I’m not disagreeing with you on the vax, I think toxic over processed foods are a big problem when it comes to kids health and behavior. Look up what food dye does to a kid and it’s in everything. One example, marshmallows are white and they have blue dye, why???
Oh yeah he’s not liked on good day. He hid during covid. Cooper has to be another puppet. I heard they asked Trump not to visit because too many people would try to see him, that’s hear say. I don’t know, find it hard to believe he wouldn’t come. Maybe too much distraction.
I’m glad you are ok. I’m not hearing much about SC. Nothing but rain at my house. I was at the coast just rain & wind. A tornado fifteen minutes from my house took out several buildings. I think minor injuries nothing serious. Glad to see you are back fren.
With this area being mountain folk “hillbilly” (not my words) I can see this happening. Same with isolated coastal communities in NC, SC & GA. The same type of people live in both areas, resilient communities from generations back. You should see the Trump flags in the poorer coastal area of Eastern NC coast. Just wait until they are told this and especially the government isn’t getting the dead out.
We picked up eggs from our local egg farmer today. She said make sure you have water, because people are panicking it’s almost gone in town. So, guess we joined the madness. Hubby went to Rose’s and they were very low. We got enough for a couple weeks, it was time to get some anyway. I’m in NC & thinking the low stock on water could be from port strike panic as well donations going to Western NC. There’s been a big outpouring of churches and local businesses sending supplies. Also heard TP is being bought out rapidly. That was another item requested for the mountain flooding area. Just my thoughts I’ll know more when I actually go to store.
I’m not defending anyone especially the gov, I don’t think they can get up the mountains. I’ve been watching a lot of videos by rescuers and people that live there. The roads are washed out, especially up the mountain area. One person said they had to cut trees out of the way just to hike up the mountain. There’s no excuse the military isn’t going in on choppers. Heck at least air dropping medicine, food & water.
I believe it. The photos look like a war zone. What pisses me off if this was some where like Haiti or Jamaica (any third world country) the USA government would be sending every resource available to get the people out, supplies etc. The military should be in their helping. This isn’t a situation that’s going to be over in a few months. Some communities will never rebuild or recover. If people aren’t aware, this is a major tourist area in NC. The impact of loosing the tourism is devastating to the community. Although that’s certainly not priority right now. A friend of ours had Airbnb reservations & owner tried to talk him into not canceling. He only got half the money back and will file complaint to Airbnb. I heard there’s a facebook group for the missing people. I’ve seen several posts about people missing. You are correct the death toll will be devastating. Maybe the plan is to not help these people because they are probably mostly Christian, conservative, gun carrying, hard working people. If it was another Katrina it would be a different story. I hate myself for even thinking this and making it about race. I can’t figure out another reason the government isn’t helping.
Facebook page run by a guy in college. He’s been posting non stop since the disaster in NC mountains.
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I'm passing along an update from North Carolina Emergency Management. It has a lot of helpful things that I thought folks might like.
"Search and rescue efforts continue in Western North Carolina amidst simultaneous coordinated efforts to restore critical infrastructure and bring much needed food, water and other necessities to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. “The response to this crisis so far has been a massive effort of coordination and logistics,” said Governor Roy Cooper. “As emergency responders continue search and rescue operations in Western North Carolina, local, state, federal, private and non-profit partners continue to work in concert to provide food, water, shelter and other basic necessities for people in need.
Simultaneously, thousands of private sector and government employees are working 24/7 to restore critical infrastructure including power, water, wastewater treatment, cellular phone service and internet connectivity.”
Food, Water and Commodity Points of Distribution Efforts are underway to provide food, water and basic necessities to residents in affected communities, utilizing both ground resources and air drops from the NC National Guard. FEMA has delivered 18 trailers of food and water this morning and expects to have both a trailer of food and a trailer of water each delivered to 34 counties by the end of today. More than 20,000 people have been registered for assistance. Buncombe County – Biltmore Baptist Church, 35 Clayton Road, Arden, NC 28704 McDowell County – Grace Community Church, 5182 Highway 70 West, Marion, NC 28752 Watauga County – First Baptist Church, 375 West King Street, Boone, NC 28607 Points of distribution for commodities have been established in each impacted county. These locations are also providing free public Wi-Fi for area residents. Seek information from local governments for counties not listed below: Ashe County – Westwood Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School Buncombe County – UNC-Asheville, Asheville Buncombe Tech Ferguson, WNC Ag. Center, Asheville-Buncombe Tech Conference Center, Biltmore Baptist Church, The Greens at Weaverville, Fletcher Nursing and Rehabilitation. Catawba – Catawba Valley Community College Tarlton Complex Henderson County – First Baptist Church Hendersonville, Greens at Hendersonville Madison County – Madison County Cooperative Extension Service McDowell County – Nebo Crossing Church, Grace Community Church Mitchell County – First Baptist Spruce Pine Polk County – Polk County High School Rowan County – Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA Watauga – Cove Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Zionville VFD, Foscoe Christian Church, Watauga EOC, Holmes Convocation Center, Meat Camp Road, Town of Boone PD, First Baptist Boone.
