ABSTRACT
Most people experienced severe disruptions of their daily routines. Organization activities, conversations, reading, and thinking about Love Canal absorbed their energies. Families who moved in with relatives or to motels exhausted themselves trying to carry on some semblance of their normal routines in unfamiliar settings—some of them unsuitable for daily family living. Some families sorely missed visits from friends and relatives, who were afraid to come into the area. People missed their customary work, hobbies, and recreation—the familiar flow and setting of family life. They missed their neighbors and neighborhood acquaintances—the comforting sense of familiar faces in familiar places.
