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1PRV_se0_ag3_f_010.7450Uh,1.2003
3 1.4099I learned a lot from her and my grandmother.3.8182 
4PRV_int_014.0998Okay.4.6063
5PRV_se0_ag3_f_015.0883And5.6035
7 8.1590when I look back over my life and the flood and everything that I been through to know12.8917 
9 13.2751I thought that I was fixed15.1596 
11 15.4951financially.16.4536 
13 16.9209I thought I was fixed18.9756 
15 19.7965uh, /materially-wised/.22.1928 
16PRV_int_0122.1244Mm-hm.22.6695
17PRV_se0_ag3_f_0122.8013I thought I had things24.9700
19 25.7548in26.0902 
21 26.7792perfect27.7257 
23 29.4809organization when it came to31.7009 
25 32.0006life.32.7195 
26PRV_int_0132.6776Mm.33.0669
27PRV_se0_ag3_f_0133.5043I think- I thought I had all things with perfection.36.0264
29 36.8172And then the flood came.38.2285 
30PRV_int_0138.3902Mm-hm.38.8575
31PRV_se0_ag3_f_0138.8934And I realize40.0736
33 41.9847you just can't ever43.1768 
35 44.0335feel that you have things46.1038 
37 47.8231completely to your satisfaction.50.5369 
39 51.0761It doesn't work that way.52.4180 
40PRV_int_0152.6696Hm.52.8913
41PRV_se0_ag3_f_0154.0510And so54.8238
43 55.7583I can't look back today57.3878 
45 58.6758over my life and have any regrets,60.8924 
47 61.8244not even to the flood because that was not in my control.64.9636 
48PRV_int_0165.0115Okay.65.3949
49PRV_se0_ag3_f_0167.7193But I- I do have a lot of regrets when it comes to71.3053
51 71.8924the senior citizens in Princeville74.0970 
53 74.4444because you have so many seniors that are now in these77.5092 
55 77.9345perfectly beautifully79.6000 
57 79.9175new homes80.9898 
58PRV_int_0181.1995Mm.81.4691
59PRV_se0_ag3_f_0181.5709and can't really afford the taxes.83.8089
60PRV_int_0183.9048Mm.84.2822
61PRV_se0_ag3_f_0184.7615And so85.3246
63 85.6601believe me, there's not a day87.6730 
65 88.0204or a night88.7273 
67 89.1826that I don't think back for the seniors,91.6297 
69 91.8640which I'm a senior. But I mean, these people are94.6197 
71 95.5962already on a fixed income, where I am still out here in the job sector, [see?]100.0927 
72PRV_int_0199.8052[Mm.] [Mm-hm.]100.6734
73PRV_se0_ag3_f_01100.5600[And] I have a better101.6923
74 102.5729chance at103.4835
76 103.8489taking care of my finances than they do.106.1853 
78 106.4404Although some of 'em may surprise you,108.4533 
80 108.6869and have a few dollars accumulated somewhere.111.1252 
82 111.4607But at the same time, you can hear some of them grumbling114.3047 
83PRV_int_01114.5014Mm-hm.114.9687
84PRV_se0_ag3_f_01115.1305about the utilities and what have you, the taxes.118.2876
85PRV_int_01118.2636Yeah.118.6650
86PRV_se0_ag3_f_01120.6599And121.1247
88 122.8920I just123.6108 
90 123.8804look back124.8689 
92 125.4620and I do have some pain when I think about the flood, you know? It set129.2576 
94 129.5452so many people back.130.9230 
95PRV_int_01131.0009Mm.131.2645
96PRV_se0_ag3_f_01131.7737But I w- I'm bless because133.7387
98 134.9069I have a marvelous husband,136.7855 
100 137.1030a- a brilliant138.1933 
102 139.8407b- brain piece when it comes to my [husband.]142.3868 
103PRV_int_01142.2490[Okay.]142.6923
104PRV_se0_ag3_f_01143.0997I was hoping he could be here today for you to145.1880
105PRV_int_01145.3317That'd be [wonderful.]146.2244
106PRV_se0_ag3_f_01145.6792[talk to him], but you can come back [always and talk with him.]148.5967
107PRV_int_01147.6861[I would- I would love] to.148.8363
108 148.9981And your [husband's] name is?150.3280
