Devin and Sandra Greenwald of Brookport, Ill., do.
On the morning of Sept. 14 as the winds picked up, they decided to walk outside their aging Brookport, Ill., home to pick up limbs from the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Sandra Greenwald heard a crackling noise and looked up only to see a large oak branch smash into their house and shift it off the foundation.
The Greenwalds estimate the winds blew 70 mph that morning. That wind destroyed their home and forced them to live in a hotel for three months. Insurance has helped pay the hotel bills but not enough to cover the cost of a new home.
Last summer, they had looked at manufactured homes from Clayton Homes in Paducah and delayed making a purchase. But once that tree smashed into their home, they had no choice.
While at Clayton Homes, they entered a drawing for a new television set. As luck would have it, they actually won the drawing, but yet they didn't have a home in which to put it. The Greenwalds have now bought a home from Clayton and hope to move in by New Year's Day.
Just in time for Devin to watch all those bowl games on the 32-inch TV.
Friday, December 26, 2008
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