Masakuni

Masakuni

@Masakuni

The little blue dragon!

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(34/M) Little blue dragon whelp, wearer of many hats, enjoyer of things including but not limited to video games, goth music, sports, art, adorable things, cartoons and anime and other shows, etc.

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Baby's first destructive hurricane

For those who went through a destructive hurricane like Helene was for all over Georgia before, when do things start to normalize again?

I was away at my Mom's house when it hit, and I saw on Facebook that a tree fell on our house AND that my bedroom got hit the hardest with it, which heightens the worry my stuff (laptop, books, plushies, games, other mementos) may have been damaged. If so, how do I replace the holes in my collection this will cause? Can I get reimbursed somehow so I won't have to pay for stuff I owned a second time? If not, where do I get the money?

I'm starting to get hungry, the fridge is running out of non-perishables, and nowhere is open because nobody in town has power. Where can I get food?

Power has been out since 4am, it is now 5pm. What's taking so long, when can I expect there to be power again, how do I cope with not having working internet or even power for an extended period of time? And I know this is a rural town, but I find it hard to believe it'll take two weeks for power to come back on as people are saying. In 2024? Surely not.

When do the downed powerlines and trees go away? I can't get home or even get away from grandparents inviting the whole town to their house because all the debris on the road heavily restricts my movement to the point the way home is blocked on all sides.

Masakuni
@Masakuni

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1 day without power and counting.

the idea that in 2024 US/Georgia's infrastructure sucks so much that 1-2 weeks or more is an acceptable reasonable expectation for power to come back from a huge fuck-off storm in such a deeply connected world is going to turn me into the fuckin Joker

does anybody have answers to these questions, does anybody know how the fuck am I supposed to get food if all the places where I can get food in town have a big "SORRY, NO POWER, WE'RE CLOSED" and places elsewhere have me pinned in through downed powerlines on the ground or even lower than my car's height, and highway-spanning downed trees? Has no one really lived through this shit? Am I the only one? Is this some elaborate fucking episode of Jackass I'm the only one not in on? Some Truman Show shit?

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NireBryce
@NireBryce

town and state buildings will get power first (and have generator power before that), and they usually have places to charge phones. They might have advice on food, and MAYBE some rations.

Do not light any fires indoors, including grills. Carbon monoxide.

Consider buying a camping stove and canned goods and learning how to use it, even if you get power back tomorrow, having the skills and equipment will help.

I'm gonna be real with you, I don't know the damage yet, I haven't looked. But from what I've heard of this storm and how you've described it? it could be up to 4-6 weeks of no reliable power outside of town/state buildings (which will have generators). They will prioritize hospitals and emergency services... across the state. Canada is sending trucks down to help get the lines back up. They can only fix so many breaks per hour... it might take the four weeks. Trees should be cleared from the road in a few days, if not by the state then by people in the community with saws and trucks.

If you/family own your house, it's usually covered under homeowners insurance, which banks usually require you get. It's probably covered. But... there's a high chance everything in your room is waterlogged. You might be able to get data off the drives, but everything else? if it's paper and stuck to something, wait for it to fully, fully, fully dry right to the core before you try to peel it apart. You might save the document. Spend a bit bracing emotionally before you get there.

If you rent, it's maybe covered under the owner's insurance, and definitely covered under renters' insurance. if neither... ask family, there's a low chance it's covered that way depending on what kind of homeowner's insurance they have.

the state will have some subsidies on covering the gaps, but probably not for things that aren't 'having a computer at all' and 'paying for part of a roof'

if fema's in town they're usually good for a few MREs and piss-all else.

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