Been pretty quiet around here......

[Mxmark4]

Im having a sale on driftwood art and firewood. Pm me for details.

[HFarr]

We lost power at my house for 5 days, but I still have friends and family that will be out for at least another several weeks. Lots and lots of houses with big long leaf pine trees on and in them, but again, fortunately not mine. Around it and in the yard ,but not the house. This is definitely the largest damage from a storm path to ever hit here. Georgia Power said it's the most devastation in their company history. There are thousands of crews here working from other states, too. Hats off to all of them. Linemen are becoming the new military soldier. Lots of respect. But, now that I have power and internet back up, I feel we are extremely fortunate compared to what I am seeing in North Carolina. Particularly the Asheville region. From what I see, that build back will be years. And I don't see how they will ever get all the debris and vehicles removed that have washed down into some of those mountain streams and lakes. Access is virtually impossible. Wind is definitely a destructive force, no doubt, but water is worse. And when you combine both, nothing can withstand it. I pray for all of them.

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[MJHSupra]

I did some volunteer work several times this week. Got together with some of my friends with pickup trucks and trailers to drive supplies to areas in TN and NC.

Lots and lots of local supplies getting to that area. This AM (Saturday) there was a big convoy of trucks and equipment heading that way. Small churches are doing great jobs of being supply centers. Not sure how much support from the Feds, but not sure what the Feds really can do unless they focus on the bigger stuff - water treatment plants, roads, bridges, etc.

Drove home via the NC mountains, NW of Asheville. Pretty sad to see how the force of the water mangled anything in its path. Roads were cleared and the rivers are down, but it was eerie driving down roads adjacent to the rivers, looking up to see debris 20-25’ high stuck in the trees. So much water, hard to imagine.


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[HFarr]

I did some volunteer work several times this week. Got together with some of my friends with pickup trucks and trailers to drive supplies to areas in TN and NC.

Lots and lots of local supplies getting to that area. This AM (Saturday) there was a big convoy of trucks and equipment heading that way. Small churches are doing great jobs of being supply centers. Not sure how much support from the Feds, but not sure what the Feds really can do unless they focus on the bigger stuff - water treatment plants, roads, bridges, etc.

Drove home via the NC mountains, NW of Asheville. Pretty sad to see how the force of the water mangled anything in its path. Roads were cleared and the rivers are down, but it was eerie driving down roads adjacent to the rivers, looking up to see debris 20-25’ high stuck in the trees. So much water, hard to imagine.


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Hats off to you guys for volunteering and doing that! Every little thing makes a difference.

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[MJHSupra]

Hats off to you guys for volunteering and doing that! Every little thing makes a difference.

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I've seen a few creative fixes driving through those areas. One area had small river with a washed out a bridge where the road lead up the side of the mountain. The locals used two 18-wheeler flatbed trailers across the river to make a temp bridge. They built a little platform in the middle of the river and put big boulders around the wheels where the water could run under the trailers. It might not last on the next big rainfall, but for a temporary fix to get supplies to remote areas, I give it an A+.

Later that night I noticed on social media someone else in another area doing the same thing. The "word" must be traveling around on how to use what you have to make a situation better.

PS - I was glad I did not have to travel on it.