Power Outages Across the region, approximately 370,000 customers remain without power, down from a peak of more than one million. Power has been restored to more than 600,000 customers.
Missing Persons To report a missing person or request non-emergency support, please call NC 211 or 1-888-892-1162 if calling from out-of-state.
Shelters A total of 25 shelters have been opened in Western North Carolina, housing 1,163 people. Plans are in place to open additional shelters as needed to accommodate additional needs. Search and Rescue Operations Search and rescue operations are ongoing in Western North Carolina. Search and rescue teams, including 16 from other states with a total of 57 teams as far west as Colorado and as far north as New Hampshire, plus 18 federal teams, have rescued more than 440 people and evacuated an additional nearly 4,700. More than 400 people have been rescued by the NC National Guard. More than 110 pets have also been rescued.
Road Closures/Rail Service Travel remains dangerous, with approximately 400 roads remain closed. NCDOT is asking people to refrain from unnecessary travel to or in Western North Carolina. The focus is on restoring primary roads and access to communities that have been isolated by damage. First responders also want to keep the roads as clear as possible to help ensure they may carry out all response missions. NCDOT has dispatched the following resources to assist with the recovery process: 1,500+ employees 1,500+ trucks, graders & backhoes/loaders 1,000+ chainsaws 8,000+ barricades & signs
Cellphone Provider Coverage Cellphone providers are working to fix the damage and coverage issues caused by the storm and get stopgap solutions, such as temporary cell phone towers, in place and rapid progress is being made. Restoring communications is critical to saving lives, finding where people are and getting in supplies, and Governor Cooper been in constant contact with cellphone companies urging action and offering support. Please turn your cell phone off and restart it periodically to allow it to reconnect when a network is reestablished.
Fatalities Forty-two storm-related deaths have been confirmed in North Carolina by Office of Chief Medical Examiner. We do expect that these numbers will continue to rise over the coming days. The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will continue to confirm numbers twice daily. If you have an emergency or believe that someone is in danger, please call 911. To report that you have been unable to reach a person in Western North Carolina, please call 211. North Carolina National Guard Deployed Gov. Cooper has activated more than 700 North Carolina National Guard soldiers and airmen to both conduct search and rescue operations and deliver critical supplies to Western North Carolina. As of Tuesday morning, 275 vehicles and 15 aircraft had been deployed in Western North Carolina to facilitate these missions.
Volunteers and Donations Due to dangerous road conditions, and the need to maintain open routes for emergency operations, travel to Western North Carolina is strongly discouraged. Instead, consider the following options for donations and volunteer opportunities: If you would like to donate to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, visit nc.gov/donate. If you are seeking information on volunteer opportunities, please visit nc.gov/working/volunteer-opportunities/volunteernc.
Storm Damage Cleanup If your home has damages and you need assistance with clean up, please call Crisis Cleanup for access to volunteer organizations that can assist you at 844-965-1386. Major Disaster Declaration and FEMA Assistance President Biden approved Governor Cooper’s request for an expedited request declaring a Major Disaster for 25 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This declaration paves the way for Public Assistance to help our hard-hit local governments, as well as access to FEMA’s Individual Assistance program.
FEMA may be able to help with serious needs, displacement, temporary lodging, basic home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused needs. Homeowners and renters in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians can apply. North Carolinians may apply for Individual Assistance by calling 1-800-621-3362 from 7am to 11pm daily or by visiting www.disasterassistance.gov, or by downloading the FEMA app."
https://www.disasterassistance.gov
https://www.nc.gov/working/volunteer-opportunities/volunteernc
This is from a facebook page I’ve been following for a while. He’s a college student who started a weather page on FB. He’s stepped up and has been posting non stop about the storm damage and rescue efforts. Entire message if below.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1hVPJjp3RhYW4aKd
I'm passing along an update from North Carolina Emergency Management. It has a lot of helpful things that I thought folks might like.
