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Motivational Monday - Strong Roots
Motivational Monday - Strong Roots
Yesterday marked the 30-year anniversary of Hurricane Hugo hitting Charlotte, NC - and I mean he hit Charlotte with a vengeance. To this day, I swear we heard chain saws running 24/7 for the next 30 days! Trees lined the roads, obstructed the roads, fell on top of one another, fell on power lines, cars, homes and businesses - essentially, wreaking havoc on our incredibly gorgeous, Green City.
 
 *Take a look at this quick video of a small portion of our beautiful city in 1989, immediatly following Hurricane Hugo.
**Note, the very first house shown in the video, I sold 20 years later! During Hugo, I hadn't a thought of becoming a real estate broker!
 
Storms come and go, strengthening our foundation and this one was no different. All tree roots did not hold with the hurricane-force winds and the massive amount of water Hugo dumped on the city but, the roots of the city did. How so? We banned together as a city, working diligently from sun-up to sun-down, clearing our streets, yards, driveways; offering shelter for those who could not live in their own homes, offering a warm meal to those who had no utilities and we never heard ... more

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