Hi Cara. My wife and I live in Hendersonville. We were very fortunate in that none of the trees on our property fell. We never lost water, but electricity was out for 12 days in my particular housing tract. Neighbors were amazing helping those of us who were less fortunate using chain saws to cut trees on houses and to open blocked roads. Everyone has been patient. There is a strong sense of community here. I am saddened by the destruction of our jewel Asheville. Chimney Rock Village, too. I am glad to hear you are ok, however, water and electricity there may not come back for a while. It is a disaster of immense proportions, and Western North Carolina may not come back to where it was prior to the storm in my lifetime. It is weird to say that, but probably accurate.
I'm so glad you're safe! Wow, you're one of the lucky few that didn't lose water. I agree with you that there is a great community here. It's heartwarming to see so many people coming together to help each other and rebuild. It's still a good place to call home!
I thankfully was able to get out before the rains started. My mom was visiting and I was going to be taking her home on the 28th but thankfully my dad was watching the news closely and thought we should leave early in case there were any issues with mudslides so we left on Wednesday the 25th. I am finally heading back this weekend and cannot wait to be home. I was very fortunate not to have any damage and we got running water this week. 🙌🏻
I'm in Swannanoa and watching the trees fall through the window as the storm was blowing through had to have been one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed. I am thankful our house was spared but many completely lost their homes and it is now getting cold. We need to make these families homes with heating now!
I can't even imagine. It's terrifying seeing the destruction happen around you and being powerless to stop it. I'm grateful your home is ultimately okay, though you're right, it's devastating knowing that many lost their homes. It's certainly starting to get chilly here - very good point that we need to get heating for those who don't have it!
I'm so glad you're okay! Helena was a histroic hurricane! Augusta, GA, was slammed, 95% of people had no power and little water. The city is recovering now but still not 100%. I have no internet still. I had no power for 7 days. I did not run out of water, thank god, but hot water did run out. I ended up evacuating to Athens, GA, for 3 days or so. Athens was unaffected by the hurricane. Many of the beautiful trees in downtown Augusta were blown down by 100 mile an hr winds. It will take time and patience to rebuild! Communities are banding together. It's great to see! ❤
I'm glad you're okay too! I'm so sorry your area got slammed too. Wow, 95% of people is crazy! That's good that you were able to escape for a bit. What a mess. I know it won't be the same, but I'm hopeful for the future.
I am so sorry. I am from Savannah and we felt the impacts of Debby and Helene. I understand the feelings of anxiety from a storm. I cannot believe what happened to Asheville. Stay strong and carry on. This all will pass and you will come out of the other side.
Thank you so much! I'm sorry you've been impacted by hurricanes as well. It's unbelievable what happened to Asheville. Thankfully this is a strong and resilient community. The local recovery efforts have been amazing!
Prayers and heartbreak for you and everyone there, Cara. This is Roger and Celeste, whom you helped find a wonderful home in Hendersonville. We left there on Monday, after driving around all day on Sunday trying to find a way out (which was south on Hwy 26), and spending 5 hours in line for gasoline. We also were without power, internet or cell service, and water availability seemed threatened. However, our house was undamaged in Laurel Park, but trees and power lines down everywhere. It was a maze finding a way down to Hendersonville. We left for Ohio, where our house was being prepped to sell, so we have a place to stay now, albeit without hardly any furniture! We hope to head back at the end of October. Then it's time to roll up our selves and get to work there. God's love to all in the area.
I'm grateful you are all okay and that your home is safe. I'm glad you have a place to stay for the time being too. Asheville looks a LOT different even in the past week (in a good way). Everyone is in good spirits and work is being done quickly to help those in need and rebuild the area. I was surprised by how many people are out and about. Thankfully gas is available and grocery stores are more stocked. Safe travels when you come back!
I'm so glad neighbors are helping neighbors. Everyone is leading with their hearts to keep the community together. Very heart wrenching and heartwarming. Y'all are setting an example of what people should do after a disaster of this proportion. I wish it was not this to show how to love your neighbor. I guess hurricanes in flat land vs mountains is different? North Carolina can go hundreds of years or a thousand without a flood like this then get two very close together [I hope this will not happen!!]. What a terrible thing to go through.