"Search and rescue efforts continue in Western North Carolina amidst simultaneous coordinated efforts to restore critical infrastructure and bring much needed food, water and other necessities to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. “The response to this crisis so far has been a massive effort of coordination and logistics,” said Governor Roy Cooper. “As emergency responders continue search and rescue operations in Western North Carolina, local, state, federal, private and non-profit partners continue to work in concert to provide food, water, shelter and other basic necessities for people in need.
Simultaneously, thousands of private sector and government employees are working 24/7 to restore critical infrastructure including power, water, wastewater treatment, cellular phone service and internet connectivity.”
Food, Water and Commodity Points of Distribution Efforts are underway to provide food, water and basic necessities to residents in affected communities, utilizing both ground resources and air drops from the NC National Guard. FEMA has delivered 18 trailers of food and water this morning and expects to have both a trailer of food and a trailer of water each delivered to 34 counties by the end of today. More than 20,000 people have been registered for assistance. Buncombe County – Biltmore Baptist Church, 35 Clayton Road, Arden, NC 28704 McDowell County – Grace Community Church, 5182 Highway 70 West, Marion, NC 28752 Watauga County – First Baptist Church, 375 West King Street, Boone, NC 28607 Points of distribution for commodities have been established in each impacted county. These locations are also providing free public Wi-Fi for area residents. Seek information from local governments for counties not listed below: Ashe County – Westwood Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School Buncombe County – UNC-Asheville, Asheville Buncombe Tech Ferguson, WNC Ag. Center, Asheville-Buncombe Tech Conference Center, Biltmore Baptist Church, The Greens at Weaverville, Fletcher Nursing and Rehabilitation. Catawba – Catawba Valley Community College Tarlton Complex Henderson County – First Baptist Church Hendersonville, Greens at Hendersonville Madison County – Madison County Cooperative Extension Service McDowell County – Nebo Crossing Church, Grace Community Church Mitchell County – First Baptist Spruce Pine Polk County – Polk County High School Rowan County – Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA Watauga – Cove Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Zionville VFD, Foscoe Christian Church, Watauga EOC, Holmes Convocation Center, Meat Camp Road, Town of Boone PD, First Baptist Boone.
Power Outages Across the region, approximately 370,000 customers remain without power, down from a peak of more than one million. Power has been restored to more than 600,000 customers.
Missing Persons To report a missing person or request non-emergency support, please call NC 211 or 1-888-892-1162 if calling from out-of-state.
Shelters A total of 25 shelters have been opened in Western North Carolina, housing 1,163 people. Plans are in place to open additional shelters as needed to accommodate additional needs. Search and Rescue Operations Search and rescue operations are ongoing in Western North Carolina. Search and rescue teams, including 16 from other states with a total of 57 teams as far west as Colorado and as far north as New Hampshire, plus 18 federal teams, have rescued more than 440 people and evacuated an additional nearly 4,700. More than 400 people have been rescued by the NC National Guard. More than 110 pets have also been rescued.
Road Closures/Rail Service Travel remains dangerous, with approximately 400 roads remain closed. NCDOT is asking people to refrain from unnecessary travel to or in Western North Carolina. The focus is on restoring primary roads and access to communities that have been isolated by damage. First responders also want to keep the roads as clear as possible to help ensure they may carry out all response missions. NCDOT has dispatched the following resources to assist with the recovery process: 1,500+ employees 1,500+ trucks, graders & backhoes/loaders 1,000+ chainsaws 8,000+ barricades & signs
Cellphone Provider Coverage Cellphone providers are working to fix the damage and coverage issues caused by the storm and get stopgap solutions, such as temporary cell phone towers, in place and rapid progress is being made. Restoring communications is critical to saving lives, finding where people are and getting in supplies, and Governor Cooper been in constant contact with cellphone companies urging action and offering support. Please turn your cell phone off and restart it periodically to allow it to reconnect when a network is reestablished.
