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In reply to the discussion: Irony Meter Explodes as Migrants Lured TO Florida for Hurricane Ian Cleanup [View all]SergeStorms
(19,795 posts)38. After hurricane Andrew in Florida....
loads of "contractors" from up north came down for "work". Some did, but many were just fly-by-night conmen. They go around housing complexes and take orders. Those who "paid in cash" would be their first priority, and they'd drop a few bundles of shingles off at the "cash" houses and never be seen again. 🙄 They'd move on do other housing complexes and do the same thing.
When they figured they'd stole enough money they'd leave the state and were never heard from again.
"Disaster specialists". They'll invade every area where a natural disaster has struck and prey on people who just want their lives put back together. Always get references and check out any contractor before hiring them.
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Irony Meter Explodes as Migrants Lured TO Florida for Hurricane Ian Cleanup [View all]
Nevilledog
Oct 2022
OP
Sounds like the Post just asked the actual participants on the scene, is all.
ancianita
Oct 2022
#15
Sounds like the Post just asked the actual participants on the scene, is all.
ancianita
Oct 2022
#25
DeSantis' great grandparents came here from Italy, looking for work in the early 1900's
NullTuples
Oct 2022
#10
No shit. And it was piecework. You got paid by how how you picked, at least for fruit.
captain queeg
Oct 2022
#34
Do we even bring up that out of 37 industrialized nations only one does not have nation health care?
NullTuples
Oct 2022
#33
So is it true that Fla. has a budget surplus that could help with hurricane costs?
Pepsidog
Oct 2022
#23