Fire is not good for the hair.
lol rick roll
Seconded!
You do not want to get into a discussion of homeowners insurance rates in Tx.
Why was it denied and why isn't it being reported by bigger media? Maybe it is but I'm too lazy to look. This thread brings out the lazy in me, GFY.
FEMA says they've been giving money all along.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7549749.html
Since you're lazy...Chump brought that up on pg 1. Those grants are different than what is available from a disaster declaration. When the disaster is declared, I think that some public assistant grants come online for relief of individuals that lost property and assistance in cleanup of same.
Are you sure those grants don't do the same?
Yeah. They are specific to fire fighting operations.
Will FEMA help those homeowners with out a disaster declaration? I can't find it on their site.
I couldn't find anything either....just mention of disaster grants.
Wait a minute...I did find this:
http://www.disasterassistance.gov/
Also, I'm going to admit what CC said above is correct. I definitely care a lot less about rich people getting burned out of their homes (especially if these are just 2nd homes) than poor people being hit by tornadoes.
I hope everyone gets the aid they are en led to, however. I also hope Rick Perry gets a boot in the ass.
Isn't this what some call a "hand out"? Just asking.
I read a statistic that the declarations for fires are extremely low and only done in extraordinary cir stances. Can anyone shed light? I'm looking but not finding much.
Does look like Rick Perry has played some of you like a fiddle.
The impact of the denial at Possum Kingdom Lake wasn't clear Wednesday. All but about five of the 167 homes destroyed there were vacation homes, so Palo Pinto County would not have qualified for federal assistance for individuals, County Judge David Nicklas said.
Only primary residences are eligible, he said.
"We're still researching whether we're missing out on other kinds of help because they didn't declare a disaster," Nicklas said. "But right now it doesn't look like we'll take a big hit because of it."
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05...#ixzz1LayXAoyp
You should be able to find the disaster declarations for at least a few years on the FEMA site. I know they've happened in California but I can't think of anywhere else at the moment.
Yeah I'm too lazy to go through them. There are special grants for fire fighting, but there is of course no type of special grant for a tornado or a hurricane so that is different. Plus to be honest the damage and loss of life is always greater with tornadoes and hurricanes.
ing Rick Perry man. Petty emblematic of whats wrong with politicians today.
Odd, everyone else seems to have... disappeared from the thread! Funny how that works.
Actually, the thread was pretty much abandoned 2 days ago...but have fun.Odd, everyone else seems to have... disappeared from the thread! Funny how that works.
The sort of voter who can afford to rebuild can also find $$$ for supposedly sympathetic pols. Just saying.
Rick Perry is gettin due for his next option to fail upwards, so at the very least his worthless gesture is probably not mistimed.
You're absolutely right, WH. There's a reason why the poor get ignored. We don't really vote at the ballot box as much as we vote with our wallets.
We still vote at the ballot box, but the choices suck. That they do suck probably does reflect the sucky preferences of better connected wallets, like you suggested.
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