誰かが言わなきゃならない

1. Why can we stand the evacuation life full of hardships?

Many families remain in the Big Palette by being compromised with the environment. One family opted to stay here, after the family was awarded with a rent-house right by the prefectural headquarters and made a preliminary visit to an apartment. The apartment was not bad. It has
three rooms as well as a dining kitchen on the second floor of a concrete building near the Koriyama Station, not bad.
The reason of their choice was that the area was full of pubs or bars
for one, and for the second their children (primary and junior high schools) preferred remaining in the environment close to their school mates in Tomioka-cho staying in the Big Palette. Further,
the words the wife dropped off may show the reality.
- We have to pay for the utilities (electricity, water, gas),
and for other expenditures for meals, etc.
- In other words, nothing costs if we stay in the Big Palette.
They have to be prepared for the education costs for the children. The husband decided to leave temporarily the Big Palette alone for work. The wife cannot do a side job at home as before but instead got US$4,500 of donation and US$10,000 of advance compensation.
Donation and compensation will follow further. They can be saved for future. Such amount of saving was not practical before. The living environment in the Big Palette is being improved one after another: Washing machines and dryers are installed, no more costs for coin laundries; Sleeping conditions are comfortable on mattresses; the living space made of papers and cloths is more comfortable than anticipated with no dusts and external eye sights; Sufficient time for chatting with friends over free coffees and teas, etc. No costs for TV and newspapers, frequent catering service by volunteers are continuing for varieties of hot dishes; gyudon, udon, waffles, miso soup, etc.
Living knowhow in the Big Palette is already in hand and the bodies got accustomed to this environment. Being very unlikely to return home before the end of the year, we are prepared for a long life in the Big Palette.