Aftermath of Hurricane Helene | This Has Never Happened in Upstate SC

[@TheBeardedGrump]

We have been without power since Friday morning but our home didn't suffer in damage. Western NC and east Tennessee are dealing with major damage from flooding. Please keep all the people in those areas in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks

[@thatpointinlife]

@@TheBeardedGrump, what do you think are the best organizations for us in the rest of the country to donate to?

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@thatpointinlife I haven't seen anyone post anything about where to donate so unfortunately I have no idea. I'm sure there'll be places popping up over the next few days

[@artcflowers]

Instead of thoughts and prayers, give us info where we can donate to the rescue workers and shelters. Call to ACTION

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@artcflowers I haven't seen anyone post anything about where to donate but I will keep an eye out and post something as soon as I can

[@reedvending2384]

How is it up around Easley? Got a buddy that lives next to what looks like a large pond behind Crestview village apartments at the end of players drive. Have not heard from him since 5am the morning the storm came through.

[@DagNeb_It]

As a Floridian, I don’t make fun of anyone going through a tropical storm and up. I just want everyone to be safe and make it to tomorrow.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

🙏👊

[@CaneFan25]

They’re the Most Dangerous thing my eyes have ever seen…….I survived Katrina decades ago 💪 but learned a Very Valuable Life Lesson = NEVER TRUST or Count On the govt for help 🤣. They don’t care if you live or die.

[@naterod]

God speed for Milton. I hope that one is okay. This is too much.

[@my4hvids]

I had not seen any footage from SC so I really appreciate your video. I'm broken-hearted for everyone affected. Helene has really changed the landscape in parts of the south.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@my4hvids the videos I've seen from NC look like New Orleans after Katrina

[@slyfox1971]

I'm from Asheville. I live in Winston Salem now but my mother and siblings are there. One sister lives near Mars Hill College and they had power and water yesterday but still no cell service. My mother is west of Asheville and nothing is on, only near downtown but still spotty. My nephew's wife is a nursing supervisor at Mission and she said 4 pick up trucks full of bodies were dropped off at the morgue Saturday night. There is no describing the devastation.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Man the part about the trucks is hard to read. My heart is broken for all the people in those areas

[@rosewetzel8284]

I plan on keeping you in my thoughts and prayers, and I plan on donating as much as I possibly can to help you guys as well as everybody else that’s been tragically impacted by this good for nothing hurricane and not just that but I hope to volunteer to help clear out that hurricane debris

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@rosewetzel8284 thank you very much. 🙏

[@rosewetzel8284]

@@TheBeardedGrump Your Welcome💞

[@slyfox1971]

@@rosewetzel8284 That's so sweet. Samaritan's Purse is a very reputable organization and based here in NC. I'm sure they would appreciate any donations.

[@julsmathteacher415]

We are from Edgefield Sc and it looks like a scene from a disaster movie. Trees and power lines down everywhere. Day six without power but house, animals, and family safe. God is good.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm happy that you and your family are safe and doing well. We still don't have power either.

[@soniadelgado9643]

Western NC is destroyed I'm about 30 minutes from Boone NC. Prayers for everyone involved in this hurricane 🙏 ❤️

[@TheBeardedGrump]

It's heartbreaking to see

[@soniadelgado9643]

@@TheBeardedGrump I'm almost 46 years old and I have never saw anything like this in my life.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@soniadelgado9643 me either

[@soniadelgado9643]

@@TheBeardedGrump Prayers for you and your family

[@rezzybeans]

I am on my way to Boone on Monday, i have my saws backpacks and a ton of tree knowledge with hurricanes, also a kayak and some wine and whiskey for anyone who may just need a drink, (also some water)

[@willowthistle3648]

I was born and raised on an island of the NC coast and I can promise you that neither I nor anyone I know is making fun of anyone that was in the path of that hurricane. Our hearts and prayers are with each and every one of you. 😢❤

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you for your prayers. 🙏

[@mariedowney1676]

Thank you so much for reporting since communications are down.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem at all 🙏

[@tiger8linny788]

Thanks very much for your excellent video tour. I have friends in western TN, eastern NC and upstate SC and haven’t spoken to any of them. While the fallen tree damage and power outages are serious in your area I was glad to see that you all don’t have the devastation that other areas received. Stay safe, hope you get help with that huge tree! 🥰🐅

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I hope all your friends are safe and doing well. We were very fortunate not to have the damage that they have in western NC and east TN.

