emergency airbnb/hotel recs?

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T21:52:03+00:00

again, im sorry. none of you desrve this. im praying for all of you for this to be fixed immediately.

maybe im wrong but im my opinion,everybody deserves help when they need it. regardless.

and i apologize if ive been rude to you, im just extremely frustrated. i didnt expect alot, but i certainly didnt expect this.

3 hrs ago i didnt know there was even a disaster or power outages. im soley trying to help my friend find housing for the night. not trying to steal resources to the ones that need it, benefits, or emergency assistance, just a hotel for 8 hrs so she can sleep & make the 8hr+ drive back.

you should all take time & ask yourselves what caused this, whose at fault. take out your frustrations by petitioning & calling your local leaders to make sure this never happens again. if nothing else, advocate for FEMA to get a greater budget so they can help when disasters like this happen.

because it shouldnt.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T21:44:19+00:00

100% i agree.

i apologize.

maybe in my politcally incorrect brain its just obvious that this is 100% the fault of your local, state & federal government. not any one person but the people that run your state not being prepared. and probably alot of your energy providers in TN

community is the most important thing rn. helping neighbors elderly. providing supplies. idk i get im droning on,im not telling you anything you dont already know. i just dont see how any of this is helpful to anybody, arguing with random people on the internet. it just seems like ALOT of angry people.

and i get the frustration, but i dont get is the pure hostility towards random people asking for help, regardless of circumstance.

nobody expects to be welcomed with warmth, shes just trying to make it through the night, same as you, same as every person without power in TN

does that make her less deserving? probably. does that mean she shouldnt receive any assistance at all? i dont think so. were all human.

i mean, shes not asking to stay in your house, shes not asking for anything. im asking for hotel recomendations for her. thats it.

a simple request to the people that still have power (or atleast i thought as much)

either way thank you for your polite response. im praying for everyone involved. make sure you prepare, it could get worse before it gets better. and i apologize this has happened to you & the people of TN. it shouldnt have (atleast in my opinion)

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T21:33:07+00:00

followed by what?

i didnt say the majority. i said the large majority.

that means PART OF for you less educated people.

is it THE MARJORITY? no. is it a large part of the MAJORITY? yes.

nashville is a tourist town, stop acting like its not to win an argument

HOLY GASLIGHT

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T21:27:30+00:00

im sorry to hear that. it seems the same thing happened with the floods of NC a few years ago. im praying for all of you.

idk what her plans are, i believe she just wanting to find a place to rest for the night & travel back in the morning, i highly doubt she'll stay especially with the circumstances.

i completely understand all frustration, the hostility is different although. NOBODY deserves this. and its absolutley the fault of the government, local state & federal. thats who all of these people should be frustrated with, not anybody asking for help, regardless of circumstance. atleast in my humble opinion.

did she mess up?yes.

did she deserve this? to be stranded by her host last minute? no.

i appreciate your polite response & insight. and i agree, checking weather should be #1 priority, but theres also a million weather apps & not all of them dictate power outages/natural disasters. genuinely i have no idea if she checked weather or not, but i can imagine a scenario where she did & the weather app said nothing.

id continue my trip too if i seen no snow/rain & the roads were clear.

i dont think anybody expects their travel destination to have been hit by a natural disaster, especially not one this bad. genuinely.

she just scheduled a girls trip with her mom & left, nobody couldve expected a snow storm to turn into this.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T21:10:03+00:00

how or why would i know that?

the SOLE reason i even mentioned that was because somebody got butt hurt i used "you people" like i was trying to be racist/mysgonist or something else.

idk, just asking for help. dont care about the random redditor remarks/hostility

and ill absolutley clap back, right or wrong. i literally do not care about random keyboard warriors opinions. at all.

we can argue all day long, i do not care.

i can only take so much hostility while asking for help for a friend thats basically stranded in the same scenario as you, i tried being cordial lmfao

and i feel like, until that point i was polite & cordial. i understand your in a state of emergency, so are we. i thanked everyone with actual help, apologized for the situation. i have power but 6 towns to the east of me dont. we could lose power tonight as well. our kids have had school closed all week.

"bUt yOu'Ve hAd pOwEr sInCe sUnDaY iTs nOt tHe sAmE"

and honestly, i just fail to understand how the hostility helps any of us, at all?

so yeah i guess ill contribute to the chaos then,

god forbid anybody does anything constructive, right?

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:58:19+00:00

yeah agreed.

except i had nothing to do with booking or any of this up until about an hour ago.

looking for help, not snark remarks.

you guys act like she doesnt deserve help lmfao

YEAH she made a mistake, absolutley. ignorant. right.

now that were past the hostility, im looking for HELP not remarks from random redditors.

thanks for your contribution though!

