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Had to go to Walker today to mail a package to my kid brother because the post office in Denham Springs is not a functional building at this time. The Walker post office is on 190 aka Florida a very important road into and out of Baton Rouge. The Comite  River is a tributary of the Amite and they meet on Florida in Denham Springs so much of Florida was flooded with the highest water ever seen in these parts but the area from Juban to Walker wasn't as bad as the rest. Anyhow that's my thinking on the subject. When I gave the small package to the post mistress and she saw Preston, CT she almost had apoplexy! She and her husband were transferred from Preston by the railroad. She doesn't like it here but was shocked that I knew exactly where she had lived in Connecticut. She and her husband owned  the property with the extremely tall mailbox on the road to my brother's house. She told me how she missed Buttonwoods, the ice cream and the sunflowers. I believe that road is 165 not far from my cousin's former monument business. Well, I guess I will win the bet that my brother wouldn't make with me! I told him I'd get this package to him before he emailed photos of our Connecticut visit at the end on July. I win;  that's all that matters!

A few. restaurants have opened near Bass Pro, the Swamp Box and P-Beau's. Maybe I can talk P&D's Pop into a late lunch early supper at P- Beau's. We should be doing all we can to get these businesses back on track! I don't think Cavender's had any flooding and the Sam's Club is also okay. They are allowing any one to shop there even if they are not members. I also believe that Bass Pro is open and may not have had too much damage. 

Gotta go. Just got invited to lunch at P-Beau's! Yay!

We're back. P-Beau's didn't get water damage and neither did a few other businesses on the same side of the street but they lost power so all of their food was bad. It seems that Bass Pro had water up to their doors but it didn't get inside. Sam's Club and Cavender's also lucked out. Our waiter is from Watson and had over 7 ' of water in his home. He's thankful that everyone is pulling together and was asbright and charming as could be. He would not have spoken about his personal trials if we had not asked about the flooding at the restaurant and how he was doing. Incredible people who have lived here all their lives and have never seen this devastation. We'll be going back to local restaurants as they reopen to help out. Most people do not have the luxury to do that. We do.

Well my one Margarita lunch makes me lazy so I'll stop here.

Quote:  Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.  ____Shakespeare