Reply #15: i call your source a damn liar, come down here and see for yourself

[pitohui]

i live this every day, so what do i know, compared to some unknown "source" !!!!

come talk to the homeowners, some of whom will break down into tears, because they can't hire anyone who will actually show up to do the work

in the end to do the repairs on my own home, my husband had to do them himself with the help of a neighbor who was available only because his car broke down and he couldn't get to the bigger, better-paying jobs, we were able to grab him in a tiny window of opportunity by paying cash

come down here, look me in the eye, and look at this crap we're dealing with and then tell me straight-faced there are no jobs

every damn residential street still has crap that needs to be done

i know people right now who would give jobs but the worker must be willing to actually show up and do the job

any able-bodied male who is telling you there are no jobs in new orleans area is a dead-on liar who doesn't want to work, come down and see for yourself

jesus, don't tell me what is right here in my own house and my own front yard! i have to look across the street every day at two houses that are still uninhabitable, a year later, for lack of men willing to work

and this in a neighborhood that had relatively light damage

come out and look at what's left of biloxi or what's left of gentilly or new orleans east and then try to look me in the eye and tell me there is no work!

there is work here, for decades, for people who have the physical strength to do it

jeez louise, at least make the story somewhat believable! people are not hiring five foot two guatemalan men to do heavy labor because they don't want to hire strong young local men, they are doing it because they're desperate to hire ANYONE who will show up at the job site

no one cares if you're a green martian, just show up...