Posted on 10/06/2024 5:52:12 PM PDT by Libloather
BAT CAVE, North Carolina — Residents of a tiny North Carolina town that was almost totally destroyed by Hurricane Helene fending for themselves after FEMA told them that a “road closed” sign is an insurmountable obstacle for the agency to navigate.
“FEMA called me and told me they wanted to inspect my house then called me back to say they couldn’t drive around the ‘road closed’ sign. They weren’t allowed,” local Chelsea Atkins, 38, told The Post.
“You can drive it by car for sure, it’s not that bad, you just have to drive around the ‘road closed sign’. I explained that to them. They said they couldn’t,” she said, recounting her maddening exchange with the embattled federal agency.
Left to fend for themselves, Bat Cave residents banded together — opening the roads and starting the arduous work of cleanup and recovery. Residents told The Post that they don’t need FEMA now — and at this point, they don’t even want the disaster relief agency to come.
While the sick and elderly residents of Bat Cave were airlifted to safety a week ago, those left behind have seen virtually no sign of government agencies, save for a handful of Louisiana State Police troopers “keeping an eye on everything,” who locals say haven’t done much of anything.
The intermittent whir of military chinook helicopters buzzing over the town serves as a reminder that people in the devastated west of the state are getting help — just not in Bat Cave.
Here, apple orchard workers armed with chainsaws worked with a local grading contractor to clear the roadways well before the Department of Transportation arrived to help, although they were grateful for the assist when it finally arrived.
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but then what would they do?
“. . . FEMA told them that a “road closed” sign is an insurmountable obstacle for the agency to navigate.”
That is the very first thing they teach you in federal woke training classes.
This is all right out of “Atlas Shrugged”.
Dagny Taggert tries to race around and fix the world’s problems and keeps running into little people who say, “That’s against the rules. I don’t want to get into trouble”.
The Bee missed another one
If Trump were President, he would have got the job done.
How can anyone in NC vote Harris, after this?
US Government- Afraid of road closed signs and sloped roofs.
Can somebody throw a large drop cloth over that sign and secure it with duct tape?
That should help FEMA figure out what to do next.
😂 I wouldn’t doubt it!
How can anyone in NC vote Harris, after this?
Or, their pathetic Governor.
Prepare to lose your lunch next month.
“How can anyone in NC vote Harris, after this?”
I don’t think voting will be an issue if TPTB decree Martial Law this month.
“Hi, we’re from the government and we’re here to make sure proper procedures are followed.”
Plenty of ballots will "vote" for KamaLOL and Timmy the Fabulist.
Government doesn’t want people to band together to help each other out. It wants everyone dependent on government — and then they give you the finger.
Yep. Makes the case that 99% of the feral government is totally useless and we could save tons of taxpayer monies by firing every last one of them.
Remove the sign.
There ya go! Thinking outside the box.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Cave,_North_Carolina
Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after a bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain (also known as Bat Cave Mountain), it is the largest known augen gneiss granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public.[4] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names[5][6] and is also a regular victim of street sign theft, especially in the early 1990s during the popularity of the movie Batman Returns.
I bet the road is sloped, too.
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