109PRV_se0_ag3_f_01149.3336[Uh]-149.7110
111 150.3280/RD-NAME-4/.151.2147 
112PRV_int_01151.1942Okay.151.7034
113PRV_se0_ag3_f_01151.8112there was an article featured in the Post.154.9983
114PRV_int_01155.0822Really? Okay.155.8729
115PRV_se0_ag3_f_01155.8669Okay, I'll have to show it [to you.]157.4245
116PRV_int_01156.9812[Yeah definitely.]157.7121
117PRV_se0_ag3_f_01157.9338Uh, where i-158.8024
119 159.8782they wrote160.4054 
121 160.7708from161.1423 
123 161.3819talking to him.162.3105 
124PRV_int_01162.3764Okay.162.8077
125PRV_se0_ag3_f_01162.8137And, um,163.4667
127 164.9284he- he was talking about how low he had been,167.6517 
128PRV_int_01167.7116Mm.168.0770
129PRV_se0_ag3_f_01168.2867you know, level with the ground.169.6526
131 170.1319And when the flood came you wouldn't believe it, my husband went to into a disability state173.6784 
133 174.2595with his back.175.1736 
134PRV_int_01175.4072Wow.175.6828
135PRV_se0_ag3_f_01175.6348And we were living in that little travel trailer and I had to handle him178.7800
136PRV_int_01178.7800Mm.179.2233
137PRV_se0_ag3_f_01179.3851in that little trailer.180.4215
138PRV_int_01180.5173Mm.180.8588
139PRV_se0_ag3_f_01181.3440And he- you know, how it is with you men and your [pride.]184.6604
140PRV_int_01184.4627[<laugh>]185.1657
141PRV_se0_ag3_f_01184.9599[He] didn't want me to call people in to help187.0627
142 187.2963with him.187.7935
143PRV_int_01187.9074Yeah.188.2129
144PRV_se0_ag3_f_01188.3507So188.8240
146 190.8044I basically had to strain over that man,193.2246 
147PRV_int_01193.3205Mm.193.6021
148PRV_se0_ag3_f_01194.3689get him in and out of that little trailer196.2560
150 196.5050to the doctor,197.5380 
151PRV_int_01197.7451Hm.197.9967
152PRV_se0_ag3_f_01197.9907back on the bed,199.2967
153PRV_int_01199.3746Mm-hm.199.7341
154PRV_se0_ag3_f_01199.7700help him to the bathroom.201.3156
156 202.3700And I'll tell anybody,203.5202 
158 204.1492if that flood didn't teach somebody [something,]206.8126 
159PRV_int_01206.6269[<laugh>]207.1062
160PRV_se0_ag3_f_01207.4057I can for certain say it taught me aplenty.209.8919
161PRV_int_01210.0836Okay (laughing).210.7545
162PRV_se0_ag3_f_01212.1983And212.5637
164 213.7713I pray and I ask God216.0239 
166 217.8990whatever may come219.6423 
168 220.5683but just don't let me go through another flood in my lifetime.224.0010 
169PRV_int_01224.0370Mm-hm.224.4563
170PRV_se0_ag3_f_01226.6070I came back over here- We were uh- Mr. /RD-NAME-1/ came,230.1390
172 231.0616and then my husband and I came back.232.9247 
174 233.6136Uh,234.0210 
176 235.2706I stayed over in the fountain237.1176 
178 237.2227park237.5890 
180 238.0982with the people238.9129 
181PRV_int_01239.1466[Oh.]239.3862
182PRV_se0_ag3_f_01239.1705[from] Princeville240.1710
183 240.7701from November through January.242.7710
184PRV_int_01242.8523Mm.243.1039
185PRV_se0_ag3_f_01243.0740And then I realized that244.5777
186 245.7998it was important to me to come back to Princeville.248.7353
187PRV_int_01248.9030[Mm-hm.]249.4002
188PRV_se0_ag3_f_01249.1606[So] we ask, uh, FEMA, would they bring our little trailer back over here?253.1120
189PRV_int_01253.1419Mm-hm.253.4415
190PRV_se0_ag3_f_01253.4534And we came back254.5497
192 255.0949there were not lights,256.5866 
193PRV_int_01256.7543Mm.257.0599
194PRV_se0_ag3_f_01257.7368not anything over here. You could hold your hand up and not [see (whispering)].261.2209
195PRV_int_01260.9513[Mm-hm.]261.6463
196PRV_se0_ag3_f_01262.1315And262.5269
198 263.0241he- I wouldn't allow him to leave me for anything over in here.266.6280 
