As I sat down the week before Labor Day to write this article, I considered following up on my recent maintenance agreement column. I also thought about doing a really upbeat piece on the wonderful hot summer we finally experienced — the summer for which we have been waiting several years. As I started writing, I couldn't help but watch the TV accounts of the tragedies unfolding in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Suddenly maintenance agreements and the hot summer, which seemed so important just a week ago, no longer seemed at all significant. Thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands were fighting for the homes, their possessions, and even their lives.
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