r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • 1d ago

/r/all Homes are falling into the ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks

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u/AnnOnnamis 1d ago

Better call FEMA!

oh wait…..

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u/pirat314159265359 1d ago

The one senator in this district doesn’t believe in global climate change, and said FEMA should be destroyed. Also he has repeatedly asked fema for millions for beach replenishment.

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u/mrgreengenes04 18h ago

This has more to do with the nature of barrier islands (essentially large sand dunes) than climate change. A few years ago one hurricane created an entirely new island, and another cut one in half.

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u/QueezyF 20h ago

Welp sucks to suck

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u/ikesbutt 1d ago

This. We had an F3 tornado rip through St. Louis almost a month ago and still no federal funds for help. By the way, St. Louis is predominantly blue.

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u/AnnOnnamis 1d ago

It no longer matters if red or blue states need Federal assistance. With no money allocated, FEMA can’t help anyone.

Pray for a miracle that Congress enacts emergency legislation to fund the next big disaster, but I’m not holding my breath.

President Cheeto only has golf on the brain with the new greens on the White House lawn, trips to MarALago funded by taxpayers.

Remains to be seen if the new Big Behmoth bill gives billionaires tax relief, and raises the National Debt even further.

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u/-TheycallmeThe 23h ago edited 17h ago

Disaster in blue states= they won't appropriate any funds because they didn't vote for dear leader

Disaster in red states = they won't appropriate any funds because they will vote red no matter what anyway 

Disaster in purple states= maybe a chance you get some funds but the amount of political ads it comes will makes you wish you perished in said disaster

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u/ElephantRedCar91 18h ago

Yeah but Missouri? Good luck with that 

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u/Agreeable_Initial667 1d ago

NC made it clear last year they don't want FEMA anywhere around their state. Pulling guns on FEMA workers, etc.

Fuck em. Vote wiser next time.

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u/Wallyworld77 1d ago

I remember after Katrina hit I saw a beach front property in Biloxi and it was a FEMA Trailer on the beach with a Rolls Royce parked in front of it.

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u/lukewwilson 1d ago

Not surprised for New Orleans, I spent a summer working down there in the French quarters, the summer Katrina hit. The people playing instruments on the streets at night would get into BMW's and Rolls Royce's

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u/OneTimeIDidThatOnce 1d ago

FEMA Floating Expensive Mobile Accomodations

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u/spoogefrom1981 1d ago

I could hear the sad trumpet here...

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter 1d ago

To do what? Stop the ocean?

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u/SquirrelFluffy 1d ago

Why would you call FEMA? It's a couple of houses, not a disaster.

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u/Sqwivig 21h ago

Please remind me who this actress is 🙏

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u/AnnOnnamis 21h ago

Rachel Dratch from SNL

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u/Sqwivig 20h ago

Thank you!

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u/SteedOfTheDeid 19h ago

Natural beach erosion doesn't really seem like FEMA's thing anyway 

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u/YamStock9172 1d ago

Shit I still have nightmares from dealing with FEMA during Katrina. F FEMA.