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Hurricane Helene power outage timelapse (i.imgur.com)
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[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

My brother is a linesman for a power company in upstate SC. He also moonlights as an arborist. He's been busy. He told me that if the power company didn't get out of state help, it would have taken them 8 months to fully restore power.