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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #800 on: January 13, 2025, 06:51:41 pm »

‘Your mom died, but go get a burger’: Factory where workers died in flood sent gift cards to victims’ families

WSMV/Gray News
By Courtney Allen and Emily Van de Riet
Jan. 10, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – Families whose loved ones died at a Tennessee plastic factory during flooding from Hurricane Helene say they were recently hit with a “slap in the face” from the company when they received fast food gift cards.

Flooding from the hurricane hit the Impact Plastics factory in eastern Tennessee on Sept. 27 and killed six workers.

Lawsuits filed against the company say that the deaths were preventable, claiming that employees had asked to leave work but were told no.

Impact Plastics, however, claims its managers never told their employees they could not leave.

But now, families of the workers who died say they have not heard directly from the company and that they were given fast food gift cards as a condolence.

Family members of Bertha Mendoza, who was among those killed, said the gift cards add insult to injury.

Her son Guillermo Mendoza said when Impact Plastics sent him his mom’s final paycheck, he was shocked to find what else was in the envelope.

“It had some McDonald’s gift cards,” Guillermo Mendoza said through tears.

He said there were also gift cards to Walmart and another local fast-food restaurant chain called Pal’s.

The gift cards totaled $100.

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https://www.wcax.com/2025/01/10/your-mom-died-go-get-burger-factory-where-workers-died-flood-sent-gift-cards-victims-families
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #801 on: January 14, 2025, 09:45:26 am »
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Hurricane Helene struck our area fifteen weeks ago, followed by the current winter storm Blair. We kindly request prayers for the individuals who continue to face homelessness and insufficient heating.

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I'm starting to find the constant drumbeat of sentiment and helplines for the LA Fires during NFL games to be a bit much considering how much these people have been ignored.
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GoFundMe has mass spammed their entire database two days in a row looking for donations for LA fires.  Never heard a peep from them about Maui. East Palestine or the numerous states impacted by hurricanes.
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #802 on: January 19, 2025, 06:16:55 pm »
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #803 on: January 28, 2025, 10:45:13 am »
80 temporary homes have been just sitting behind a guarded fence meant for Western North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims BUT FEMA ONLY GAVE 2 OUT in Avery county.

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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #804 on: January 28, 2025, 10:49:18 am »
FEMA needs to be abolished and those heading FEMA need to be thoroughly investigated; follow the $$ trail.
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #805 on: January 28, 2025, 11:24:05 am »
FEMA is a pile of money waiting to be spent on a 'crisis'.  Dems will declare anything a 'crisis' or 'emergency' to unlock funds to launder to their pet causes.

FEMA's 'emergency funds' should be kep in escrow, and released by a simple majority vote in Congress, and to later be audited by the GAO and OMB.
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #806 on: January 31, 2025, 11:46:44 am »
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #807 on: January 31, 2025, 02:22:29 pm »
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #808 on: January 31, 2025, 03:23:03 pm »
dozens of Hurricane Helene victims in #WNC who were sent checks by FEMA say those checks have been BOUNCING for months

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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #809 on: January 31, 2025, 04:20:45 pm »
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dozens of Hurricane Helene victims in #WNC who were sent checks by FEMA say those checks have been BOUNCING for months

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OMG!!! FEMA checks bouncing?  This would be another agency that needs to be fully investigated and audited!!
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #810 on: January 31, 2025, 05:37:20 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on January 31, 2025, 03:23:03 pm
dozens of Hurricane Helene victims in #WNC who were sent checks by FEMA say those checks have been BOUNCING for months
Oh, brother.

If the U.S. government ever bounced a check it would be a national crisis. They print the money.

If I see any more BS lies I'm locking this thread. This hurricane happened months ago.
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #811 on: January 31, 2025, 07:06:17 pm »
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #812 on: February 13, 2025, 09:11:26 pm »
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #813 on: February 14, 2025, 12:19:11 am »
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #814 on: February 14, 2025, 09:11:31 am »
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Incredible, but not surprising.

I wonder how those folks will vote going forward.  :pondering:
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #815 on: February 14, 2025, 12:57:53 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on February 14, 2025, 09:11:31 am
I wonder how those folks will vote going forward.  :pondering:
the majority will vote conservative as they had been, but there might be a number of democrat voters that switch, depending upon if they got assistance from the get go.
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #816 on: February 14, 2025, 01:09:44 pm »
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🚨#BREAKING: In a SHOCKING statement by  Rep. David Willis, dozens of Hurricane Helene victims in #WNC who were sent checks by FEMA...

...say those checks have been BOUNCING for months

"Several families in WNC have tried to cash their FEMA checks, but the checks never cleared."

Where is the governor of North Carolina on this?  Especially considering that Congress just appropriated another $110 billion above and beyond their 'normal' FEMA appropriation in December.
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #817 on: February 14, 2025, 02:14:51 pm »
... but, I bet the FEMA checks for illegal immigrants cleared.
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #818 on: February 14, 2025, 02:51:54 pm »
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the majority will vote conservative as they had been, but there might be a number of democrat voters that switch, depending upon if they got assistance from the get go.

Ashville has been a democrat stronghold in North Carolina for ages.  I will be interested to see if that holds now.
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Re: Hurricane Helene
« Reply #819 on: February 14, 2025, 03:44:29 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on February 14, 2025, 02:51:54 pm
Ashville has been a democrat stronghold in North Carolina for ages.  I will be interested to see if that holds now.

Ditto.
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