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bigbadbird
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bigbadbird

that is an nice story about actual people- not the fema clowns

Posted: 10/27/2024 at 09:44 AM ET
(In response to this post by PhotoHokieNC)

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What good people can do that bureaucracy cannot. Amazing initiative.
PhotoHokieNC • 10/27/24 08:54 AM ET
No permits, no plans, no environmental studies, no inspections, Just people
freemason • 10/27/24 06:20 PM ET
I hope it survives the next flood... Engineering isn't overrated....**
UTPr0sim • 10/27/24 07:48 PM ET
90+% of this stuff...
hokiehunter07 • 10/28/24 09:53 AM ET
And if there is another heavy rain before the pencil pushers get their act
UTPr0sim • 10/28/24 09:56 AM ET
Some risks are worth taking.
hokiehunter07 • 10/28/24 10:03 AM ET
It may not take a 10,000 year storm on the "new" road....**
UTPr0sim • 10/28/24 10:26 AM ET
like the last one ? it's a temporary solution - they people hadn't been
bigbadbird • 10/28/24 08:13 AM ET
Wasn't the point of the access that was created. It was just a way to get
PhotoHokieNC • 10/28/24 12:42 AM ET
The engineering, of course, needs to be sound for the permanent
WestEndHokie39 • 10/27/24 09:03 PM ET
If I follow codes and standards.... most likely.**
hokiehunter07 • 10/28/24 10:52 AM ET
Maybe even a bidding process
WestEndHokie39 • 10/27/24 06:59 PM ET
Always true, problem isn't speed, it is safety and liability**
WestyHokie • 10/27/24 04:06 PM ET
Not untrue, the problem is
RTFC • 10/27/24 07:12 PM ET
This issue is like people claiming "stock market" is for rich people
WestyHokie • 10/28/24 06:04 AM ET
Yeah, I said balanced - not "speed above all"
RTFC • 10/28/24 10:30 AM ET
Well stated**
WestEndHokie39 • 10/27/24 08:56 PM ET
No…the problem was speed. More people were going to die if
WestEndHokie39 • 10/27/24 06:44 PM ET
And yet, evidently no one was hurt or sued. Instead they were
PhotoHokieNC • 10/27/24 06:25 PM ET
For now, sure ... that's the issue
WestyHokie • 10/28/24 06:00 AM ET
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PhotoHokieNC • 10/28/24 07:36 AM ET
Read that. Estimated to be ~ year by some state planning group. Not same
ColoVT82 • 10/27/24 01:55 PM ET
FEMA has done a lot of good things on this response- perfect, no
turkeywinghokie • 10/27/24 01:16 PM ET
In every diaster there will be people not getting the first attention and
UTPr0sim • 10/27/24 05:25 PM ET
So it WAS FEMA who flooded the area. Figures.**
PhotoHokieNC • 10/27/24 03:21 PM ET
I'm sure they will be sued for building a road without gov't approval**
Happy Dog • 10/27/24 12:10 PM ET
Inadequate "small disadvantaged business" set asides**
ColoVT82 • 10/27/24 01:56 PM ET
What a story. Amazing in so many ways. Buried in all of the goodness was
Coach McGuirk • 10/27/24 11:14 AM ET
Yeah, if you're not able to help, get out of the way...
MP4VT2004 • 10/27/24 12:46 PM ET
that is an nice story about actual people- not the fema clowns** ◄
bigbadbird • 10/27/24 09:44 AM ET
FEMA's job seems to be getting in the way of progress, not helping with it.
EDGEMAN • 10/27/24 10:08 AM ET
You almost have to go out of your way to be this wrong
Gobbler-100 • 10/27/24 01:32 PM ET
my understanding is FEMA took up all the local hotel rooms and blocked
bigbadbird • 10/27/24 03:05 PM ET
You understand wrong. But hey keep on listening...**
UTPr0sim • 10/27/24 05:26 PM ET
maybe if one person made a statement that they were helped by fema
bigbadbird • 10/28/24 08:12 AM ET
Just relaying what people who live there have said...repeatedly. **
EDGEMAN • 10/27/24 02:19 PM ET
Source: trust me bro**
Gobbler-100 • 10/27/24 07:52 PM ET
Seems more like you are "relaying" social media posts that have been
AbsolutVT03 • 10/27/24 03:12 PM ET
If you did even a modicum of research you would realize that your post is
AbsolutVT03 • 10/27/24 01:14 PM ET
True, but there is misinformation around that, too.
WestEndHokie39 • 10/27/24 03:54 PM ET
They are very difficult to work with from experience
Happy Dog • 10/27/24 12:14 PM ET
^^^most acronyms POTY!^^^
PhotoHokieNC • 10/27/24 01:07 PM ET
Anyone that goes through National Incident Management Certification Course
jdkhokie • 10/27/24 11:58 AM ET
In short, bureaucracy **
WestEndHokie39 • 10/27/24 01:22 PM ET
Thing is, people providing the most help do not consider themselves to be
PhotoHokieNC • 10/27/24 01:16 PM ET
That’s as far from the truth as you can get
Nova Hokie 95 • 10/27/24 11:32 AM ET
So why do they confiscate supplies going to the survivors?
EDGEMAN • 10/27/24 02:17 PM ET
And you're about as far from the scene as someone can get and still
PhotoHokieNC • 10/27/24 11:56 AM ET
I’m on phone calls twice a week hearing details of what’s being done
Nova Hokie 95 • 10/27/24 12:03 PM ET
I was in Bat Cave, Ednyville and Hendersonville last week. Look them up.
RTFC • 10/27/24 11:46 PM ET
The rumors and misinformation around this entire event are just sad from
AbsolutVT03 • 10/27/24 01:18 PM ET
That's from where you sit. From here there are very few reports of
PhotoHokieNC • 10/27/24 12:49 PM ET
Exactly…very perceptive…FEMA is not the first, second, or third
WestEndHokie39 • 10/27/24 01:02 PM ET
Couldn't have said it better than Russian propaganda **
hokeyhokie • 10/27/24 11:07 AM ET