199PRV_int_01266.7658Okay.267.2091
200PRV_se0_ag3_f_01267.5386And one night, I'll never forget it,269.2879
202 269.4257<ts>269.5755 
204 269.8391uh, I had been to a meeting,271.3008 
206 271.5285and he thought that he would slip away I guess and talk to some of the people275.0605 
208 275.9052around over on the Tarboro side before I got back home. When I got back280.2545 
210 280.6174and he wasn't there,281.6957 
212 282.5165I boohooed and I cried just like a baby.285.2261 
214 285.5447And you gonna laugh at this,287.1533 
215PRV_int_01286.9856<laugh>287.4049
216PRV_se0_ag3_f_01288.2231I saw this herd of, uh,290.3558
218 291.3144beavers.292.1051 
219PRV_int_01292.4346Uh-huh.292.8899
221 293.7825<laugh>294.4236 
222PRV_se0_ag3_f_01295.3581I had never in my life seen a b- [<laugh>]299.0279
223PRV_int_01297.5782[Oh really? Okay.]298.9920
224PRV_se0_ag3_f_01299.9685And they were- they had the street.301.7657
226 302.4666I mean- I mean they had the street [covered, and they] were going306.6636 
227PRV_int_01305.2977[<laugh>]305.9148
228PRV_se0_ag3_f_01306.9871across the street,307.9277
229PRV_int_01308.3111Uh.308.6106
230PRV_se0_ag3_f_01308.8982and309.3415
232 309.8147oh my God, what are these things?312.7357 
234 313.2809And they were going right up under the little trailer.315.7011 
236 316.1385And I couldn't see anything318.1094 
238 318.9875but319.4728 
240 320.1378the motion of them,321.2341 
242 321.8751so322.3184 
244 322.6479I got scared. I cranked that car up and I went back over there, and I found some of those people from /unintelligible/.329.3430 
246 329.7923<laugh> The- the security [people that was] working?332.4103 
247PRV_int_01331.2720[Oh okay.]331.9130
248 332.6439[Uh-huh.]333.0513
249PRV_se0_ag3_f_01332.7877[And that] officer said, wh- what happened to you?335.3612
250 335.7985Wh-336.0082
252 336.2119What's going on with you? Did anybody bother you?338.5662 
254 338.8598I says, no, I was crying so hard he couldn't even recognize what I was saying. <laugh>344.6743 
256 345.0697And so he took me back to the little trailer.347.3701 
257PRV_int_01347.3941Yeah.347.6816
258PRV_se0_ag3_f_01347.6757He says, do you wanna go in?349.0116
259 349.4284He said I'll go in first and check it out. I- So finally I realized I had to stop crying.353.8915
261 354.1431I says, but you don't understand. I'm afraid cause they went up under the trailer. [<laugh>]360.1134 
262PRV_int_01358.4120[<laugh>]359.5922
263PRV_se0_ag3_f_01360.7304And so he says, no ma'am, they're not underneath there.363.2166
265 363.4203They probably kept on through back to the other side of the woods. [<laugh>]366.8000 
266PRV_int_01366.5390[Mm.] [<laugh>]367.9228
267PRV_se0_ag3_f_01367.4603[But that] was a-368.4859
268 368.7975that was the most frightening thing, and for the longest time I wouldn't tell my husband. I kept watching this373.5037
270 374.0069white thing crossing the woods.375.9120 
271PRV_int_01375.9599<laugh>376.2415
272PRV_se0_ag3_f_01376.2954Cause right- we knew the coffins had came up.378.5119
273PRV_int_01378.6078Oh.379.0092
274PRV_se0_ag3_f_01379.3302And I was so sure that was a coffin in the woods. I s-382.5412
276 382.8407every time he'd get ready to go out the door I was in front of him. [<laugh> So,]387.4098 
277PRV_int_01385.9140[<laugh>]387.3792
278PRV_se0_ag3_f_01387.7686I told him, I says, you know what? I hate we came back.390.7220
280 391.1833He says, /RD-NAME-1/,392.1059 
282 392.4953it was your decision not mine.394.3824 
