Helene Recovery & Info

[nycfan]

My mom was just told by Spectrum that her service is out 'indefinitely' -- which I did not find surprising given the state of things, but still is causing her distress b/c she lives in a valley with very poor cell service. She has Spectrum for cable, WiFi and landline, so she is in an information desert due to her limited cell service. Small potatoes, I know, in the larger scheme, but still causing her to feel isolated.

And I've already had her come stay with me once and can do so again, but she's 79-years-old and has lived alone for 27 years now and has a hard time getting used to living with others. I'm tempted to try to rent her a vacation home somewhere outside the Helene afflicted zone.

 

[Centerpiece]

What if my family has the complete opposite political beliefs as me now?

Ouch. That hits too close to home for me

 

[CLT Heel]

Your worth as a human being is measured, not by how you treat in-groups, but by how you treat out-groups.

I mean don't take my word for it... take Jesus'.

WOW. Just… WOW. I am stealing this quote, and will be using this when talking with many of the MAGA Christians I know. This is the Gospel boiled down to its pure essence, and yet so many who claim to be Christian operate in the exact opposite way.

Seriously, THANK YOU for this.

 

[Centerpiece]

Still without power at our house. Day 6. Will be 7 full days as of 4 a.m. tomorrow
I now have a new found awareness for unsheltered folks or poorer, destitute folk without the means or wherewithal to afford fresh foods, fruits and vegetables… living and eating hand to mouth…. Lack of hygiene…
I have a new found awareness of simple, daily, first-world practices like recycling. When a person can’t even heat up a can of beans and has to eat them cold, the last thing on their mind is worrying about rinsing out the can (wastes water) and actually recycling the can (putting in the proper receptacle) and making sure it makes it to proper recycling center, etc.
When I see an over-weight person who is possible of lesser means, eating unhealthy, fast food… maybe even not disposing of the paper product responsibly… I will never, ever again think to myself: “Look at that obese person… they’re not poor, they can’t be ‘hungry’, they can’t be THAT FAT and expect me to feel sorry for them because they lack for anything”

I cried because I had no shoes, until I saw a man with no feet.

 

[EhringhausSouth]

Mod note: leaving this up to show that claims like the below really need to provide a source at the minimum.

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

 

[SnoopRob]

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

Where is your proof of this other than social media posts from unreliable sources?

 

[lawtig02]

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

This is not true. Please stop spreading lies. There are a ton of them out there, but you have a duty not to spread them.

 

[aGDevil2k]

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

My first reported post on the site. Stop spreading lies.

 

[lawtig02]

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

If you think this is true, I STRONGLY encourage you to be skeptical of the sources you have relied upon to conclude that Kamala is not qualified to be president. If the sources are the same, they’re lying to you about the former, and that should make you wonder if they’re also lying about the latter.

 

[Carolina Fever]

Mod note: leaving this up to show that claims like the below really need to provide a source at the minimum.

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

Bull crap.

 

[Carolina Fever]

Pregnant woman floats on mattress with dog for 8 hours to survive Helene's floodwaters

A North Carolina woman said she is thankful to be alive after floodwaters left her stranded in her childhood home for eight hours.

wr.al

 

[OGtruthhurts]

Mod note: leaving this up to show that claims like the below really need to provide a source at the minimum.

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

Get outta here with that garbage

 

[Bigs23]

Mod note: leaving this up to show that claims like the below really need to provide a source at the minimum.

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

GTFOOH

 

[lightbluenc]

I posted this on the other thread. These are the lies and bullshit accounts posting this absolute garbage. This twitter account is ALL anti-govt anti-Biden conspiracies and people just believe it. This stuff is all over FB too from "former military" personnel just using this as another platform to go sovereign citizen. Crying about lithium mines being taken over and land being bought up by Blackrock. Its pure insanity.

 

[lawtig02]

Mod note: leaving this up to show that claims like the below really need to provide a source at the minimum.

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.

Step up Ehringhaus. Let us know where you heard this. If you’re not going to stand by it, then you need to exit this community. The stakes are too high for this disaster.

 

[lawtig02]

Your worth as a human being is measured, not by how you treat in-groups, but by how you treat out-groups.

I mean don't take my word for it... take Jesus'.

This. Once you really internalize this, it’s life changing. Especially if you think of yourself as a Christian. This is the literal crux of Christianity, and it’s incredible how few self-professed Christians have even considered it.

 

[EhringhausSouth]

Get outta here with that garbage

It isn't garbage. I personally know people who have tried to get aid up to the mountains are are being blocked from going in. I do not have a link, just a some texts and phone calls from people who are attempting to get up their with aid and supplies. Particularly the Banner Elk area. As soon as I can find something that can be posted, I will do it.

 

[Ddseddse]

I know a few of my posts have been guilty of this, but can I now propose a new rule that on this thread "aid is needed in location X" posts are fully allowed, but claims and counterclaims about "aid is being blocked or obstructed" be moved to the political version of this thread?

That would leave this thread clean as a clearinghouse for factual information.

 

[lawtig02]

It isn't garbage. I personally know people who have tried to get aid up to the mountains are are being blocked from going in. I do not have a link, just a some texts and phone calls from people who are attempting to get up their with aid and supplies. Particularly the Banner Elk area. As soon as I can find something that can be posted, I will do it.

If people are not being allowed into certain areas, it’s because it would be unreasonably dangerous or counterproductive for them to be there. Aid is being distributed across WNC, and I can speak with personal knowledge that includes the Banner Elk area. So please be part of the solution and not part of the problem as it relates to this catastrophe.

 

[Carolina Fever]

It isn't garbage. I personally know people who have tried to get aid up to the mountains are are being blocked from going in. I do not have a link, just a some texts and phone calls from people who are attempting to get up their with aid and supplies. Particularly the Banner Elk area. As soon as I can find something that can be posted, I will do it.