ROBO-CALLS

Got a robo-call at my Mother in-laws from FEMA. They have finally decided we are truly in a disaster area and we have been approved to seek shelter in a hotel which they will cover until November 10th. Really? There's not a hotel room to be had on Long Island. The people who waited for some kind of assistance from the government are screwed yet again.  The people who are occupying the hotels now, had some money or credit to get into a hotel. The people who desperately need it, are still in homes in the disaster area.  Many had no money, or transportation, or place to go to, to get out. 

And Hello! They have no phones! I got a call on a land line. I've not gotten a single call from FEMA on my cell phone, even though I gave them that number. For days there was no cell service, but there is now. None of my friends are receiving any information or phone calls from FEMA on their cell phones. I  spoke with people yesterday who submitted applications for aid and had no idea about lodging at a hotel. One family chose to stay in their home since there are no rooms left, and the other decided they finally had enough of the cold and were headed to a shelter (which scares the crap out of every mother I talk to).

FEMA needs to relinquish control to the local governments, and just open their wallets. A whole week before some federal bureaucrat decided these living, breathing American's are truly living in a disaster area and needed help. Our Governor knew it the next day, maybe they could have trusted him?