This year has been a crazy year for storms. And sadly we are just now heading into hurricane season so things are likely to get even more active. On this part of Triple T we will gear things for folks to post about how the storms have impacted them. Now this is for everyone, regardless of whether or not you lost a loved one, a home, or just had your life impacted or inspired by the stories you have seen, or will see in the coming months.

Now to give you an idea of where we are coming from I should start by telling you that I live just outside of Joplin, Missouri. Joplin is a burg that most folks never heard of until May 22, 2011 when an EF5 twister tore through the heart of town leaving a path of destruction that left Joplin looking like it had been caught in a nuclear blast.
My home was not damaged, my family was not hurt, and I did not lose my job. The building I work in was severely damaged in the storm. We had folks working that afternoon and by the quick thinking of one of my managers no one was injured. Our building is being rebuilt and we have a temporary office set up in a near by town so we can get folks back up and working until we can get our old building rebuilt.

We have all been affected in this; we have friends and co-workers who have lost homes and family. We are part of an amazing community that has been full of people who have lent helping hands to people in need all over the area. From the second the need was known the helping hands have been there. I know many people who as soon as they came out have there shelter they began helping those in need. We have even had stories of people being treated in emergency rooms and then jumping off the table to help others in need.

The hand Mother Nature has dealt us has affected us all. From hurricanes to wild flooding to tornados. We have all paid some kind of price. We have been inspired by stories of heroism and devastated by stories of loss. So it just stands to reason we all have something to share.
If we all share the load the burden gets lighter so come on and share your stories.