Certainly hope and pray that all made it to 'high ground'. Not only the Broad river but the Green river is in that area too. Haven't heard any reports on that though.
HEY Contender
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I am another that hopes Contender is okay. The dam was inspected. Now they are saying it will not fail.
https://abc11.com/post/helene-nc-la...oric-dirty-dancing-filming-location/15364020/
https://abc11.com/post/helene-nc-la...oric-dirty-dancing-filming-location/15364020/
I suspect and hope Contender is out helping others and is safe and okay. I bet he has his hands full.
I don;t know if it's luck or what but I do have internet thanks to AT&T insisting we put in fiberoptic lines a few years back... the modems do need electricity but not much and so far the 7500 watt natural gas generator I bought over a year ago is fairing well if not loud as all get out.... I do think my idea of putting it in my semi-outside shower and venting it out of there was kind of stupid and over kill. I did it to in theory keep the noise down... don't think that works and I really want the shower.....I guess I thought I would be using the generator in the winter when the show is shut off....
I don;t know if it's luck or what but I do have internet thanks to AT&T insisting we put in fiberoptic lines a few years back... the modems do need electricity but not much and so far the 7500 watt natural gas generator I bought over a year ago is fairing well if not loud as all get out.... I do think my idea of putting it in my semi-outside shower and venting it out of there was kind of stupid and over kill. I did it to in theory keep the noise down... don't think that works and I really want the shower.....I guess I thought I would be using the generator in the winter when the show is shut off....
I am starting to wonder about Contender. He doesn't have the strongest cell phone signal at his house. I wonder if perhaps there is just no electricity right now?
Blume, will you send your drone up? Some video of the area would be interesting. That, and it might help with the insurance.
Blume, will you send your drone up? Some video of the area would be interesting. That, and it might help with the insurance.
Prayers up from San Francisco.
Wife wants a drone video and I tried to do it just a while ago and DJI has decided the drone and the remote all need software upgrades.... did all that and it ran both the battery down in the drone and my iPhone. So I'm taking a much needed break, will post pictures later and then will try in a bit....
I have not talked to one person in S.C. that has power.... I suspect much of North Carolina is the same... oddly I never lost my cell service.
We've been following the flooding fairly closely because we almost (under contract twice in June) bought a house on the Nolichucky River in Greeneville, Tennessee. We feel we dodged a bullet on that when it failed inspection and the sellers refused our 3rd offer because they had a backup offer. Ultimately, the backup offer fell through, and the realtor told us the owner would then accept our 3rd offer. We contemplated getting back in a little too long and another offer came in. It sold to someone else for $8K less than our 3rd offer. So we were a little bummed. But now I am fairly certain that the basement of that house (where my gun safes would have been) is under water.
But meanwhile, I read that the Lake Lure dam is safe and flood waters there are receding. There are power outages, so that may be why Contender has not checked in.
But meanwhile, I read that the Lake Lure dam is safe and flood waters there are receding. There are power outages, so that may be why Contender has not checked in.
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Many thanks to ALL who have voiced their concerns and support for us here.
Miss Penny and I are doing quite well even though the power, internet and cell service is all down.
I’m currently sitting in a church parking lot about 4 miles from my house with barely any signal.
Sadly there is a lot of serious damage to the roads and bridges around here. We were all cut off from the outside world completely until one backroad opened up a little while ago.
Chimney Rock township has been devastated and much of it destroyed.
The dam for the lake held, but the water cut around both ends of it.
We have not heard of any deaths but we have heard of a few possible ones.
I’m going to be away from the forum due to no signal at home.
I’ll keep trying to check in with everyone when we can
Miss Penny and I are doing quite well even though the power, internet and cell service is all down.
I’m currently sitting in a church parking lot about 4 miles from my house with barely any signal.
Sadly there is a lot of serious damage to the roads and bridges around here. We were all cut off from the outside world completely until one backroad opened up a little while ago.
Chimney Rock township has been devastated and much of it destroyed.
The dam for the lake held, but the water cut around both ends of it.
We have not heard of any deaths but we have heard of a few possible ones.
I’m going to be away from the forum due to no signal at home.
I’ll keep trying to check in with everyone when we can
He just made a post He is OK
Saw this earlier, it's truly a bad scene down there. My heart goes out to these folks...
https://notthebee.com/article/small-town-of-chimney-rock-nc-wiped-out-by-hurricane-massive-flooding
https://notthebee.com/article/small-town-of-chimney-rock-nc-wiped-out-by-hurricane-massive-flooding
You mean that one right above yours?
In TN, sections of I-26 and I-40 washed out. Asheville Highway is impassable. Only one or two bridges over the Nolichucky survived and neither of the remaining ones are passable. The Nolichucky dam did not fail although the raging waters were spilling around it and the river was eight feet above its previous high-water mark. The house we almost bought is 1.25 miles upstream of that dam, but another one we're looking at now is a bit further downstream. A dam in Newport did fail. Power and even water is out everywhere; the water treatment plants flooded. TVA expects to divert enough water into Douglas Lake to bring it up 16 feet. One house we are looking at is on Douglas Lake, but the fall draw down was already underway, so they probably have room for 16 feet more of water without endangering most of the homes. Last night, anyone within 2 miles of the Nolichucky had to evacuate and they enacted a 9pm to 9am curfew. We have been in touch with a couple of realtors that we have worked with before and they both say everything is really bad. My wife's brother, who still lives in MA, is building about 2 miles south of the Nolichucky and his friends down there say everything is OK at their place (old existing farmhouse and just the start of a new foundation). My wife just called out from the couch that Dollywood is under water.
CONTENDER called me and I have posted on the original post. He and Miss Penny are fine, just no power or cell availability.
And I made it a STICKY and edited the title to hopefully draw attention there …..
https://www.rugerforum.com/threads/important-info-14th-gathering-is-canceled-attention.317705/
https://www.rugerforum.com/threads/important-info-14th-gathering-is-canceled-attention.317705/
I have, and Ty is on high ground, not close to the river. Getting to his place is impacted.
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