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Relief efforts are finally underway in Puerto Rico. Don't be selfish! Only one per 5 families!

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maxlaff · 56-60, M

news flash for you aid has been sitting in porto ricos docks for weeks cant go to familys because the truck drivers union is demanding 50 bucks an hour to work

SW-User

@maxlaff It's more a case of there not being enough drivers and enough fuel to transport the goods. Not to mention most roads are impassable. The whole teamsters strike was just a bogus story that has been shot down by both the Teamsters and government officials.

http://www.snopes.com/puerto-rico-teamsters/

maxlaff · 56-60, M

@SW-User hahah snopes yeah ok must be right then 🤣

SW-User

@maxlaff Hey if you want to show your source we can compare which one is the most reliable. The Snopes article backs up every single paragraph with citations from other sources. Where did you learn about this supposed strike? Conservative Treehouse?

maxlaff · 56-60, M

so what you are saying is that the supplies are still on the docks but cant be moved due to the reasons you stated ?

SW-User

@maxlaff Just what I've read from various news sources. Makes sense to me in talking about land that was ravaged by two category 5 hurricanes. Here's another article that explains how lack of drivers and fuel have left goods at port unclaimed.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/353037-puerto-ricans-trumps-relief-efforts-are-a-disaster

maxlaff · 56-60, M

@SW-User so why the dig at trump ?

SW-User

@maxlaff Because he was literally throwing rolls of paper towels into a crowd of people at a church for a photo-op, lol.

maxlaff · 56-60, M

@SW-User so just like every other anti trump statement ...no substance at all

SW-User

@maxlaff That's exactly the point...what he is doing completely lacks substance. So you think him tossing a handful of paper towel rolls out to a crowd of people is just more progress?

maxlaff · 56-60, M

@SW-User hey its more than obama did for katrina lol

SW-User

@maxlaff Why do you care what Obama did or didn't do for Katrina? Katrina hit in 2005 and Obama took office in 2009. What kinda stuff you smoking over there?

maxlaff · 56-60, M

@SW-User fair point wrong hurricane lol
but you know what i meant ..
good stuff btw 🤣

SW-User

@maxlaff Yea I know what you meant. I thought the same thing when Bush Jr let the British burn down the White House. Thank God Laura was there to risk her life to get that portrait of Justin Timberlake out of there before it all went up in flames.

maxlaff · 56-60, M

@SW-User 😂🤣😂😂