The Water is Rising

    2012 - is noted as the last year of the Mayans calendar and prophesies of the end of times.  Is the world ending this year?  The weather is one of many indicators and frankly, it's been all over the board.  Storms are bursting throughout, tornadoes imploding across our communities with catastrophic results and the water is rising.  It is indeed crazy times.

I've weathered worse.  Not that I'm tempting Mother Nature.  She'll knock us down quicker than a sneeze.  But, even with this year's crazy storms rushing in all directions, we're still here.  We've been knocked down and we rise again.  It's what we do.

With the storms, more flash floods are expected.  Whether your yard becomes a mud pile or a small river, it can easily damage your home.  Cleaning flood waters is not easy and must be dealt with quickly.  You need a team that can quickly assess and provide water extraction round rock, 

My hope is you won't need to recover from a storm, from floods.  But, if you do....be ready.  Lend a hand when needed.  Call when you need help.



XOXOXO

Amendment One Passed in NC

What is Amendment One?

The measure defines marriage in the state constitution as between one man and one woman, and bans any other type of "domestic legal union" such as civil unions and domestic partnerships.

Constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.

Opposition for Amendment One:

This isn't JUST about gays and same sex marriages.  It's about basic rights for men and women and their families.  It's about the right to choose and not have a government streamline our choices for domestic families.  It's about providing equal benefits to couples in a domestic partnership regardless of sexual orientation.  It's about protecting minorities rights. It is discriminatory to deny rights and benefits to same-sex couples and domestic partnerships.  

Supporters for Amendment One:

It's a financial argument.  Amendment One without banning same-sex unions, situations in which married same-sex couples move from states like New York would seek legal rights and argued the state was not "equipped to handle that." Rep. Paul Stam said, "They're going to bring with them their same-sex marriages. They're going to want to get divorced" and have custody issues decided, he said. "We're not equipped to handle that".


May 8, 2012 Unofficial election results:

Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		1,303,952	61.05%
No		831,788	38.95%

Did you vote?  I did.  It's my right to vote.....for now.  But, who knows what my rights will be down the road, and my children's rights, and their children.  Who will infringe upon my choices tomorrow if I choose a diverse point of view?

XOXOXO