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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on October 08, 2024, 03:24:12 AM »
In somewhat related news, Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified and is now a Category 5 hurricane headed for Tampa.    :Hqn66ku:
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Lynn on October 07, 2024, 11:34:44 PM »
Those power lines are going to take a while and there's just no way it won't. Every time I built a house out here on the mountain getting new power in to the property so building could start was always slow. But the way all that stuff was washed away and knocked down it's going to be like putting all new power lines in and sometimes even worse than that because it'll be like you have to move the crap that's in the way first.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on October 07, 2024, 06:21:14 PM »
Lots of people in multiple states are still without power.  Here's an outage map for Georgia:

https://outagemap.georgiapower.com/

You'll have to zoom in to see most of the markers.  Atlanta is mostly back up and running, but a large swathe from Valdosta to Augusta is still in rough shape.

In the mountains, lots of locals and volunteers are openly carrying firearms due to the threat of looters.  Hopefully the humanoid vultures will be sufficiently deterred and will fly elsewhere to pursue easier meat.

Here's another interview from Mark Huneycutt in Chimney Rock:





This video spans several days, and this lady's trying to process it all:


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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by LilyBLily on October 05, 2024, 11:20:02 PM »
I love Dolly. She's done so much for her old stomping grounds and for children in particular. I drove through Pigeon Forge when it was just a dot on a map outside Gatlinburg and since then she's turned it into a destination. People now have jobs, free books, and hope. Nice going, Dolly.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on October 05, 2024, 02:37:10 PM »
Death toll is now over 200.   :icon_sad:

Mark Huneycutt takes a walk around Chimney Rock and talks to some locals:





Dolly chimes in and chips in:


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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Vijaya on October 03, 2024, 01:22:57 AM »
At times like these, you see a community coming together, the generosity of strangers and neighbors. I like your Appalachian Airlift!!!
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on October 02, 2024, 04:48:01 PM »
Death toll is now at 167.   :icon_sad:

The response from volunteers has been outstanding.  In addition to charities, churches, and other such organizations, individuals who own their own helicopters have started bringing supplies to those who can't get them any other way.  Race car driver Cleetus McFarland says in the video below that 37 helicopters--private craft, not government birds--were ferrying stuff in.

In an homage to the Berlin Airlift, I'm going to refer to this operation as the Appalachian Airlift.  Y'all do what you can to help that moniker catch on.



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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on October 01, 2024, 05:50:22 PM »
Death toll now at 133.   :icon_sad:

Pack mules being employed in areas that are inaccessible by other means:

https://www.axios.com/2024/10/01/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-mules-aid

Numerous volunteer organizations from many states getting involved.

States along the Ohio River have experienced flooding and power outages.

Vultures in human guise are out in force, so if anyone reading this lives in an affected area, keep your wits about you:





In unrelated news, the danger from the chemical fire in Conyers seems to be over.  The shelter-in-place order has been lifted:

https://apnews.com/article/biolab-chemical-plant-fire-chlorine-evacuation-9552ac17f3674ecbd1a52be13b08413f
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Vijaya on October 01, 2024, 01:32:18 AM »
Jeff, we're starting to hear from our friends in the rural areas. It is really awful how hard they were hit. I remember seeing the projected path but didn't think it'd have so much power after making landfall. Still no power for millions. And I suspect the death tolls will rise too. Sad.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: Hurricane Helene
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on September 30, 2024, 05:03:56 PM »
Death toll stands at 91 at last count.

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-tropical-weather-destruction-16b41006d3cb6fedad78d19ca3f389a9

I expect that number to continue to rise as more of the missing are found.   :icon_sad:

It's amazing just how hard the mountains were hit.  They've had flooding up there before, of course, but nothing even remotely like this.  Entire towns are gone.  Roads are washed out, power is out, and communication is down, so much of the region is now isolated to the point that it might as well be on Mars.


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