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haele

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31. Post office still uses mules to deliver mail to remote regions.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 02:10 PM

Oct 5

They're still doing it.

I imagine the citizen volunteer groups like the Cajun Navy and mule train organizations coordinate their rescue and delivery runs with the local EOC.
Unlike the whiners on the site formerly known as Twitter and Facebook do whining about being told to stand down and join the other volunteers working with FEMA and the state Emergency Management.
That is, if those whiners actually showed up to help, instead of sitting behind a keyboard in the comfort of their own home and played out the drama in their heads.

Haring off on your own in an emergency situation puts you and others in danger, along with wasting resources. It isn't TV, and most people don't have the "unique set of skills" to be able to assess a potentially dangerous situation and be a loner Hero.

Haele

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Mules are being used to carry supplies into western North Carolina [View all] Jilly_in_VA Oct 3 OP

We donated... FirstLight Oct 3 #1

My daughters best friend asked for help Tree Lady Oct 3 #8

Well, that's just what Democrats do. calimary Oct 3 #10

will they be delivering NJCher Oct 3 #2

Governor Cooper is working on it. Right now, he wants to get people safe, fed,, comforted and whatever else they need. mucholderthandirt Oct 3 #21

A huge thank you to both these groups. sheshe2 Oct 3 #3

It's inspiring, but at the same time a little disheartening. GopherGal Oct 3 #4

Sometimes in the 1800s, the Pony Express Mr.Bill Oct 3 #7

That is so true Lifeafter70 Oct 5 #28

A lot of us, maybe most, don't realize misanthrope Oct 3 #11

Not only thin, Mr.Bill Oct 3 #13

You got that right soandso Oct 5 #27

I find it wonderful when people rediscover and use the old ways when in need Hekate Oct 3 #12

Nature created us misanthrope Oct 3 #16

I have watched wildfires lash California's Central Coast many times in my decades here... Hekate Oct 3 #18

"Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" misanthrope Oct 3 #19

Exactly Hekate Oct 3 #20

I cannot be as positive and romantic about the future of California Forests. PufPuf23 Oct 4 #23

WW1 twodogsbarking Oct 3 #5

WWII as well... Wounded Bear Oct 3 #17

Mules are hardy animals Farmer-Rick Oct 3 #6

Back to basics! calimary Oct 3 #9

Wouldn't it be great if those hardy pack mules were the symbol of dobleremolque Oct 3 #14

Finally!! A job all of the Republicans in office are qualified for as they are all jackass's. cstanleytech Oct 3 #15

that's cool! Skittles Oct 3 #22

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Trains of Pack Mules Run By Famous Muleteers Opened Up the Humboldt Interior for Mining and Settlement PufPuf23 Oct 4 #24

My great, great Grandfather raised draft horses in Ohio, and my sister rode English hunt and was rated #8 in the state . marble falls Oct 4 #25

Good for your sister. Lots of preparation and poise. My older sister competed in Western Pleasure and Trail as a teen. PufPuf23 Oct 4 #26

She's a certified horse therapy provider, as well as an attorney. We share the same birthday ... marble falls Oct 5 #29

When my dad was in Baja California in the 1940s Jilly_in_VA Oct 5 #30

Mules don't panic, horses sometimes do. marble falls Oct 14 #32

Mules are smarter Jilly_in_VA Oct 15 #33

All good qualities, I think! marble falls Oct 15 #34

Post office still uses mules to deliver mail to remote regions. haele Oct 5 #31