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mnhtnbb's JournalComprehensive Report on Western NC
as of Sept 30th in the aftermath of Helene: road closures, search & rescue operations, water, power, hospitals, FEMA, death toll, distribution points for food and water, disaster relief organizations, status of schools, colleges, universities, etc.
https://carolinapublicpress.org/65778/holding-on-in-western-nc-three-days-after-helene/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFpjfNleHRuA2FlbQEwAAEdXUXhfW8sER-TNvtGj4uEz8-AiR2n2jAu24c5uvh-h_ZwHJE7GWVZ4f9a_aem_c44hs9Ksry6xhBVExwRmgg&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=120213201592360118&utm_content=120213201592740118&utm_term=120213201592480118&utm_campaign=120213201592360118
OCTOBER PHOTO CONTEST
I have posted an announcement about our October Photo Contest in The Lounge. Here's the link:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10182072055
Please keep it kicked!
October Photo Contest--Check it out!
Our Photo Contest this month is dedicated to those we have lost--particularly AndyS who would have been hosting the contest this month had we not lost him to cancer last December--and has the theme of "Photos that remind me of a song"
For more information about the contest, see the announcement in the Photography Forum
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1036136543#post9
Submissions will open on October 9th and will be limited to one entry per photographer that must be original work and cannot be a photo that has previously been entered in a DU Photo Contest. The title for the photograph entered should either be the song title, OR a particular lyric from the song that will make the connection of the photo to the song for the viewer.
USPS Service Alert for NC -- Huge impact for delivery of Absentee Ballots by mail.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/residential/welcome.htmNorth Carolina
9-29-24
All retail and delivery operations for facilities in the 286, 287,288 and 289 3-digit zip code areas are temporarily suspended until further notice due to Hurricane Helene impacts.
Additionally, all operations at the following facilities are temporarily suspended due to Hurricane Helene impacts.
No alternate sites are available.
Belews Creek, 8540 Belews Creek Rd., 27009.
Hamptonville, 2943 Rocky Branch Rd., 27020.
Lowgap, 8855 W. Pine St., 27024.
Westfield, 6648 Westfield Rd., 27053.
Gibsonville, 221 E. Main St., 27249.
Julian, 6600 Liberty RD., 27283.
Robbins, 181 N Middleton St., 27325.
Wallburg, 8590 N NC Highway 109, 27373.
Alexis, 4226 Charles Raper Jonas Hwy., 28006.
Belmont, 208 Glenway St., 28012.
Bessemer City, 124 E. Alabama Ave., 28016.
Boiling Springs, 101 N. Main St., 28017.
Bostic, 1521 Bostic Sunshine Hwy., 28018.
Caroleen, 2201 Highway 221A, 28019.
Cliffside, 244 N. Main St., 28024.
Denver, 3593 Denver Dr., 28037.
Ellenboro, 131 Depot St., 28040.
Fallston, 771 E. Stagecoach Trl., 28042.
Forest City, 133 S. Powell St., 28043.
Grover, 102 Mulberry Rd., 28073.
Henrietta, 2946 Harris Henrietta Rd., 28076.
High Shoals, 511 N. Lincoln St., 28077.
Iron Station, 4832 E. Highway 27, 28080.
Kings Mountain, 115 E. Gold St., 28086.
Lattimore, 306 E. Main St., 28089.
Lawndale, 214 E. Main St., 28090.
Lilesville, 103 E. Wall St., 28091.
Lincolnton, 326 E. Main St., 28092.
Mooresboro, 104 W. Church St., 28114.
Mt. Pleasant, 1498 S. Main St., 28124.
New London, 212 S. Main St., 28127.
Oakboro, 302 N. Main St., 28129.
Rutherfordton, 130 E. Court St., 28139.
Shelby, 405 S Dekalb St., 28150.
Spindale, 124 Tanner St., 28160.
Vale, 6070 Reepsville Rd., 28168.
Waco, 100 N. Main St., 28169.
Wadesboro, 105 E. Martin St., 28170.
Waxhaw, 100 Waxhaw Pkwy, 28173.
We apologize for any inconvenience. We will open as soon as conditions are safe.
Serendipity
I just went out to check whether I needed to water my front planters/pots, and who should appear but this little anole on my front bench. It was so nice of him to stay put while I dashed inside for both camera and phone. This is a phone shot.
OCTOBER PHOTO CONTEST--Announcement
I'm getting started with the October Contest a little bit early because I want us all to have more time to consider or create our entries for October.
This month is special. It was originally scheduled to be hosted by AndyS, who we lost to cancer last December. He was a long time member of DU, an accomplished photographer and more than an anonymous friend on a message board to quite a few DU'ers. We've lost some other long time, much appreciated, respected and well loved DU members this year, too, so I'd like to use my host's prerogative and dedicate the October Contest to the memory of those we have lost.
Grumpy Old Guy, having won the August Contest, has selected the theme for October to be:
"Photos that remind me of a song."
And when he added--Anything goes, the possibilities are endless--I, of course, thought I'd provide a link, just to get us started:
Anything Goes, by Cole Porter. Covered by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.
Here's the calendar for the October Contest:
Submissions will open October 9 and close October 16th. There will be only one entry per photographer and it must be original work.
The title for the photograph entered should either be the song title, OR a particular lyric from the song that will make the connection of the photo to the song for the viewer. Contestants may share in the Comments thread for the contest either the lyrics or a version of the song that is brought to mind by the photo which they have entered in the Contest.
Preliminary threads will run from October 17th for 72 hours and Finals will be posted as soon as possible afterwards to run for 72 hours.
Have fun!
On edit: It occurred to me that I should remind everyone now--and will re-emphasize it again when the Submissions thread is posted--that photos which have previously been entered in a contest may NOT be entered again.
It was so much fun
Watching Monday night football to be given the option on YouTube TV to skip a really obnoxious anti-Kamala ad and see fireflies instead in the blue light of dusk in a mountain meadow!
Hahahahaha, Republicans! Ditched your crappy ad, just like we're going to flush your orange turd in November.
Copyright infringement!
OMG. I just received a notice from Fine Art America--where I keep a gallery of photos for sale--but haven't added one in some time--that one of my photos had been removed because of copyright infringement!
What a joke. The photo was taken from the side of a public road in France of a well known winery --which shall remain nameless-- but which I identified in the description of the photo. A law firm in Kentucky was handling the complaint, which originated out of Sri Lanka! WTF? I looked up the law firm on line and it does exist.
I wrote the law firm back and basically told them it was pathetic that they were chasing down tourist amateur photographers for identifying a photo of a winery taken from a public road. Ah, well. Billable hours.
Undoubtedly, Mitch would be proud of them.
Anyway, I thought I would share the story. There are greedy, f'ing capitalists everywhere, worried they might lose a few bucks. Good grief.
Cloud texture at sunset
Very unusual texture to the clouds at sunset last night made photos look almost like an oil painting.
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