Two weeks after Hurricane Helene, mutual aid organizers say the devastation is incalculable and parts of Western North Carolina resemble a war zone. “It looks like the suburbs of Beirut, just fewer buildings.”

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    1 month ago

    Meh, I’ve snuffed a burning match in gasoline before. (I was actually trying to light it.) It’s the vapor that’s explosive, so as long as those cans are sealed, there’s basically no danger. (Aside from, y’know, lung cancer.)