283PRV_int_01394.4183<laugh>394.7598
284PRV_se0_ag3_f_01394.6794He says, realize now,396.0393
285 396.5964you said you want the people to come back home,399.5858
287 399.8315and you had to make the first move to show them they had to be strong and come back. I said, yeah I did, didn't I?405.6160 
288PRV_int_01405.4962[<laugh>]406.8441
289PRV_se0_ag3_f_01405.9994[So uh (laughing)]406.7962
290 407.0478that was the only encouragement I had for staying in Princeville until411.7959
292 412.0236people came back.413.1618 
294 413.5273But finally they start turning the lights back on and I got a little bit comfortable.417.7901 
295PRV_int_01417.7722Mm-hm.418.2814
296PRV_se0_ag3_f_01418.2814But believe me, it was frightening over here for awhile.421.0311
297 421.3367All that /slug/, all of that stuff over here.425.3180
298PRV_int_01425.4797[Yeah.]425.7793
299PRV_se0_ag3_f_01425.5996[That] foul odor.427.0433
300PRV_int_01427.2051Mm.427.6604
301PRV_se0_ag3_f_01428.0318And428.5590
303 429.8650I wouldn't even take a bath in the little432.1055 
305 432.3452trailer432.9177 
306PRV_int_01433.0795Mm-hm.433.5168
307PRV_se0_ag3_f_01433.9302because I didn't know what might come through the line.436.5481
308PRV_int_01436.7698Mm.437.1772
309PRV_se0_ag3_f_01437.1891I- I mean, <laugh> I- my mind was so mixed up.440.4481
310PRV_int_01440.4096Yeah.440.7511
311PRV_se0_ag3_f_01440.8470I was weak enough to think that442.3686
313 443.1235frogs, [bugs, worms], anything <laugh>445.5965 
314PRV_int_01444.0460[Ew.]444.5433
315PRV_se0_ag3_f_01446.4506and he says, /RD-NAME-1/, you know [now.]448.3654
316PRV_int_01448.1951[<laugh>]449.0098
317PRV_se0_ag3_f_01448.8002[But he] was most patient with me. He was.451.2384
318 451.8315And, uh, as I'm- as I said, he's a very strong person.454.9287
319PRV_int_01455.3540Yeah.455.6296
320PRV_se0_ag3_f_01455.9925But, uh-456.5736
321PRV_int_01457.2067We'd like to talk to him [sometime.]458.6644
322PRV_se0_ag3_f_01458.5566[Okay.] But he really encouraged me a lot.460.8870
323 461.3602But like I say- I kn- I know no place but Princeville and there's no place else for me to be.466.3001
325 466.6835And467.2586 
327 468.9840right now, uh, I- I can't lie and say that when it starts raining,473.4680 
329 473.6103it disturbs me in any way.475.3017 
330PRV_int_01475.4754Hm.475.6911
331PRV_se0_ag3_f_01475.9307Um,476.4160
333 476.9971I'm a strong believer,478.0994 
334PRV_int_01478.2586[Mm.]478.5042
335PRV_se0_ag3_f_01478.3724[and I] just do not believe479.6424
336 479.9420that God would allow481.1641
338 482.8954the s- people of Princeville, his children,485.1360 
339PRV_int_01485.3491Mm.485.6726
340PRV_se0_ag3_f_01485.7745to suffer like that again.487.1763
341PRV_int_01487.1943Mm.487.5417
342PRV_se0_ag3_f_01488.4763That was a- that was a real sad ordeal.491.3818
344 491.7772Can you imagine seeing493.3468 
346 493.5958one of the citizens in your ward495.5069 
348 498.0829on their knees,499.1016 
350 500.7368face down in the Earth502.5555 
352 503.2444under the condition that504.5744 
354 505.1734this soil was in after the flood507.3900 
356 507.8813boohooing and crying for their losses?509.9216 
357PRV_int_01509.9935Mm.510.3889
358PRV_se0_ag3_f_01510.6105And all you can do512.0783
360 513.4442is pat them.514.3128 
362 515.6727Words don't even console them.517.3057 
363PRV_int_01517.4974Hm.517.7789
365 519.1568Wow.519.5043 
366PRV_se0_ag3_f_01522.5895Then you had to go to the bat and fight and argue to help support them526.7206
368 526.9063for why they can't do this528.7275 
