Firefighters, Police Officers, Plow Drivers, Power Linemen, Nurses, EMTs, Dispatchers, and everyone else on duty this weekend:
Thank you. In advance. For handling us. For helping us. For saving us.
Again. And again.
In person. On the phone. In the snow. At the hospital. Wherever we need you. You will come. You will help. Because we didn’t listen. We didn’t take heed. As usual. You know us. And here we go—one more time.
So, thank you before we make the same mistakes we make every time snow covers our roadways because, of course, we insanely believe we’ll experience a different result this time despite what happened the last time.
Yay us.
Now, we understand there are many more first-responder agencies in the Upper Ohio Valley than what are represented in our cover photo for this OPEN LETTER, so please understand this THANK YOU is intended to every individual in our valley region who will place their lives on the line while braving the extreme elements to come pick us up, pull us out, and stand us up sturdy over and over again.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and please know we do appreciate your daily dedication to our well-being.
Sincerely,
Your Friends & Neighbors