[@akbychoice]

@@TheBeardedGrumpwe are between Sparkle City and Greenville.

[@Jerseybytes2]

@@TheBeardedGrump your video reminded me of hurricane Sandy. town I lived in wasn't hit too bad but there were fallen trees all over, and we were without power for nearly a week. then again considering others lost their lives losing power was only a small inconvenience. Praying for your safety as well as everyone who was affected by hurricane helene.

[@Liberty4Ever]

Thanks for the moto tour of the upstate South Carolina devastation. Helene hit us here in central Kentucky harder than I would have expected, so far from the coast. It rained almost constantly for several days. It would ease off then come raging back with high winds. Lots of trees down and power outages but all we had at our house was a lot of green leaves and twigs in the yard.

[@billturner1240]

I live in St.Petersburg Fl. We seen 82 Mph winds and 8 ft. Storm surge. My parents live in upstate SC. Pickens. They got the storm as well like you. What a freak storm this one was... stay safe.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I hope you and your family are safe and doing well. It was definitely a crazy storm.

[@billturner1240]

@@TheBeardedGrump we are safe. I almost got hit with a 10 foot limb when I went out to check on 1of 4 light poles marking the driveway. A huge limb came down when I did so. Sent me running inside with my hands shaking. This was bad.... Way bad.

[@billturner1240]

I will say this. If you are ever in this situation. Never.... And I mean never go outside to see what's up. Don't do it. Look from your safe spot but do not run out into your yard. DONT.!

[@reformedwheat5648]

St. Pete is my hometown, I’m outside of Charlotte now. I lived through Hugo in ‘89 in Charlotte. Went to get my son in the NC foothills last Saturday and even there it’s horrible. I dare say Helene’s devastation is far worse than anything I’ve ever seen 😞

[@akbychoice]

@@billturner1240several people died in their homes in bed or sitting in a chair. No place was good in this storm.

[@FL_2000O]

Prayers from Florida, if I had the money for gas I'd be up there helping, no shame in you guys being scared of something like this, especially when you guys don't typically get these kinds of things. Absolutely sick how FEMA isn't helping you all, glad private citizens are stepping up the efforts and hoping you all can get back to normal pretty quick.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you very much. 🙏

[@ironrose888]

FEMA say that they are in the area and bringing supplies… but where are they? 😢

[@FL_2000O]

@@ironrose888 offering $750 per household but only to people who qualify for food stamps and other Welfare programs. No construction equipment, no linemen, no construction workers or shelters

[@tima.478]

Taking off work this Friday, me and 3 of my buds. Not sure what we can do but we're on the way and staying through the weekend. We're all Marines with lots of experience in this type of situation...FEMA won't be a problem for us! Semper Fi.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@tima.478 stay safe 👊

[@verbalwidget0919]

Fantastic footage of the aftermath of the storm Greg. You dodged a bullet for sure, glad you are all safe.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@verbalwidget0919 thanks. Still no power but all is well.

[@branevans3705]

Thank you for bringing more awareness to the devastation in that beautiful area. I've only seen some of this on the news, but it is way clearer coming from you and your cam. Stay safe 🙏🏻🩵

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem. Thank you 🙏

[@millenialmemoirs]

HVAC guy here in upstate sc. about to set off for my first call, should be an interesting week. We always have a wave of service calls after flooding and power outages.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Be safe out there.

[@Netcentric-fk6ek]

ya'll have my empathy. there is a lot of work to do. its a looong road

[@richardnoggin5025]

I'm in Easley, SC and a week later we still have no power and no Internet. National Guard is here handing out water and MRE's to anyone who wants/needs it.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Still no power here either. That's good that the NG is there helping out. I hope you and your family are doing well 🙏

[@tjmiller5060]

Here in the western Virginia mountains/hollows we’ve had about 8 days of soaking rain, with yesterday being the driest. Our middle river is at flood stage 1/2 mile from our hollow. Our house sits on a ridge on the hollow. This morning we have large bull pine on our roof. A live tree with roots pulling out of the ground. We’ve got 100+ year old white pines all around our house. If they b/c unstable we’re screwed.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm sorry about your home. I hope the other trees stay upright. 🙏

[@user-cl5ov9dx5o]

Bought a generator 4-years ago...What a life saver it has been when this storm hit South Carolina. $30+ dollars a day to use propane.

