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2006-08-15 Home Front: Politix
FEMA: Same key could open many [post-Katrina] trailers
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Posted by Seafarious 2006-08-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 In about 10 more years the water heaters will need replacing too. The roofs should be good for 15-20. Home ownership is a bitch.
Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-15 03:42||   2006-08-15 03:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmm...if you lost everything in Katrina, what would be there to steal that wouldn't be in any other trailer?

You know back in the bad old days of real captial punishment, when police applied some injustice to people, and prison wasn't for 'reform', I recall my family didn't lock the door or windows on the house. Since we've been spending decades to reach perfection in the legal system, I've notice that it is more and more of the good people who are basically locked up every night and are unable to even travel through parts of their own city or locale. Progress.
Posted by Grick Unosing4544 2006-08-15 10:32||   2006-08-15 10:32|| Front Page Top

#3 It really doesn't matter whether the key opens hundreds of FEMA trailers since FEMA seems to have a hard time even giving the keys out. Trailers sit unoccupied for months waiting on bureaucracy after taking months to be installed in the first place. It takes equally long to get them removed, and sometimes the home repairs are completed before the keys for the interim trailer houses are ever given out.
Not to mention - you hardly need a key if you want to break into these places - a friend lived in one and somebody lit it on fire; he got out straight through the wall, bare-ass nekkid.
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2006-08-15 10:38||   2006-08-15 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 lol, Glenmore. What a story. On a serious note, I'd imagine that these trailers in Mississippi would be safe and sound (a lot of "self-protecting" homeowners in that area). It would be N.O./Louisiana "FEMA-ville's" that I'd be worried about.

Interesting note: EPA (I work for) cleaned up over 40,000 pounds of ammo in the aftermath of Katrina (most probably waterlogged/unusable). When our Admin. (from D.C.) came down to ATL to visit, he asked, "40,000 pounds is twice as much ammo as was used in the Battle of Gettysburg. Just exactly what are you all doing down in Mississippi?" I thought all of us "good ole' boys" would fall out of our chairs, lol.

And, GU4544, these people have a lot of stuff now. FEMA has provided $2,000/person, remember. Also, there were literally TONS of donations (food, water, clothing, tools, etc.) sent down there in Mississippi alone. These people are well covered. Granted, they don't have as much as they did, but they're doing o.k. now. There will be trailers down there for years (I've heard there are still several trailer parks, courtesy of FEMA) in Florida from the 2004 season. Katrina was a lot worse, and according to my buddies here, only 1 home near the water in Mississippi has even been started to be rebuilt (as of his trip 3 weeks ago). TONS of redtape/paperwork between FEMA, Insurance companies and homeowners as to who'll foot the bill.
Posted by BA 2006-08-15 11:08||   2006-08-15 11:08|| Front Page Top

#5 "TONS of redtape/paperwork between FEMA, Insurance companies and homeowners as to who'll foot the bill."

You forgot the SBA - Disaster Assistance Office. Now there is some paperwork. Background: SBA-DAO is the Small Business Administration, they administer the U.S. Gubmint's Disaster Relief Loan program.

It's about as screwed up as a Federal Agency can be.

-M
Posted by Manolo 2006-08-15 11:22||   2006-08-15 11:22|| Front Page Top

#6 So what was preventing the recipients from going to the local Wal-Mart / Home Depot and actually BUYING THEIR OWN LOCK and installing it? Oh wait a minute; these are the same people that waited for the rest of the country to come in and wipe their arse because they were too stupid to MOVE when the storm was coming. All the smart ones left.
Posted by USN, ret. 2006-08-15 14:42||   2006-08-15 14:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Changed ALL the locks tomorrow and throw away the keys.
Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-15 14:44||   2006-08-15 14:44|| Front Page Top

#8 The reason given for the lock problem seems weird. Auto makers make millions of vehicles and the vehicles don't have the same lock and key.In fact, I suggest there must be another reason. But I can't figure it out yet.
Posted by Eye-On-The-Ball 2006-08-15 17:43||   2006-08-15 17:43|| Front Page Top

#9 Most RV's have a 2 lock system on the door. The top lock is the same tumbler as used on the storage access compartments and are pretty universal. The lower lock is keyed different but the key may also unlock the top lock. I have used my key on a friends camper to unlock the top, but could not undo the bottom. I think that it may be possible that there is more to this than being reported. I am going camping this weekend and will investigate this further. Please send donations for beer money so I may compensate my test subjects properly.
Posted by kilowattkid 2006-08-15 18:18||   2006-08-15 18:18|| Front Page Top

#10 See? I knew you would have personal experience to contribute, kilowattkid! :-D
Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-15 18:36||   2006-08-15 18:36|| Front Page Top

#11 Thanks TW. By the way, I enjoyed the party last night :)
Posted by kilowattkid 2006-08-15 18:41||   2006-08-15 18:41|| Front Page Top

#12 "What was preventing the recipients from going to the local Wal-Mart / Home Depot and actually BUYING THEIR OWN LOCK and installing it?"

It's against the FEMA rules.
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2006-08-15 18:51||   2006-08-15 18:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Please send donations for beer money so I may compensate my test subjects properly.
Posted by: kilowattkid 2006-08-15 18:18

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Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-15 19:01||   2006-08-15 19:01|| Front Page Top

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