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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.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
My first reaction was to see if this was The Bee.
(clenching my teeth in anger now)
Does the IRS have the same response to road closed signs?
Asking for a friend...
HownCan anyone in Hawaii vote rat after the fire???
“I bet the road is sloped, too.”
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Good one! Sad that correlation even exists though 😢
“. . . FEMA told them that a “road closed” sign is an insurmountable obstacle for the agency to navigate.”
Just imagine there was a huge weapons stash reported at this persons home and the government wanted to search. Think a road closed sign would stop them?
First it was sloped rooftops, now its road closure signs.
I’m beginning to think that the locals and civilian rescuers should tell all Feds to stay well clear of the disaster areas and let civilians handle it.
There’s an old saying; lead, follow or get the f#@k out of the way.
The Feds should apply #3.
Besides taxing us, name something the government does well. I’ll wait.
road closed, sloped roof, what’s the diff?
FEMA skank Criswell went on National TV to whine that people were being disrespectful to her agency because of their catastrophic failure to do their jobs ... whined that their just criticism was dangerous. What a piece of sh-t.
Patriotic Goats helping out too!!!
https://fb.watch/v2-CViHBna/
Hope they don’t run into any sloped roofs...
Can’t get up on sloped roofs either
“Appreciate your comment”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4269316/posts?page=33#33
DEI
It took 16 posts to finally 17 to get to the obvious solution.
That’s my thought. Just kick them out of our towns.
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