[@Billet_Badger]

Glad that see that you and your family is safe.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks 🙏

[@nathanhatcher7096]

Thanks for sharing this video, I live in Laurens county S.C. in which everyone was affected greatly, even loss of lives in our neighbor😢, I speak for many in our area this is going to be a long recovery, and among the worst damage any of us had seen! Certainly feels like a test of time, though This is an important time to grow together rather than apart!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of lives in your area. This is definitely a hard time for everyone involved. God bless you 🙏

[@janicebanks9958]

I am from Laurens also. Yes, our county was hit very hard. Weeks later, still seeing cleanup. I feel for those who face this year after year. Once in a lifetime is enough for me. Prayers for everyone suffering and hoping things get better soon. It is going to be a long time before we see normal again.

[@SusansRoadLessTraveled]

Seneca, SC here. Crazy experience and so many still without power on the Hartwell and Keowee Lakes sides. God bless!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

It definitely was and still is a crazy experience. We are still without power as well.

[@unitetheworld500]

My sister and family lives in SC, thank you so much for sharing the images. I'm from Sydney Australia - prayers for everyone. Stay safe.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I hope your family is doing well. Thanks for your prayers. 🙏

[@shiva2731]

Blessed Thanks for sharing Best to you and your neighbors from California

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you 🙏

[@huthutchinson1778]

I have never been through anything like that storm, so much devastation. My thoughts are with you.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

It's been crazy. Thank you 🙏

[@gptg1981]

I'm just down the road between Honea Path and Donalds, we got quite the mess to clean up here. Very fortunate to just have a mess here after seeing what's going on in the mountains. Great vid!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

The scenes from the mountains are absolutely heartbreaking.

[@danielb1828]

This is one of the best videos I have seen so far with the after the storm from ground view. You did a great job to show those if us whom is not there. I have been watching videos of anyone who posts in hope that I can do at least this to help.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you! I just wanted to show what is going on in my little part of the country. For some reason it seems like the media isn't showing much about what is really going on in these areas. Thank you for watching. 🙏

[@Sheena3745]

Great video! Thanks for sharing. My heart goes out to the entire southeast US. I've lived through practically every hurricane since the 60's & the worst I've had to endure were a few days w/o power & wet floors due to a faulty window. In Tampa now & was celebrating we got mostly spared when the news from GA, NC & TN started reaching us. I'm so very sorry. Be strong, help each other. Everyone & their uncle is coming to lend a hand.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. The scenes from NC are absolutely heartbreaking. It's going to take a long time to get back to normal.

[@celestep157]

Thank you for taking us with you to explore the damage in your area .

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem. Thank you for taking your time to watch 🙏

[@JCHAN-qd3rz]

A good report of actual storm results. I wish you well in the clean-up and recovery.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. I really appreciate it 👊

[@mgkelly3389]

Thank you and I’m so glad your home is safe. I hope you all get power on soon. Stay strong!!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you 🙏

[@JohnPublic-dk7zd]

You're young...i was in Spartanburg when Hugo came through, and I don't think I've ever seen harder rainfall...hurricanes just make a d@mn mess...

[@Adv-caveman]

Yup they cancelled school that day. Remember it like yesterday.

[@janetyurkin822]

Your video was very interesting and well done. I’m glad you’re damage wasn’t worse than what it was. This global warning is something we can’t ignore, when areas such as where you live are now getting these storms. It’s so tragic to see all the devastation in these other states that was pummeled by this storm. The loss of life, their homes and businesses. I’ve never experienced anything like this so I don’t know what it’s like to go through this. These big uprooted trees just illustrates the power of the wind that comes with these storms.

[@ohnoyce]

​@@janetyurkin822 clim ate change, formerly known as seasons 😂

[@janetyurkin822]

@@ohnoyce 🐂💩

[@Motorep146]

I was in Charleston for Hugo. Not something I want to deal with ever again. Here in Greenville the wind and rain was heavy and I lost some chairs when my creek breached but that's it. We've got it good at the moment. Western NC has been decimated with whole towns wiped of the map! It's going to take years before they recover.

