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We are two disabled, oldish women who have been adventuring through life for years. We are talking about how disabilities, both visible and not, change the way we enjoy our retirement.
Showing posts with label abandoned buildings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abandoned buildings. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Old Things

One thing we have lots of in Stone County Arkansas is old buildings.  Seems as if it’s tradition to let an old building just deteriorate and fall down and then just build a new one on another place on the property.  No one thinks a thing of it.  

When we were first looking at houses here, we asked a prospective seller how much he would discount the price of the house for removing all those falling down buildings.  He was dumbfounded, but he did reduce the price. I think he never really understood.

We had a ride around the county yesterday on what may have been the last day of wonderful weather until next spring.  We found old and new buildings. Truck and cars too.  


So for Wordless Wednesday, enjoy a few of Stone County’s decrepit old buildings and vehicles.



The goats are happy with their house










Where else would you put it?


There's a car in there, really.



And a truck in there.




Not old, but pretty.



Sunday, August 30, 2015

Post Katrina Rubbernecking

After tending to life changing decisions after the storm, we decided to take a break and do some sightseeing ourselves. After all plenty ofsightseers had driven by our lot with cameras in their hands.

These are the sights of Post Katrina surrounds.



 
Destroyed: Chalmette, LA Church


                                     
Chalmette gate
Biloxi Condos


We had no rain for 6 sizzling months after the storm. Here’s the result 

Katrina Drought

In Bay St Louis MS, the bank vault survived, but not the bank.

Bank vault

This survivor had  his own way of asking for help.


 
                                                                        Donations



This house was abandoned. It probably could 
 have been saved.
 

                                                                        Abandoned house

 Nature didn’t take long to reclaim her own.
Overgrown house

For a long time displaced residents called FEMA trailers home.

  
FEMA trailer park

These folks wanted to work, but you had to be careful who you hired.


Trades people advertised on every corner.

 


And we never did figure this out.


We are starting to get well now, after 10 years. We left New Orleans and  stopped watching the recovery snail along.