[UPDATE 2] Calling all Tempers: Help Chary and Family!

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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!

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

:arrow: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]
 

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[Howevr I would recommend staying away from Will County (for moving)....it's trash...that part gets tornadoes and Joliet....is not the best place to live....
Heyyyy I live in Joliet!

The east side is crap but the west side is pretty nice. The cathedral area specifically. Plus then you don't have to deal with the Cook County taxes.
 

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I didn't mean it was GoFundMe, but how much the GBATemp staff wants to reach before closing it, you know. :P

Ah, my bad for misinterpreting then...
GBATemp staff can put as much as they want to, but I do think they wanna keep the amount reasonable.

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So, maybe I'll seem a bit overly sentimental with this one. But when I was a little kid, I had this Charmander toy I'd carry with me everywhere I went. I love the plushie, and for 15 years I've had it. When I was an older teen, I'd packed him up, in my closet, and I felt kinda bad.

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He's clearly seen better days, but putting him up on a shelf saved him! It's so good to have some old childhood things survive the flooding.

"may the force be with you lil charmander". Keeping safe you must be, Good care Chary did.
 
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Heyyyy I live in Joliet!

The east side is crap but the west side is pretty nice. The cathedral area specifically. Plus then you don't have to deal with the Cook County taxes.
There are many other reasons for me not to recommend Joliet...yes you are right the west side is nice HOWEVER...Joliet still gets some tornadoes especially compared to Lake, DuPage, and northern Cook. And about the tax part....that's why I recommend DuPage over Cook.So I wouldn't recommend Joliet or Will. Not being mean. So I'm sorry.
 
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There are many other reasons for me not to recommend Joliet...yes you are right the west side is nice HOWEVER...Joliet still gets some tornadoes especially compared to Lake, DuPage, and northern Cook. And about the tax part....that's why I recommend DuPage over Cook.So I wouldn't recommend Joliet or Will. Not being mean. So I'm sorry.
You know where doesnt get tornadoes, or really bad? Washington, not to be confused with the clone Washington DC, but Washington. You get clouds, rain, sun,
what else could you want? Ive been here all my life and there has never any tornadoes or earthquakes.
 

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Got an update about the car. It's ruined. Insides are rusting, engine is toast, seats have water in them. Insurance will be paying $6000 for repairs. Oof.

Been looking at rental houses all day. I used to pay $1000/mo for a 3 bed, 2 bath, giant yard house. Now I can't find anything comparable for $1450/mo even. Just how expensive ARE houses here?
I don't know when you used to pay it, but the prices of houses skyrocket with the 2008 crash. You could always try to live in Québec :^) . No tornado, no typhoon, almost no earthquake (the worst we had was alike to a train goes near our house for like 5 seconds), but then again there's winter :P

I'll try to see if I can fork out some cash. I can't promise anything though, since university is right around the corner, and I need a new computer for it.
 
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The latest PayPal donations have been matched on GoFundMe :D Thank you for the generous donations to the following:

@DarkFlare69 @Todderbert @HaloEliteLegend "nastydsi" (No username provided)

I have already forwarded the money to Chary and hope that it helps her and her loved ones!
 

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There are many other reasons for me not to recommend Joliet...yes you are right the west side is nice HOWEVER...Joliet still gets some tornadoes especially compared to Lake, DuPage, and northern Cook. And about the tax part....that's why I recommend DuPage over Cook.So I wouldn't recommend Joliet or Will. Not being mean. So I'm sorry.
I'm not mad, haha. I was actually a little surprised to see it brought up. As for the tornadoes, they're generally not too bad. One messed up Western Ave. but that was years ago.

However if you live anywhere in Illinois you gotta deal with our corrupt government and barely passable budget.
 
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O shit
Texas already got hit by a cat 4
Now irma is becoming a cat4 and heading to porto rico then into america
Earth is gona be like jupiter soon with all tgese storms -_-
 
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Harvey is now ded
In middle of us
And its a depression now
No chance to reform :D
 

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@Chary The rain hit this morning, I was able to go home early before the rain hit us because I have to walk. But don't worry, I gave that storm a glare!
Unfortunately I won't be able to donate this week because money is tight. Hopefully next week I end up with some extra cash.
Also how you holding up?
 
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I'm good now. A friend from my mom's work is loaning us a car to get around in. I've just been house hunting the past day, with not much luck. Someone will also be fostering my cats until I have an actual house to live in.]
OMG! You should have mentioned before that you have cats and adorable ones too! I am glad to see everyone is doing well and made it out ok. You may want to head a bit further North in your state, chances might be higher that you will find more places to live the further you get from anywhere damaged by the storm.
 
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