370 529.2427or what's529.9796 
372 530.8243the best recommendation532.4392 
374 532.9005if you wanna permit them to do it this way or that way.536.3991 
376 536.7466And they constantly calling on you for539.2028 
378 540.3685help.540.9496 
379PRV_int_01541.2491Mm.541.5846
380PRV_se0_ag3_f_01542.0699And you know that you're limited too,544.3763
381PRV_int_01544.5620Mm-hm.545.0233
382PRV_se0_ag3_f_01545.1731but you don't say no.546.6108
384 547.2493You just go forth and take some insult for them.549.9572 
385PRV_int_01550.2387Mm-hm.550.7240
386PRV_se0_ag3_f_01551.8203And- and this is what being a commissioner has been like554.8071
388 555.2564since the flood556.3647 
390 556.9039and557.4071 
392 557.8205they hear little things and they know how I am because I'm a people person.562.2571 
394 562.5387I'm truly a servant of the people,564.6834 
395PRV_int_01564.7792Mm-hm.565.3124
396PRV_se0_ag3_f_01565.4622and565.8576
398 566.8760I'm a servant of these people here568.9727 
400 569.2098because the things that I vote on570.9951 
402 573.6011effect574.1283 
404 574.4218me just as much as they effect them.576.8900 
405PRV_int_01577.0133Mm-hm.577.4457
407 577.9778Yeah.578.1935 
408PRV_se0_ag3_f_01578.7985And so this is the reason that I580.7934
410 581.2547above581.9519 
412 582.1553and aboard582.9980 
414 583.4593of all things have to be honest about decisions I make.587.2010 
415PRV_int_01587.0992Yeah.587.3867
416PRV_se0_ag3_f_01587.6324And I also knew at the time that I voted to come back to Princeville. These people had no place else to go. They were just like me.594.6270
417PRV_int_01594.8846Yeah.595.0943
418PRV_se0_ag3_f_01595.0284They were devastated for th- with their [losses.]597.4067
419PRV_int_01597.2630[Mm-hm.]597.6583
420PRV_se0_ag3_f_01597.6763They had no place to go.598.9524
421PRV_int_01599.1176Yeah.599.3752
423 601.1365It-601.3941 
425 601.9272it- it seems like603.1853 
427 604.3954Princeville as- as a community606.4383 
429 606.6719of people has607.8984 
431 608.6943come so far609.6049 
433 609.9284in terms of recovering [from such a devastation.]612.3306 
434PRV_se0_ag3_f_01611.0486[Right, they have.]612.1869
435 612.6482They have.613.1334
436PRV_int_01613.0675What do you think you-614.1638
437 614.5233you think615.0265
439 615.8986has616.3539 
441 616.7673changed or you think the town- what have you619.5530 
443 621.0926taken from this experience you think in terms of623.6661 
445 624.1513what the community, um,625.4513 
447 626.0145<ts> I don't wanna say has learned, but what has changed the most from that experience?630.4656 
448PRV_se0_ag3_f_01636.5377Well,637.4543
450 640.2075I think that it has brought641.6633 
452 642.4480among the elderly643.7720 
454 644.4130and644.8443 
456 645.7884some of the646.5312 
458 647.5556under seniors,648.6879 
460 650.0478uh, unity.651.2340 
461PRV_int_01651.4316Hm.651.6833
462PRV_se0_ag3_f_01652.4980Some unity.653.2468
463PRV_int_01653.6936Mkay.654.0351
464PRV_se0_ag3_f_01655.5088Uh,656.0120
466 658.1148I believe there is a kind of a love here now661.4551 
468 662.4676that didn't at one time exist.665.0076 
469PRV_int_01664.9118Hm.665.1694
470PRV_se0_ag3_f_01672.4547<ts>672.5936
472 673.2065And673.7756 
474 675.7799I- I just676.8163 
476 678.2721feel that679.0629 
478 680.3269it cleaned the town for one thing.682.4536 
480 682.8730It- it really clear- it really684.8894 
482 685.4345cleaned the town.686.8783 
484 687.2840But in a sense,688.5960 
486 688.8895uh,689.3448 
488 690.3872it was needed.691.3876 
