10-31-2020, 05:19 PM
Hey everyone,
Just thought that I would stop by and give a little update to those of you that haven't caught anything that I have posted up on twitter and/or Facebook with my sporadic postings. First off, I'd like to address the elephant in the room which is the opinion that I posted several months ago that rubbed more than a few people the wrong way. It was simply just that my opinion that I shared to start a conversation. Not to offend nor piss people off, but to start a dialogue on the subject nothing more nothing less. Maybe I poorly worded it... I don't know. I don't remember and frankly I just want to move on the situation that I caused, but I just first wanted to apologize to anyone and everyone that I offended with my opinion.
So again I just want to say I'm sorry and that I
you all.
Now to the update part, J and Omar I know for sure know a little something about what I'm currently going through at the moment. I've survived Hurricanes in the past, but never one right after another. Hurricane Laura finished totalling the house from the issues we were are already dealing with and then Hurricane Delta just compounded it even worse. FEMA has been no help to us... the best that they had done was give us two months (2,000 dollars) rents while repairs are made to our home. Which wouldn't cover the duration of the repairs, because were were told by a contractor that the whole trailer had to be rebuilt from the frame in its current state. They didn't give us anything to pay for the repairs and the fact that we have no insurance on our home, because of that fact that no will insure it due to the issues with how it was set up. Means that all the repairs would be 100% out of pocket for us.
So we did the only thing that we could with the money that they did give us... we used it for food, water, and ice during the 25 days we were without power and got a generator, because we knew after two months of renting we would have ended back up in our trailer as it is, because my brother is going on 2 years without working now and my check and my mom's disability is barely enough to keep our bills paid and food on the table. So we have been fighting with FEMA, because they have denied us help on housing assistance on a technicality. The land and the trailer are in my Mom's name, but the FEMA app was put in my name. We did that, because we heard that they were doing virtual walk throughs of the damaged dwellings, because of Covid. So I put everything in my name so that they would talk to me, because my mom has mobility issues uses a wheel chair most days just to get to the bath room and I knew that she wouldn't be able to do the walk through with the FEMA 'inspector' because that are parts of the house she can't get to due to the damage/not being wheelchair accessible (like my room).
So they kept denying me, because I couldn't prove that I "owned" the land or the property even though I have lived in the home with my mother since the day that we moved in it after Hurricane Rita and that fact that my mom has given me power of attorney when it comes to the land. So yeah it's been a rough last couple months for us, but we are finally getting somewhere even though it's coming at a cost. We are finally on the path of getting a FEMA trailer, but as of today due to health reasons my mother and brother are being removed from the home to go to the Alexandra, LA Mega shelter while I get to stay "home". The only reason why I'm being allowed to stay is because I have no heath issues, i'm not at home 24/7 like they are because I go to work most days. So Iam allowed to stay, but they recommend I stay with friends So yeah that is what is going on with my right now.
Rick
Just thought that I would stop by and give a little update to those of you that haven't caught anything that I have posted up on twitter and/or Facebook with my sporadic postings. First off, I'd like to address the elephant in the room which is the opinion that I posted several months ago that rubbed more than a few people the wrong way. It was simply just that my opinion that I shared to start a conversation. Not to offend nor piss people off, but to start a dialogue on the subject nothing more nothing less. Maybe I poorly worded it... I don't know. I don't remember and frankly I just want to move on the situation that I caused, but I just first wanted to apologize to anyone and everyone that I offended with my opinion.
So again I just want to say I'm sorry and that I
you all.Now to the update part, J and Omar I know for sure know a little something about what I'm currently going through at the moment. I've survived Hurricanes in the past, but never one right after another. Hurricane Laura finished totalling the house from the issues we were are already dealing with and then Hurricane Delta just compounded it even worse. FEMA has been no help to us... the best that they had done was give us two months (2,000 dollars) rents while repairs are made to our home. Which wouldn't cover the duration of the repairs, because were were told by a contractor that the whole trailer had to be rebuilt from the frame in its current state. They didn't give us anything to pay for the repairs and the fact that we have no insurance on our home, because of that fact that no will insure it due to the issues with how it was set up. Means that all the repairs would be 100% out of pocket for us.
So we did the only thing that we could with the money that they did give us... we used it for food, water, and ice during the 25 days we were without power and got a generator, because we knew after two months of renting we would have ended back up in our trailer as it is, because my brother is going on 2 years without working now and my check and my mom's disability is barely enough to keep our bills paid and food on the table. So we have been fighting with FEMA, because they have denied us help on housing assistance on a technicality. The land and the trailer are in my Mom's name, but the FEMA app was put in my name. We did that, because we heard that they were doing virtual walk throughs of the damaged dwellings, because of Covid. So I put everything in my name so that they would talk to me, because my mom has mobility issues uses a wheel chair most days just to get to the bath room and I knew that she wouldn't be able to do the walk through with the FEMA 'inspector' because that are parts of the house she can't get to due to the damage/not being wheelchair accessible (like my room).
So they kept denying me, because I couldn't prove that I "owned" the land or the property even though I have lived in the home with my mother since the day that we moved in it after Hurricane Rita and that fact that my mom has given me power of attorney when it comes to the land. So yeah it's been a rough last couple months for us, but we are finally getting somewhere even though it's coming at a cost. We are finally on the path of getting a FEMA trailer, but as of today due to health reasons my mother and brother are being removed from the home to go to the Alexandra, LA Mega shelter while I get to stay "home". The only reason why I'm being allowed to stay is because I have no heath issues, i'm not at home 24/7 like they are because I go to work most days. So Iam allowed to stay, but they recommend I stay with friends So yeah that is what is going on with my right now.
Rick