All of the writers and editors who were awake and informed must have been laid off from the AC. The piece of equipment shown in the photo is a front-end loader, not a backhoe. It wouldn't make much sense to be using a backhoe to clean up debris.
Freddie Jones looked out to a field full of fallen pine trees days after the April 10 tornado.
He said he figures it will take at least a couple of weeks before area residents will begin to see a difference in the landscape.
"It's going to take awhile," he said just before taking the helm of a backhoe and moving uprooted stumps that had been sawed from a fallen pine.
Mr. Jones and his brother, Paul Jones, who both live on a farm in Petticoat Junction, were out Wednesday helping a neighbor clear debris from her yard. Paul Jones said before this, he had seen such things only on television.
"I'd say (the storm) has just demolished the neighborhood," he said. "Sometimes it (takes) a disaster for people to come together."
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Long after the emergency crews are gone, Melissa Leaverette and her mother, Sarah Brown, still will be dealing with the effects of the April 10 storm.
Their phone line was still inactive Wednesday and they had been told it could take up to two weeks to get the line back up.
Pine trees were still being removed from their yard, their shed was destroyed, and holes in their roof covered by bright blue tarps won't be a quick fix.
Ms. Leaverette's mother, who has lived at the home for 30 years, said she contacted her insurance company, but questions remain -- such as how long it will be before the holes in her roof are fixed.
"I've never been involved in anything like this before," she said. "It's just overwhelming."
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