10-01-2024, 11:00 AM -
A couple of people have messaged me, which I greatly appreciate their concern. Thought I would just post in a thread.
I am in Morganton, NC which was devastated by the storm....but absolutely nothing near areas like Asheville.
Any parts of Morganton near the Catawba River were under water.
The tropical force winds went on for hours. Trees down everywhere. I had a lot down, miraculously none hit my house. Many houses in this county had trees fall on them. Roads everywhere were blocked with fallen trees or were underwater.
Among my down trees were 5 large ones, including 3 oaks that uprooted and fell in my driveway. So...I could not get out. No power (still do not have it) and for 2 days this weekend no cell service. Never imagined in this day and time one could be so isolated from everyone and no way to find out what was going on. One of the last phone calls I was able to make before service went out was to a tree company. They finally got to me Monday morning. They said the spent all weekend getting trees off of houses. Those guys were great...more like they were there to help someone rather than focusing on business. They undercharged me and said that they were not worried about getting paid. I could get them the money when I could. One other problem...they came to me and said the water had washed a gully at the end of my drive which I could not drive over. The cut some sticks and filled the hole and directed me as I drove over. Have to park across the road until I can get gravel delivery but I got out...thanks to the skill and kindness of those guys. There are good people in this world.
Was able to find gas and water (I am now on a boil water mandate. No power folks but boil your water!)
I work in an office that is in downtown area here....they got power this weekend and yesterday internet. Some banks still not open. A lot of stores that are open can take cash only (lesson learn...stash money for an emergency)
This is an experience I never want to have again. I cannot even begin to fathom what it is like for the people west of me in the mountains. WNC will never be the same again.
In all this...I did listen to most of the Panther game (bummer)...listened to the radio in my car. Had enough gas to run my engine for that and for device charging. (Another lesson learned...never get below 1/2 tank of gas. Fortunately I had over that and as grateful.)
I hope everyone else made out ok. Do we have a member that is west of here? If so, just hope they are ok.
I am in Morganton, NC which was devastated by the storm....but absolutely nothing near areas like Asheville.
Any parts of Morganton near the Catawba River were under water.
The tropical force winds went on for hours. Trees down everywhere. I had a lot down, miraculously none hit my house. Many houses in this county had trees fall on them. Roads everywhere were blocked with fallen trees or were underwater.
Among my down trees were 5 large ones, including 3 oaks that uprooted and fell in my driveway. So...I could not get out. No power (still do not have it) and for 2 days this weekend no cell service. Never imagined in this day and time one could be so isolated from everyone and no way to find out what was going on. One of the last phone calls I was able to make before service went out was to a tree company. They finally got to me Monday morning. They said the spent all weekend getting trees off of houses. Those guys were great...more like they were there to help someone rather than focusing on business. They undercharged me and said that they were not worried about getting paid. I could get them the money when I could. One other problem...they came to me and said the water had washed a gully at the end of my drive which I could not drive over. The cut some sticks and filled the hole and directed me as I drove over. Have to park across the road until I can get gravel delivery but I got out...thanks to the skill and kindness of those guys. There are good people in this world.
Was able to find gas and water (I am now on a boil water mandate. No power folks but boil your water!)
I work in an office that is in downtown area here....they got power this weekend and yesterday internet. Some banks still not open. A lot of stores that are open can take cash only (lesson learn...stash money for an emergency)
This is an experience I never want to have again. I cannot even begin to fathom what it is like for the people west of me in the mountains. WNC will never be the same again.
In all this...I did listen to most of the Panther game (bummer)...listened to the radio in my car. Had enough gas to run my engine for that and for device charging. (Another lesson learned...never get below 1/2 tank of gas. Fortunately I had over that and as grateful.)
I hope everyone else made out ok. Do we have a member that is west of here? If so, just hope they are ok.