Hurricane Mathew (Charleston: to live, assessment, population)

[thaifood]

Me too. I expect that many ancestors died from heat. Do you think it's not true ? I'm just speculating.

[Jandrew5]

Of course? Yet people still die from heat in 2016 with A/C. It is a given every summer, regardless of the technology. My point was our ancestors didn't need electricity and appliances because they were adapted to live without it.

We can't live without TVs, refrigerators, washers and dryers, computers, lights, HVAC, cars, planes, ATMs, elevators, factories, plumbing, etc because it's all we know and we've molded our lives around them.

Put someone from the 17th or 18th century in the middle of Times Square and they would have a heart attack. They made it without all of this, we're making it with.

[Jandrew5]

The Matthew death toll in Haiti has topped 1,000, and now there's a cholera outbreak. While SC was generally lucky, they were not. If you plan on giving to the American Red Cross, be cautious.

A report came out saying that they raised $500m in aid in 2010 and only ended up building 6 houses. It's only one report and I personally do not believe the Red Cross is a shady scheme, but if you plan on giving, do some research to make sure your money gets where it needs to go to help those people.

[Ziggy100]

I survived without Netflix my whole life. My kids think it's a necessity.

[m1a1mg]

Confusing, requirements, wants, and needs.

There are still many humans who survive without any of the things on Jandrew5's list. #Firstworldproblems

[Jandrew5]

Originally Posted by m1a1mg

Confusing, requirements, wants, and needs.

There are still many humans who survive without any of the things on Jandrew5's list. #Firstworldproblems

Really? Where? Even the penguins in Antarctica have Iphone 7's.

You know the point I was trying to make, quit being obtuse.

[Jandrew5]

http://www.postandcourier.com/201610...stly-fare-well

Downtown houses faired pretty well during Matthew. 29 suffered noticeable damage with 4 considered major. An old antebellum style house at 102 Spring didn't make it, but it had been left to rot for over a decade anyway.

Fort Sumter also received a little bit of damage.

[Psychoma]

New before/after aerial imagery now available for Charleston SC, Edisto SC, and Kitty Hawk NC:

Hurricane Matthew Flooding Damage Assessment Images



EDIT: full collection se coast images on an easy to navigate map (zoom into coastal areas...darker lines are all images if you zoom in):
http://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/matthew/index.html

[m1a1mg]

Originally Posted by Jandrew5

Really? Where? Even the penguins in Antarctica have Iphone 7's.

You know the point I was trying to make, quit being obtuse.

Your point sucks. The vast majority of the world's population lives without those things. I've had enough hyperbole the last week to last a lifetime.

[Ledmonkey]

Originally Posted by m1a1mg

Your point sucks. The vast majority of the world's population lives without those things. I've had enough hyperbole the last week to last a lifetime.

Not entirely sure how that disagrees with his point, we here in the US are used to those things to the point that at least 95% of homes have stuff like TV's, and I think in most other countries AC isn't as prevalent. But I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in Charleston without AC.