A resident of Asheville, North Carolina, describes the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene and criticizes Elon Musk's offer of free Starlink service due to the exorbitant cost and current economic hardship faced by the community.
I live in Asheville , North Carolina. You may have seen my hometown in the news over the last few weeks after Hurricane Helene wrecked the place.With all that, not having power, water, internet, or cell service is its own kind of agony. Before I left town to regroup, I knew things were bad. How could they not be? In my neighborhood, trees and power lines were down everywhere, and we knew the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers must have flooded badly.
Let me tell you something about my home. The Asheville area runs on tourism. There is no tourism there today. There won't be any this month. There won't be any for the rest of the year. to affected areas in North Carolina. As FEMA and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pointed out, the emergency made normal flights impossible.
Before that, though, following Hurricane Maria's devastation in Puerto Rico in October 2017, Musk promised to help restore power using Tesla's solar panels and Powerwall batteries. Again, it sounded great, but as one inhabitant said:"Was it good that Tesla came in and served our emergency needs? Of course. But it wasTrump taps Musk to lead 'government efficiency' task force
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