But dig a little deeper, and stories of generosity and grace emerge.
Mainly based on Facebook, the premise of these groups is simple: one member posts a photo of something theyâd like to give away, and another person claims it. Truly anything can (and is) claimed, from a pile of rocks to designer handbags.
Thatâs cool enough on its own. But as groups evolve over time, most end up growing beyond their initial transactional nature.
One woman in South Wales collected enough Halloween and crafting gear to create a drive-thru haunted houseâthen posted the free event on the site for the community to enjoy.
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mcdonald just in the state of virginia. those are the numbers you are talking about. a lot of the people are not going to get power back maybe for up to a week in some of the harder hit areas. i m going to talk to bruce ross, a resident that lives about five miles away from here. bruce, right now what is your biggest concern about the weather and the fact that you don t have power? basically keeping cool tonight and today. had a hard time getting to sleep last night without air conditioning. we are thankful that nothing really happened to our house. just uncomfortable with the heat and not having power. reporter: the thing that most bums you out about this weather is what? not being able to go to the pool. reporter: you had a swim meet this weekend. it got cancelled because the pools didn t have electricity. reporter: good luck dealing with it. a lot of people around here dealing with those kinds of things, poppy. one of the things we are concerned about in this a
dangerous heat wave impacting people right now. take a look at how much of the united states is affected. we have 20 states under heat warnings or advisories right now and the sizzling temperatures aren t just uncomfortable, they can be life threatening especially for people who don t have air conditioning. in the northeast storms knocked out power to millions of homes. brian, thank you for being there for us. people may not be able to get their power back for ang entire week. that s what we are hearing. what are they doing in the meantime to stay safe? reporter: poppy, they are being advised to come to places like this. the library is one of more than 30 cooling centers throughout the state where people are being encouraged to go to. if you can t go to someplace like this people are being asked to go to malls and restaurants to get inside and get away from the heat. it is miserable. the temperatures in this area spiking at or near 100 degrees. you are being asked to physic