Well, that's true enough.

"That's great, Sadie," Walter says, smile in evidence.

Still, when the subject shifts, that smile turns into more of a frown.

"It looks worse than it is. The floors got the worst of it, but we still lost a few things. Nothing important," he assures quickly.

"But it's hard to think much of it, when elsewhere houses were completely drenched, or submerged..."

Not a pleasant image.