AI6YR BenOct 2, 2024

Update from @qrper on his status there near Swannanoa, NC

"Helene Aftermath: Long Update, Monday September, 30 2024"

"...Overnight, I charged several of my HTs (handheld VHF/UHF radios) and distributed them to neighbors (thankfully, I’ve collected quite a few of these over the years especially since everyone in our family has a license)... No, most of these people don’t have licenses, but this is 100% a real emergency...

First thing Sunday morning, I turned on my radio and monitored the Mount Mitchell repeater. After checking traffic, I prepared my circa 1990 Fuji Suncrest mountain bike....""

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#NCSTRONG #Helene #NCwx #hamradio #BikeTooter

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..."I won’t lie: crossing the creek/river, carrying our bikes, on a make-shift foot bridge neighbors pieced together, was dodgy at best. I decided then and there that I would not take the bike across on the way back. We’d hike the two miles up the road...." #NCSTRONG #NCwx #Helene #DisasterReliefTrials
Oct 2, 2024 at 2:45amWeb
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@ai6yr

That there is the structural support vegetation 😏

Sounds like that little neighborhood did a great job of taking care of each other.