West Virgina

West Virgina is one of the most criticized states in America. But the thing people doesn't know is that we come together when a disaster happened like it happened the other day. That's what makes our state great. We lost 25 hard working people in Whitesville at the Upper Big Branch Mine due to a methane gas explosion. Everywhere you go you will see please pray for our miners. These people might not even know anyone that was lost in these mines like I did. But that's the thing with our state. When something tragic happens like this we pray for the families that are hurt. I love this state and I couldn't move because everyone is so nice here. Technology here isn't like what it is in other states because we don't have a lot of money. Technology hasn't really hurt us but it wouldn't hurt to try and get some kind of communication in the mines if something like this ever happened again. I would love to see some kind of telephone or walky talky or something to help the miners communicate with rescue team. We, as people that live in West Virgina, are perceived as rednecks, hillbilly's, inbred, anything like that. It makes me mad when I hear this kind of stuff because not all of us are like that. I mean yeah we do have a different accent and yes most of us live up hollows but that doesn't make us hillbilly's or anything. If people came here for one week and see how we lend a hand to people in need I bet money that they wished that their home was as loving as West Virginia.