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Today we have setup a GoFundMe page for our beloved reporter @Chary.

Krista and her family have lost their entire home and all worldly possessions in the floods caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Please help us to help them by donating on the following page, any amount will help!

Donate on GoFundMe
Donate via Paypal to [email protected] and we'll match it on GoFundMe

Houston Red Cross

[-UPDATE 2-]
Chary and her family have now received the cash from the fundraiser in full. Thanks again to everyone who donated and helped out!

[-UPDATE-]

After 2 weeks 82 donations have helped to raise £2022 (roughly $2670) to help Chary and her family to rebuild their lives.

A massive thanks to all of the following tempers who donated, and those of you who wished to remain anonymous:

@CreeperdivoHomebrewer
@BlackWizzard17
@Montgomery Von Goochums
@Becky McAndrew
[USER=31]@shaunj66
@thomas Hugh
@DinohScene
@Yudowat
@Disse
@Foxi4
@linuxares
@Bubsy Bobcat
@Depravo
@bjaxx87
@Mário Liberato
@RayD97 Dean
@eric Cobb
@Shadowfied
@sandra Hughes
@Majin Cubyan
[USER=290925]@frogboy
@nEx Y
@exangel
@Rebekah Davenport
@XxShalevElimelechxX
@mohammed Al Rashedi
@SuzieJoe Bob
@andre Trek
@lilaznkilla
@Aneki S
@Bu2d85
@Munchlax Brunchlax
[USER=30028]@Julio Lizardo
@Eris
@Catsinabucket
@sarkwalvein
@drazenm
@xfxmrl
@Lia
@GamerzHell9137
@x65943
@Elrinth
@BowlOfSpiders
@jerbear64
@cearp
@VinsCool
@Minox
@Roify
@Apathetic_Discord
@Deathwing Zero
@Dennis L
@GearCross
@Joshua F
@draxoon
@Issac
@B_E_P_I_S_M_A_N
@Yu Lu
@Gallito
@misterion
@8BitWonder
@deakphreak
@Armadillo
@matpower
@H.F.H Peeters
@Taleweaver
@p1ngpong
@anon nano
@Alephas Enum
@DarkFlare69
@Todderbert
@HaloEliteLegend
@nastydsi
@ian Mc
[USER=317601]@mbcrazed
@elias Jackson
@6 x anonymous

Also a massive thanks to everyone who has streamed to help this fund.

You are what makes GBAtemp such an amazing community to be a part of!


Now, as for GoFundMe, they have still not released the funds to Chary, despite saying they would, over 10 days ago. The excuse is their engineers need time to convert the raised amount to dollars, and their payment processing team are trying their best to get it done. To me this sounds absurd, but here we are, 14 days since the fund started, waiting for the cash to be paid out in this emergency situation.[/USER][/USER][/USER][/USER]

 

[Foxi4]

I wish I could donate, things at work went south pretty bad the other day. As soon as I can get another job, I will donate, I'm so sorry I can't donate, @Chary

Hey dude, just showing support is valuable too, we all do whatever's within our means.

 

[the_randomizer]

Hey dude, just showing support is valuable too, we all

It's frustrating, and heart-wrenching to see someone go through something so hellishly horrific like this, you know? Still, I feel like there's more I can do.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

It's frustrating, and heart-wrenching to see someone go through something so hellishly horrific like this, you know? Still, I feel like there's more I can do.

Sell a kidney?

 

[The Catboy]

Due to techinal issues, I haven't been able to follow this thread. @Chary how are you and your family holding up? I see from the previous page that you got your doggo back and that is just awesome to see.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

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OMG. You NEED to cut that dogs nails! Those are some of the longest nails on a dog that I have seen. It is a health and safety concern. If you are not comfortable doing it then bring the dog somewhere that will do it. But at that point the wick has likely grown very long in the nail and will need to be slowly trimmed down over a few weeks. If you love that dog then please don't delay on trimming it's nails.

 

[Scarlet]

OMG. You NEED to cut that dogs nails! Those are some of the longest nails on a dog that I have seen. It is a health and safety concern. If you are not comfortable doing it then bring the dog somewhere that will do it. But at that point the wick has likely grown very long in the nail and will need to be slowly trimmed down over a few weeks. If you love that dog then please don't delay on trimming it's nails.

