Notices by Asheville Charlie (avlcharlie@mastodon.social)

@jeridansky
So regal..

One month ago today I was in a car accident and my life crumbled around me. 

There were no injuries and not my fault but led to me being unemployed and facing homelessness.

With the incredible kindness of one person here on Mastodon and a relentless non-stop search for employment I managed to find a job, pay my rent, and get this train back on the tracks. 

I am so very thankful for all of you who have given me support in my darkest hour. It really has made a difference. 

#thankful

@zleap
Thank you! Merry Christmas!

This #Christmas feels a lot more like #Thanksgiving.

Three weeks ago, my world crumbled and disappeared. Unemployed, potentially no vehicle, genuinely facing homelessness.
Soul crushingly bleak.

I am so incredibly thankful that in the following days, someone here on Mastodon gave me a leg up, I found a job and now I have a brand new life.

If that's not something to be thankful for this Christmas, I dunno what is.

Merry Christmas to all

#thankful

@gamingonlinux
I've had this problem before. It doesn't exist yet. On the page you have to initialize something maybe JavaScript after it's created and then you can send the url. At least that's my two cents there may be newer better ways to do it.

Ya know what?
I'm flipping the script.

It's not
"Nobody wants to work anymore"

It's freaking
"Nobody wants to hire for a living wage anymore."

#employment
#truth

@dalias @Jennifer
I had a serious ongoing problem for a while. What I did was pay $70 a month to a local physicians group who provided incredible oversight and care and acted as my advocate in the main medical system. They placed referrals and worked the system for me where I got a surgery for free. I felt like I got my money's worth but when the problem was over I no longer needed them and haven't for quite a few years. I would do the same again though.

@dalias @Jennifer
My insurance premium with deductible for a year is more than half of my income. I could be homeless with insurance I guess.. I do see your point and if you have the resources that is definitely the way to go.

@Jennifer
Every time I think about health insurance it sends me into a rage fest. While mine was cheaper it also had a $9,000 deductible which made paying them for the privilege to pay for my own healthcare really didn't make sense.

@SuneheraSuria
I find it fascinating how large scale structures often look like physiological structures.. this looks like a heart and all of its veins..

Reading about the red mirage and the Blue Wave made me think this deserves a repost

#uspol
#mirage
#frlztho
#HarrisWalz2024

@jeffowski
Every time I stumble across this concept the words to Imagine by John Lennon and come to mind.

As I wake up to the first morning with running #water coming out of my faucets in quite some time... I am mildly amazed at the Herculean effort required to accomplish this feat.

Considering the devastation and the videos of our water system that I've seen I was completely prepared for months.

Standing ovation for all of you water system workers out there waist deep in mud hooking up monster pipes.

You killed it

#asheville
#helene
#recovery
#awesomeness

1/2
So, friends, as the focus rightfully shifts to #Milton, I went to work yesterday here in #Asheville, and my town will never be the same again.

Asheville runs on #tourism. It is our lifeblood. We have very little other industry here and now it is gone.

It's not a simple case of rebuild/restart. It's an industry in collapse.

I just received, in my account, $750 for assistance from #FEMA.

I received the base amount.

If you're in the #disaster area, apply for this. Get your bank account info and put aside 30 or 45 minutes for $750. Took about 2 days.

https://www.disasterassistance.gov/

#asheville
#helene
#disasterassistance

#asheville and surrounding areas. Mission Hospital #missionhospital #pharmacy will be open 24 hours for the next 7 days to fill #prescriptions

#helene

I managed to make some hot coffee.. a small slice of civilized in these crazy times.

#helene
#asheville

@Nichelle
Excellent idea

The secondary, which eventually becomes the primary problem with no water is sanitation and you can't flush the toilet.

#asheville
#helene
#ashevillecharlie_thoughts

@nixCraft
When you see a little cringe after asking when was the last round of layoffs..