[@stesha4456]

Glad to have found something covering an area I sorta know. My husband is from around here and you were on a road he takes to work everyday. We live down around Iva and it was similar down here. So many down trees and lines. Thank you for covering what you did.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.

[@scottshort3718]

Praying for y’all here in Charleston. Sending water and supplies, hope it helps. God bless you all!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you very much. NC and east TN need all the help they can get. 🙏👊

[@thatpointinlife]

Man, what's crazy is that you'd normally think a hurricane is going to do the most damage at the coastal communities, but this one was so much more devastating as a tropical storm, what- 300 or 400 miles further up North? I heard 20" to 30" of rain in 18 hours in some parts. That's more than a whole year's worth of rain for most parts of the country. Crazy...

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Yeah western NC got absolutely hammered with rain. Worst flooding they've ever had. A lot of those people lost everything

[@patriciayarber3356]

Man made storms and fires Devil worshippers Ephesus6 chapter!!👿💀😱😳🤑!!

[@jlee4038]

We live in the Mayo/Chesnee/Cowpens area of the Upstate and we got destroyed! It was 3 days before we could get off our road and didn't get power back on until day 10! So many houses with trees on them, some completely destroyed. We had a car trapped on our road when the embankment gave out and all the trees came crashing down around them. Luckily none came down on the car, but they had to risk more trees and powerlines trying to walk for help in the middle of the worst part of the storm. Someone with a private airport reported we had winds reach 90-100mph up here. We live in a 45yr old trailer and I'm so thankful that things were built better back in the day because I really thought we were about to be blown into the woods! Thankfully the only damage we took was tree limb loss and all our food. We lived out of a cooler holding $20 worth of what we could save until power came back on (lost it Fri Sept 27 around noon and didn't get it back till Sun evening Oct 6). I'm grateful that we came out ok, but my heart aches for those that lost literally everything. I hope it's a very long time, if ever, that we have to go through this again.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm happy to hear that y'all are safe. It was a terrible storm and I'm heartbroken over all the damage and families that all lost everything.

[@adelinehillock1553]

I’m sorry for all the loss of life and damage. I live very near Galveston. I fear every storm that brews near us. I hope you and yours do well.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you. We are blessed not to have any damage to our house but the folks in NC and TN and dealing with major damage.

[@lauragillespie189]

Thankful you didn't have much damaged. Bless you!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you 🙏

[@donaldhersey1529]

Lived in Fla on the coast all my life and seen 70 mph winds a few times. Its definitely no joke. We're all praying for y'all.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@donaldhersey1529 thanks 🙏

[@freegrazer]

I was born in Greenville lived at Paris mt then moved to Myrtle beach in the mid 80s. I have been through so many storms with Hugo being the worst. I have since then prepared for any storm. We built a concrete room onto our house with 8 in walls and 7 in ceiling. Roll up metal doors. We have a liquid cool 25 kw generator that feeds the whole house that runs off a LP tank buried in the ground. I learned after Hugo not many will come after a storm to help. Our power was off for two weeks. We were not prepared for that. Now I have enough food and water to last two months. We have 4 chain saws and we only store enough gas like 4. 5 gallons cans to run anything that runs on gas. It’s just tragic with this storm Helene the devastation to families. Hope and pray it gets better soon.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@freegrazer yes it definitely a good idea to be prepared and it sounds like you are well prepared which is awesome. 👊

[@DirtObseXXion]

Glad you're good dude! Enjoy your content.. Down in Delano TN riding the Chattahoochee area now.. Not bad here but we keep hearing horror stories further east

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. We have family around the Erwin/Johnson City area and it's pretty bad there but all of our family is safe. I'm glad to hear that you didn't have much going on around you 🙏

[@ReginaRedding]

Pretty nice ride 😊 thanks 🙏🏻 Pleasant voice and mannerisms 👏🏼🥳

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks 👊

[@CarterKey6]

I’m in Clover still no electricity but I’m thankful for everyone being safe and praying for the people further north. My daughter is stranded in Asheville but was safe as of yesterday but no cell service

