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from what im hearing is that my home town has essentially been deleted, cell tower is split in 2, main water line has been destroyed, just about every single road has been destroyed to an almost inoperable level, power doesn't look like it is going to come back on for a while, reports of bodies floating in overflowed areas, no one has a clue when internet will be back to most places, food and water are becoming scarce. this is also a very rural area so it is even harder to get resources. most of my friends have fled the area with some staying to help rebuild roads and aide in recovery. all of my friends and family seem to be doing fine but avery county will not recover any time soon. Also read that more than 750 of the WNC dams were graded D and 2300 were high hazard and are significantly prone to failure given catastrophic weather
I just want to be an NHL Ice Girl but apparently in our modern world that's not even a pipe dream. Is it wrong I just want to get payed for having my tits out on the ice?
SivvyI just want to be an NHL Ice Girl but apparently in our modern world that's not even a pipe dream. Is it wrong I just want to get payed for having my tits out on the ice?
This was a thought that should not have been articulated out loud. I apologize you guys
profa_212Had some buddies go to CMC. Sounded sick. Steamboats a kick ass resort. I'll probs see ya there this winter
The guy at the phone store yesterday told me all about how CMC was the beginning of his alcoholism which turned into his life story about how he went from living in luxury with rich people to a halfway house in Pennsylvania. That is what I get for having Metro as a cell phone provider I guess.
Your last sentence really tied the paragraph together. 10/10
TOAST.The guy at the phone store yesterday told me all about how CMC was the beginning of his alcoholism which turned into his life story about how he went from living in luxury with rich people to a halfway house in Pennsylvania. That is what I get for having Metro as a cell phone provider I guess.
Getting caught up/ahead on my finances, health, and general life stuff feels pretty good. I feel like a real adult today. Maybe tomorrow when I try to figure out new car insurance, I will no longer feel so good.
Oh I also took my FAA medical exam and found out my color blindness is minor enough that I can do any civilian flying. Time to see what the military has to say about it!
just talked with my mom and she is saying that more than 200 dead in my county alone with thousands of body bags arriving at townhall, keep in mind my county population is around 17,000 people. it is genuinely going to be months before my home town is functional again
If you’re the type of person to be going 25 over in a residential ass neighborhood, genuinely fuck you. I hope your big ass Chevy suburban locks up on the highway and fucking kills you after your body gets scorched
Thegenericskierjust talked with my mom and she is saying that more than 200 dead in my county alone with thousands of body bags arriving at townhall, keep in mind my county population is around 17,000 people. it is genuinely going to be months before my home town is functional again
Thegenericskierjust talked with my mom and she is saying that more than 200 dead in my county alone with thousands of body bags arriving at townhall, keep in mind my county population is around 17,000 people. it is genuinely going to be months before my home town is functional again
Jesus christ man that's awful, praying your friends and family are okay
Thegenericskierjust talked with my mom and she is saying that more than 200 dead in my county alone with thousands of body bags arriving at townhall, keep in mind my county population is around 17,000 people. it is genuinely going to be months before my home town is functional again
Idk know about this. That would bring the death toll to 400 which is currently just barely 200 for every state combined. On our hill there was a few peoples houses washed away but no deaths so far. Our lower neighbors house is gone and our garage which was a step down from the house is gone as well, our direct lower neighbors are now using our cabin as temporary housing since we can’t make it up there and while we don’t have local power we have generators so better they use it than go to a shelter.
PartyBullshiitIdk know about this. That would bring the death toll to 400 which is currently just barely 200 for every state combined. On our hill there was a few peoples houses washed away but no deaths so far. Our lower neighbors house is gone and our garage which was a step down from the house is gone as well, our direct lower neighbors are now using our cabin as temporary housing since we can’t make it up there and while we don’t have local power we have generators so better they use it than go to a shelter.
