Helene's effect has cut into my driving time.

[aardvark]

Helene wiped out our area. It's cutting into my "Drive Time". The roads are trashed and the only way to get around is in my Hummer H2.

In fact the Whole 270 mile wide stretch of Western N.C. went under a 30 foot river rise, wiping everything in it's path.  When 30 ft of water rushes down a Mountainside at 40ish mph. all hell breaks lose.  I'm not trying to belittle the other States effected but in my humble opinion, our area is hit the worst .

So currently both of My Avanti's are off the road, and probably will be mothballed for the Winter.

I ask You to give to Samaritans Purse, who is the ONLY Org helping here. The Feds are non existent. FEMA is sitting in a School with NOTHING Going on.  Useless as Tits on a Boar Hog. So I ask for Your Prayers if You are of Christian Ilk.

We've been 8 days with only Local Contractors and their Machinery in action.. (Very Sad) My Personal Residence was basically untouched  since we are sitting up on a mounded area. We had some small issues but not worth the discussion. It's the land below by the Rivers that went down stream at a rapid rate. I had to Rock Crawl my H2 out 3 days later. It took the 3 days to just get a path down to the Main Road (which is also compromised).  Gasoline is nearly unavailable, food is sparse, I just today got communications back. a few hours ago.

 

 

[Nelson]

What a mess! Glad yo mention a trust worthy site to donate, Samaritans Purse. You don’t know who to trust anymore. And yes, I heard the FEMA PURSE is depleted by others that I assume it’s not legal to mention here so you won’t be getting help from them. What a shame.

[aardvark]

Nelson... Yes Sam Purse is a good source, but they are a drop in the bucket for what's needing done here.

Last time this happened was 3 years back. Funny part is this area should be impervious to this kind of weather. Point being, they didn't have all of the clean up done after 3 years from the last one and then we get hit again.

[Stacey]

I ask You to give to Samaritans Purse,  You ask and I just did. Looks from so many videos that Samaritans Purse is there helping with all their might. Money is what they can use and will spend it a lot better than our government folks will. Thanks for your endorsment. 

[Mark L]

Glad you're safe. My wife's aunt and her relatives live near Franklin NC. The center of the storm went over them. They're safe. Their electricity was restored a few days ago, but their roads are still a mess.

We have property in north Georgia my wife inherited. We had some relatives look in on it, and fortunately there was no damage.

Edited October 5 by Mark L

[mfg]

God bless.

[aardvark]

Stacy...Many Charity Org's don't use their Donations to their full ability and run too high in Admin Costs. I'm big on checking into their records to see what % of the $dollar goes out and on the ground.  Sam Purse is run by Billy Graham's Org, now run by His Son Franklin Graham, run here out of N.C.. Many local Church and other Local Orgs seem to also do good.

Mark L....Yeah, were good.  Glad You and Yours are also well,..What was not mentioned is the Hi Winds recorded on the Mountaintops. Speeds of 80-100+ mph .  We didn't see those speeds since we are at 3500 ft elec... the mountain tops here are around 6000 ft.

MFG ... Yes HE Does. 

[aardvark]

So tomorrow it has been 2 weeks.  There has been 175ish found dead and another 200+ unaccounted for.  My Friend has a 1/2 Wolf Breed Dog. It howls when it smells death. It's been hpwling on occasion. Most unfound people are probably under layers of mud and in the woods somewhere.

Upside is we are seeing a lot of backhoes. and gravel trucks flying up the roads to our area to do road repairs and the Electric Co's are being called in from out of State.

Downsides is we are seeing very little relief help or funds. Samaritans Purse is overwhelmed and their presence is like a Flyspeck on Your Car Hood.. There's just too much area to cover. Add to that that a Hurricane is about to hit Florida again, which further diminishes their efforts here.

The Fed's are useless. I looked into a $750.oo relief fund. The process is INSANELY COMPLEX and it's a useless amount to help in the first place, I have a Barn Wall that has been pushed in due to water pressure. Not sure how I'm going to fix that, but this is not about me.

This will be a multi year effort.

Edited October 9 by aardvark

[Nelson]

Has FEMA been doing a decent job overall considering the circumstances and ignoring the news media?

[Footer]

And how are our Florida members doing after last night?  Mike

[aardvark]

Nelson... No, FEMA has been non=existent and useless here. They are offering a $750.oo aid package which is being un-veiled as a loan and on Your property. (Land grab??) The only entities here are of Christian Ilk and Local Contractors. Residents helping residents.. The are the only sources for food water and supplies with tents set up, are at Church Locations,  There are areas in these Backwoods where no supplies can be gotten to, to those trapped. Death toll is 120 and 200ish missing (likely buried in mud wash).

 

Footer...Florida??   So My 2 Brothers live in the Milton Path. Outside of Sarasota Fla, direct path of the Eye. Their homes survived but the area is slightly flooded. Death toll so far is 17.

[Footer]

According to the AOAI Membership Roster, there are 116 owners in Florida, 36 in Georgia, 39 in North Carolina, and 24 in South Carolina. Wishing the best to all the folks in those states. Mike

[aardvark]

Good to hear.

It's been a mess.

 

[mfg]

Aardvark…. just wondered if things were improving in North Carolina ?