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txcoastal1 wrote: »txcoastal1 wrote: »@Kex And you took it political...get out of this thread, or we can discuss the border(FEMA) and Ukraine
You can stay only if you pledge.....
He didn't take it political, others mentioned FEMA misinformation yesterday.
Discuss away:
https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-fema-hurricane-helene-relief-funding-biden-1963998
While the funds are distributed by FEMA, they do not come from the agency's budget.
Keep spreading that misinformation from your glorious orange leader.
Maybe it was KJP that spread the misinformation
I guess you missed where it stated FEMA distributed the money in the first link.
But I see you use right wing social media sound bites for your news. There is probably no reasoning with you. Keep bowing to dear leader.
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Guys, let's knock off the political talk in an effort to get the thread shut down. This thread was made to let folks be aware of the situation in the mountains.
If it reflects badly on an entity or anything/anyone else, then let the facts fall where they may.
Now, can we please get back to the subject matter and stop disobeying the Club Polk rules?
TomPost edited by treitz3 on~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
That woman had all she could do at times to hold back. She has gone above & beyond. She is tough. God Bless her & may the Lord guide her.. What a mess & such a sad outcome situation..
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Just got in my Google travel log for last month. It's actually missing some areas I visited from the week before that. On the right is all work related stuff. On the left is fun time stuff. I'm up in the mountains often and many of the photos I have seen, I can easily place where they are. Heck, even the wife recognized where the temporary rock/mud road coming out of Banner Elk was.
We have cancelled all of our mountain trips for this year, as to not burden the local folks. It takes too long to get up to the cabins near Byson City (where Carverfest is held) due to roads being closed until late next year.
I will be able to take the family up to my Dad's cabin to go visit him. His area didn't get hit that bad. The main damage in that area (near Lake Toxaway) was down at the stream/river basins and the power infrastructure. He finally has power again (and can communicate good now with the outside world).
Tom
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More pics of the destruction.
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Here is another perspective at just how widespread the damage was...
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Improvements to power outages over the last three days…
0900 October 4 👇
0900 October 7 👇
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And now Milton has been upgraded to a category 5. Prayers for everyone in its path.
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FEMA can do things that nobody else can do, such as when they commandeered hotel and resort rooms as well as Airbnb rentals for displaced residents in Maui, and providing temporary housing.
Support for survivors of Hurricane Helene has already exceeded $210 million.- Nearly 7,000 personnel deployed.
- Shipped over 15.6 million meals.
- Provided more than 13.9 million liters of water.
- 157 generators and more than 505,000 tarps provided.
- $32 million in housing and other types of assistance for over 27,000 households in NC alone.
- 1,200 Urban Search and Rescue personnel in the field in NC.
- Rescued or supported over 3,200 survivors to date in NC.
- Active-duty military personnel supporting the response = 1,500 in NC.
- As of today, more than 86% of originally reported power outages have been restored.
- Less than 20% of cellular sites are currently down in NC.
- Starlink units provided to ensure first responders can communicate with each other.
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And now Milton has been upgraded to a category 5. Prayers for everyone in its path.
I just saw that about a half hour ago. This makes landfall a CAT 4 now. With it possibly slowing down, it may have the time to grow.
I know the mountains have been getting the brunt of attention but FL's West Coast has already been ravaged and has just now started the recovery in many areas. This is the last thing they need.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
And now Milton has been upgraded to a category 5. Prayers for everyone in its path.
I just saw that about a half hour ago. This makes landfall a CAT 4 now. With it possibly slowing down, it may have the time to grow.
I know the mountains have been getting the brunt of attention but FL's West Coast has already been ravaged and has just now started the recovery in many areas. This is the last thing they need.
Tom
Yep, my stepdad has been dealing with the damage from 1-2 feet of water that flooded his condo in New Port Richey. If anything, his place will be cleared out of carpet/padding and the lower 2ft of drywall will already be removed when Milton hits. Milton will be further south so maybe he won't get hit as bad with surge, but the winds are likely to be much higher. The barrier islands around Tampa may not be recognizable after Milton.For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore... -
@Mikey081057 lives where it may come ashore as well.
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txcoastal1 wrote: »Not sure where @erniejade condo or @tonyb daughter resides
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We have family just south of Tampa and just got news of it making cat 5. That's the worst news we could hear and prayers said for them and all of Florida.
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Perspective.
Some people think this is a laughing matter.
Who is this really?
Tell me how you have these stats?
Are you representing someone, an agenda or party?
Why would you do something like this?
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Perspective.
Some people think this is a laughing matter.
My wife is making quilts, by hand, to send for aid.
While some folks^ want to take this time to shoot barbs.
Grab your blanket and go home now.
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Handmade quilts take a lot of time to make... but they will still likely get there before FEMA does.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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Natural disasters can be so devasting, these results are so sad and heart breaking.
I was up in Tacoma when St Helens blew. Before the eruption, local residents were advised to evacuate. News casters interviewed some of the residents and they thought the whole thing was a hoax and refused to move. They are now one with the country side.
I was 146 miles from the volcano and the AF base (including my street bike) was covered in ash the day after she blew.
Months after she blew, I was up in 2 seater T-33 ride. The pilot flew us to the volcano and banked right over the mouth. We got a good look down inside, it was still smoldering.Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
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EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
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The Redneck Air Force to the rescue.
https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/us-news/redneck-air-force-is-bringing-aid-to-nc-when-fema-came-up-short/Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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I was up in Tacoma when St Helens blew.
Small world. Same here. We were crossing the Tacoma Narrows bridge with my Grandparents when it blew.
Tom
~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
CitizenFreePress.com might be a viable information alternative
https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1843341203107880993?t=aalmdfFxxl1YbC13ewx5tg&s=19
Many irrational and unexplained things going onAC Regenerator PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
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Nice, I was a young buck at 20 that year. You should see the Narrows bridge now. It's a one-way bridge with a new bridge alongside of it, coming back from Gig Harbor. A 3 laner with a 4th as an exit lane off the bridge. I'm just glad I'm not old enough to have crossed Galloping Gertie
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Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
The collapsing of Galloping Gertie..
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=video of galloping gertie collapse&mid=5702F591BD24E6504B2D5702F591BD24E6504B2D&ajaxhist=0Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
In my college days, we viewed and studied the Galloping Gertie video in one of my Physics classes.
Also, the video was in a science fiction movie as destroyed by aliens from another galaxy. Can't remember the name of the movie."Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Handmade quilts take a lot of time to make... but they will still likely get there before FEMA does.
Thankfully it doesn’t take the wife that long to make a quilt.
She has fabric cut and just needs to assemble.
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file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/24/04/E8C05D54-720A-4916-9F36-5117D874F1E3/IMG_1871.heic
This is a 40 hour quilt, but both sides look like this and it is about a twin size quilt.
She keeps these ready to assemble, for such needs.
What a woman.
https://youtu.be/ag-hb45J6MQ?feature=shared
