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Hi all, Last night I got an email from Kenny "Gator" Loup and permission to post his letter to me going into detail what he's been going thru. Without further ado, here 'tis: Hello Richard, "I am still making and selling my glue. I have given the mask business to Jeff Herne at Scale Colors. We are displaced because our 50 year old mobile home was damaged beyond repair. Of course, a home of that age is impossible to insure so we only had insurance on the contents. We were fortunate to have my brother-in-law offer up his dad’s home for us to stay in until we get a new modular home to put on our property. Things were pretty hectic around here as we had to move everything out of the house, find a place to kennel four of our five German Shepherds, I am able to keep my service dog with me, demo the house and shop for a new home all the while going back to work with our Parish government. It seemed every time I got ready to fill orders, I had something to do at the house to prepare for demo. I also find out that while people feel bad for our situation, they still expected their order shipped ASAP. Needless to say many of those people have never had to put their world back together after not one, but two hurricanes within a three week period. So, I contemplated shutting Gator’s down. It was expendable. I don’t make that much money, it pays for itself. I felt that I was letting everyone down. Going back and forth to work and running errands, you see the damage to our community everyday. It’s hard. I was at the end of my rope. But I have good friends who talked me down. So, I am making Gator’s more manageable for me by focusing on selling glue. I’m open for business. I’m ordering materials this weekend for my stock and some orders for my retailers. Just tell people to please be patient. Kenny Loup" So go ahead and order Gator's Glue. It's not going anywhere but do exercise patience.