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Message: OT Greetings from Gallatin, TN

OT Greetings from Gallatin, TN

posted on Apr 10, 2006 06:37AM

So, we move into new offices with about 60 folks until our buildings are built and a little storm hits next door, literally. We watched the tornado from the parking lot. Just unreal.

On Thursday we had a neighboring company, by Friday night their entire operation right down to the foundation was gone. Fortunatley, no one was hurt at that location. Other folks in the area did not fair so well.

Schools are closed, but most of the roads are now open -- the exception is the first entrance to our facility. It may something to dao with the gas station on the corner -- or it was on the corner -- and cleaning out the tanks that were underground.

There were over 10,000 volunterees turned away on Saturday morning. The Red Cross said they could not manage that many people with the staff they had on hand. The people then organized and began cleaning up the surrounding area and this morning there were thousands of garbage bags along the roads in Gallatin where these people had been picking up the mess.

All is well with most of us. Of course, there are at least 175 homes wiped out. Somehow, I think this community will take of those displaced as well.

John

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