Asheville and Western NC, TN, and SC damage from Helene [Staff Warning]

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In reply to swimmerbabe11 • 11:15a, 10/9/24
swimmerbabe11 said:
maybe there will be a car-elevator.
Maybe waiting for Carvana to go under so he can get one of these on clearance?
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12:08p, 10/9/24
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In reply to aggiehawg • 3:08p, 10/9/24
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aggiehawg said:
Anyone know the backstory on this?



ETA: Cajun Navy ain't happy.


Looks like the NC National Guard is taking responsibility

https://www.theblaze.com/news/national-guard-helicopter-crew-grounded-for-flying-low-over-hurricane-relief-depot-and-scattering-supplies


Edited to add that I still think it all stinks to high heaven
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3:16p, 10/9/24
I am not a helicopter or plane pilot.
I do have a question though.
It appears there is no safe landing site where this pilot was flying in at a very low level. Wouldn't a pilot in this situation have flown over this area at a much higher altitude to ensure a safe landing zone?

Seems this pilot may be incompetent at best.
Among the latter, under pretence of governing they have divided their nations into two classes, wolves and sheep.”
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3:19p, 10/9/24
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He appears to be well below the minimum 500 foot minimum altitude and it is not like that area was not clearly marked from the sky.
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3:58p, 10/9/24
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The Blue Ridge Parkway in VA will reportedly be re-opening in phases as damage there was much more minimal. Obviously the NC section will be closed for some time, with many washout and mudslides.

Surprisingly Tail of the Dragon seems to be open, if you can get to it.
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7:28p, 10/9/24


Damn, song goes hard and hits hard.
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In reply to Nanomachines son • 7:47p, 10/9/24
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Damn, song goes hard and hits hard.
Rays of hope, in more ways than one.
Among the latter, under pretence of governing they have divided their nations into two classes, wolves and sheep.”
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787
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In reply to torrid • 7:58p, 10/9/24
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The Dragon
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In reply to ToddyHill • 8:19p, 10/9/24
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ToddyHill said:
The Dragon
Oh snap! Didn't occur to me, but I guess it makes sense that trucks would try The Dragon with I-40 washed out. Hey, I was just following my GPS.

This happened periodically like twenty years ago. They traced several incidents back to a clueless dispatcher at one shipping company. I figured truckers pretty much knew to avoid it by this point, but these are desperate times I guess.

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11:58a, 10/10/24
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More good news. Joel Osteen has opened his church up for hurricane refugees from 12-4 this afternoon.
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2:41p, 10/10/24
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In reply to aggiehawg • 2:44p, 10/10/24
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I will have to listen but Shawn Ryan lives in the rural area of Tennessee, he likely has a lot of sources on the ground
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3:18p, 10/10/24
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I am a little over halfway through and I am furious!
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In reply to aggiehawg • 5:43p, 10/10/24
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Third of the way through it and in my mind i hear The Rich Men North of Richmond.
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In reply to aggiehawg • 8:33p, 10/10/24
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I hate you a little right now for making my house so dusty. The people in the impacted areas were 100x more gracious and happy to see us than I ever would have expected for having been through what they had been through. I keep telling people that when you ignore the Feds and their bull****, the way both the helpers and the helped have responded will restore your faith in humanity.
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1:42p, 10/11/24
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7:03p, 10/11/24
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For you and jte, there is no other explanation. We could've been in there after day 1. If their snake eaters are currently deployed the EMAC process could have been streamlined to light speed. This is willful negligence.
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7:54p, 10/11/24
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10:33a, 10/12/24
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This guy who has been posting a lot of content also flies a paramotor. He flew over Lake Lure/Chimney Rock and filmed this. The most interesting part is where you can see the mudslide paths down the side of the mountains.

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9:17a, 10/13/24
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8:05p, 10/13/24
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FEMA is indeed trying to co-opt aid coming into the area. We had several people at church today who had first-person accounts of being stopped by FEMA and being asked to unlock their trailers so they could take their materials meant for the people of the region. The individuals declined, and continued in.

Despicable.
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In reply to zooguy96 • 5:22p, 10/14/24
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Our neighbor is a large animal vet at UT/Knoxville. She is being deployed to the Black Rock area by FEMA. She's been ready to go but FEMA is dragging their feet.