Yes, it has been so heartwarming to see everyone coming together. It's a great reminder of why I chose and continue to choose to live here. You're right, hurricanes hitting the mountains are much different than flat lands. In the mountains, all the water rushes towards the valleys and rivers, which are typically the most populated areas. When this happens quickly, landslides can occur. The water comes and goes much quicker than in flat lands as well so all the flooding here receded within a few days, though the destruction naturally lasts much longer.
Cara, I am SO glad to see your video and to see that you and Ian are ok! I have been thinking of you both. I tried to join your Facebook group to contact you (haha, I realize how silly that was!) to check to see if you and your apartment made it through ok. I have been watching your videos since 2020 or so, thinking I would move to Asheville. I remain in the Pacific Northwest, but I still enjoy your videos. Asheville is blessed to have you and your skills there to help rebuild. All the best to you both as you recover, and best of luck with the challenge of living with no running water for now. Sending prayers and love to you and the whole region ❤. I have been so impressed by all the citizen rescue and volunteer efforts - what an amazing community. Take good care 🙏💞
Thank you so much for thinking of me and continuing to watch my videos! That is so sweet of you. I'm still working through Facebook group requests - sorry for the delay in getting you into the group! I too have been impressed by the amount of people that have come together to help. It is truly heartwarming. I'm going to film more videos out and about to show what the area is like and how it's recovering so keep an eye out for that. 😊❤
@@ashevillencliving Haha, oh my gosh, please don't apologize for the delay. I don't actually need to be in the group now that I know you're ok :-D. I'll look forward to watching WNC recover and rebuild through future videos. Hope you take lots of time to rest and nurture yourself in the meantime
Thank you so much. I haven't heard much about Mars Hill. I'll check it out in the coming weeks and report back. I believe the town is fine, though I'm sure some of the homes and roads in the surrounding area were damaged.
Well, thank God that you guys have come thru OK! This is just remarkable and I have family in Florida who just got walloped, but not like you guys. So, I’m guessing that little café where me, you and Laurie had coffee in the River Arts District is just gone, huh? But, I gotta tell ya, we were planning to spend a month in the area this Feb/March, but now need to figure out if that is feasible. We intend to keep a close eye on the recovery efforts. What sources do you recommend? The Citizen-Times and what else? And peace to you, please, my friend. (Michael Lumish)
We are so grateful to be safe! I'm sorry to hear about your family in FL. It has been a difficult hurricane season. You're right about the cafe. Unfortunately it was flooded badly - not sure which businesses will be rebuilding and coming back. I'm gathering my thoughts on what I want to film over the coming months. I believe I'll film a lot of recovery efforts, and how Asheville is changing / rebuilding, as I know many will be curious about this. Citizen Times is a great way to keep up with this too. Please let me know if you do decide to make it out here in a few months! It will be much different than how you remember it, but it will also be much better than it is today.
What happened to you all makes me sad! From what I have seen ,this must have been totale destruction. As a normal human being I feel for all the people who has lost everything,even there lives. From Germany,I wish you all the very best! And to overcome this catastrophe!! 🤗
Total destruction is an accurate description! It's hard to wrap my head around how some places are completely gone. It will take a long time to rebuild but the community here is determined.
So many disasters, this country is facing. Fire, hurricanes, tornados, and earthquake. Sad to have so less involved government. 61 billion dollars for Ukraine. I love military too, but help citizens more.
Yes, thankfully we have a strong community here and some strong country folk who are working hard to rebuild the area. You're right though it is sad to see the increase in disasters across the country.
Hi Cara. My wife and I live in Hendersonville. We were very fortunate in that none of the trees on our property fell. We never lost water, but electricity was out for 12 days in my particular housing tract. Neighbors were amazing helping those of us who were less fortunate using chain saws to cut trees on houses and to open blocked roads. Everyone has been patient. There is a strong sense of community here. I am saddened by the destruction of our jewel Asheville. Chimney Rock Village, too. I am glad to hear you are ok, however, water and electricity there may not come back for a while. It is a disaster of immense proportions, and Western North Carolina may not come back to where it was prior to the storm in my lifetime. It is weird to say that, but probably accurate.
