable or phone; I have been shut out for several days praying help will soon come.

Today help arrives but not from Oklahoma PSO, but from far away states such as AL and NC. They are everywhere, clearing the streets and fixing power lines. I hear their speakers as they communicate; coordinating, organizing, and pouring their strength into returning life to this crushed neighborhood.

Thank God for these Men and Women who have traveled so far to help complete strangers, in our time of need. Thank you for your skills, your passion, your determination,and love. We are forever indebted to you all.

Bonnie Parker

This was one of the nicest thank yous I have run across, and I have to admit, I could not have said it better myself.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all the hard-working power crews who worked so long and hard, and far from their own homes at Christmas time, to restore our homes and lives to us here in Oklahoma. Here’s hoping we never have to return the favor. I think we’ve had enough natural (national) disasters lately.