[@TheBeardedGrump]

We still don't have power either. I'm glad your daughter is safe 🙏

[@freeman9879]

Glad everyone is safe down that way. Unfortunately there are areas in the mountains that have been geographically changed by this storm and will take months or years even to get back to normal. Lost a car to an oak tree but everyone is safe and no damage to the house so all is well. Good luck to yall thanks for the video

[@TheBeardedGrump]

It's heartbreaking to see all the damage in NC and TN. We have family up there and thankfully they are safe. I'm glad to hear that you are safe. 🙏

[@mandyt1918]

I live in the upstate of SC as well. I lost my home to this storm. Luckily I took my kids and left Thursday night. We might not have survived if I hadn't left. Its still devastating to lose 20 years of memories and your home within a matter of hours. We just got power yesterday. My family 12 miles from me still dont have power. SC wasn't prepared for this. We have storms, high wind and lots of rain, even tornadoes here and there but this was historical.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm so sorry that you lost your home but I'm happy that you and your family are safe. Houses can be replaced but lives can't. No one in the southeast was prepared for this and just seeing all the devastation is heartbreaking. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers 🙏

[@bigbama34]

Good job on the video. Thanks for posting.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you. 🙏

[@bikerbeliever8169]

I'm in Kentucky northeast and goodness we've never had a tropical storm in KY that I know of, not in my lifetime. 70 plus mph wind it was wicked, kinda scary really.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

It was nerve racking. Crazy weather I've ever had to deal with.

[@flatdaddio]

Crazy the damage you got up there. I live in Florida and experienced several hurricanes. I did get some winds from this but under 2 inches of rain. I didn't lost power this time. I was kind of shocked. In the past I have lost power for 8 days so I can relate to that. Praying for all the lost lives and people effected by the storm.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. I really appreciate it 🙏

[@charmontravel]

Thanks for the tour. Gezzzzz. Glad you're safe.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem. Thanks. We are definitely blessed that nothing got damaged

[@kellenfurter]

Just missing internet now near Spartanburg. We have a broken-in-half power pole at the end of the street. Thankful and praying for the lost ones.

[@militarymom6690]

Praying for all y’all 🙏🏾

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you. 🙏

[@ADHDMoto]

From a Piedmont boy, glad you made out ok!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. I hope you and your family made it through it safe as well.

[@ADHDMoto]

@@TheBeardedGrump thank you! Just no power and lost a couple trees out back.

[@Not_The_FBI_1992]

This just blows me away! I've lived just outside of Charleston in West Ashley for 5 years now and work right on the peninsula. Rain didn't start till about 2pm on Thursday, it got heavy at times but not serious, and winds didn't start till early Friday morning, but again nothing serious. I saw some branches down but no trees. Lost power Friday morning while getting ready for work, but it was restored by the time I got home. The sun was coming out by Friday afternoon.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm glad it didn't get bad there

[@EnlistedBombin]

I grew up in Coastal NC and one of my best friends lives in Pickens/Easly SC, it was cut off up there before the storm. We came back from fishing in Alaska one year he took me up into the mountains to meet a guy the call wolf man, what a character :D.

[@charlesnew1289]

I'm up on lake glenville and have a son and his family in pendleton. we both got our power back and all is well , i'm from Florida and you never really get used to it. But this is going to take some time to get cleanen up for sure. Thanks for posting and i love the 990, i'm roling around on v stroms, making due. Take care.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm happy that y'all are doing well. It will probably be years before NC gets back to some type of normal. Thanks. I love my 990 but I have owned 2 V-stroms and loved them too

[@Adv-caveman]

Dam..take care. I grew up there. Living IBX NC now. We got a little weather here. Prayers to everyone. Still have plenty of friends and family in upstate SC and NC.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. Hopefully all your friends and family are safe

[@poetmaggie1]

The first time is usually the worse, except I was in a Typhoon and thought it was a bad storm until informed it wasn't just a bad storm. Or the straight wind that hit my sister's town while I was visiting, thought it was just a lot of wind. I don't mind in the least that I have never seen a tornado.

