Gangs roaming devastated streets

With all the downed tree branches, you'd expect to see people in front of their houses frantically cleaning up. Well, around here, gangs of young people visited affected areas and brought with them all the shovels, rakes, and brooms to help clean up the debris. When asked what volunteer group they were part of, they gave a surprising answer. They just found each other through social media and met up. The majority of the group were Gen Z, so if anyone complains that young people are lazy and don't know how to work, I will happily punch them in the nose on Gen Z's behalf. They worked tirelessly to rake yards, haul large branches, and do a general cleanup. This particular group is mainly from USC. 

They weren't the only ones thinking of the devastation and how they could help. A tree company from a fairly distant city came to start cleanup of the larger piles. FOR FREE. A huge crew with lots of equipment, working in a city they don't call home -- for FREE. Just there, being giving, decent human beings. Some good things do come out of tragedies. 

The estimate is that a year's worth of damage was done in the two day wind event. Though there are still piles on the street, all the volunteers, private companies, and City/County workers have been working tirelessly. Our completely impassable street is almost back to normal.