i believe it quite well, temporary morgues have been set up downtown, and many many reports of bodies flowing down rivers. keep in mind the rural towns of WNC are in valleys where water pools up quickly not to mention the amount of mobile homes not built to survive this type of storm. several towns have been completely wiped off the map see spruce pine and chimney rock. from what i can tell from your previous posts is that your cabin is rather close to Cataloochee higher up in the mountains so it would not be as badly affected as the areas in the bottoms of the valleys so your personal view may be skewed. With communications being down for several days the official numbers have not been able to reach news outlets and likely is a low priority as of now, also the rural areas are being severely under reported in comparison to more developed areas like Boone and Asheville. I am convinced that this tragedy is only going to get worse as utilities are restored and that the devastation is immeasurable that will take months to restore completely
Everyone I know and care about are doing just fine so im glad about that
Thegenericskieri believe it quite well, temporary morgues have been set up downtown, and many many reports of bodies flowing down rivers. keep in mind the rural towns of WNC are in valleys where water pools up quickly not to mention the amount of mobile homes not built to survive this type of storm. several towns have been completely wiped off the map see spruce pine and chimney rock. from what i can tell from your previous posts is that your cabin is rather close to Cataloochee higher up in the mountains so it would not be as badly affected as the areas in the bottoms of the valleys so your personal view may be skewed. With communications being down for several days the official numbers have not been able to reach news outlets and likely is a low priority as of now, also the rural areas are being severely under reported in comparison to more developed areas like Boone and Asheville. I am convinced that this tragedy is only going to get worse as utilities are restored and that the devastation is immeasurable that will take months to restore completely
Everyone I know and care about are doing just fine so im glad about that
Correct our cabin is on Cataloochee but many of our friends live down in Maggie valley, waynesville and Hendersonville and no one has been reporting 200+ dead in any of the areas. I have absolutely no numbers will wise but doubling the death toll of the entire storm itself across every state just in one city hasn’t been likely at all. I hope that’s not the case as well. Not sure where exactly you’re talking about but again there’s been absolutely zero reports of 200+ people dead in one city.
PartyBullshiitCorrect our cabin is on Cataloochee but many of our friends live down in Maggie valley, waynesville and Hendersonville and no one has been reporting 200+ dead in any of the areas. I have absolutely no numbers will wise but doubling the death toll of the entire storm itself across every state just in one city hasn’t been likely at all. I hope that’s not the case as well. Not sure where exactly you’re talking about but again there’s been absolutely zero reports of 200+ people dead in one city.
yes, reports have not been made as they cannot be made just yet. i do pray that the number is wrong it is just what i have heard from several credible sources working with police dispatch and town hall. the locations i am talking about are the valleys mountain side beech, sugar, mount mitchell which are all very susceptible to flooding
Thegenericskieryes, reports have not been made as they cannot be made just yet. i do pray that the number is wrong it is just what i have heard from several credible sources working with police dispatch and town hall. the locations i am talking about are the valleys mountain side beech, sugar, mount mitchell which are all very susceptible to flooding
Beech and sugar got less rainfall than Maggie, Wayne’s and Henderson based off the numbers being reported. They’re also not as low lying as the for-mentioned. I’m going off the same things you are, locals reporting conditions and there just hasn’t been anywhere near the numbers of deaths you’re talking about anywhere across NC. Again I’m talking double the reported deaths of the entire storm just in one city alone. Even a single death is horrible and saddening across the board. Only time will tell where everything ends up. Just as someone who lives who lives
directly in these storms wake I know exactly how people conflate things in the chaos of the moment and in the end things seem to be much less than than are. I would be beyond shocked if 200+ people died in one city alone. Would also be beyond shocked if double the amount of people died in one state as the entire storm has claimed so far acoss 4 states. So far I believe its 80 People total
in NC.
PartyBullshiitBeech and sugar got less rainfall than Maggie, Wayne’s and Henderson based off the numbers being reported. They’re also not as low lying as the for-mentioned. I’m going off the same things you are, locals reporting conditions and there just hasn’t been anywhere near the numbers of deaths you’re talking about anywhere across NC. Again I’m talking double the reported deaths of the entire storm just in one city alone. Even a single death is horrible and saddening across the board. Only time will tell where everything ends up. Just as someone who lives who lives
directly in these storms wake I know exactly how people conflate things in the chaos of the moment and in the end things seem to be much less than than are. I would be beyond shocked if 200+ people died in one city alone. Would also be beyond shocked if double the amount of people died in one state as the entire storm has claimed so far acoss 4 states. So far I believe its 80 People total
in NC.
My whole family including myself is from southern Florida so I have been around my share of hurricanes and their aftermath. Every single photo and video I have seen of my home town and county is heartbreaking and I guarantee it’s way worse than what the photos show. I encourage you to look on newland, and banner elk facebook pages to see what has happened to my area
ThegenericskierMy whole family including myself is from southern Florida so I have been around my share of hurricanes and their aftermath. Every single photo and video I have seen of my home town and county is heartbreaking and I guarantee it’s way worse than what the photos show. I encourage you to look on newland, and banner elk facebook pages to see what has happened to my area
I live in southern Florida and deal with these storms annually. I was in marathon when the storm was arriving. My aunt lives in Pensacola and had 6ft of storm surge. My best friend lives in northwest SC and dealt with 4ft of flooding. The person who takes care of our cabin lives in West Waynesville and had his property half covered with flooding, our lower neighbors home on the mountain was literally washed away, our garage was literally washed away from a landslide , I’m well aware of the images and videos from the area. I’ve been following and being updated non stop everyday. I’m just not hearing the insane numbers you’re talking about. Again I have zero doubt deaths will rise but literally no area in west NC is reporting 200+ deaths in a single city let alone the entire state. Hyperbole is real during post storm chaos. The reality is more likely that most people are just cut off from communication because of reduced cell service. If 200+ people die in NC alone and 200+ people died in all other states that will literally be unprecedented in history. Just not likely.
