For someone to call this a hand out to hillbillies is very cold and ignorant. The flood in May took thousands of homes including their cars, not to mention the lives of 33 people that could not escape their car or home due to the rapid overflow of our rivers. Most people affected were left with a shell of a home since everything had to be tore out down to the studs because of toxic mold that would begin within days. High School students helped along with many many volunteers. The American Way. How do they just go out and get a job when they are looking for shelter and a way to get back on their feet? Thankfully the people of Tennessee that lost billions have come together through communities and churches to get through this horrible disaster. I can also assure you that $250-$500 is not much to most people but when you have lost everything, it means a lot. I have witnessed their appreciation first hand. I have lived in Nashville all of my life and very proud of the people in Tennessee who have shown a tremendous amount of compassion for their neighbor as soon as this devastation hit. Come visit us sometime and learn a thing or two!
95% of them were not in a flood zone that is required to purchase flood insurance. The majority of Tennessee received 2 feet of rain in 24 hours that caused this damage. Watch the news. This was a 1000 year flood.
Lazy Hillbillies??? I have witnessed first hand hundreds of volunteers (you know we arent called The Volunteer State for nothing) come together and work to rebuild homes and businesses. This could turn out to be the largest/costiliest non-hurricane disaster. Its so easy to pass judgement on a group of people…like when you say Lazy Hillbillies. But I ask you what have you done to help a neighbor lately? Ever taken a family into your home while theirs is being rebuilt? Ever taken a meal to a neighborhood because they have no way to fix meals? I pray you never have to. I hope you never have the chance to help a neighbor tear drywall, cabinents, flooring, insulation and duct work out of their home. But I look forward to when my neighbors homes are all built back…so we can spend an afternoon being LAZY HILLBILLIES!!!
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….get out and get a job instead of existing on handouts from working people.
For someone to call this a hand out to hillbillies is very cold and ignorant. The flood in May took thousands of homes including their cars, not to mention the lives of 33 people that could not escape their car or home due to the rapid overflow of our rivers. Most people affected were left with a shell of a home since everything had to be tore out down to the studs because of toxic mold that would begin within days. High School students helped along with many many volunteers. The American Way. How do they just go out and get a job when they are looking for shelter and a way to get back on their feet? Thankfully the people of Tennessee that lost billions have come together through communities and churches to get through this horrible disaster. I can also assure you that $250-$500 is not much to most people but when you have lost everything, it means a lot. I have witnessed their appreciation first hand. I have lived in Nashville all of my life and very proud of the people in Tennessee who have shown a tremendous amount of compassion for their neighbor as soon as this devastation hit. Come visit us sometime and learn a thing or two!
That’s what property and automobile insurance is for.
95% of them were not in a flood zone that is required to purchase flood insurance. The majority of Tennessee received 2 feet of rain in 24 hours that caused this damage. Watch the news. This was a 1000 year flood.
Lazy Hillbillies??? I have witnessed first hand hundreds of volunteers (you know we arent called The Volunteer State for nothing) come together and work to rebuild homes and businesses. This could turn out to be the largest/costiliest non-hurricane disaster. Its so easy to pass judgement on a group of people…like when you say Lazy Hillbillies. But I ask you what have you done to help a neighbor lately? Ever taken a family into your home while theirs is being rebuilt? Ever taken a meal to a neighborhood because they have no way to fix meals? I pray you never have to. I hope you never have the chance to help a neighbor tear drywall, cabinents, flooring, insulation and duct work out of their home. But I look forward to when my neighbors homes are all built back…so we can spend an afternoon being LAZY HILLBILLIES!!!