Um... Priorities here? lol

 

[DeadlyFoez]

Um... Priorities here? lol

While they are sitting in the hotel room watching tv, someone can take care of the dogs nails.

 

[sp3off]

Here they are. Paris Match on Snapchat (French/France area)

Actual transcription done myself : Aeroports and roads closed, people rescued by boats.. Houston, the 4th biggest American city, experienced from Sunday evening to Monday "non before seen" floods caused by the Harvey tempest that caused already three deaths.

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Another one this time, the newspaper "Le Monde" (still on Snapchat). They often show worldwide activity. This one is about updated information about the Harvey tempest.

EDIT: I'm reading the updated information and wow... this is clearly something we do not expect to have. They say that a lot of rain will be occuring Wednesday and Thursday, and as they say, it will be the worst two days... 380 to 630 millimeters of rain has been reported from now to Thursday, and the maximum told could be of 1.270 millimeters. Authorities says that this is historic. Houston's mayor said that 7000 persons are in a safe place.

 

[Chary]

Due to techinal issues, I haven't been able to follow this thread. @Chary how are you and your family holding up? I see from the previous page that you got your doggo back and that is just awesome to see.

Got dog, tree downed in road and levee broke on the way to my house, gave up on it. Got a pizza, had a lovely lunch. Had a little nap.

While they are sitting in the hotel room watching tv, someone can take care of the dogs nails.

I um...will look into getting his claws trimmed once things are calm. I thought they were getting kinda...stabby, and he's a senior dog so he doesn't go for long nail trimming walks.

I just got a reply from FEMA. They'll be paying for a month for me to have solid housing. (In a motel) After which...I'll either move north, or move somewhere else in Houston. The website gives no idea of what motels they even offer in my area, though. The only one I found that is FEMA-affiliated is about 3ft underwater...

 

[sp3off]

I just got a reply from FEMA. They'll be paying for a month for me to have solid housing. (In a motel) After which...I'll either move north, or move somewhere else in Houston. The website gives no idea of what motels they even offer in my area, though. The only one I found that is FEMA-affiliated is about 3ft underwater...

I do think their website is not updated to the latest events xD But still that's nice they can help you. But yeah, stay where you are, you are safe.

 

[Apathetic_Discord]

While they are sitting in the hotel room watching tv, someone can take care of the dogs nails.

I hate to be 'that guy'...but I hardly doubt that there is going to be anybody who would have to tools to do something like that in the present circumstances, and in a situation such as the one Chary is in, I think EVERYONE there has more pressing concerns on there mind anyway...

 

[Jacklack3]

While they are sitting in the hotel room watching tv, someone can take care of the dogs nails.

You do realize this isn't like you have the fever or something, this is literally like the setting of a "What if" question.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

I just got a reply from FEMA. They'll be paying for a month for me to have solid housing. (In a motel) After which...I'll either move north, or move somewhere else in Houston. The website gives no idea of what motels they even offer in my area, though. The only one I found that is FEMA-affiliated is about 3ft underwater...

Holy shit!! I am SHOCKED that you got a response so quickly, and one that is somewhat positive nonetheless. Good. Congrats.

What type of items do you need to get back to some sort of normalcy?

 

[sp3off]

OMG. You NEED to cut that dogs nails! Those are some of the longest nails on a dog that I have seen. It is a health and safety concern. If you are not comfortable doing it then bring the dog somewhere that will do it. But at that point the wick has likely grown very long in the nail and will need to be slowly trimmed down over a few weeks. If you love that dog then please don't delay on trimming it's nails.

That's nice that you care of others, but isn't it weird to talk about cutting nails when a disaster happened ?

 

[DeadlyFoez]

I hate to be 'that guy'...but I hardly doubt that there is going to be anybody who would have to tools to do something like that in the present circumstances, and in a situation such as the one Chary is in, I think EVERYONE there has more pressing concerns on there mind anyway...

All hotels have nail files.

Overgrown nails can be EXTREMELY painful for dogs and even cause some serious issues as it can affect the way they walk. Being that this dog is a senior it is even more of a concern.

