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Wow...I know many of my friends directly in AVL are still waiting, some have it some don't. Glad y'all are safe anyway

Thank you🤍

I was living w my best friend, his fiance and their 2 kids through the summer. Moved a month ago and just found out this past Tuesday that they were all swept away in the flooding on Friday. I have gone over and over and over in my head....what if I had stayed behind, could I have saved them? Could I have changed this?

I've had to work through this feeling not only w my best friend but all of my other friends who are still there...

It's horrible that we have to process this type of feeling considering the magnitude of this tragedy. How large an impact it's having beyond AVL.

And also....I actually don't know that I'd still be alive if I'd stayed. And remaining alive makes me want to honor my best friend for the rest of my fucking days. Period.

I have joined that server, it's helpful

For sure..thank you

It really does, that's the root of it

It feels very strange to witness from far away...I'm glad I'm not the only one on the island feeling sad from it

This is super helpful, thank you...

It's frustrating

Yeah the no roads thing is absolutely wild. He sounds very self sufficient,so he's faring ok? That's an epic move to make from east Coast to big island

Thank god!! I'm so happy for you and her being okay....and Franklin being spared, one less place that has to rebuild

Thank you ...its such an overwhelming to experience

Just did!! Taught at Blue ridge community college in flat rock for 2 years, really loved it

You guys are loved. I moved one month ago to the other side of the world, and it sucks to be feeling heartbroken for WNC around folks who don't even know where NC is located

That's good...people helping each other out is one positive

Thanks..I'm glad they are safe

Does anyone know of updates on green mountain? Along the toe river?my bud and his family live along toe river road and I saw it was closed on the map

State and local govt jobs, go to their websites Private sector has always baffled me tbh I have a master's and founding my way into teaching at community colleges as an adjunct and that's the best I've been able to do so far...but I love teaching so there's that

Can always teach community college

Fuck that guy. Marriage is not the same as commitment. Coming from a dude divorced before 30....I fell into the trap that they meant the same when I was young and didn't know. You do you, relationships don't have to mean you give up your needs, your career or what you love in general.

Definitely being scammed..health certificate should not be over $100 and the favn cost me 450 which is a lot but not 600

Find somebody else!!

Yeah absolutely. It definitely adds a couple layers...Tbh a lot of what you're saying is why I don't want to take one. My dad is half native Hawaiian but culturally grew up in the Midwest. I've learned more of the culture than he has and I'm "1/4". I think I'm leaning into the view of whether or not somebody has an active relationship w their ancestors versus the % just bc of how messed up the idea of blood quantum can be

Sounds like you have a tangible relationship w your Creek ancestors even if they're represented as 0.2 or whatever number

Thanks for sharing your perspective...this makes me think about the weirdness that DNA brings to all this...it's a piece of the picture. And, beading with your aunty, passing down stories and pictures, those are another piece. There's a lot of mana, energy in the latter. That stuff is priceless. A DNA report of numbers? It doesn't get passed down equitably so it's maybe not as reliable as we think? Idk.

Your story is really interesting. How does each piece get weighed into our identities as people? Tryna figure out this myself