Get Out Your Duck Tape, You're Going to Need It
As if this headline were actually news: "Some receiving FEMA assistance not willing to help themselves".
Malone says she can't drive and it's too hot outside to find work within walking distance. "Since the storm, I haven't had any energy or pep to go get a job, but when push comes to shove, I will," said Malone.Just a few blocks away, Kelley Christian also stays at a hotel for free. She says she's not taking advantage of her situation, but admits it's easy to do. "It's too easy. You know, once you're there, you don't have to pay rent," said Christian. "I kept putting it off and putting it off and now, I'm tired of putting it off."
She says she'll be out of the hotel and in an apartment by the end of the month. Push came to shove for Christian when police found a meth lab in a hotel room directly below her. "All kind of people in white suits pulled all kind of chemicals out here. There was enough to line up about three cars worth of chemicals. It scared the heck of me," said Christian.
Taxpayers also paid for that meth lab.
I wish I could say that some of this surprises me, but it doesn't. I remember how much they whined here when they shut down "FEMA Village." However, there seems to be a distinct difference between the displaced citizens of Charlotte County and those in Louisiana. People in Charlotte county actually LOOKED for work or MOVED to places where jobs existed.
