[fintstone]

Originally Posted by KC911

Fint is entitled to his opinions ... but he does not speak for other NC natives or folks who live in Asheville.

My relatives and friends who live there .... thrive

But they have been hit hard ... as have a lot of folks.

Asheville is a small thriving city ... pretty unique in the NC mtns ... and just 2 hours away .... I am familiar with it .

Rebuilding will take years tho', and they will ... it's what folks do.

Other mtn towns like Boone and the Ski areas, touristy areas, and the still rural, impoverished areas..... are nothing like Asheville ... a different world.

Carry on ...

Asheville will

KC is entitled to his opinions ... but he does not speak for other NC natives or folks like me who live in Asheville.

Asheville is devastated....and far from thriving. The surrounding area is worse. Lucky folks like me lost thousands. Others lost everything. Yes. Rebuilding will be done by more carpetbaggers who will come in and buy the land/small family farms from those that lost everything and have no money to rebuild.

Asheville will be rebuilt (as the state and county will pour money into repairs for tourism). Little will be done to improve life for locals/natives (or those outside city limits). They will be stuck doing the service jobs for that tourism or moving elsewhere (as they cannot afford to buy in their own hometown). Rural areas will suffer for many years.