FEMA to Evict Katrina Victims

**Texpat** · 11-03-2008, 10:12 AM

^^Easy big fellah.
These poking posters aren't part of the choir. And they're way out of tune.

Evidently, where they're from it's commonplace to provide housing, food and assistance to hundreds of thousands of folks 2.5 years after a natural disaster. Says more about their work ethic, self-reliance and internal constitution than it does about us.

But yet ... they're consumed with this continious commentary of all things American. Odd.

**Jet Gorgon** · 11-03-2008, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Hootad Binky

^ Don't want to

Katrina hits the richest country in the world and makes thousands permanently homeless: a bit surprising.

At least people will know in advance next time it happens, hopefully be better prepared.

Better prepared. That's good Hootad. Please join my bil on the couch.

Lemmesee, west coast Canada and down thru California -- we're on the San Andreas earthquake fault line, aren't we? You got insurance for that, Hoot? Read the fine print -- covered except for acts of god and his ilk.

You have to take care of you and yours. I never expect the gov to do it for me. You want to give away your tax dollars to welfare cases, fine. I'd kill myself before I ever begged for a handout. My folks went thru the Depression and eked out a living. I help alot of people anonymously. But, you got an able mind and/or body, you go to work. End of story.

**Panda** · 11-03-2008, 05:22 PM

Could always grind them up for pet food I suppose. Doesn't seem like the rest of the country has much use for them.

**Texpat** · 11-03-2008, 10:57 PM

Nor you. Wanna join the queue?

**Hootad Binky** · 11-03-2008, 11:03 PM

I've never collected welfare or employment insurance nor relief supplies of any kind. Mind you, I've never been struck by a natural disaster. Is there really no such thing as earthquake insurance?

Anyway, what will happen to the children of these people? If a family has to go live under a bridge, for example, surely the children won't be living with them?

**Texpat** · 11-03-2008, 11:15 PM

Who gives a shit? If they haven't been able to collect their insurance check and relocate, enroll their children in a new school, find a new job, settle down -- in 30 months, they're never going to. They're simply waiting for the gravy train to rumble to a stop when they'll start crying foul. Their GOVERNMENT hasn't taken care of them.

Ask these layabouts how much longer they'll need and it's like hearding cats. They want to be babied in a country that prides itself on self reliance.

Sorry Elmer and Boceiphus, go get a fucking job. The game's up. I hear Canada will be sympathetic to your plight.

**Hootad Binky** · 12-03-2008, 12:42 AM

Do they get any help with job retraining? Up here you can get that if you're on Employment Insurance or welfare.

Actually my neck of the woods is doing its bit for Katrina victims, but these people are the wrong species (and family/genus):

Orphaned pit bulls from Hurricane Katrina get Gulf Island to themselves

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Call it Survivor Island for Pit Bulls.

Alberta vet Pilar Gosselin wanted a place for her pit bulls, who were Hurricane Katrina survivors, so she bought an island.

The place, Rabbit Island, off the Sunshine Coast, is going to the dogs -- among them Katrina, Rippie, Louie and Fay.

"It makes sense for the rescued dogs. They can run around and not irritate the neighbourhood," Gosselin said yesterday.

The pit bulls are among 30 dogs that Gosselin rescued in the aftermath of the devastating 2005 hurricane in New Orleans.

The dogs were in bad shape when she found them by the side of an Alabama road, sweltering in crates.

"The dogs suffered tremendously. It was a life-changing experience. I am committed to making their lives better," she said.

She and veterinarian Dave Brace, her life partner, sheltered homeless animals wandering around after the storm.

The 30 dogs were brought back to Alberta and 23 were adopted out. Gosselin calls the four pit bulls among the seven that remain the "special-needs cases."

"They're great with people and they get along with some dogs, but not all. They're not off-leash dogs," said Gosselin, 40, who runs a veterinary practice in Canmore with Brace.

The pair recently bought the 14-hectare island, off the south end of Texada and Lasqueti islands, along with Calgary vet Dave Szentimrey. The rabbit-less isle -- named because it looks like a crouching hare from the air -- cost $2.2 million.

The island refuge, formerly a field research base for California's Orange Coast College, has a dining hall, bathhouse and accommodation for 18 in four cabins.

There is solar and wind power, a generator and desalinating unit .

The dogs will be kept away from deer, sea lions and eagles in the area.

"They are our pets and, as such, will always have supervision. They are not allowed to chase wildlife of any kind," said Gosselin.

She plans to maintain the island's environmentally friendly style and rent it out to student groups. None of the investors have children.

For the present, the dogs will come for month-long visits a couple of times a year.

Orphaned pit bulls from Hurricane Katrina get Gulf Island to themselves

Lucky dogs!

