'I did not expect for tons of my friends to be homeless...and jobless', some beach employee's let go

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@sparky09100 Ай бұрын

My house got hit by a huricanne and the tax assessor raised my taxes, I guess my house went up in value with no roof

@seriejohnson698 Ай бұрын

Funny, but not funny. Insurance is a legal racket.

@jusletursoulglobaby Ай бұрын

you and i both know those assessments were done way before the storm. stop it

@UncleDavesKitchen Ай бұрын

state has to come up with money for Section 8 somehow. Sorry to hear that, it's bizarre they did that to you

@Shulamite_Bride555 Ай бұрын

@@jusletursoulglobaby Get thee Hence Hasatan! In Yahusha

@7272b Ай бұрын

So ridiculous

@jadeheart911 Ай бұрын

In 1975 I moved to Mad beach and went to college down there. My college job was the Candy kitchen and the old Brown Derby . I actually lived in the apartment behind the Candy kitchen. But the old white bench out front held special memories for me and my family who came to visit. My Grandfather came down to check in with me as a surprise visit and we took pictures sitting on that bench (1976) then years later my younger brother came down and we got pictures on that same spot . ( I lost my brother a few years ago.)I moved back to NY and after that (40 years later) I brought my son down and we took pictures on that old bench and it was a blast from the past to walk inside the Candy kitchen and it looked just like it did back in the 70's! I hope they will be able to recover. this breaks my heart. It;s a special place to many !

Ай бұрын

I lived in one of the apartments behind the candy Kitchen as well! (2015) If you walk through the wooden swinging door to get you on the back property where the inter coastal is. It is the third and last one on the end. It is right in front of a boat slip. I actually found this you tube video because I wanted to see if I could find a video that would show me what my old apartment looked like. When I lived there I use to wonder what would happen if it was a major hurricane by being so close to the inter coastal on one side and the beach on the other side of the street. Thats probably why you are on here as well, huh?

@JohnSmith-vo9zc Ай бұрын

The service industry jobs are feast or famine. The good news is, you can always find a job somewhere else in the industry, you just have to be willing to move or commute in that industry.

@mpat100 Ай бұрын

Blessings for all these people and businesses affected that things return to normal asap for them.

@skidmarkzuckerberg Ай бұрын

Why would a business right on the beach basically, forgo flood insurance? That just doesn’t make sense at all. Mind boggling.

@John-ru2gq Ай бұрын

Good luck finding flood insurance once climate change changes to the next gear. It’s already bad enough and it will get worse if we don’t get our act together on emissions

@paulremick4291 Ай бұрын

It's probably sooo expensive

@Nassevv Ай бұрын

For my father tiki hut bar on the beach insurance was 4k a month for flood insurance

@davidthompson7817 Ай бұрын

@@Nassevv even if the hurricane hit every 10 years and you saved $4000 a month and you have like a half a million now… and invested somewhere that made a profit on top of that… You just walk away and retire with that kind of money you don’t need to rebuild…let somebody else figure it out after you sell the land …so yeah… The price of doing business has gotten too pricey.

@Nassevv Ай бұрын

@@davidthompson7817 but I get what your saying

@angusmorrison9433 Ай бұрын

Wait, Candy Kitchen was feet from water and didn’t have flood insurance??

@shentellbaby9022 Ай бұрын

Sending love and prayers from New Orleans since hurricane Katrina I would go visit Candy kitchen so much history in that place this is so devastating 😢😢 praying 🙏 for Florida 😢

@Gn-dc5lb Ай бұрын

A perfect example to understand your job and home is never secured. You never know what can and will happen.

@Network126 Ай бұрын

Yep I'm homeless in my car 😢

@yogidevendrabiriyani1777 Ай бұрын

Not true

@yogidevendrabiriyani1777 Ай бұрын

@@Network126 are you ok?

@annem.parent8580 Ай бұрын

Homelessness can happen to good people. This was a horrible storm no one expected. Prayers is all I can do I am retired and living payday to payday once a month. With rents so high in Florida that is posing another problem.

@laurenl3785 Ай бұрын

Rent is high nationwide…not just in Fl.

@annem.parent8580 Ай бұрын

@@laurenl3785 Yes I agree. But I went from 600 a month to 1200 overnight. I live on Straight SSI. I could not live in other states because the rents were higher than what I get monthly. I am disabled and can no longer walk at 68 years of age.