[@fictitiousart6410]

If this had happened on the coast of SC, people would be concerned about alcohol and adderall shortages.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Dang 😂

[@hayorge27]

Fentanyl shortage in Asheville gonna be brutal

[@blaiseutube]

I know you're joking and it's funny. The weird thing about Adderall is that for people who actually need it (like me) it doesn't have much impact and I have trouble remembering to take it.

[@karenwoodward7291]

Thanks for the info. Glad you're o'k. I was born in Elkin, NC, my sis. in Todd.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem and thank you. I hope your sister is safe and doing well 🙏

[@fjkelley4774]

Take care all of you. My area was pretty much spared this, but some friends and family were not so fortunate. Even then, (mostly) nothing like the scenes that have come from NC, SC and TN.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. I hope your friends and family are safe 🙏

[@thecandyman9308]

Thanks for posting. I'm up here in VA mountains & so fortunate that we didn't get hit nearly as hard as ya'll and NC. Has anyone confirmed if Asheville road access is completely cut off? I've heard that there's a state route road that is still passable but not sure.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I just saw that Asheville has a way in and out.

[@s679]

Just got back from Hendersonville, NC. Went down to extract family. Consider I-26 North of Asheville, NC as impassable into TN. Consider I-40 East(near Old Fort, NC) and West of Asheville(from Waynesville, NC to Newport, TN) as impassable. Tried many different backroads over the mountains North of Asheville and forests and landslides are laying on the roads. May take weeks to just cut through. The only road that worked was to drive via I-77 to Shelby, NC and take State Road 74 to I-26 into Hendersonville. The cell phones appeared to come back on Saturday night at about 11PM in the downtown Hendersonville, NC area. Saturday night Pardee Hospital was still running on generators. I think Pardee got power back to the hospital on Sunday(09/29). Cell phone coverage is hit or miss traveling around. The few gas stations that were open and had generators had 2 mile long lines. Police were at the gas stations breaking up fights when I drove by. A large portion of the grocery stores were flooded and dark. It is apocalyptic. For those driving in from Charlotte, NC: Get gas and supplies no further West that Gastonia, NC. Preferably sooner. Shelby has some power, but consider all the gas stations as empty between Gastonia and west of there. The areas near the edges of the storm are having their stockpiles of stuff disappear quickly as people come out to get them to survive. Power is out in some instances 100 miles East of the I-26 corridor. I think the focus is on Asheville right now, understandably. This was a complete infrastructure collapse. No electric, communications, water, or gasoline. The emergency services lost all of those things as well. People don't prepare for something that they can't even comprehend happening. The best prepared Emergency Services would not be able to prepare enough. Even if they prepared for it, it would not happen for 50 years and by then become a distant illusion. Pray for the the people there, but if you have the supplies and ability to go down and campout with chain saws, food trucks, potable water trucks, or anything survival based, do so. The roads that still exist are super important to get cleared, so as to bring in supplies. Right now most things will be getting pretty scarce. People are starting to loot during the daytime. There is not enough of the structure left to keep law and order if things get very desperate. There literally needs to be an army of people cutting trees from roads right now.

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

@@s679I26 west (north) is open from Asheville to Johnson City. You have to take a detour around a bunch of bridges that are out. This is a car route only.

[@RobinGerhart]

Thank you from Ohio!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

👊

[@mindseyeproductions8798]

Thanks for the share

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem. Thanks for watching 👊

[@mrsmel269]

hope life gets back to normal fast . great rolling on the scooter to catch the footage. enjoy it and #livetoride

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks me too. Still no power and Duke energy is estimating that it will be Friday before we get power back 😞

[@akbychoice]

Still without power in the upstate but the crews are doing a great job with repairs. My buddy north of Bakersville, NC is without road access in any direction.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

We still don't have power either. All the scenes I've been seeing from NC are the craziest thing I've ever seen. I'm heartbroken for all those people.

[@akbychoice]

@@TheBeardedGrump in TN too. So many roads I’ve been on are gone.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@akbychoice I know. We have family in east Tennessee and we are very thankful that they are safe.

[@esthersalness8234]

Appreciare the tour.

[@allalala9916]

I live in Inman, SC, lots of fallen trees and power lines but luckily we got our power back on Sunday. Probably one of the first few.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

We still don't have power. The estimated time is Sunday.

