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Edge@czarbucks@vmst.io

Engineer.  Atheist.  Misanthrope.  

Maryland ->  Orlando -> Asheville

But what if this *weren't* a rhetorical question?
Joined: 2026-05-04 21:18:31
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Edge@czarbucks@vmst.io (2026-05-08 10:45:54)
Our favorite coffee spot, High Five on the French Broad River in Woodfin, NC, was burned down this morning by an arsonist.

This senseless act has angered me so much.  The family who owns this and another location had managed to build the shop back only 10 months ago, after losing it during hurricane Helene in September 2024.  We have been so very happy to have it back.

We're trying to see how to reach the owner, and try to do something for their employees.

Edge@czarbucks@vmst.io (2026-05-04 21:07:00)
The standard Fox News fare of BS and partisan slurs over reality apparently targeted #Asheville a week or so ago and I had missed it.

They did manage to talk only to Republicans.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/charming-mountain-escape-battling-homelessness-homeowners-say-turned-postcard-city-go-zone

Today, the #AVLWatchdog had a pretty good rejoinder, including the fact that one of the Repubs they had interviewed is not only running for Governor, but also the head of Trump's FEMA, which should be providing funds for the area to recover after Helene:

https://avlwatchdog.org/opinion-i-spent-an-afternoon-in-downtown-asheville-and-lived-to-tell-about-it/