I'm so glad you're safe! Wow, you're one of the lucky few that didn't lose water. I agree with you that there is a great community here. It's heartwarming to see so many people coming together to help each other and rebuild. It's still a good place to call home!
I thankfully was able to get out before the rains started. My mom was visiting and I was going to be taking her home on the 28th but thankfully my dad was watching the news closely and thought we should leave early in case there were any issues with mudslides so we left on Wednesday the 25th. I am finally heading back this weekend and cannot wait to be home. I was very fortunate not to have any damage and we got running water this week. 🙌🏻
I'm in Swannanoa and watching the trees fall through the window as the storm was blowing through had to have been one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed. I am thankful our house was spared but many completely lost their homes and it is now getting cold. We need to make these families homes with heating now!
I can't even imagine. It's terrifying seeing the destruction happen around you and being powerless to stop it. I'm grateful your home is ultimately okay, though you're right, it's devastating knowing that many lost their homes. It's certainly starting to get chilly here - very good point that we need to get heating for those who don't have it!
I'm so glad you're okay! Helena was a histroic hurricane! Augusta, GA, was slammed, 95% of people had no power and little water. The city is recovering now but still not 100%. I have no internet still. I had no power for 7 days. I did not run out of water, thank god, but hot water did run out. I ended up evacuating to Athens, GA, for 3 days or so. Athens was unaffected by the hurricane. Many of the beautiful trees in downtown Augusta were blown down by 100 mile an hr winds. It will take time and patience to rebuild! Communities are banding together. It's great to see! ❤
I'm glad you're okay too! I'm so sorry your area got slammed too. Wow, 95% of people is crazy! That's good that you were able to escape for a bit. What a mess. I know it won't be the same, but I'm hopeful for the future.
I am so sorry. I am from Savannah and we felt the impacts of Debby and Helene. I understand the feelings of anxiety from a storm. I cannot believe what happened to Asheville. Stay strong and carry on. This all will pass and you will come out of the other side.
Thank you so much! I'm sorry you've been impacted by hurricanes as well. It's unbelievable what happened to Asheville. Thankfully this is a strong and resilient community. The local recovery efforts have been amazing!
Prayers and heartbreak for you and everyone there, Cara. This is Roger and Celeste, whom you helped find a wonderful home in Hendersonville. We left there on Monday, after driving around all day on Sunday trying to find a way out (which was south on Hwy 26), and spending 5 hours in line for gasoline. We also were without power, internet or cell service, and water availability seemed threatened. However, our house was undamaged in Laurel Park, but trees and power lines down everywhere. It was a maze finding a way down to Hendersonville. We left for Ohio, where our house was being prepped to sell, so we have a place to stay now, albeit without hardly any furniture! We hope to head back at the end of October. Then it's time to roll up our selves and get to work there. God's love to all in the area.
I'm grateful you are all okay and that your home is safe. I'm glad you have a place to stay for the time being too. Asheville looks a LOT different even in the past week (in a good way). Everyone is in good spirits and work is being done quickly to help those in need and rebuild the area. I was surprised by how many people are out and about. Thankfully gas is available and grocery stores are more stocked. Safe travels when you come back!
I'm so glad neighbors are helping neighbors. Everyone is leading with their hearts to keep the community together. Very heart wrenching and heartwarming. Y'all are setting an example of what people should do after a disaster of this proportion. I wish it was not this to show how to love your neighbor. I guess hurricanes in flat land vs mountains is different? North Carolina can go hundreds of years or a thousand without a flood like this then get two very close together [I hope this will not happen!!]. What a terrible thing to go through.
Yes, it has been so heartwarming to see everyone coming together. It's a great reminder of why I chose and continue to choose to live here.