**Texpat** · 12-03-2008, 12:53 AM

I guarrandamtee they've been offered training, relocation, all kinds of shit.

It ain't in their nature to move or do anything but wait out the freebees. They'll be spurred to action only when the umbillical is cut.

Sooner the better. I'm sure your society has people like this. The only difference is that we don't lurk along the sidelines, haranging your government for doing the responsible thing.

We're secure in ourselves.

**Hootad Binky** · 12-03-2008, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by Texpat

I guarrandamtee they've been offered training, relocation, all kinds of shit.

Guarantee?

Originally Posted by Op article

some residents had not spoken with a caseworker in weeks, even though they were scheduled to be evicted within days.

"The caseworker is very hard to get in touch with,"

Originally Posted by Texpat

I'm sure your society has people like this. The only difference is

We don't abandon them to live under bridges

Too bad Katrina wasn't stronger and didn't kill more of them; then FEMA wouldn't have all these people to kick out.

**blackgang** · 12-03-2008, 07:29 AM

When FEMA offered and Noggin and the cvnt gov of Louisiana refused the help, then they should have said, OK the ball is in your court,, G'Day motherfuckers, and went away and never talked to them again.

Look at the rest of the Gulf Coast, they were hit as bad as NOLA, But they are also up and running..

**Panda** · 12-03-2008, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by Texpat

Ah, gotcha. The old richest nation in the world can't do anything right thread.

Does it make you feel better? It's OK, we understand. But you still can't join.

Doesn't TD have a Canadian Issues sub forum?

Oh...they don't? Shame. Wonder why.

Paranoid? Take your meds and go sleep it off Tex.

**Texpat** · 12-03-2008, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Op article

some residents had not spoken with a caseworker in weeks, even though they were scheduled to be evicted within days.

"The caseworker is very hard to get in touch with,"

You just don't get it do you?
I might be a smidgn sympathetic if this all happened a few weeks or even months ago. It's been two and a half YEARS and these poor bastards still can't find the wherewithall to get their shit together.

Sorry boys, game's up.

Some of the services that have been available for years...
Many more on the web, but you knew that ... chosing instead to ignore it and poke at the richest nation on earth that is incapable of bailing out its slackers for 2.5 years.

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**Jet Gorgon** · 12-03-2008, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Texpat

Sorry Elmer and Boceiphus, go get a fucking job. The game's up. I hear Canada will be sympathetic to your plight.

Fek, thanks, Tex, we got enough welfare losers here already. Pullllllease, don't send anymo.

Ya, those vets (from Canmore, a Rocky Mountain real estate area that's costlier than Manhattan) buy an island for $2.2 mil for pit bulls rescued from the Katrina struck area. Fek, the Canadian vets are doing OK, huh, Hootad. Why not shift a bunch of homeless people there and let them build a fekin organic food commune. Interesting, they buy the island for these pit bulls that almost everyone hates and they will only take the dogs there for a monthly vacation every year. Canadian ideals are feked.

**Hootad Binky** · 12-03-2008, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Why not shift a bunch of homeless people there and let them build a fekin organic food commune

Great idea! Beats living under a bridge in NO. The island was previously owned by Americans, after all...

**Jet Gorgon** · 13-03-2008, 07:26 AM

^ West End (that's downtown Vancouver) developers just booted out a bunch of low-paid working folks from a low-rent building -- well they need that space for the Olympics. Prob is, send these people to the dog island and you need a biz plan to make money. Organic maple syrup and mushroom hunting? New varieties of smoked salmon? Could work. They need something to get them motivated.

**blackgang** · 13-03-2008, 07:59 AM

Let the bastards get Wet, Cold and Hungry with no chance of getting freebies and only get anything thru gainful work and see what happens, some would die but the survivors would be better people..

Just leave em along and they will make it.

**Hootad Binky** · 13-03-2008, 02:28 PM

But the Darwinistic scenario you describe will unfold before a matrix of governmental, non-governmental and international bodies who have been carefully monitoring the situation so if there is a high death/murder/crime/suicide rate it might not look too good.

**Hootad Binky** · 13-03-2008, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

^ West End (that's downtown Vancouver) developers just booted out a bunch of low-paid working folks from a low-rent building -- well they need that space for the Olympics. Prob is, send these people to the dog island and you need a biz plan to make money. Organic maple syrup and mushroom hunting? New varieties of smoked salmon? Could work. They need something to get them motivated.

Would work for people from the Downtown Eastside as well!

**Jet Gorgon** · 15-03-2008, 01:59 AM

^ Hastings and Main just wouldn't be the same.

**Panda** · 15-03-2008, 07:43 AM

Perhaps a cull of the old and weak is in order?

Done humanely of course.

**Hootad Binky** · 15-03-2008, 11:26 AM

Yes, of course.

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