Hurricane Helene thread - Not a football thread but y’all be safe *keep politics, conspiracy theories, and and tinderbox squabbles out of this*

[LinvilleGorge]

3 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Did some more volunteering loading helicopters this morning at the Hickory airport. Hardly any helicopters running through this morning and it was pretty slow so we headed back to Raleigh.
 

The helicopter traffic really picked up over the mid-afternoon but overall, it's down big time over the past 2-3 days. The private volunteer pilots and helicopters can only keep up their efforts for so long before they have to attend to their own lives and businesses. The amount of government helicopters involved has been really disappointing IMO.

[Candler Cat]

Until today, we've heard and seen multiple Chinook sorties heading back and forth from the avl airport 

[Paa Langfart]

There is a shitton of maintenance to keep  military helicopters flying safely and it might be a maintenance heavy day.  The crews need time to decompress and rest as well.

[jayboogieman]

Just saw this on the Asheville reddit

[OHYO]

I’m worried about the cooler weather coming in the next 12 days. Seeing some night time temperatures in the mid 30’s in Newland. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just submitted my FEMA aid application. I anticipate that to be promptly denied. LOL

[Panthers Fan 69]

10 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Just submitted my FEMA aid application. I anticipate that to be promptly denied. LOL

What will you be doing with whole $750 they so graciously are giving you? Btw, I wonder if you will have to pay taxes on that money at the end of the year. 

[jayboogieman]

 

[jayboogieman]

 

[Paa Langfart]

15 hours ago, jayboogieman said:

Just saw this on the Asheville reddit

Might have nothing to do with the storm.  I routinely get at least half a dozen of those sorts of texts and/ or pre recorded calls a week, sometimes 3 or 4 a day.  Been blocking and reporting as spam for months but it seems to do no good.

[jayboogieman]

7 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

Might have nothing to do with the storm.  I routinely get at least half a dozen of those sorts of texts and/ or pre recorded calls a week, sometimes 3 or 4 a day.  Been blocking and reporting as spam for months but it seems to do no good.

Maybe, maybe not.

[CamWhoaaCam]

I hope Florida doesn't have a Cat 5 hurricane at landfall. That would be catastrophic.

 

These storms are gaining strength in such a short period of time. It's crazy, but global warming is real.

[Floppin]

4 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

What will you be doing with whole $750 they so graciously are giving you? Btw, I wonder if you will have to pay taxes on that money at the end of the year. 

The $750 is an immediate approval for just immediate food and supplies or whatever. It's not your FEMA disbursement.

[Candler Cat]

9 minutes ago, Floppin said:

The $750 is an immediate approval for just immediate food and supplies or whatever. It's not your FEMA disbursement.

Can that be applied for online?