Trulyvintage Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 (edited) Jay Thompson is donating his time and equipment to transport emergency supplies to North Carolina. If you cannot physically drop off needed items listed below please call and/or text Jay to see how you can help at 336-266-0544 Please help if you can … Jim Edited Wednesday at 06:58 AM by Trulyvintage (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Just an FYI- KTL Restorations and the McCandless Collection are both very involved in the old car hobby. God's Pit Crew works tirelessly to help people who have lost everything, and travel all over the country with supplies and rebuilding teams. I'm going into town tomorrow to drop off some things there. The devastation in Western NC is near unbelievable. A neighbor's kid is stranded at UNC-Asheville as most roads are impassable. There are nearly 1000 people unaccounted for in WNC. NWS issued 17 tornado warnings here Friday in Helene's wake. I was in the direct path of four of them. Only two tornados actually touched down Friday which is, in a sense, something to be grateful for. There have been 14 more issued today including four simultaneous ones within a 20 mile radius of Martinsville VA. Yet as seen above those folks are asking for help for others. I know some Forum members were in the path of this storm and probably suffered damage. We're with you. Let us know you're safe. Please. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 If anyone reading this cannot physically drop off needed supplies you can help by calling Jay or one of the folks listed at the drop off locations to see what you can do … I know Jay by reputation and have referred folks to him for vehicle transport over the years … Family - Helps - Family Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Thank you for bringing this to our attention! The Wife and I were touring in the western NC and north GA area just a week ago. We visited the Chimney Rock area last weekend and it is hard to believe that community has been decimated now by floodwaters. Businesses we visited no longer exist and have been mercilessly swept away. I thought about @Paul Dobbin because I know he lives in the western NC mountains. I hope he is ok. Let's all do what we can to help those hit so hard by Helene. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trulyvintage Posted Monday at 12:45 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 12:45 PM Monday Morning Bump. As you read this - folks are waking up with no home and possibly little food or water in North Carolina. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyV Posted Monday at 07:58 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:58 PM Hello, I found this forum while searching if I could drive supplies up for my family. My brother and sister (in law) live on Glade Mountain. I’m in Florida. How can I help?? Can I ship items? One problem they have is no cash. Looking forward to your replies. Thank you!! The Roy Family 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted Monday at 09:55 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:55 PM You can call Jay or one of the other contact persons at the number listed. Jay just added this to his Facebook profile … Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted Monday at 09:57 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:57 PM 1 hour ago, MonkeyV said: Hello, I found this forum while searching if I could drive supplies up for my family. My brother and sister (in law) live on Glade Mountain. I’m in Florida. How can I help?? Can I ship items? One problem they have is no cash. Looking forward to your replies. Thank you!! The Roy Family I would not advise anyone to try and drive into the area. Public roads are limited. Resources are limited. The weather is still unsettled. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CChinn Posted Monday at 11:17 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:17 PM I’m helping a college friend of mine and his wife who live near Asheville, NC with no power or internet for who knows how long. They’ll stay with me and my wife in central NC until things are back to normal power and internet wise 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted Monday at 11:25 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:25 PM The devastation is unbelievable. My Dad lives only about 30 minutes from Erwin, TN and it’s hard to imagine what happened there. These people need support! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted Tuesday at 12:29 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:29 AM I recommend anyone wanting to help - please call or text Jay Thompson at 336-266-0544. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted Tuesday at 12:53 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:53 AM GPC is leaving for Georgia Tuesday. May be a couple days before they can even get a truck into Western NC. I'm normally pretty stoic, but I cried when I saw the pictures and video of WNC and SW Virginia. Not to minimize the damage Helene left in Florida, but Floridians know how to deal with hurricane damage and how to clean up. The people in Western NC have never had to deal with anything like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted Tuesday at 01:26 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 01:26 AM They have dealt with this before but it has never been on this scale in recent memory. I remember the old timers and the generational hatred and mistrust of state & federal government that occurred with The TVA and flooding of rivers to build dams. I have moved vehicles for folks from California - Arizona Florids - Washington and other states to the areas that were hardest hit over the last several years and always wondered how I-40 survived the occasional flooding as I drove thru the border between Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted Tuesday at 11:30 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:30 AM Tuesday Morning Bump Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted Wednesday at 06:36 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:36 AM (edited) Jim Edited Wednesday at 06:37 AM by Trulyvintage (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted Wednesday at 11:29 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:29 AM You can also get in touch with many church groups and local rescue or law enforcement agencies to make sure any donations are made to legitimate organizations. I’m dropping off a pile of items to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office tomorrow that they are delivering directly through the first responders from the state crisis management department. One item they mentioned a need for is Benadryl and epipens because all the wasps and bees have been dislocated and are angry with everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Angelfish Posted Thursday at 12:57 AM Share Posted Thursday at 12:57 AM I’ve got a mini ex and can run it, I don’t have a way to haul it from Montana to somewhere it would be of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted Thursday at 02:11 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:11 AM As people gain access to internet and services. The home videos from inaccessible areas is horrific. With 24 inches of rain in some areas within 8 hours on top of already water logged areas, the devastation is unimaginable. One dam spill way calculated 1.2 million gallons per second of water flow. Unimaginable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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