This shit would not happen here in the south where people truly care about each other.
That's bullshit. I've spent 22 days in NJ and NY already helping with the relief of Sandy and my daughter has been there nearly 50 days. I don't know how long YOU'VE been involved up there (hmmmm...lemme guess), but I haven't seen anybody not caring about each other. In fact, just the opposite is true. Neighbors helping neighbors, friends helping friends, strangers helping each other....just like anywhere else. Whatever nonsense you believe about Yankees is a damn lie.
And, yes, there are still people up there who can't return to their homes. Thousands of them. Some ARE in shelters. Most are staying with friends and family, just like anywhere else. And, no, it's not Obama's fault or FEMA's fault or the government's fault: It's the massive numbers of wrecked and damaged homes.
New York City alone had 10-15,000 affected houses, with probably that many more on Long Island. Whole communities were inundated: Just about every house along the coast and near inland canals was flooded, from Coney Island out past Amityville, with a few more on the north shore of Long Island. In New Jersey, the number is over 40,000. From Atlantic City all the way north to Raritan Bay, nobody escaped and the surge waters went a mile or more inland in some places. I know. I've seen it. I've been in their homes, talked to the owners, heard their stories.
Not only is it a matter of the sheer numbers, but most of those houses have basements and most of their furnaces are in the basement. Water totaled the furnaces and new ones can't be installed and the power turned back on until the houses and basements have been gutted and treated for mold. There simply aren't enough people doing that, volunteers or for hire, to meet that kind of demand and thousands are still waiting. Brooklyn alone has an estimated 2000 homes still not ready for occupation. We're working on them as fast as we can.
So..instead of sitting around on your high horse talking smack about people you don't know, how about getting off your dead ass and lending a hand? There are plenty of volunteer groups you can go with.
Want me to PM you some contact numbers? Or, do you just want to sit and *****?