Re:US shutdown: Flight delays caused by staff shortages
by reaperducer on Friday January 25, 2019 @11:42AM
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It's really sad that instead of being compassionate
I think it's city-to-city. Some cities are just grumpy toward people who experience misfortune. Others are not.
In one city I was in recently, the churches organized a round-robin nightly banquet for furloughed federal workers so they can get a good meal, and household supplies, and help with their basic bills each night. In Las Vegas, the city is putting on a big picnic in the main park this weekend for federal workers with free food, supplies, and support services. When I paid bills online this past weekend, almost every bank and utility web site I went to had a banner across the top reading "Affected by the federal shutdown? Let us know so we can help."
I haven't seen this everywhere, though. It depends on the type of city in which they live.
I think it's city-to-city. Some cities are just grumpy toward people who experience misfortune. Others are not.
In one city I was in recently, the churches organized a round-robin nightly banquet for furloughed federal workers so they can get a good meal, and household supplies, and help with their basic bills each night. In Las Vegas, the city is putting on a big picnic in the main park this weekend for federal workers with free food, supplies, and support services. When I paid bills online this past weekend, almost every bank and utility web site I went to had a banner across the top reading "Affected by the federal shutdown? Let us know so we can help."
I haven't seen this everywhere, though. It depends on the type of city in which they live.