Hurricane aftermath

[Machine]

Thanks, Faktor! We need people like you on our team!

 

[FaKtor34]

Thanks, Faktor! We need people like you on our team!

Would love to help more than I am able to at the moment but work unfortunately calls, we are short at the moment due to one leaving and a couple who are out due to being affected by this disaster, I was fortunate to mainly just have trees blown down. I will tell you that what I'm seeing and being told by other individuals that are in these areas, it's a lot worse than the media is reporting, as in more deaths and destruction.

 

[Machine]

I’m not surprised that it’s worse than shown… I can’t wait to get out there.

It looks like we’re actually going to North Carolina. Not sure why exactly but I just go where I’m told .

That said, we’re an all-volunteer veteran/first responder organization, based out of northern Kentucky, but if you’re ever interested in joining, I’ll get you the commander’s contact info.

 

[FaKtor34]

I’m not surprised that it’s worse than shown… I can’t wait to get out there.

It looks like we’re actually going to North Carolina. Not sure why exactly but I just go where I’m told .

That said, we’re an all-volunteer veteran/first responder organization, based out of northern Kentucky, but if you’re ever interested in joining, I’ll get you the commander’s contact info.

Where at in NC do you think you're heading? All I can say is becareful, bring extra chains for the saws and if you need thelo finding anything pm me here and I will do what I can.

 

[Machine]

I don’t know yet. I’ll get the specifics soon. We have extra chains and bar oil and engine oil and gas.

 

[FaKtor34]

I don’t know yet. I’ll get the specifics soon. We have extra chains and bar oil and engine oil and gas.

Stay safe and good luck

 

[Machine]

Stay safe and good luck

Thanks! I bought an extra chainsaw today and extra chain for it, though I might want 2 extras… we can sharpen them in the field at least.

 

[Machine]

Just some of the kit on today’s packing. It all fit in!

 

[Rabidtastic]

Round 2

 

[FaKtor34]

Round 2

This one better not come up this way! Poseidon and I will be having a heart to heart if it does!

 

[FaKtor34]

There's communities here still without power and some areas here in TN that even using 4-wheelers and side by sides they are having difficulty getting into them, parts of Western NC are literally just gone. I have a buddy in the Asheville area that just got his power back on at 4:30 yesterday afternoon and they told him to expect further outages while they were trying to replace the power grid, that literally was washed out entirely.

 

[Medanr]

Just got into the Mills River / Brevard area in NC. If anyone needs help with anything just ask. Will be busy doing a lot of clean up at my parents place but I’m also a Public Adjuster if anyone has concerns with how to get that Insurance claim going. Any questions just message me, I will help you the best I can. Be Safe!

 

[Machine]

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Just some of the kit on today’s packing. It all fit in!

Well, somehow all that stuff and more fit... I can't wait for the 5mpg I'm going to get!

 

[Machine]

Looks like I'll be deploying on a disaster response mission with Kentucky Homeland Heroes. Most of the response efforts are in Florida, which is reasonable, but we're probably heading to Tennessee or likely North Carolina. Glad I finally got the truck mostly done and ready to go (except for the temporary, hand-cut logos. I'm working on the door logos right now...)!

If anyone is from those states and you have information on what areas are hardest hit or are not receiving a lot of help, please let me know. I can't guarantee we'll be able to help, as we'll likely be directed by the local first responders/emergency management and/or the VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters) Coordinator but we should be heading down there Monday. We'd like to go sooner but can't.

Also, I hate to ask, but we'd always appreciate donations to the GoFundMe at https://www.gofundme.com/f/fueling-disaster-response-with-kentucky-homeland-heroes, which will help cover tools and equipment. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559674576701. EIN: 99-1554946.
(I'm working on getting our Charity Navigator and GuideStar profiles set up in the little free time I have these days, and our website should be up soon!)

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I redid the bottom part of that shield in one piece, so it looks better now

 

[Yeti]

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Just some of the kit on today’s packing. It all fit in!

thankfully it's cooled down some but bring water and hydration mix/salt tabs.

 

[Bannerman]

We were super fortunate here in Charlotte to be spared the worst of it. Lost power for about a day so the generator interlock to the panel came in super handy. I ran my chainsaw for probably 20 hours last week. Truck put in some work too, pulled about a dozen trees out of the lake using a snatch block.

 

[Rabidtastic]

This one better not come up this way! Poseidon and I will be having a heart to heart if it does!

I’m gonna wear his ass out this week. Shouldn’t hear from him up y’all’s way for a bit.

 

[Rabidtastic]

Everyone good from Milton too?

 

[Cblaxx19]

Everyone good from Milton too?

all good down here. felt like i was playing frogger but with tornados instead of cars...

 

[Medanr]

Our neighborhood got hit with a tornado! Thankfully everyone is ok.