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Cheezoholic

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10. I went through Hugo with my Mother and Step-Father. Yes there was some looting and some break ins but then came

Reply to Deep State Witch (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 04:43 PM

Oct 4

The roofers!! I mean every 2 bit roofer from 20 states showed up. Not "roofing contractors". These guys were the kind of roofers who had a rusty old smoke spewing pickup truck with 6 guys in the back with hammers and coolers full of beer. Not lying. By the thousands.

That was 1989. Now your friends down there are dealing with maybe those same guys or their kids but the same type only they aren't coming with hammers and beer, they're coming with weapons and beer (trust me, wherever they are staging from there's a cooler full of beer)!!

I'd approach them and throw a freakin' hammer in their hand and tell them to quit playing army and help.

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Report of Armed Men Patrolling In NC [View all] Deep State Witch Oct 4 OP

Scary stuff, they obviously have no problem with assuming authority they don't have a right to. Think. Again. Oct 4 #1

You know where the police did show up, in a force of about 15 cruisers/vans? Coexist Oct 4 #2

Well, it's not great that somebody stole a lot of weapons. yardwork Oct 5 #58

Aren't they trespassing? Paseo Mundial Oct 4 #3

Not Me Deep State Witch Oct 5 #62

Important malaise Oct 4 #4

Place is going Walking Dead fast Prairie Gates Oct 4 #5

No, it's not and that's very insensitive. Because we're littlemissmartypants Oct 4 #35

My son is in Asheville and he says everyone is pulling together. yardwork Oct 5 #56

Appreciate your report. Stay safe, stay well... Hekate Oct 4 #6

Did a search for Men in Black, Disaster Relief soandso Oct 4 #7

More on that guy TommyT139 Oct 4 #12

It would not surprise me soandso Oct 4 #15

Looks like "retired" and "former" TommyT139 Oct 4 #17

I have no clue soandso Oct 4 #21

Either that, or... Moosepoop Oct 4 #13

I would not assume they are cosplaying or planning a career. I would assume they are looking for immigrants or Martin68 Oct 5 #48

What is a "certified law enforcement officer?" yardwork Oct 5 #55

Thanks! Deep State Witch Oct 5 #63

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Oct 4 #8

Take their pictures and file charges with the .. Botany Oct 4 #9

Their response TommyT139 Oct 4 #14

They can get a shovel, a saw, log chains, and Botany Oct 4 #18

My first thought..be a man and pick up a shovel to help Deuxcents Oct 4 #39

or a woman. Thousands of wheel barrel loads need to be moved, a good clean path to Botany Oct 4 #40

I went through Hugo with my Mother and Step-Father. Yes there was some looting and some break ins but then came Cheezoholic Oct 4 #10

It wasn't hurricanes which first started markodochartaigh Oct 5 #49

Yes! soandso Oct 5 #66

unfortunately azureblue Oct 4 #11

Do you live in WNC? littlemissmartypants Oct 4 #20

Arkansas ain't local man and the area described isn't what you suggest. Re-read the post, it's a neighborhood n/t Cheezoholic Oct 4 #22

They were not invited in by the residents or cops. They invaded. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 4 #26

Nobody asked for their "help". Elessar Zappa Oct 4 #31

I haven't heard that that is happening, no. yardwork Oct 5 #60

Morons with guns, deciding to answer the call to help, Warpy Oct 4 #16

They sound kind of like looters to me! Casing out the place... Jack Valentino Oct 4 #19

Black Mountain has a curfew in place. LisaM Oct 4 #23

And yet TommyT139 Oct 4 #34

Yes, I know, but... LisaM Oct 4 #38

For sure TommyT139 Oct 4 #43

I don't want to name my friend who posted this Deep State Witch Oct 5 #65

Well for one thing... LisaM Oct 5 #67

Maybe I got Confused Deep State Witch Oct 6 #69

Sounds like Kyle Rittenhouse wannabes AmBlue Oct 4 #24

Indeed. Dangerous. orthoclad Oct 5 #61

EXACTLY. Jack Valentino Oct 5 #64

They are practicing for when they can start firing in the civil war they desire to "Reclaim America". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 4 #25

RW PAC-funded blackshirts peppertree Oct 4 #27

I outsmarted them. COL Mustard Oct 4 #29

Hear, hear peppertree Oct 4 #30

This is what we will all get if Trump gets in again. hadEnuf Oct 4 #41

And they're counting on 2/3 of voters simply not believing "it could happen here" peppertree Oct 4 #42

These thugs (like Kyle Rittenhouse) think that COL Mustard Oct 4 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 4 #32

First, take them a bottle of water and thank them for helping out misanthrope Oct 4 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Island Blue Oct 4 #33

I'll assume they are white BWdem4life Oct 4 #36

Whose authority are they under? What right do they have to be there? Initech Oct 4 #37

Vigilantes. Nothing good can come of it...nt Wounded Bear Oct 4 #45

These men are looking for opportunities to use the assault weapons they've invested in. dlk Oct 5 #46

Keep reporting these assholes every chance you get to everyone you can think of. Martin68 Oct 5 #47

Sounds to me like some soldier-wannabe MAGAts. 4lbs Oct 5 #50

Kyle Rittenhouse/Zimmerman type jerkoffs ! oasis Oct 5 #57

Post removed Post removed Oct 5 #51

That's terrible. Adding a touch more fright to the entire situation. Stay safe. Vinca Oct 5 #52

Every major disaster draws opportunists and charlatans in droves pfitz59 Oct 5 #53

I googled this brakester Oct 5 #54

Men In Black? Bayard Oct 5 #59

This is scary AF Iris Oct 5 #68

Update: They're Gone Deep State Witch Oct 9 #70

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