Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I've been watching reports and videos from North Carolina and Tennessee , the destruction and loss is truly catastrophic. In Vermont we had a catastrophic flood last summer, but nothing compares to what is going on down South. No one could have prepared for this. It took a year to get some of the towns here back and running How will this affect the election? There is no way those towns and people in NC and Tenn. will be anywhere near ready by November. Watch the Water? WIll they send in more military? I think they will have to, watch the water, thousands are effected, the infrastructure is shot, no homes, no electricity, nothing. Chaos.
It is truly devastating for those people. Some communities may be lost forever. I live in eastern NC and trying to keep updated on it. I’m getting my information from https://www.ncwxauthority.com/ Facebook page and a couple storm chaser facebook pages. I just read national guard from several states are air lifting people out of areas the roads are washed out. I live in the area Hurricane Floyd caused historic flooding. It was very bad but nothing like what NC & TN is going through. We have a lot of farm land for the water to go during a flood. I’m afraid the loss of life will be devastating.
Interesting thoughts on the election. Thanks for sharing, I hadn’t thought that far ahead.
Moody! I was worried about you, fren! Had not seen any posts, and I knew you lived in NC, just not where. Good to know you are alright.
Thanks for thinking of me. I’m good, just got home from the coast. Spent several hours yesterday on the beach, NC Crystal Coast. I’ve never seen the surf this beautiful and angry. It’s further north than Wilmington area. We got a lot of rain and it cleared out Friday.
I’m happy you’re home and safe. God’s blessings to you and your family.