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Conditions apply 18 plus. The Hello, welcome to the Pirate History Podcast. My name is Matt. Thank you for listening.

So, we're back, again.

For those of you who might not know, I was based in Asheville, North Carolina.

We were right in the path of Hurricane Helene. I and my people were all safe, but it was disruptive.

We didn't have power or water or internet access for some time.

This was all compounded by a neat little wrinkle

being that I was right in the middle of moving.

Basically, I'd just moved all my stuff to a new house

literally the day before Helene hit. And then for about a week travel was

impossible and for another week it was highly discouraged

if it wasn't you know life-threatening so for a while there I was camping things Things in Asheville are better now, though still nowhere near normal. However, I do want to mention the amazing work being done by FEMA and the National Guard. I mean it's hard to describe or really even

understand the feeling when you see a caravan of water and diapers and

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