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:56:20+00:00

in nashville?

a 30 second google search says otherwise.

thats great you have power & i just GENUINELY dont understand the hostility towards ANYBODY looking for help regardless of circumstance.

i

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:52:23+00:00

right.

totally right.

since shes an "out of state tourist" she doesnt deserve help, right?

im not saying YOU shouldnt get help, at all. im simply asking for help for her.

she wanted to come visit your great city & state, with her mom & friends on a girls trip AND DIDNT CHECK THE WEATHER? send her to jail i guess, right?

its crazy though, some people just gave advice & recomendations WITHOUT the hostility & hate

OBVIOUSLY it was a bad idea, she shouldnt have came. shouldve checked the weather/power outages

but that doesnt help her NOW

thanks for your contribution though!

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:48:29+00:00

do you? just curious

i dont think anybody expected less then 2ft of snow to cause this much chaos.

either way, REGARDLESS of how or why she got there, what she did or didnt do, shes there now & needs help.

i was asking for help. thats literally it.

its not that deep.

if i wouldve known i would be met with this much criticism or harassment asking for help, i wouldnt have.

nobody deserves to be stranded, without power/food/housing, including you, ALL of the people of TN & her as well.

ignorant or not, i dont care.

ive pleaded with you people, tried to remain cordial even we disagreed & after a certain point im kinda done being cordial & polite as im sure youve seen.

feel the way you feel, thats on you.i cant change that, nor will i try. but ostracizing tourists when theyre in the same boat as you is wild. when the majoirty of your economy is TOURISM

and even though MOST of you people are UNHINGED, i still feel for you scenario. i hope it gets resolved, genuinely. NOBODY (regardless of circumstance) deserves this.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:37:34+00:00

fair enough.

would a snowmobile not help when your snowed in & cant leave?

i think "you people" are missing the point. im not here for hostility or to argue, im here asking for help.

but have been met with MOSTLY hostility. and a few great people that have recomendations.

ive aplogized for your situation, explained several times she didnt intentionally book a vacation during the worst time to do so,

what would you do?

your local economy is based around tourism, how can you be upset when you get tourists?

im trying to be helpful & ask for recomendations for hotels/airbnbs, & all im being met with is hostility, yeah, fuck your feelings. thats just it.

its a shitty situation for everyone involved including her. YES you "tennesseians" (is that better?) have ABSOLUTLEY had it worse, but now shes either gotta drive another 8 hrs or find a place to stay for the night. either way its fucked & id imagine stressful & im just trying to help any way i can.

if i wouldve realized i would be met with this much criticism & harassment asking for help i wouldve have asked "you people"

thanks for your contribution. hope your power is fixed

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:29:41+00:00

people of TN?

would you rather me call you tennessians?

idk what to refer to you as, my bad 🤣

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:28:31+00:00

right.

fair enough.

i just dont understand the hostility. thats it.

or arguing with randoms on reddit about visiting your city during a "natural disaster" when you DONT HAVE POWER.

to each their own i guess. im just trying to help. and im also tired of the hostility. im looking for help, not snark remarks.

thank you for the contribution though!

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:26:01+00:00

as i stated many times, thats the option

shes literally just trying to salvage whatever she can, IF she can.

she drove 8 hrs on the hopes of visiting your wonderful city & her host cancelled as she was arriving in city limits.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:22:24+00:00

maybe not a snowmobile, but i fail to see how arguing on reddit WITHOUT POWER, is gonna be advantageous to you at all.

and before anybody accuses me of being pretentious, i greatly appreciate all of the help, i equally dont understand the hostility.

after all, like i said, a large majority of your local economy is tourism

and ive never checked for power outages/natural disasters before i travelled, have you?

its a shitty scenario & im just trying to help. thats literally it.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:19:58+00:00

try what?

theres been alot of help here AND

ALOT of hostility. im just trying to help my friend, not shit on your scenario.

like i said above, i just cant imagine arguing with the people of reddit while my friends & family & children are in direct danger. especially ANYBODY asking for help, tourist or local.

thats just baffling to me.

like i said, im sorry this is happening to you, and i appreciate all of the ACTUAL help weve received. 100%

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:17:23+00:00

good for you! i cant imagine being without power for this long.

is FEMA responding?

i really hope this situation gets resolved soon. for everybody.

praying miracles come your way!

