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June 15, 2006
These folks expectations are absolutely obscene!
What on earth is wrong with people??? It's called a disaster.
The first nasty surprise for Paul and Julie Arsenault came on Mother's Day, as the couple helplessly watched flood waters from the nearby Ipswich River seep into the sprawling 4,700-square-foot Colonial they share with Julie's mother in Middleton. By day's end, the entire first floor was covered with nearly 2 feet of water.
The second surprise came in the mail late last week, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency made good on its promise to send aid. The family got a check for $5,400 -- the maximum repair grant. The trouble is, they've sustained about $85,000 in losses, and no local or state agency, or even their insurance company, has offered any further compensation.
``We were shocked," said Paul Arsenault, 37. ``We thought `FEMA is coming, they're going to save us,' but we didn't get a thing. Our home is in my mother-in-law's name. She got the check. My wife and I, we were told we're ineligible for any aid."
According to Arsenault, ``that $5,400 is supposed to help with home repairs -- the floors, the heating system, and the air conditioning unit -- but $5,400 doesn't cover all of that. It might cover the air conditioning, but how do I pay for everything else? It's very frustrating."
Try asking your bank for a loan, try asking your church and family members for assistance or get a second and third job. In the end, you might have to sell your house and move into a one bedroom apartment, folks. You're Americans, you're alive, you have jobs and you have each other.
Posted by Aaron at June 15, 2006 10:29 AM
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The most frightening words a person will ever hear is "I am from the government and I am here to help."
Posted by: DoubleU at June 15, 2006 07:23 PM
Federal flood insurance is very cheap, probably too cheap as it's price encourages building in flood prone areas. This 37 year old guy is living in his mother's house and can't afford the insurance?
Posted by: jreid at June 15, 2006 08:24 PM
Paul Arsenault is a slimey contractor who has been raping the twon of Middleton, MA left and right. Ask yourself, why is the house in his mother in law's name ?
Posted by: MA Native at June 23, 2006 03:16 PM
Paul Arsenault is a slimey contractor who has been ripping apart the town of Middleton, MA left and right. He has been foprcing people from their cute homes and building these giant moseleum homes while breaking the law. Ask yourself, why is the house in his mother in law's name ?
Posted by: MA Native at June 23, 2006 03:17 PM
Paul Arsenault is a slimey contractor who has been ripping apart the town of Middleton, MA left and right. He has been foprcing people from their cute homes and building these giant moseleum homes while breaking the law. Ask yourself, why is the house in his mother in law's name ?
Posted by: MA Native at June 23, 2006 03:18 PM
Paul Arsenault is a slimey contractor who has been ripping apart the town of Middleton, MA left and right. He has been foprcing people from their cute homes and building these giant moseleum homes while breaking the law. Ask yourself, why is the house in his mother in law's name ?
Posted by: MA Native at June 23, 2006 03:18 PM
Paul and Julie Arsenault are like a disease. They destroy and infect anything they come into contact with. They are lazy scam artists that are always looking for something for free. He not only rips people off in Middleton, he has also done the same in Revere, and Chelsea. I wish they would go crawl back under the rock they emerged from!!
Posted by: at September 7, 2006 04:58 PM