It doesn't make sense.
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In reply to ToddyHill • 5:24p, 10/14/24
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ToddyHill said:
Our neighbor is a large animal vet at UT/Knoxville. She is being deployed to the Black Rock area by FEMA. She's been ready to go but FEMA is dragging their feet.

It doesn't make sense.


It's a government entity. Makes sense.
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In reply to zooguy96 • 7:12p, 10/14/24
zooguy96 said:
ToddyHill said:
Our neighbor is a large animal vet at UT/Knoxville. She is being deployed to the Black Rock area by FEMA. She's been ready to go but FEMA is dragging their feet.

It doesn't make sense.


It's a government entity. Makes sense.


They have assets in place for VET MED.
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In reply to aggiehawg • 7:31p, 10/14/24
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When the people on the ground are telling you what is going on, you can count on that as absolute fact against the word of known liars like Biden, Harris and Mayorkas.

Americans, home and abroad, are expendable resources to this White House.
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12:12p, 10/17/24


Interesting, I have heard rumors of this from multiple people. The mountains in Appalachia are the absolute last place you should ever try something like this. It's armed to the teeth and the people there do not take well to outsiders hurting them. Combine that with the sheer volume of veterans in the area who are helping out and it becomes an extremely hostile area for gangs like this.
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In reply to Nanomachines son • 12:53p, 10/17/24
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Nanomachines son said:


Interesting, I have heard rumors of this from multiple people. The mountains in Appalachia are the absolute last place you should ever try something like this. It's armed to the teeth and the people there do not take well to outsiders hurting them. Combine that with the sheer volume of veterans in the area who are helping out and it becomes an extremely hostile area for gangs like this.

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In reply to Nanomachines son • 1:00p, 10/17/24
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They sure as heck better stay off of my brother-in-law's mountain. They won't ever come back down. He has a cemetery on his property, too. So disposal isn't an issue.
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In reply to Rex Racer • 1:08p, 10/17/24
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Rex Racer said:
They sure as heck better stay off of my brother-in-law's mountain. They won't ever come back down. He has a cemetery on his property, too. So disposal isn't an issue.
We have neighbor that was a licensed mortician in a prevous work life before he became a narc. Hornery guy. Has a private licensed cemetery behind us. Always try to stay on his good side.

Also reminds me of a roommate I had in law school. She was from a small town, was a med student. Her Dad was a doctor, one of his brothers was a pharmacist and another mortician who owned two funeral homes. There family motto was sooner or later everyone would deal with their family in one way or another. Their last name was Goodnight.
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In reply to aggiehawg • 1:25p, 10/17/24
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aggiehawg said:
Rex Racer said:
They sure as heck better stay off of my brother-in-law's mountain. They won't ever come back down. He has a cemetery on his property, too. So disposal isn't an issue.
We have neighbor that was a licensed mortician in a prevous work life before he became a narc. Hornery guy. Has a prvae licensed cemetery behind us. Always try to stay on his good side.

Also reminds me of a roommate I had in law school. She was from a small town, was a med student. Her Dad was a doctor, one of his brothers was a pharmacist and another mortician who owned two funeral homes. There family motto was sooner or later everyone would deal with their family in one way or another. Their last name was Goodnight.
Oh boy - you owe me another coffee from the large amount I just spit out. One letter can sure make a difference. I'd hate to be dead with an honery guy patrolling the area with his own cemetery.
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In reply to aggiehawg • 1:30p, 10/17/24
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aggiehawg said:
Rex Racer said:
They sure as heck better stay off of my brother-in-law's mountain. They won't ever come back down. He has a cemetery on his property, too. So disposal isn't an issue.
We have neighbor that was a licensed mortician in a prevous work life before he became a narc. Hornery guy. Has a private licensed cemetery behind us. Always try to stay on his good side.

Also reminds me of a roommate I had in law school. She was from a small town, was a med student. Her Dad was a doctor, one of his brothers was a pharmacist and another mortician who owned two funeral homes. There family motto was sooner or later everyone would deal with their family in one way or another. Their last name was Goodnight.

The mom's name was Irene.

True story!
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7:50p, 10/17/24
Edit - profanity

Absolutely dying at this video.
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11:41a, 10/18/24


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