[StBernard] Temporary Housing Sought For Chinese Drywall Victims

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Thu Oct 15 07:19:36 EDT 2009


Well, it would be nice to sue CHINA for its production. (perhaps it's a
Chinese conspiracy?) However, it might not be practical, unfortunately.

But, if things continue toward the ultimate socialism and China calls in the
U.S. debt owed, and the U.S. "belongs" or gets annexed by China, it could be
a long-term possibility <chuckle>..

However, I've got the nerve to laugh, huh? Because, it's not funny getting
China's drywall with little to do about it, or chuckle any possibility that
socialism will spread (aka the Soviet annexation of eastern block countries,
and communism that spread throughout Europe and the world.

At this, nobody's laughing at any such ad nauseum felt by a free and once
democratic system in America. Such a pity.

--jer--


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Temporary Housing Sought For Chinese Drywall Victims
Sen. Julie Quinn Asking For State, Federal Help

POSTED: 10:51 am CDT October 14, 2009
UPDATED: 11:10 am CDT October 14, 2009

CHALMETTE, La. -- St. Bernard Parish Fire Chief Thomas Stone is one of
thousands of people in Louisiana dealing with tainted Chinese drywall.

The drywall emits potentially toxic gases that can corrode wiring and
appliances as well as cause health problems for people living in the homes.
Thousands of Louisiana homes rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina are believed to
contain the tainted product.

"My daughter for a while was suffering from nosebleeds," Stone said. "She
just turned 12. But she hasn't gotten nosebleeds in quite a while, so that's
good."

Stone has done a lot of the repair work on his home himself and wonders if
he could have made a bad situation even worse.

"Now I've been told I might not be able to prove I had Chinese drywall in
those rooms or that I might have created more damage because of the dust
particles that went through the home for the second time," Stone said.

State Sen. Julie Quinn said there is support from state and federal leaders
to create a temporary housing plan that will be paid for by the federal
government. She hopes it's up and running soon so people are no longer faced
with difficult financial decisions and emotional stress over something they
had no control over.

"Give them some housing relief to get them out of the toxic home until we
get a solution for everybody," Quinn said. "Remember, this is going to hit
60,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S. This is a lot of people. It's expected
to hit 4,000 to 7,000 in Louisiana alone.

Quinn isn't sure yet what form the temporary housing will take, whether it's
FEMA trailers, apartments, vouchers or something else. But she said she
knows it's something that must be done soon.

"My request was give them some sort of immediate relief, temporary housing,
and I don't care how they do it," Quinn said.

Quinn is hosting a town hall meeting Wednesday night to discuss the drywall
issue. It will take place at 6 p.m. at the St. Bernard Parish Council
chambers in Chalmette.





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