@laurenl3785 Ай бұрын

@@annem.parent8580 I’m so sorry. The amount that our Senior citizens get for SS is a bad joke. It’s horrible. 😢

@annem.parent8580 Ай бұрын

@@laurenl3785 Thanks! But it isn't the end of the world for me. Yes I am lucky to have Hud Vash to step up to help with my rent. I was protected and now they have to release me and I am moving over to Section 8. I recently learned that the housing is so hard to get into here in Tampa that I am fortunate that they have a program to help me get my own home. I have to go through a bunch of classes and I am checking it out. A 220K mortgage is about the same as my rent. Instead of paying a landlord my voucher can be applied to a mortgage. I was a Realtor in life. So this is good news for me. They don't allow for condos or trailer parks either. There are some new homes in the area that will suit my needs. I need a shower stall since I am unable to walk and climb over the bathtub style keeping me in self sufficiency. When it comes time to mow the grass All I need a an electric sit down lawn mower. There are a million ways to accomplish ones goals. All I need to do is apply it. A word of wisdom. Stay in the solution and not the problem. Best Regards.

@williamwilson6499 Ай бұрын

How could anyone live in Florida and not expect a storm?

@patrickbureau1402 Ай бұрын

WE ALL So Sorry aboot this ' Inconvenient Truth' - Be Safe & Luv thy Neighborz 🍀🇨🇦⚜️

@SuburbanViews Ай бұрын

Being homeless isn't all that bad. I just wish they wouldn't lock the public restrooms on us.

@Network126 Ай бұрын

I'm homeless in my car... Trust me, it's bad.

@SuburbanViews Ай бұрын

@Network126 i live in a suburban. I don't have to take anybodys word.

@KristinaDisney777 Ай бұрын

These businesses are SO GREEDY. They have all made a ton of money over the decades and the owners are LOADED. They could easily throw their employees a few grand but have to keep every penny in their greedy pockets. They will find out soon you take none of it to HELL.

@clintwestwood2731 Ай бұрын

If you can’t find work after a hurricane, you are not looking

@Bill-im6nt Ай бұрын

Good point, there is a lot to get done!

@jeanneromaine3146 Ай бұрын

Businesses that didn't have flood insurance! I know it's very expensive, but running a Business without it has now left your employees without a future job with you. It's a truly selfish act. Just my opinion.

@johnuppole Ай бұрын

I was thinking similarly... Running a business on the edge of the ocean and not having flood insurance is mind boggling.

@TheBowen747 Ай бұрын

i was told by a treasure island resident that it has not flooded his home since 1954ish.. thats a lot of fllood insurance that never was needed.. i think i under stand why one would not have it,, the money they save over the years can replace their business several times or more.. but do they save it for a rainy day ????? who knows.....

@safeandeffectivelol Ай бұрын

Suppose they didn't make enough money and had to cut somewhere

@patriciacooper1308 Ай бұрын

In a profoundly disappointing ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the US Constitution does not protect homeless people against cruel and unusual punishment, even when they have no choice to sleep in public using things like blankets or pillows. Yep... Inhumane.

@davidthompson7817 Ай бұрын

Make sure you never go to the city of MEDFORD & by extension Grants Pass in Oregon because the people in GP pushed that through to the Supreme Court… shame on them. And I’m sure they consider themselves outstanding citizens and Christians to boot. “ …just tired of all the homeless bums milling around here!” …Say the Seventh Day Adventist, Mormons, and other religious bigots in the community.

@jusletursoulglobaby Ай бұрын

that wasn't the ruling. the ruling was that cities can impose rules and fines - and those rules and fines are not deemed cruel and unusual punishment. if you're going to refer to a ruling, at a minimum, represent it accurately

@MrBadjohn69 Ай бұрын

I guess you think a public park is where junkies shouldsleep off a bad trip and leave needles for children to get hurt. Are you from Seattle or Los Angeles?

@captng Ай бұрын

@@jusletursoulglobabyyou understand the assignment...op was repeating misinformation as real..

@ricorobby65 27 күн бұрын

FYI, Candy Kitchen has been there since 1950 and although it has been through numerous hurricanes it has never once been flooded. I don't blame the owner at all for not having flood insurance, if they did they would probably have to charge $20 for a small cone! I stop in there at least once or twice a year when I come down from NY, and I for one am glad he's rebuilding.

@ShinjiKataoka Ай бұрын

Be like those youtubers living in the customized vans and buses

@darrtrubb Ай бұрын

Do what I did, folks - move tf out of Florida. Haven’t looked back since.

