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August 30, 2006, 4:11 am PDT
08/29 Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later, Part 2
Quote From: jjessica1229 I am not from the states, I am from Canada, and extremely thankful for it every day that I watch US news. I watched the devestation of Katrina and do sympathize with all of the lives destroyed. I can however, wonder the same questions as you, I do not understand why they are still in those trailers, waiting for someone to get them out. If they are working, why not get out yourself, move away and start over? I am not saying that it would be easy to leave your home, the place you have built your life, but I definelty would be getting myself out and starting over elsewhere, I would not be building a new home, and starting over from scratch in the same area, to risk losing it all again. And I too, do not think that the government is only to blame, but I saw all of those people living in the dome, and wondered where was Bush? With all of these troops over in Iraq, what about all of your people? If Bush was not so busy fighting "his" war, maybe more would of been done. And after a year, you would think that more would of been acomplished, this was not the first disaster to strike and the pieces seemed to be picked up faster from all the others. I hope that all those affected find peace and get their lives back, and many seem to have gotten back on their feet, but they didnt wait for someone to do it for them. Let me give you an answer. I am on the Mississippi Coast, in a FEMA trailer. Im a teacher and my boyfriend is a dialysis nurse. He was out of work for 6 months, and we make enough to meet expenses. We have gotten zero help, to date, from anyone....nothing from insurance, SBA, or FEMA. We have gutted our house, everything that can be done by hand, without money. Simply, because we have none with which to fix the house. You can not simply "wipe away" mold. You have to knock out the sheet rock 2 feet above the mold line and clear out the insulation. Just becuse you can't see it, doesn't mean it's not there. We also have to replace all flooring, cabinets, the roof, and the ceiling. This all takes money. We still have to pay the mortgage on the house as well. The cost of living has trippled down here, yet salaries have not gone up one cent. This is also a very toxic place. At the age of 27, I had a stroke due to the mold. We wouldn't ask for help if we truly didn't need it. So, before you judge us, I say, Shut up and shovel!
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