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8. I was in a business meeting yesterday where someone made that talking point
Fri Oct 4, 2024, 07:52 AM
Oct 4

I didn't realize it was straight from tRump's mouth.

Helene affected several states. The thing about Hurricane Helene in Georgia is that we didn't think it would be that bad for those of us who were further inland. When I saw the path, I figured it would be like the other rare tropical storms that came through the Atlanta metro area. There were a lot of issues in some parts of Atlanta due to flooding, but Helene pivoted very harshly towards the east coast and really fucked up some people who were not expecting it to be in their area at all, particularly Augusta, Georgia.

We work with several offices throughout Georgia and there are still some people in Augusta who do not have power and it's been over a week. Some of our employees were trapped in their neighborhoods due to trees blocking them in.

When I think about Katrina, I remember thousands of people drowning or trapped on rooftops due to flooding caused by levees failing/breaking. Unless you had a boat, there was no way to escape. The pictures coming out of North Carolina look similar to Katrina. Anyone who was caught in that area during the storm likely died or had to be rescued, but it did not turn into a situation where thousands of people were stranded for days because the water receded a lot more quickly.

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