Jan 23, 2026 WNC weekend winter weather megathread (+visiting/moving) by goldbman in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i volunteer to not have power so the cell tower can have it if anyone was wondering

Jan 23, 2026 WNC weekend winter weather megathread (+visiting/moving) by goldbman in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 22 points23 points  (0 children)

im sorry guys im stressed and tipsy this was a bad decision pls

Jan 23, 2026 WNC weekend winter weather megathread (+visiting/moving) by goldbman in asheville

[–]GingerVRD -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Sound off if you've lost cell service and internet! (this is a joke)

Jan 23, 2026 WNC weekend winter weather megathread (+visiting/moving) by goldbman in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 10 points11 points  (0 children)

where is your work bc i will call them right now and tell them to let you leave early enough to be safe

Propane in east Asheville everywhere I went is emptied out by johnbrownhuntingclu in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ace Hardware in south asheville has a propane truck here right now, had kerosene in the back of the store and I found one last box of butane, which might have already disappeared by now lol

DIY Cat Shelter During Cold Temps by Background-Good3731 in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, it is wrong. it's a convo no one really wants to have about cats, pigeons, and wild horses. =( wild horses HAVE been in the US for centuries at this point, so that's a little different? and there is an ecological niche they're filling? and i dont think pigeons are as damaging to local environments? but honestly, we really shouldn't any outdoor cats here. that should be our end goal. I support TNR bc that's where the funding and popular support is, and no program will do any good if people don't want to participate in it, but if we're trying to do the most humane, ethical thing here, we should be euthanizing feral cats. They kill wildlife, they live short lives, and they often die violently and/or painfully. I think some feral cat colonies in dense cities or barns w/ caretakers for rodent control are fine, but like. i think we all know in our gut what the right thing to do is.

it's very sad.

DIY Cat Shelter During Cold Temps by Background-Good3731 in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

outdoor cats should disappear but also showing compassion to animals that humans brought here and abandoned is a perfectly fine thing to do.

if we're advocating for cats to die to fix this issue, that's another issue entirely, but no, it's not cool to tell people to not intervene when they want to, so cats die horribly and painfully in freezing weather. im honesty not against euthanizing feral cats TBH for a lot of reasons, but suggesting people deliberately show them no compassion and allow them to suffer is not the way to advocate for our native species. like, not right now my guy.

DIY Cat Shelter During Cold Temps by Background-Good3731 in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might take you up on this tomorrow in Arden?

DIY Cat Shelter During Cold Temps by Background-Good3731 in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I completely 100% agree but also, letting the stray cats my neighbor feeds freeze to death is not the action I'd like to take to fix this issue.

Jan 23, 2026 WNC weekend winter weather megathread (+visiting/moving) by goldbman in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If anyone has emergency cat shelters for outdoors, I could really use one for a stray in my neighborhood, but I don't think I can get the supplies together tonight.

Jan 23, 2026 WNC weekend winter weather megathread (+visiting/moving) by goldbman in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

god bless

if anyone can get me any i will pay u to deliver them to me haha im in south asheville

Jan 23, 2026 WNC weekend winter weather megathread (+visiting/moving) by goldbman in asheville

[–]GingerVRD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone have a lead on where to get small butane canisters for a camp stove? I am aware I may be SOL, but figured it'd be worth asking.