Fatalities Forty-two storm-related deaths have been confirmed in North Carolina by Office of Chief Medical Examiner. We do expect that these numbers will continue to rise over the coming days. The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will continue to confirm numbers twice daily. If you have an emergency or believe that someone is in danger, please call 911. To report that you have been unable to reach a person in Western North Carolina, please call 211. North Carolina National Guard Deployed Gov. Cooper has activated more than 700 North Carolina National Guard soldiers and airmen to both conduct search and rescue operations and deliver critical supplies to Western North Carolina. As of Tuesday morning, 275 vehicles and 15 aircraft had been deployed in Western North Carolina to facilitate these missions.
Volunteers and Donations Due to dangerous road conditions, and the need to maintain open routes for emergency operations, travel to Western North Carolina is strongly discouraged. Instead, consider the following options for donations and volunteer opportunities: If you would like to donate to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, visit nc.gov/donate. If you are seeking information on volunteer opportunities, please visit nc.gov/working/volunteer-opportunities/volunteernc.
Storm Damage Cleanup If your home has damages and you need assistance with clean up, please call Crisis Cleanup for access to volunteer organizations that can assist you at 844-965-1386. Major Disaster Declaration and FEMA Assistance President Biden approved Governor Cooper’s request for an expedited request declaring a Major Disaster for 25 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This declaration paves the way for Public Assistance to help our hard-hit local governments, as well as access to FEMA’s Individual Assistance program.
FEMA may be able to help with serious needs, displacement, temporary lodging, basic home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused needs. Homeowners and renters in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians can apply. North Carolinians may apply for Individual Assistance by calling 1-800-621-3362 from 7am to 11pm daily or by visiting www.disasterassistance.gov, or by downloading the FEMA app."
https://www.nc.gov/working/volunteer-opportunities/volunteernc
It’s unthinkable the military isn’t in their finding people, clearing roads and bringing supplies. If this was a foreign country USA would be neck deep into helping and leading it. If these areas recover it will take years.
It’s radio that works on local repeaters. My husband meet local people when he first got on the CB. The radio is small and portable. The only downside is you have to have a license from government. I’ve seen this talked about here before, most people don’t want to do Ham because of needing a license. I guess it’s a personal choice. It’s not like they don’t already know everything you do and where you go. The local GMRS group has started a radio club for the area. They don’t care if you are ham, GMRS, cb or all. It’s more about having local support friendship is a plus but the emergency aspect is a positive. Just today we had a tornado warning and if the storm developed it was coming right down our road. Hubby got on the radio and they were giving updates and checking on each other. Honestly it’s mostly a hobby for him or anyone. Glad to know it’s something we can use if grid is down. The radio expert in the group knows people from several counties and he says in case of emergency they can communicate messages from one area to the next. Most people on GMRS have ham license and could send messages through ham. It’s a hoot listening to these guys talk when it’s just chit chat. It’s not private! They know more gossip than I do. The radio is pretty inexpensive. I think you have to the local repeater or enter some code for each area. You can find them on YouTube.
I found these sites at the top of a search. I don’t know enough to verify if it’s good information.
https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/5261-better-understanding-how-gmrs-repeaters-work/
https://www.baofengradio.com/blogs/news/about-gmrs-10-things-you-better-know
https://offroadpassport.com/forums/topic/5775-gmrs-for-beginners/
Remember several years ago at the border parents were separated from their children both housed at different locations? I don’t remember exactly when or if it was during Trump presidency. Now I’m wondering were they separated children from their traffickers.
Also I believe most of Europe still process the wheat with a stone grinder like it’s been done since the beginning of time. I read years ago that makes a difference. I can’t eat most processed breads without getting a bad stomach ache. Back when I ate bread Dave’s was the only one that didn’t bother me.
Ha ha, I know how to call hubby with out cell service. I begged him over a year to get a CB. He finally did and now he has CB, Ham & GMRS. He’s gotten together with a small group of men in our community on GMRS. If I can’t contact him in emergency I can get on his GMRS and get people in touch with him. He and my son in law take one in an emergency go bag every day to work. Praying he only uses radio for fun and not emergency. After seeing NC mountains it most definitely could be useful.
I have Verizon service it’s fine except for the past week my phone has been flip flopping in and out of SOS. With the exception of going out town over the area to a better service area, no SOS. Got home yesterday and back in SOS. Saw a few people on gen chat say they were in SOS.
Outrageous!