SO HEARTBREAKING!! My heart aches for everyone affected! I am only 130 miles from Chimney Rock, NC .. Always loved it ! I won’t live long enough to see all these beautiful places restored, but I pray it won’t take too very many years !! GID BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU !
@@stonewolf6124 cell signal and internet was down. Not sure about now. Some apartments and trailers were evacuated. The flooding was not as bad as it was in Waynesville and Asheville.
Thank you for posting this and also for all the information in the comments section. I have 2 nephews that go to wcu. I feel better knowing that it's just internet and cell service that's down and that the flooding wasn't as bad as it was in Asheville
We rented a cabin in Sylva but turned around Friday after seeing all the power outages and flooding but now vrbo (nor the owner) will refund us or issue any type of credit! Ridiculous
The owner may be a little too busy to think about y'all right now. Hopefully vrbo will get back with you and the thousands of others in your same situation. A little patience and a little grace both go a long, long way. Especially when others are devastated.
@@Mollysky1 VRBO said they will NOT issue a refund since there was no emergency evacuation. The owner lives in Florida and was unaffected by Helene and still has not said if they will refund (or even issue a credit) us. Other family member rented a cabin 4 miles from us and was issued a credit immediately. We were notified by family in that area (we’re coming up for a reunion) that power was out (they finally able to get some service) but power outages and wifi still out in places and water has been an issue over the weekend as well. When we shared our updates with the owner he seemed ambivalent. Honestly we are mind blown that both vrbo as well as this owner seemed to care less about our safety as we have many texts/emails expressing that there was no emergency/evacuation in Jackson county which was the explanation for no refund/credit. It seemed like a no brainer but I’ll try to hold out hope as we are now seeking to dispute the charges with our credit card provider. Thank you for your response and possible attitude. Blessings 🙏
@@Mollysky1 I completely agree with you! Other family members received a refund immediately but VRBO said they will NOT refund us as there was not an emergency evacuation in Jackson county. I’m holding out hope for the owner to do the right thing (he lives in another state). We were supposed to have a family reunion, some live in that area, so we shared with the owner affected roads and that the power was out at the cabin yet he seemed ambivalent. That was why I posted the original comment as it just blew my mind! I’m shocked that our safety (and that of others) are of little concern after they received money. Simply stunned. But we are disputing the charges with credit card provider who at the moment seems as astonished as us. Go figure. Blessings and I do pray 🙏 that everyone stays safe.
@@ShortSeasonist My sister has a house listed with vrbo and they can be slow (and sometimes difficult) for both owner and renter. In her case, I don’t believe she has any power to refund. (Not sure tho) I hope they do the right thing. God bless and God speed!
@@Mollysky1 my sister-in-law and my friend both have properties at the beach and yes they can privately refund as they do receive rental fund at some point though it can be a period of time…it’s at their discretion of course. With the NC governor making a statement not to travel in western Carolina and with the news, social media all highlighting such destruction and road impediments leading to that half of the state, it just made sense imo to tell customers to also not travel in areas deemed hazardous. Having said that, it’s just money at the end of the day. Many people are suffering right now so I’m thankful our family and friends are safe and accounted for. Not my finest moment to vent online during a state of disbelief of how much some people truly don’t seem to care… Thanks again for your kind & positive replies! God bless
@@Dadzgrl5529 I believe so, I haven’t heard from him since early yesterday and whenever I try to call it goes straight to voicemail, so I think they don’t have any cell service right now 😭
Out of curiosity, is there any chance you can see if the bridge leading to my parent’s cabin was washed out. I haven’t been able to reach them and know that they won’t be able to leave if the bridge is gone.
@@KlutzKalico not specifically about your fiancé. Other than the cell and internet service being down, everything seems fairly normal. Classes have been canceled for next week. Most everyone seems inconvenienced but fine.
@@foothills6 Has there been any updates on when cell and internet service will be returned? Do you know if anyone has been hurt? Sorry for so many questions.
@@foothills6 30 years in the service can do that. Believe me when I tell you that I am very sensitive to what is happening in my state. I've spent a lot of time looking at the destruction of places that I have known very well and I have people there too. It's just in my case I have to find something to laugh about or I'll cry.
@@rachelcasselman9616 cell signal and internet was down. Not sure about now. Some apartments and trailers were evacuated. The flooding was not as bad as it was in Waynesville and Asheville.
@@Bonbun372 you're welcome. I'm going to drive to campus in a few minutes. I can post an updated video. I am fairly sure people on campus are safe but there is no cell tower working at this time. They had a dining hall open yesterday and a ton of students were walking around. Some from apartments were removed and are most likely staying with friends.
@@rachelcasselman9616 that park at the 2 minute mark had only the very bottom trailers affected and what you saw in the video was after the water had receded some. I don't think anyone in that park was inconvenienced much except the ones right along the river.
@@courtneysweeney1791 the water is down to normal level now. Most likely the only problem there is the inconvenience of no cell or internet and they probably have a boil order for water.
@@garyreeve6793 cell signal and internet was down. Not sure about now. Some apartments and trailers were evacuated. The flooding was not as bad as it was in Waynesville and Asheville. No on campus student housing was affected by flooding as far as I could tell.
@@garyreeve6793 we just drove around campus. All roads are open. There is power but no cell signal or internet that we could tell. The river is back down to a fairly normal level.
@@garyreeve6793 we just drove around campus. All roads are open. There is power but no cell signal or internet that we could tell. The river is back down to a fairly normal level.
