As you know I've posted a week or so ago about the situation in WNC. I can tell you this FEMA and the state hasn't helped a bit. Most people got denied the $750 including me after calling FEMA three times and visiting their tent. The FEMA folks at the tent in Arden NC were nice but powerless. The did have a FEMA photographer there to make FEMA look good. I wasn't impressed.
Truth is the locals have gone above and beyond. The media WLOS ABC affiliate is a complete joke. WWNC 570 AM helped with local issues such as search and rescue and helping coordinate supplies live over the air, but was very hesitant to call out the State, FEMA, or Governor Cooper with the excuse 'talk politics later'.
This area will never be the same again. So many lost their livelihoods and businesses. The death count is being covered up. Believe it. The state slow walked everything. Believe it. I believe its been done on purpose.
Keep us in your prayers. So many dislodged from normal life, and so many missing and most likely perished. I hope we can return to normalcy but I doubt it will happen. This has changed the area for the foreseeable future.
I'm in the area as well PLEASE NOTE the $750 must be paid back next year or they can put a lien on your property! Read the fine print! Fuck FEMA
def don't take the $750. what the hell good is $750 going to do for them anyways? they can't go to a store a buy anything.
if this happened in a town that was full of illegals you can bet they would have been saved in days, flown into the best hotels, best food and clothing and given $2,000 a month to play with and no strings attached.