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<v Speaker 1>Escape to Borrow River Resort. It seems to be a

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<v Speaker 1>running theme this time a year where bad weather comes

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<v Speaker 1>through our area and surrounding areas, and of course as

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<v Speaker 1>part of it it spawns off tornadoes and different storms

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<v Speaker 1>and things of that nature. That's just part of growing

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<v Speaker 1>up in the South, especially here in Mississippi. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>that way since I'm a kid, you know. So of

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<v Speaker 1>course the left loves to try to pretend that this

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<v Speaker 1>is a clear sign of global warming, ignoring the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that we have seen these type of occurrences for years.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not why I wanted to get into today's

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<v Speaker 1>morning coffee. What I wanted to really do is just

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<v Speaker 1>have a quick moment where we're putting out our thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>in prayers, because once again there was massive storms there

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<v Speaker 1>was going into Saturday. We were what was considered a

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<v Speaker 1>Level five threat, which was the highest possible threat. And

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<v Speaker 1>now after the storm's passed, you see the pictures of

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<v Speaker 1>the devastation, You see the videos of people who lost

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<v Speaker 1>their homes, who lost everything, and your heart breaks for them.

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<v Speaker 1>You sit back and you think, wow, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>this is real life right down the road from me

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<v Speaker 1>and Taylorsville Mississippi. They got a direct hit from a tornado,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is a town that two times a week

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<v Speaker 1>now I drive right there through downtown Taylorsville, part of

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<v Speaker 1>the area that was hit, to deliver these newspapers, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's pre eye opening when you see stuff you've driven past,

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<v Speaker 1>things that you took for granted, and you see damage,

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<v Speaker 1>destruction and things like that, it really hits you a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more home when you recognize the things that

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<v Speaker 1>have been lost. A few years ago, we had easter

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<v Speaker 1>storms in which good friend of mine and guest on

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<v Speaker 1>this program once or twice, Gerald Wade, his parents' home

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<v Speaker 1>was destroyed, but they in the wake of that storm,

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<v Speaker 1>his mother had just baked a pound cake and that

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<v Speaker 1>pound cake made it through the storm. Despite the damage

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<v Speaker 1>to the home, the pound cake was still there on

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<v Speaker 1>the counter, encased in the cake case. Somehow it had

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<v Speaker 1>made it. Gerald came up with the pound cake strong Moniker,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's a message that hopefully we can continue to

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<v Speaker 1>hold on to this day for those in Taylor'sville now

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<v Speaker 1>who are dealing with the loss in devastation following these storms.

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<v Speaker 1>The high school there in Taylorsville, it looks like the

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<v Speaker 1>baseball field. The football field may have taken some damage.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a it's just sad to see that these

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<v Speaker 1>storms roll through. What you always hope when you see

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<v Speaker 1>these type of predictions rolling in and you see these

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<v Speaker 1>weather people, you're hoping they're sensationalizing it, because a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times they do. A lot of times they tell

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<v Speaker 1>you how bad it's gonna be, and then it's not

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<v Speaker 1>that bad. That's what you hope. You hope it's another

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<v Speaker 1>instance of just to them being overly cautious and sensationalizing

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<v Speaker 1>how much trouble might be caused by the storms this time.

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<v Speaker 1>But you realize that's probably not always going to be

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<v Speaker 1>the case. They're gonna get it right sometimes, and when

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<v Speaker 1>they get it right, you just have to hould on

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<v Speaker 1>and buckle down. I was in Alabama this weekend because

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<v Speaker 1>my aunt had passed away and they were having a

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<v Speaker 1>memorial for her, and it was a good chance for

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<v Speaker 1>the family to get together. I wasn't here when the

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<v Speaker 1>storms hit here, but they did roll right there where

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<v Speaker 1>we were, and it definitely got really interesting, especially leaving

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<v Speaker 1>my cousin's house and coming back and you're driving past

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<v Speaker 1>debris from where something had come through. Going back on

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<v Speaker 1>the interstate, there's a tree down next to the interstate

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<v Speaker 1>almost in the road that you see last second and

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<v Speaker 1>have to swerve to miss. It's not just Miss Zippy

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<v Speaker 1>that was hit. There were several states hit. I know

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<v Speaker 1>in Mississippi. I think they have reported six loss of life.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't heard if there's anything more, but our thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>and prayers have to go out there with everyone who

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<v Speaker 1>lost their homes, lost loved ones. It's just one of

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<v Speaker 1>those unimaginable things. No matter how prepared you think you are,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter how ready you think you are for a

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<v Speaker 1>storm of that magnitude to come in, there's always that

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<v Speaker 1>part of you that is telling yourself, they just sensationalized this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not going to be that bad, and then it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Or you're one of those over preparers. You've got your checklist,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got this, you've got that, you're ready for the storm,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the storm hits and it devastates everything. That

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<v Speaker 1>didn't matter what type of prep you did. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>prepare yourself for your house being blown away. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>prepare yourself for the loss of a loved one in

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<v Speaker 1>a storm like that. That's The tragic part of all

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<v Speaker 1>of this is just there's nothing, really and truly you

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<v Speaker 1>can do other than make sure that you're prepared so

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<v Speaker 1>you can survive the storm and then pick up the

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<v Speaker 1>pieces later. That's why it's important for us as a community.

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<v Speaker 1>It's important for us as people to support. Donate to

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<v Speaker 1>your local churches that are already doing food and supply runs.

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<v Speaker 1>Donate wherever you can to help these people, and please

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<v Speaker 1>lift them up in prayer. They need that strength, they

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<v Speaker 1>need prayer, so make sure you're doing that as well,

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<v Speaker 1>because again, we never know when the next big storm's coming,

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<v Speaker 1>and we never know when it might be our time

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<v Speaker 1>to have to deal with the loss and devastation. This

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<v Speaker 1>has been Morning Coffee with the Right Side and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Jack Fairchild's and we're a part of the

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<v Speaker 1>Midnight Ride Network. This show has been brought to you

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<v Speaker 1>by Pearl River Casino and Resort.