You're right, hurricanes hitting the mountains are much different than flat lands. In the mountains, all the water rushes towards the valleys and rivers, which are typically the most populated areas. When this happens quickly, landslides can occur. The water comes and goes much quicker than in flat lands as well so all the flooding here receded within a few days, though the destruction naturally lasts much longer.
Cara, I am SO glad to see your video and to see that you and Ian are ok! I have been thinking of you both. I tried to join your Facebook group to contact you (haha, I realize how silly that was!) to check to see if you and your apartment made it through ok. I have been watching your videos since 2020 or so, thinking I would move to Asheville. I remain in the Pacific Northwest, but I still enjoy your videos. Asheville is blessed to have you and your skills there to help rebuild. All the best to you both as you recover, and best of luck with the challenge of living with no running water for now. Sending prayers and love to you and the whole region ❤. I have been so impressed by all the citizen rescue and volunteer efforts - what an amazing community. Take good care 🙏💞
Thank you so much for thinking of me and continuing to watch my videos! That is so sweet of you. I'm still working through Facebook group requests - sorry for the delay in getting you into the group! I too have been impressed by the amount of people that have come together to help. It is truly heartwarming. I'm going to film more videos out and about to show what the area is like and how it's recovering so keep an eye out for that. 😊❤
@@ashevillencliving Haha, oh my gosh, please don't apologize for the delay. I don't actually need to be in the group now that I know you're ok :-D. I'll look forward to watching WNC recover and rebuild through future videos. Hope you take lots of time to rest and nurture yourself in the meantime
Thank you! It has been tough to prioritize rest and recovery for myself, though I know it's important and I need to do it.
Sending love and support.
Thank you so much.
Praying
Thank you so much!
Sending love from the Philippines❤
Thank you!
This is just devastating. You all are in my prayers. How was Mars Hill effected?
Thank you so much. I haven't heard much about Mars Hill. I'll check it out in the coming weeks and report back. I believe the town is fine, though I'm sure some of the homes and roads in the surrounding area were damaged.
Prayers from Florida
Thank you, same to you! I hope you weren't in the path of Milton.
Well, thank God that you guys have come thru OK!
This is just remarkable and I have family in Florida who just got walloped, but not like you guys.
So, I’m guessing that little café where me, you and Laurie had coffee in the River Arts District is just gone, huh?
But, I gotta tell ya, we were planning to spend a month in the area this Feb/March, but now need to figure out if that is feasible.
We intend to keep a close eye on the recovery efforts.
What sources do you recommend? The Citizen-Times and what else?
And peace to you, please, my friend.
(Michael Lumish)
We are so grateful to be safe! I'm sorry to hear about your family in FL. It has been a difficult hurricane season.
You're right about the cafe. Unfortunately it was flooded badly - not sure which businesses will be rebuilding and coming back.
I'm gathering my thoughts on what I want to film over the coming months. I believe I'll film a lot of recovery efforts, and how Asheville is changing / rebuilding, as I know many will be curious about this. Citizen Times is a great way to keep up with this too.
Please let me know if you do decide to make it out here in a few months! It will be much different than how you remember it, but it will also be much better than it is today.
Sending over love from Norway mountains.
Thank you so much.
What happened to you all makes me sad! From what I have seen ,this must have been totale destruction. As a normal human being I feel for all the people who has lost everything,even there lives. From Germany,I wish you all the very best! And to overcome this catastrophe!! 🤗
Total destruction is an accurate description! It's hard to wrap my head around how some places are completely gone. It will take a long time to rebuild but the community here is determined.
@@ashevillenclivingI really hope that you all will recover from this ! 🤗
✝️.. ACTS of GOD can really mess things up ... ✝️
How are you upload videos without power internet
In the video I mentioned we got power back and regarding internet we are staying with friends.
So many disasters, this country is facing. Fire, hurricanes, tornados, and earthquake. Sad to have so less involved government. 61 billion dollars for Ukraine. I love military too, but help citizens more.
Yes, thankfully we have a strong community here and some strong country folk who are working hard to rebuild the area. You're right though it is sad to see the increase in disasters across the country.
It seems when disaster happens rely on local people only
Accurate!