[@allalala9916]

@@TheBeardedGrump try reporting any damaged power lines near by on the electrical company website. I did that and I think it helped.

[@jeffcole4328]

I am also in upstate..Cherokee County...winds were higher than 70 mph

[@samhill3496]

Good vid glad ok Mess really bad all east Tn and NC From East KY USA all good

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. I know. I'm so heartbroken for all those people. We have family in east Tennessee and thank God that they are ok 🙏

[@samhill3496]

@@TheBeardedGrump The savivors, even if not at loss, what wil they do. So many budinesses are destroyed and the buildings will have to be torn completely down. We went thru this two years back just on a much smaller scale. You saw some of it on your KAT ride. People adapt. It will change things for generations. Now to find the lost

[@SevenCentCricket]

What a mess. Counting our blessings this time around. October 2020, Hurricane Zeta came up through Georgia and dropped a massive pine tree through our house and almost killed my mother as she was sleeping in her bedroom upstairs. This time around I was SO paranoid... I kept waking up when Helene was coming through and making sure she came downstairs to camp on the couch. It didn't hit too badly here, and it's heart breaking to see all the devastation elsewhere. :(

[@TheBeardedGrump]

It was definitely scary and I'm happy to hear that you and your family are safe.

[@courtneyneal5603]

We aren’t making fun. We completely understand and our hearts go out for everyone up there

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@jaketaylor3233]

Also in the upstate. Greenville city was out of power for a week

[@kmp86fishin45]

I live in Seneca South Carolina and it is definitely the worst winds we have ever seen hear!

[@brandonpennington1983]

I remember an ice storm we had here in 2002 power was out 2 weeks. And all you could hear all night everywhere was trees snapping and falling, i was in a 95 year old house with 5 pecan trees bout 80 years old around it.

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

@@brandonpennington1983 I'll NEVER forget that ice storm. Our power was out and we don't have a generator or other heating source. I honestly thought we'd freeze to death. We couldn't get out of the house to go to a relatives house, because of the two-three inches of solid ice everywhere. To step outside was to risk life and limb. Plus, our cars were encased in ice. I hope I NEVER have to experience anything like that again. We had ice forming on the inside of windows. My daughter and I put on layers of clothes, knitted hats and gloves, multiple pairs of socks, piled all our blankets on one bed, and slept together for warmth.

[@imperialkhmer6146]

Most of the coverage are on Florida, NC, GA, but we in SC got hit pretty bad too. I live in Boiling Springs and never seen nothing like this. We moved here from RI.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

It was the craziest storm that I've seen in my life

[@MaryM-xz5fs]

You were blessed!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Definitely 🙏

[@RoadReality]

Wow, that's nuts. Glad y'all are safe!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. 👊🙏

[@Sonic6293]

I live near Columbia and work in the east half of the state, but this hurricane has been hellacious. Seeing the Congaree swell way beyond its banks is scary.

[@yungslim93]

That's crazy. I live 40 miles east of Atlanta and almost nothing happened here. We thought we were going to get the worst if it but it just kept moving east. We just got like 4 inches of rain. Wind was barely noticeable.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm glad you didn't have to deal with any damage.

[@1980Baldeagle]

Same. I'm at lake Oconee and it was weak. I delivered supplies to family in Augusta today. I was completely shocked. It's very bad. They had some big tornadoes. It's a disaster

[@theresamcalister302]

Thanks for showing a part of the upstate damage. Most of the videos that I have seen are from WNC.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem. Thanks for watching

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

Helene was still a hurricane until it reached Tennessee. It was a category 1; at least; when it came through my area of North Carolina. The wind blew so hard, the rain went sideways. I was here during Hugo too. Hugo did more tree damage. We've had a number of storms this year that downed trees. If not for that, I'm sure our tree damage would have been worse. Like you, I also live in an area that looses power frequently.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I'm glad you are safe. Living in areas with lots of trees is scary when big storms hit.

[@Aaron2372]

The Middle Saluda covered 288 between Marietta and Pumpkintown and the South Saluda closed one lane of SC 11 for a while. Two things a first to see. Still without power now. This is in Pickens county SC for those not living in upstate SC.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Hopefully you'll have power soon 🙏

[@rangerlobo5402]

Live right off the intersection of I-26 and US-29 in Spartanburg. STILL no power that close to downtown

[@TheBeardedGrump]

We still don't have power either. Hopefully you get power back soon.

