OT - NO POLITICS Autumn edition- foliage, cider doughnuts & pumpkin everything.

[Bruinaura]

They are actually harnessed down to the seats in the boat. Even the guys on the bridge. They take a dunk for the 15 seconds it takes to right itself.

Well what fun is that??

Actually though, that's pretty cool. If anybody needs that type of ship it's the Coast Guard. Those guys are insane, the rescues they can do in really horrendous conditions.

 

[jgatie]

Well what fun is that??

Actually though, that's pretty cool. If anybody needs that type of ship it's the Coast Guard. Those guys are insane, the rescues they can do in really horrendous conditions.

The crew on that boat train for 6 years to be able to man it. Plus, they make around $200K/yr because of the training and how hazardous it is.

 

[Bruinaura]

The crew on that boat train for 6 years to be able to man it. Plus, they make around $200K/yr because of the training and how hazardous it is.

No arguments from me on that!

 

[eightspokedb]

Loving the new job. Chefs are actually taking time to prepare us. They cook a dish with us then we do it solo. Already standing out a bit. Part of the Bar is retail store.

Messed up on that fish taco with a bit too much sauce but opening is the 9th and repetition is king

Good Luck Blessings...

 

[Sheppy]

40 minutes until pub time.

Good lord I love Friday.

 

[Bruinaura]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842307694121922620

Good heavens.



Also I just saw where they found the body of the fiancee of a guy they interviewed on GMA a couple days ago. Flood wiped out the house they were sheltering in. He was rescued by a rapid water recovery crew. But now he's lost his house, shop, and fiancee. Everything. Heartbreaking.

In a way this storm/flood/apocalypse reminds me of 9/11 where everybody watched the news constantly and it only got worse the more you heard. I can only imagine what the first responders have seen in the last week. They are going to need a lot of support as well.

 

[Mione134]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842307694121922620

Good heavens.



Also I just saw where they found the body of the fiancee of a guy they interviewed on GMA a couple days ago. Flood wiped out the house they were sheltering in. He was rescued by a rapid water recovery crew. But now he's lost his house, shop, and fiancee. Everything. Heartbreaking.

In a way this storm/flood/apocalypse reminds me of 9/11 where everybody watched the news constantly and it only got worse the more you heard. I can only imagine what the first responders have seen in the last week. They are going to need a lot of support as well.

I just watched a video on twitter of an older woman who has been talking to her neighbors and how the neighbor thought it was halloween costumes floating in the river. Only to realize it wasn't halloween costumes...The faces are going to haunt her forever..

Bodies are in the trees. On people's laws. No signs of Fema from different people on the ground begging for help. Just horrifying. Genuinely horrifying. And there's no telling what they're gonna find once they go into the rural places.. my heart breaks.

And I feel like nobody is really paying attention to this.

Entire towns are gone. Just gone.

 

[NeelyDan]

40 minutes until pub time.

Good lord I love Friday.

Our pub night is Thursdays, it’s such a great way to enter the weekend

 

[Bruinaura]

I just watched a video on twitter of an older woman who has been talking to her neighbors and how the neighbor thought it was halloween costumes floating in the river. Only to realize it wasn't halloween costumes...The faces are going to haunt her forever..

I saw that too. You just want to go hug these people. I wouldn't have the first clue what to say.

 

[Bruinaura]

Dolly gets it.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842296634991952062

 

[Bruinaura]

Goats!!

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842180226878410904

 

[Troublesome 85]

The most heartbreaking thing I saw of the Hurricane was a woman and her new born twins died.

Wish everyone for once would come together in this country especially during all this. Put the bullshit aside.

 

[Mione134]

Dolly gets it.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842296634991952062

Queen Dolly. Always classy.

Still waiting on other celebrities to follow ..

 

[NeelyDan]

I just watched a video on twitter of an older woman who has been talking to her neighbors and how the neighbor thought it was halloween costumes floating in the river. Only to realize it wasn't halloween costumes...The faces are going to haunt her forever..

Bodies are in the trees. On people's laws. No signs of Fema from different people on the ground begging for help. Just horrifying. Genuinely horrifying. And there's no telling what they're gonna find once they go into the rural places.. my heart breaks.

And I feel like nobody is really paying attention to this.

Entire towns are gone. Just gone.

The reporting I’ve seen is that the governors of affected states are stating they’re getting what they need - I don’t understand your FEMA comment

 

[Mione134]

The reporting I’ve seen is that the governors of affected states are stating they’re getting what they need - I don’t understand your FEMA comment

The on ground reporting of residents not in the big city of Ashville have yet to have fema come to them. Lots and lots of areas are inaccessible, therefore fema aint there. It's now been almost a week. It's all online.
These are real residents speaking out about what's going on and how many of them are stuck with nothing and no one.


For me? I'll trust the actual residents who have lost everything over governors and politicians. And this isn't about politics either, nor should it be.This is about people who are hurting. Who are speaking out. Who are filming and showing people what's actually happening. They need help.


This is what some people have to do by themselves to see if their family is okay.

Man hikes 11 miles and 2,200 feet high to reach his parents in North Carolina

It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents.

abc7ny.com

 

[Mione134]

I think about all the people in the hollers that are hard to get to and I just get upset. This is catastrophic.


















There is just so much out there to watch and it's too much honestly. It's just too much.

 

[caz16]

Welcome to the climate crisis and our countries are still not taking it seriously. It isn't a conspiracy theory, we are on the brink of collapse and we are seeing the beginning of what is going to keep getting worse. Unfortunately the wealthy and power hungry don't give a rat's a$$ about people.

 

[caz16]

 

[caz16]

I think it is important to show the positive things that are happening to help people too. The rescue teams are doing their best, the magnitude of the disaster means not everyone can be rescued right away.

 

[BMC]

I think the worst is yet to come. If rescuers and clean up crews can’t get in soon we will see outbreaks of cholera & other diseases. Mold is already starting to develop in the damaged homes & other buildings.

 

[Gee Wally]

Terrible natural disaster

Having said that - stay away from any political slanted posts. Outright or implied.

 

[NeelyDan]

I’m a hobbyist woodworker, and whether you enjoy woodworking or not, this shop tour is nothing short of stunning:

https://youtu.be/aBNkCm2-jTY?si=a3fUhcd3ss6jqIZ8

 

[caz16]

I’m a hobbyist woodworker, and whether you enjoy woodworking or not, this shop tour is nothing short of stunning:

My hubby is a woodworker so I have sent him the link. Because I love to show his work, here are a couple of the many rocking horses he has made. I shamelessly brag about them because they make me so happy.

 

[Bruinaura]

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Wow! How long does it take him to make one? That seems like a lot of hard work

 

[Bleached]

Looks like Milton is going to burn down my house