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That's nice that you care of others, but isn't it weird to talk about cutting nails when a disaster happened ?

No, because this can seriously hurt the dog. They have had time in the hotel room, so they can take care of it when they are not dealing with more pressing matters.

There have been scenarios where dogs have become unable to walk and permanently disfigured from overgrown nails. It is a serious concern, especially as long as they are. The worst thing that could happen if that the dog get hurt and then they have vet bills to pay on top of everything else going on when it could have easily been prevented with a nail file.

 

[x65943]

All hotels have nail files.

Overgrown nails can be EXTREMELY painful for dogs and even cause some serious issues as it can affect the way they walk. Being that this dog is a senior it is even more of a concern.

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No, because this can seriously hurt the dog. They have had time in the hotel room, so they can take care of it when they are not dealing with more pressing matters.

There have been scenarios where dogs have become unable to walk and permanently disfigured from overgrown nails. It is a serious concern, especially as long as they are. The worst thing that could happen if that the dog get hurt and then they have vet bills to pay on top of everything else going on when it could have easily been prevented with a nail file.

They've obviously been growing out for a while. As long as the dog continues to receive short walks his nails won't break. Now if the dog suddenly finds himself walking a lot - he may break a nail and hurt himself. But if he just stays in the motel room - he will be fine.

My basic thesis is this. The dog has fared just fine for months with his nails at the current length. Therefore the likelihood that the nails will suddenly pose a problem now is slim. Just cut them when you get the chance.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

They've obviously been growing out for a while. As long as the dog continues to receive short walks his nails won't break. Now if the dog suddenly finds himself walking a lot - he may break a nail and hurt himself. But if he just stays in the motel room - he will be fine.

Jesus fucking Christ. How many people are going to bitch about me pointing something out? I made a simple fucking statement out of concern with a suggestion and now I get a bunch of people feeling the need to expand my simple comment into taking up a fucking page on here. For fucking real?!?

Christ people. Move the fuck on. She got the point that I was making and I am sure she will take care of it. Do people need to make a bigger fucking deal out of it?

This isn't only at you x65943, and actually not really so much at you as you weren't giving me a hard time about it causing me to have to further explain myself.

 

[x65943]

Jesus fucking Christ. How many people are going to bitch about me pointing something out? I made a simple fucking statement out of concern with a suggestion and now I get a bunch of people feeling the need to expand my simple comment into taking up a fucking page on here. For fucking real?!?

Christ people. Move the fuck on. She got the point that I was making and I am sure she will take care of it. Do people need to make a bigger fucking deal out of it?

This isn't only at you x65943, and actually not really so much at you as you weren't giving me a hard time about it causing me to have to further explain myself.

6 F bombs and you're asking me to calm down? I was trying to have a civil conversation.

Look I was just trying to allay any fears associated with your comment - as your advice was coupled with grave warnings about permanent disfigurement of Chary's dog while she has enough other things to worry about.

Let's just drop the topic.

 

[Chary]

okay...so I'm not aware what in the world hotels that FEMA offers...? Their immediate aid is 30 days in a FEMA-affiliate hotel, but I can't find a government list of what that exactly is...

My plan for tomorrow, SHOULD THE WATER HAVE SOME CHILL FINALLY, is to get packing boxes and pack my remaining items that aren't ruined up. Then I'll use my uncle's truck, to take the boxes to a storage shed.

This is, of course, assuming there's things that are okayish over there. I'm hopeful some items are alright, but I'll still pack up bigger things like my gaming pc, to dry out in hopes of it maybe working, because looters are going around trawling Houston for abandoned flood houses.

I need to find out what the deal is with the magic FEMA hotel is, and I need to get to a grocery store to get more food. Everything besides the pizza place were all closed for flooding. I have to see what number my car is in the insurance queue. And I need to get a date set for FEMA to come see the wreckage of my house so I can get compensation. Then it comes to a discussion of whether to find a non flooded rental house in Houston, or move to California.

 

[Deleted member 377734]

70 bucks on hand and no credit card, if I could donate, I would. if only to read more great articles..who am I kidding we all love @Chary, the articles come second.