Re: September, 2003 Echolist
  By: Thom LaCosta to Joe Delahaye on Fri Oct 03 2003 21:24:29

 > Like so many gubmint programs, it's mis-managed.  The Rape Crisis Center sh
 > up at the ER, calmed her down and gave her some clothes...but didn't tell h
 > abount the entire Crime Victim bill.
 > 
 > The police gave her a handout about the bill, and suggested she might want 
 > get her councelor to call the Housing authority about emergency housing.
 > 
 > The Housing agency said they had no emergerncy housing....everything was on
 > wait list basis...and since she had moved back with me(a different 
 > sub-division), she wasn't eligable for housing assistance.
 > 
 > Workman's comp said she couldn't collect because it wasn't job related, and
 > Unimployment agreed that while she was out of work, it wasn't caused by her
 > employer(Good thing they didn't say it was her fault).

Sounds like a 3 ring circus.  Red tape reigns supreme.
 
 > Needless to say, by the time I showed up at the management apartment office
 > had no problems convincing them that she should be allowed to get out of th
 > lease with no penalties.
 
At least one good thing.
 
 > It goes on and on, and I think she's getting better, as I overheard her tel
 > one of her friends, "Things are getting as weird as the stuff my
Dad writes
 > 
 > Sorry to go on....but it's just a classic example of how we can stumble all
 > over ourselves and not come up with reaonable and effective problem solving

It will likely take a long time for her to get over that.  I dont think I 
would wish that on my worst enemy.

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