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Asheville residents are absolutely furious at Trump. He's prevented them from getting water, gas, and meds in the wake of a disaster.
5:43 PM · Oct 21, 2024
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SharonClark
(10,244 posts)I ask because in Iowa, the rural red areas love any harm they can impose on the blue cities.
Coexist
(25,734 posts)I haven't seen anything like that. The small mountain towns hit are the worst off, but there is still not water in much of the city of Asheville, so people drive into the city area or schools where they have potable water trucks and drinking water where you bring your empty containers and fill them up. It's what we used to flush out toilets and clean (not the drinking water). They also have some water in aseptic packaging and MRE, and other areas that have paper goods, diapers, etc.
So every day or every few days, you have to go restock, depending on how many people are in your house, or how many containers you have to fill. It really becomes your job - part of your survival. So disrupting your only way of dealing with your disrupted life is especially frustrating.
I am lucky and got my water back, and I am thankful every day when I drive by the water fill stations that others still have to use.
Farmer-Rick
(11,103 posts)After the Hurricane came through Greene County, TN our water stopped all together. Then when it finally came back on we had to boil it for weeks. We just got it back last Wednesday, when they lifted the boil water alert.
I had collected rain water in 3 large troughs that I boiled for my 3 very large dog's and 40 chickens. When that ran out, I carried it up from the stream and boiled and strained it for the animals. I drove to the next county over to buy water for myself. You couldn't buy water anywhere near me. It was all sold out.
I could get potable water from the National Guard for free but I didn't have any clean containers to put 20 gallons in. I now save my gallon jugs.
But getting water was a full time job. I was constantly looking to buy the big jugs of water. I routinely had buckets of water by the toilets to be able to flush. The moment I woke up, I was boiling water. It was a full time job.
Then I almost ran out of propane. I can't imagine having to do all that with the roads closed off and traffic jams.
Coexist
(25,734 posts)I am still under a boil water, but my toilets fill and my shower runs, so I feel completely whole
yardwork
(63,674 posts)The whole state is doing their utmost to help. FEMA, the military, state resources, and mutual aid from all over the US and Canada.
What the people in WNC don't need is Trump.
MyOwnPeace
(17,240 posts)it's not just WNC that doesn't need tRump - it's ALL OF US!!!!!!!
Blessings to your loved ones and courage to all that are helping those people - and F**K OFF, DonOLD!
Skittles
(157,673 posts)hypocrites
paleotn
(18,928 posts)They've got better things on their minds right now.
Orrex
(63,845 posts)Will they say "he's a horrific orange balloon full of pig shit who shouldn't be anywhere near the White House," or will they say "I don't like her laugh" instead?
Wiz Imp
(1,106 posts)Response to Dennis Donovan (Original post)
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dweller
(24,657 posts)But not about the traffic tie ups
Just that he was once again disparaging FEMA and the Biden admin
Gov Cooper was there and said Pisswig needs to stop the disinformation
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Cha
(304,047 posts)and Clean UP his SHIT!
"Disinformation" is a Long Ass word for LIES!
TY
GoCubsGo
(32,845 posts)His little dog-and-pony show is just causing further disruption, on top of what they've already been contending with. I hope this shit costs him and his party the entire state. The fucking fucker.
Traildogbob
(9,803 posts)Of golf Clubs up here. Maybe he needed to come for the views, not the mountains, but the Club Showers.
Cha
(304,047 posts)ASSFACE, ya Sick Fuck.
Native
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Jmb 4 Harris-Walz
(619 posts)Awesome!
Cha
(304,047 posts)but I have to make a phone call now...
I'll be back!
hatrack
(60,520 posts)Cha
(304,047 posts)you're just fighting for one man.
Dude makes some serous points!
Wonder where he is? Mahalo so Much for turning me on to Righteous Rant Dude!
Putting it in my Journal! Handy...
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