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

Great vid

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. 👊🙏

[@n.e.barton1299]

The only thing that came close to tropical storm Helene in Upstate SC was the Tornado that blew across I-85 in Spartanburg. It struck the Spartanburg Community College and the old mill across the interstate highway

[@catfishcooler1566]

I had a Facebook friend in Asheville, NC who commented that she "moved to the mountains so she didn't have to worry about hurricanes" when that tropical storm warning went out last week. I thank God that she's safe but her beautiful neighborhood is all but destroyed by falling trees.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@catfishcooler1566 no one was expecting the flooding and destruction to be as bad as it is. I'm glad your friend is safe 🙏

[@Nancy-lt5xr]

Please I have been hearing on HAM RADIO ( CBs) are trying to get help. Many older folks are very remote mountains in NC and Tennessee.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Hopefully they are now getting the help they need

[@kathymc234]

I think only one repeater has power and working.

[@williamm.9255]

OUR HEARTS OUR TOTALLY HEAVY FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS EFFECTED BY THIS HORRIFIC STORM!!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💔💔💔💔💔

[@TheBeardedGrump]

🙏🙏

[@williamm.9255]

@@TheBeardedGrump MUCH LOVE MAN!!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💙💙💙💙💙

[@TheBeardedGrump]

@@williamm.9255 thank you. I definitely appreciate it 👊

[@williamm.9255]

@@TheBeardedGrump ANYTIME BRO!!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💙💙😎😎😎😎

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

Another thing about this hurricane, up until about 6 p.m. on Thursday, Helene was forcast to make landfall in Apalachicola and proceed through Tallahassee, Atlanta, the N C. mountains and Tennessee. I track hurricanes as a past time and I was at work that evening and checked my phone during my break, and I observed a wobble of the eye towards the notheast and I said to myself, " shit, it's going into Cedar Key, which means it'll come straight over Charlotte, N.C. and areas to the west. Which is exactly what it did.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

It was strange how it changed direction so fast.

[@SouthGardener]

You mentioned your age, well i'm 63 years old and haven't seen this bad a storm in the upstate in my life either.

[@ginjaninja6963]

I live in Greer brother and we got wrecked... worst storm I've ever seen up here.

[@Eds_PanAm]

Man dude, glad your ok down there, I feel for ya.'', hopefully Timmy is good also!

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. Timmy is doing well also 👊

[@southfieldtrill9690]

Those trees around your house protected it💯

[@daninraleigh]

I understand that you did have winds like that in 1965 - so, 59 years ago, the last time a hurricane came up through Asheville. Or so I've heard.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

That was before my time. I hope we never have anything like this happen ever again.

[@Snoopymel02]

First of the scenery is beautiful. However, i am sorry the storm hit your side of town and caused some damage. I pray the recovery is swift. Fyi, your ride was relaxing. The asmr sector of youtube would love you if you did an asmr on riding and seeing beautiful scenery. 😊

[@TheBeardedGrump]

Thanks. We still don't have power but all is well. I have wanted to do an ASMR video. Maybe I'll finally make it happen someday.

[@philhiller-mn1gw]

I just made it through SC to North Carolina and home but it was rough. Now my family in Florida is getting hit again.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

I hope your family stays safe. Melton looks like it's going to be a really nasty storm.

[@jackiecaldwell6898]

People can get water from the hot water heater or your storage tank to your well !!! I hope it help someone !

[@UnKnown_SMX]

yea i live like 20 to 30 mins away from Greenville four of my neighbors had trees fall on there house one of them had 10 trees fall in there yard and 3 on the house i don't know if it was a hurricane when it got to sc but the eye went right over us and there was a tree falling literally every 15 secs it was insane still nothing compared to what happened to nc and the other states

[@charleskrcilek8184]

Definately Nuts! Thanks for the video.

[@TheBeardedGrump]

No problem. Thanks for watching. 👊🙏

[@suzetteperkins1089]

Nice place ❤🌸🐦‍⬛🐨

[@MotoMayhem]

Glad you were ok tho! May I use a portion of it in a compilation of mine? I'll credit your channel of course :)!