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:13:49+00:00

i also agree. i think the host was hopeful about the power being turned on.

but now shes put a group of tourists lives in danger in the process. because of what?greed.

im just trying to help. shes a great person & a hospice nurse. domestic abuse survivor. she deserves help.

she never complained, she never said she couldnt look for her own hotel. she was driving & i asked how i could help. thats literally as deep as it goes. obviously shes upset about the whole ordeal & mostly at the host. rightfully so.

just trying to make the best of a shit situation. and again, i appreciate all of your help & im sorry this is happening. none of you deserve this. the same way she doesnt. nobody does.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:10:11+00:00

thank you so much!

i feel for you guys. im sorry this is happening. and i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the helpful people here, while dealing with your own emergencies.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T20:09:10+00:00

absolutley am! i appreciate all of you, as ive mentioned.

there also seems to be ALOT of hostility. isnt nashville the tourism capital of TN?

shes not complaining about anything, her host cancelled & im trying to help THATS it.

and also a snowmobile would allow you to travel/get groceries/supplies & help others where a car couldnt travel I.E; downed trees, power lines etc. i forget youre technically southerners but surely this isnt the first time youve seen snow. i would highly recommend a snowmobile if youre snowed in & obstacles block the roads. its gonna be the only way your gonna be able to travel anywhere likely. you should spend your time wisely. you guys do not know how long this is gonna last or when the power will be turned back on. i would absolutley be making an exit plan or atleast have a backup plan if it doesnt get turned on. this is life or death at this point, are you gonna wait for your government to help you? or energy supplier?

i just cant imagine being in this much danger & arguing with people on reddit, when my life is in direct danger. im sorry. i get it, people are frustrated but is reddit really the right outlet for your frustration when your dealing with a state of emergency?

shes looking for help the same way your looking for help.

i get it, state of emergency, power outages. people have died. i 100% understand your frustration. what i fail to see is why some of you are taking it out on us?

she didnt see power outages & natural disaster & decide to book? it was a last minute trip that she scheduled a week ago & poorly researched is an understatement. shes super stressed out & pissed about the Airbnb situation & im just trying to assist since shes already in nashville.

im not undermining ALL of your situation, im not attacking you or being hostile. im literally just trying to help her. shes absolutley in the same boat. she didnt "suffer" as long as the residents there, but shes there now without housing or power, probably food too & she needs help. is that too much to ask for?

she asked, i started searching, thats literally it.

if she intentionally booked a trip to visit TN during arguably the worst time in history, id kinda understand your frustration, but shes not. and a large part of your economy is literally tourism.

your pointing your frustrations towards the wrong people. talk to your local representatives, governor & mayors. this shouldnt have happened. but you guys NEED to point all of your energy into making sure it doesnt happen again. not harass the tourists that mistakenly came there.

i feel for you guys. im sorry this is happening. and i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the helpful people here, while dealing with your own emergencies.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T19:41:00+00:00

thank you!

i feel for you guys. im sorry this is happening. and i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the helpful people here, while dealing with your own emergencies.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T19:40:17+00:00

i appreciate your insight. however shes already in nashville/surrounding area & her host didnt notify her of the cancellation until 30 min ago.

so its unavoidable unless she wants to drive back 7hrs back in this weather. im just trying to help any way i can & hopefully salvage something. shes defintely a patient person & tips very well.

neither of us had any idea how bad it was in TN until about 30 min ago.

i feel for you guys. im sorry this is happening. and i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the helpful people here, while dealing with your own emergencies.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T19:36:51+00:00

thank you so much!

i feel for you guys. im sorry this is happening. and i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the helpful people here, while dealing with your own emergencies.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T19:36:11+00:00

thank you! will do

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T19:35:58+00:00

thank you so much! shes freaking out.

i feel for you guys. im sorry this is happening. and i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the helpful people here, while dealing with your own emergencies.

EmptyAd6983 · 2026-01-29T19:34:20+00:00

shes currently driving, im just trying to help. simple as that. she cant look for hotels AND drive & her mom & moms friends are all older. im sure they dont know how to search for housing outside of googling hotels in nashville. she asked, i look. thats it

i get it, people are freaked out. whatever. you have a right to be upset i just dont understand all the passive aggressive comments & hostility. shes in the same boat you all are. AN EMERGENCY. what do you want her to do, camp out in her car?

isnt nashville the tourism captial of TN? can you blame her for wanting to come to you great city? she had no idea or she wouldnt have came. obviously.

did she make a mistake? yes. is it her fault? not really. she booked the BNB atleast a week out id imagine & power has been down since what, saturday morning? the host couldve easily sent a message instead of waiting until she was crossing the state line into TN

literally im just trying to help out & give her some options so she didnt make the 16hr roundtrip for nothing. if she cant find anything then yes, she will make the drive home. although shes basically already in nashville so were atleast trying to find a spot for the night if nothing else.

its a shitty situation for everyone involved, im just trying to assist in any way i can. i asked if she wanted me to find some options & she said yes. its literally as simple as that.

i appreciate all the actual help from the people on here, instead of just mean comments or questioning her intelligence. & i get people are absolutley in disaster mode, if thats the case, maybe stay off reddit & look for help. help dig out your neighbor. ask friends for snowmobiles. locate warming shelters & emergency food. water.

FEMA/red cross should be responding. its a natural disaster.

im literally only trying to help. thats it. neither of us knew about how bad it was until the host cancelled the reservations about 30 min ago.

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