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Even though Hurricane Irma blew through Florida over a week ago, crews are still working around the clock to try to restore power to the entire state, as well as clean up all the damage.

Some of these workers have been going nonstop for more than a week, and understandably are exhausted, filthy and ready to go home. One photo that is going viral has shown that the people of Florida appreciate all that these workers are doing for them.

The photo, which was posted on Facebook on Saturday by a user identified as Jennifer Taylor Koukos, shows a line of women at the Sebring International Raceway, The Tribunist reported.

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The caption to the photo states that the women who are standing in line were actually waiting for the linemen to give them their clothes so that they can be cleaned.

“One lineman asked me what those ladies were standing in line for. When I told him they were waiting to be given laundry, with a look of sheer disbelief he said, “You gotta be kidding me.” What a great night,” read the caption to the photo.

We should note that we can’t verify that is what the women in the photo are actually waiting for, but we have no reason to doubt it at this time.

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While liberals might look at this and scream “sexism,” most of America will look at this and realize that we live in a truly special country. These women are helping those who have spent days trying to help a state recover from a crippling storm.

The post had been shared over 19,000 times as of Tuesday morning. Many of the over 1,000 comments on the photo were positive as well.

Most of Florida’s electrical grid was badly damaged during the storm, which has made restoring power for all quite difficult. Some estimates that have floated around say that parts of Florida could be without power until October.

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This is a perfect example of what community is all about. These women knew that the workers probably haven’t cleaned their clothes in a long time, and they were willing to take the time to help out in any small way they could.

It is stories like these that show why the United States will always survive anything that gets thrown at us.

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