489PRV_int_01691.5554Mm-hm.692.0227
490PRV_se0_ag3_f_01692.6038And I'm sorry that we had to lose so much694.8503
492 695.9860to clean the town697.1902 
494 697.6455but698.1786 
496 702.6692it was a good experience704.2627 
498 704.7779for a lot of people.705.6705 
500 708.0728It- it should've taught a lot of us that,710.3348 
502 711.3233you know,711.7426 
504 712.2698we are all713.0546 
506 713.6357using the same bridge.715.1122 
507PRV_int_01715.4090Mm-hm.715.9242
509 717.2097Hm.717.4014 
510PRV_se0_ag3_f_01719.2540Uh,719.8220
512 722.1934everybody's baggage723.5377 
514 723.7507should be about the same.724.9483 
516 730.2572And me,730.8773 
518 732.0208I truly believe732.9580 
520 734.2976internally it has made me a better person.736.5602 
521PRV_int_01736.7779Hm.736.9483
522PRV_se0_ag3_f_01737.2209I know for one thing, I'm stronger.739.0243
523PRV_int_01739.4172Mm-hm.739.7485
524PRV_se0_ag3_f_01740.6337I'm stronger.741.4336
525PRV_int_01741.9212Mm.742.0916
526PRV_se0_ag3_f_01744.4705It made me, uh,745.9899
528 747.9969more alert748.9132 
530 750.0303where the community751.1142 
532 751.8952and, uh,752.9792 
534 753.4336some754.1531 
536 754.5634things involving the community756.5563 
538 757.0006as far as our infrastructure and759.5519 
540 762.8208the drainage and all of these things are concerned.765.8596 
542 766.2762Uh, it makes me, uh, go around768.8113 
544 769.0527on a daily basis and observe things771.5188 
546 772.0490that I feel I should maybe773.6232 
548 774.1013focus on and775.2468 
550 776.2171call to the attention of our town manager.778.5365 
551PRV_int_01778.9700Mm.779.1641
552PRV_se0_ag3_f_01779.8883Just like this water standing right down here now,782.7378
554 783.5235uh, I'm concerned784.8658 
556 785.1546hoping that, uh,786.4515 
558 786.9628maybe in the near future, we can788.7804 
560 789.1023iron out that problem.790.2383 
561PRV_int_01790.3282Mm-hm.790.7826
562PRV_se0_ag3_f_01792.4515Uh,792.8318
564 792.9864it- it's- it's just made me a better individual796.1389 
566 796.9862as far as to say798.3095 
568 798.8018I feel stronger800.0798 
570 800.4159toward800.8135 
572 800.9650my position802.1152 
574 802.6481as a commissioner and showing representation806.1319 
575PRV_int_01806.4680Mm.806.6763
576PRV_se0_ag3_f_01806.6195for the people here.807.6087
577PRV_int_01808.1957Mm.808.4513
579 811.1947<ts>811.3225 
581 811.8858Well thank you very much for your time. I know you have814.5649 
582PRV_se0_ag3_f_01815.0788<ts>815.2540
583PRV_int_01815.5333a meeting to get to. I- n-816.9580
585 817.3414this has been an amazing conversation. I hope819.6939 
587 820.0016that we can maybe make some more time at some point.822.5935 
588PRV_se0_ag3_f_01823.1095Uh-823.5686
589PRV_int_01824.0183Maybe with your husband we could-825.3957
590PRV_se0_ag3_f_01826.1058uh, I tell you what, uh,827.8078
592 828.9628if you're just back in general in Princeville,831.4809 
594 832.3708uh, you wanna stop by /RD-WORK-4/ apartment, we have a very beautiful community room there.836.9177 
595PRV_int_01837.0881Okay.837.3484
596PRV_se0_ag3_f_01837.3673And you can feel free to just stop,839.1025
598 839.5333and maybe we can make the time for you.841.5118 
599PRV_int_01841.7106Great.842.0278
600PRV_se0_ag3_f_01842.1603Mkay?842.5958
601PRV_int_01842.6005That would be [wonderful.]843.4904
602PRV_se0_ag3_f_01843.2774[And] uh, I'm gonna show you this, uh,845.2303
603 846.8302article from the Post while you're here.848.8798
604PRV_int_01848.9271Okay.849.2585