The ham radio group was meeting for lunch yesterday, so I went in early for rehab. The sessions run an hour long and Wednesdays they have a 15-minute session on topics of interest to cardiac patients. By going in early I had plenty of time to get to lunch as well as stopping to see my brother from a different mother for a short visit. It was about a 45-minute drive to the restaurant from his house and a beautiful day for it. Lunch was good, both the food and the company. Afterwards, I took a short spin around town.
The church in the photo is a whopper. Unfortunately, the town no longer is. The main street is not quite vacant but not too far from it. It's a shame what has happened to so many of these small towns. I'm sure you could buy a lot of real estate cheap, both commercial and residential, but what would you do with it once you owned it? Hard to bring it back when there's nothing to keep the young people there. Especially after taking a hit from the covid shutdowns and the recent inflation.
And what's worse than that? Tornado damage. On the way home I went through the small town that was hit recently by the tornado. Lots of damage - a couple of businesses destroyed along with many houses. However, like most small towns, the people all unite and come together to help each other out, but it's going to be really rough dealing with the loss in the long term. There are a lot of people just trying to get by with a roof over their head these days. Think how tough it would be when you've lost everything.
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