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Thanks for telling the world about what it's like there, and for helping to hand out supplies.

My girlfriend's elderly Aunt and Uncle live in Swannanoa and are driving across the country here to us in Colorado because of the lack of food and water -- they decided they'd be more of a drain on resources than a help. Fortunately their road and car weren't damaged, so they were able to leave. Not a decision I ever want to have to make.

I was just there in May, and it's unimaginable to me what's happened. I'm glad people are supporting each other as they can though. And shoutout to Firestorm, I spent an enjoyable afternoon there packing up books to send to families in Florida, they're great people :)

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My cousin is in Asheville and Peter’s cousin lives in Marshall. Unbelievably, her house was spared, being atop a hill. But she’s probably recovering in Cville with my sister. Thank you for being there, for reporting, for witnessing. I took advantage of the mutual aid link you provided last week. Doesn’t feel like enough.

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