We got our ass kicked by a storm with no name
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I went for a run the last two days and went down by the RAD. It’s completely wrecked. Metal siding/roofing wrapped around light poles, shipping containers displaced and flipped over, debris everywhere. They’ve got all of riverside drive blocked off doing some line work down there.
Salvage Station was pretty much wiped off the map. The new Hi Wire brewing facility and beer garden was wiped out. Probably syringes washed up all over the place since a lot of homeless people camp along the river down by the greenway.
My buddy up in Boone finally got about 2-3 dozen pics come through via text... been trying since Monday.
It's beyond words. The really scary/sad part is the missing people stuck out in hollers and long driveways, off of remote roads themselves. It will be years before this starts to resemble what it used to be... if ever.
Downtown Hendersonville and Brevard are two of my favorite places in western NC. I dunno what's left of them.
Folks, donate anything you can. There are so many donation locations around the upstate. They're flying/helicopter everything imaginable. Diapers, water, non-perishable food, paper towels, everything.
It's beyond words. The really scary/sad part is the missing people stuck out in hollers and long driveways, off of remote roads themselves. It will be years before this starts to resemble what it used to be... if ever.
Downtown Hendersonville and Brevard are two of my favorite places in western NC. I dunno what's left of them.
Folks, donate anything you can. There are so many donation locations around the upstate. They're flying/helicopter everything imaginable. Diapers, water, non-perishable food, paper towels, everything.
donated to one fund that divided up the donation, hope it’s legit, then to a food bank, have donated to them before.
one of my concerns is a video i saw today from a guy that flew his own helicopter in because he said law enforcement is not allowing people to go up the mountains to help rescue…i understand the terrain is difficult, but privately own helicopters flown by rescue orgs aren’t allowed to land to help people that cannot be helped by land???
one of my concerns is a video i saw today from a guy that flew his own helicopter in because he said law enforcement is not allowing people to go up the mountains to help rescue…i understand the terrain is difficult, but privately own helicopters flown by rescue orgs aren’t allowed to land to help people that cannot be helped by land???
That’s right in the middle of Biltmore. Asaka had some solid hibachi. That’s one of many local family owned places that will probably never come back.
I heard Brevard didn't have as much damage as some areas (all relative though).
WAS^
I just had a horrible thought. I've always wanted to live up in WNC, i'm guessing real estate is going to be cheap in some places pretty soon (insurance topic aside).
Talked last night to a life long friend who lives in black mtn. He had two acres with a creek. Within one hour the creek you could step over was up to his roof top. He and his wife and dogs had to scramble to the roof not knowing if the water was gonna keep rising. They were stuck for 6 hours watching homes and cars and animals getting swept by. They rescued a racoon that sat with them. They could feel the house swaying. Then when water went down they saw they had 4 ft of mud in it. Their cars were gone. Their horse, chickens, and ducks all gone. They hiked out a couple miles to find help. Some firemen picked them up and fed them. Now they’re staying at a school that’s a shelter until his brother can get through and take them to his place.
Damn... that will give you some perspective! Sorry to hear that. Thank goodness for his brother. That is trauma that they will carry forever.
Maybe Spike Lee will find an angle and make a film series like "When The Levees Broke" after Katrina. I kinda doubt it. You can't really blame this on anyone. This is simply nature showing its strength. But, people are resilient and they persevere.
This is the most amazing footage I've seen. I dunno how these people had any composure to film this. This footage is all DURING the storm! You get to see the water rising. It's like living on the Titanic!
Trying to save farm animals, anything they can save.
Trying to save farm animals, anything they can save.
milton is about to cut florida in half…all those power and rescue people that just got home from helping sc, nc, and tn are about to get hammered.
i know it’s going to weaken from its current state, but the size and surge will be devastating.
i know it’s going to weaken from its current state, but the size and surge will be devastating.
A few schools in Asheville are drilling their own damn water wells, cuz they're afraid they won't have running water for weeks at the soonest. That's insane.
Kids are actually going to look forward to school though!
@uncboy10 how hard is it to get water for a household, for the folks without water yet? Like can you get enough to use "solar showers", or it is only enough for drinking & scrubbing some dishes?
Kids are actually going to look forward to school though!
@uncboy10 how hard is it to get water for a household, for the folks without water yet? Like can you get enough to use "solar showers", or it is only enough for drinking & scrubbing some dishes?
That was the resource we waited for the longest back in 1989, with Hugo... WATER! We had the phones working the next day... electricity in about 3-4 days. 2 1/2 weeks without water. We would fill water jugs with water from the pool at the apt. complex, for the toilet tank.
There’s plenty of bottled water going around. People in more remote areas might be struggling to access it but I’d imagine most of them have evacuated at this point if they can.
Solar showers have been sold out pretty much everywhere I’ve checked. Probably would have to order one of those online. There are several locations with shower trailers setup though, plus the YMCA in Biltmore Park. But there’s plenty of water to use for that if you’ve got one.
Water for flushing toilets has been a real struggle for a lot of people. I’m lucky to have been able to use pool water for that.
I’ve been starting to get back into training (running) and not being able to take a hot shower after a run is definitely a pain in the ass.
This guy's channel is great! This has me wanting to see what it would cost to try this hobby for real.
Now, I see just how the whole mess happened. That is not a good place to be when the water falls out of the sky the way it did!
Now, I see just how the whole mess happened. That is not a good place to be when the water falls out of the sky the way it did!
that was excellent, just the overview I've been wanting to see. Of course I know it's nothing like when the water was at its high mark. Good find.
His footage day of... like kayaking to his hanger was pretty interesting too.
They’ve apparently had to relocate FEMA personnel and temporarily pause some of their support operations because of dipshit conspiracy theorists threatening them.
Asheville had a cool vibe, an awesome feel. I hope it can recover. I think other towns will eventually revive just since the natural wonder and beauty of WNC will stabilize once roads can stabilize. It will always be the regional hub, with Biltmore and proximity, etc, but you have to wonder of "culture" will take a hit. Cleanup is obviously going to take forever, but what about rebuild, will they try to rebuild along the rivers? If not then where do all the hipsters (all their art and beer) go?
I think maybe see heelmanwilm's post regarding this on the politics thread. You might ask him for clarification but I don't think it is the doing of conspiracy theorists as much as just a native attitude that runs through those parts.
The actions you refer to were precautionary over an e-mail of unknown credibility, not the result of any direct confrontation, at least not as I've seen reported. I'm not trying to minimize anything, people there to help need to be helped in that effort, and not hindered.
There’s definitely a native attitude towards government in this area which I think has made people more willing to believe the crazy conspiracy theories. So I’d say it’s a bit of both.
I’ve read of at least one forest service employee getting directly threatened. I haven’t personally witnessed it but I can easily believe it.
The folks volunteering here are heroes. The Red Cross and Army Airborne divisions in particular have been kicking ass
The guy with the beard in this video is a good friend from elementary school. Lived on the same piece of land in same house his whole life. He lost everything. Now at least he can be back on his land.
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