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

[Aussie Tank]

On 9/28/2024 at 2:52 AM, LinvilleGorge said:

I just need to confirm that the power is off on those lines. I can chainsaw and drag my way out of here pretty quick I'm just not fuging around near downed utility lines. The flooded road really isn't that bad. That water is a foot deep at max, most areas are more like 6". That water will recede below road level by nightfall. Of course the power company's emergency line is just ringing busy.

It’s a bit late but always treat down lines as live. Look after yourselves over there 

[LinvilleGorge]

3 hours ago, rayzor said:

So much of the pics you pistook like the 40 acres we used to have up until a year ago. Big storms would always wreak havoc on us and every storm would bring something new, but consistently our pond would flow over (never over our dam thankfully) and we'd have tons of trees blown over that we'd have to clean up. Our driveway would have ruts formed in it that we're always a pain to correct.

I don't envy you the clean up. I've been there many times.

It's all good. We got very fortunate. Nothing urgent. Just stuff I can work on as time allows. I have friends with trees through their houses or crushed their car or their house completely flooded. I have some trees down that aren't bothering anything, got some sediment washed into my pond, and need some gravel on the driveway. No big deal.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Aussie Tank said:

It’s a bit late but always treat down lines as live. Look after yourselves over there 

Oh, I'm not messing with any of those tres until the power company comes out. I hacked me another way out through the edge of a neighbors yard along the woods. I'll take care of any damage caused by the traffic through which is just me crawling through in 4 low.

[hepcat]

I went to UNCA and still have many friends up there, visit frequently. Was just there in April. Haven’t heard from a single friend up there since early Friday. Makes me nervous. 

[strato]

12 minutes ago, hepcat said:

I went to UNCA and still have many friends up there, visit frequently. Was just there in April. Haven’t heard from a single friend up there since early Friday. Makes me nervous. 

cell stuff is down a lot.. I lost a friend last week, the day I was going to see him (40 miles), he never answered my texts. So I get it. They are young and probably fine. 

[bandu]

yeah i live in Asheville & i think we are back online now...just saying 

[LinvilleGorge]

There's no cell service in the Morganton area. Text was working up until today. Starting today there's nothing. Full connectivity here thanks to Starlink and a generator.

[hepcat]

One of my friends who lives in Swannanoa finally texted me back. Has only intermittent access to text. Says there’s helicopters circling around, saw one from the State of New Jersey. People are acting crazy and have a short fuse. He can’t leave because the roads are badly messed up. He had running water at least. 

Another friend in Old Fort is posting on instagram who doesn’t have running water. Haven’t heard from anyone else yet. That’s all I’ve gotten back. I still know dozens of people there. 

Edited September 29 by hepcat

[mrcompletely11]

Here in new bern we already have 2 huge box trucks of supply ready to go up there but we are being told to stand down for.   No organization in place and it is like the wild wild west up there.  Fema or the govt are so simply trying to get a grasp on the next step.  I saw about 50 power trucks heading up 70 so that's good news

[Basbear]

 

and dark red is 95% without power. 

[csx]

Finally heard from a friend in Brevard. He had to mountain bike up to the Parkway to get a signal. "Fortunately" no high water at his home but branches through the roof. Can't get out because of closed roads 

[Butterflyj30]

Just seeing this thread I hope everyone is safe

[LinvilleGorge]

The helicopter traffic today is insane. We've had a year's worth of helicopter traffic today alone. I guess they're surveying damage. They're flying loooooow and slow. Rare to go outside and not hear at least one. Most aren't showing up on Flight Radar. The ones that do are medical.

[Butterflyj30]

https://x.com/IBJIYONGI/status/1840383872128766052?t=2fj-K4JpXk0YEIhhzjnZyQ&s=09

Edited September 30 by Butterflyj30