PartyBullshiitI live in southern Florida and deal with these storms annually. I was in marathon when the storm was arriving. My aunt lives in Pensacola and had 6ft of storm surge. My best friend lives in northwest SC and dealt with 4ft of flooding. The person who takes care of our cabin lives in West Waynesville and had his property half covered with flooding, our lower neighbors home on the mountain was literally washed away, our garage was literally washed away from a landslide , I’m well aware of the images and videos from the area. I’ve been following and being updated non stop everyday. I’m just not hearing the insane numbers you’re talking about. Again I have zero doubt deaths will rise but literally no area in west NC is reporting 200+ deaths in a single city let alone the entire state. Hyperbole is real during post storm chaos. The reality is more likely that most people are just cut off from communication because of reduced cell service. If 200+ people die in NC alone and 200+ people died in all other states that will literally be unprecedented in history. Just not likely.
This guy takes time out of his day to say that he ain’t buying literal death tolls
Rock_InhabitantThis guy takes time out of his day to say that he ain’t buying literal death tolls
Learn to read kid. I’m saying the literal exact opposite. Death tolls are being reported as 200 TOTAL at the moment. He’s saying now double that when no one is reporting such numbers. I’m saying I believe the numbers being reported currently. Not hyperbole being claimed by random people. Go back to sleep.
PartyBullshiitLearn to read kid. I’m saying the literal exact opposite. Death tolls are being reported as 200 TOTAL at the moment. He’s saying now double that when no one is reporting such numbers. I’m saying I believe the numbers being reported currently. Not hyperbole being claimed by random people. Go back to sleep.
Stop trying to shit on someone who's processing an event that functionally destroyed his home and surrounding community you ipa drinking Floridian cunt
PartyBullshiitLearn to read kid. I’m saying the literal exact opposite. Death tolls are being reported as 200 TOTAL at the moment. He’s saying now double that when no one is reporting such numbers. I’m saying I believe the numbers being reported currently. Not hyperbole being claimed by random people. Go back to sleep.
ReturnToMonkeyOh I also took my FAA medical exam and found out my color blindness is minor enough that I can do any civilian flying. Time to see what the military has to say about it!
Dude congrats, the FAA can eat a sweaty dick. You got a branch/airframe in mind? I just got an opportunity to finish my degree and I'm also realizing that it'll give me a second chance at mil flying.
SendyMcSendyfaceDude congrats, the FAA can eat a sweaty dick. You got a branch/airframe in mind? I just got an opportunity to finish my degree and I'm also realizing that it'll give me a second chance at mil flying.
I don't really care too much, I just want to attend the best flight schools on earth. Would be sick to learn helis but also awesome to fly c-17 or anything in between
ReturnToMonkeyI don't really care too much, I just want to attend the best flight schools on earth. Would be sick to learn helis but also awesome to fly c-17 or anything in between
AND WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS DUMBASS FUCKING AD BLOCKING THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF MY SCREEN!!!!!!
101 degree fever fuckin me up rn. Worst part is i still have to go to class cuz I got firefighter class next week and gonna miss a week of school. Now I’m just going to class in a mask looking like a dork
SchizoSkier101 degree fever fuckin me up rn. Worst part is i still have to go to class cuz I got firefighter class next week and gonna miss a week of school. Now I’m just going to class in a mask looking like a dork
at least you’re wearing the mask so putting in some effort to not spread shit.
Helis are the easiest platforms to get into, but have less earnings potential once you're out. If you think you'll go career, fly whatever you like.
But if you want to become a commercial pilot, you definitely want a fixed wing platform. Something like a P-8 (737 derived) or KC-46 (767 derived) would be the most transferable, but it's not like fighter pilots are gonna have trouble getting hired by airlines either.
If you want to be a fighter pilot, the Navy/Marines are way easier to fly for than the Airforce. USAF has the coolest planes and you won't have to live on a ship, but they have much stricter eyesight requirements and it's overall more competitive. If you want to fly something big and slow, the Airforce is pretty much your only option. Either way, it's not easy. You're gonna have to work really hard and they'll put you through some serious shit (look up SERE School).
ReturnToMonkeyI don't really care too much, I just want to attend the best flight schools on earth. Would be sick to learn helis but also awesome to fly c-17 or anything in between