@romeysiamese6662 Ай бұрын

Some ppl lack the resources to move. It costs thousands to move, then where to go? If you have no family elsewhere and even if you do- can’t just move in. Hopefully people will open their homes to help. Housing is pretty expensive everywhere. Many folks were already living paycheck to paycheck. After you lose everything…especially if you’re 60, 70+ no easy solution. 😢

@beeblu5043 Ай бұрын

@@romeysiamese6662 that’s for them to figure out. I have lived several times alone out of state and I’m a woman. I’m scared to tell people how cheap it used to be where I’m at now so we don’t get an influx of weirdos coming from Florida and Cali.

@safeandeffectivelol Ай бұрын

You need money or at least a job. Hurricanes are the cost of living by a beautiful beach. Hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, snow, tornadoes, etc. It doesn't matter where you go.

@darrtrubb Ай бұрын

@@safeandeffectivelol yeah, and the cost of that living will only go up since hurricanes aren’t going anywhere AND their intensity only is increasing. Good luck with that.

@MrBadjohn69 Ай бұрын

@@romeysiamese6662 People need resources. Really? Do what people did in the 70s. They climbed in the cars with what they could grab and moved.

@jihanjude6634 Ай бұрын

It seems like the Florida legislature is completely out of touch with the real concerns of Floridians. Rather than attacking communities and the homeless, the insurance industry in Florida needs an overhaul, and the state should seriously tackle its plan to address homelessness with local governments. Lastly HOA boards need more regulation.

@TheBowen747 Ай бұрын

with out a natural disaster ... we dont have homeless in florida problem .... what we got are workless people get it right for once.. you can not make a living ...sleeping in a tent on a side walk all day long ...... and carrying a backpac all night long accomplishing nothing positive.. i got no time for backpackers people under 40.. .. they are a weird animal at best....

@UncleFjester Ай бұрын

This is How Liberals Think! Rely on the gov't to feed you and regulate your boss. Not surprised by the AFRO!

@safeandeffectivelol Ай бұрын

How are they attacking communities and the homeless?

@Bill-im6nt Ай бұрын

They were too busy worrying about drag shows.

@pvtbuddie Ай бұрын

@@safeandeffectivelol: They just passed a statewide anti-public-camping law that requires community enforcement. Locally authorized encampments must include certain expensive amenities, to the point of providing onsite health services.

@yli111 Ай бұрын

This cracks me up when they interview people after the storm, and they say "Oh, we never expected this!" People: hurricane season happens every year. You knew exactly what to expect. And guess what. They are going right back to the very same spot and re-build again and again. And then whine for help every single year.

@Pat_McRotch88 Ай бұрын

I didn't expect this comment at all 😮

@thetrainwreck1469 Ай бұрын

Not only did they rub their jobs in our faces and act like holier than thou… they wouldn’t hire anyone old… called us names… now they too fall from grace and now have to live the same life they made us have to live. I’m not even sorry. They made tons of money and spent it all. Didn’t care about anyone but themselves. Rude bartenders and indifferent servers that never knew the definition of hospitality, or how to be a human. Too bad, so sad.

@Keithdagreat Ай бұрын

@@Pat_McRotch88😂

@Keithdagreat Ай бұрын

@@thetrainwreck1469 I love this comment

@seriejohnson698 Ай бұрын

@@thetrainwreck1469Oh, well damn.

@allanya74 Ай бұрын

This is absolutely horrific. 💔💔💔🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💐💐💐.

@gregorymckenna6609 Ай бұрын

Insurance companies pulling out, those that can get insurance are paying $12,000-$15,000 per year, several “one in a thousand year” storms, condo fees skyrocketing. Some serious soul searching needs to be done to see if parts of the Southern states should be abandoned. While homes can be built to withstand category 5 storms, it is the water that probably causes the most damage. Also, so many companies are laying off staff and who knows if they will return.

@joltjolt5060 Ай бұрын

Homeless and jobless. Wow.

@steven4315 Ай бұрын

Florida just passed a law making the homeless subject to arrest if they're caught sleeping in public.

@yayaluv2be691 Ай бұрын

@@steven4315 Yeah if you refuse the help they offer. Which most of them do,because they know they will have rules to follow. They have to help themselves also the State can’t do everything for them.

@MikeSmithJunior Ай бұрын

the state has money to arrest people, but not to help them 😅

@leevogel9487 Ай бұрын

Let’s send some more money to other countries not for us. Thanks Brandon and kamamomma

@DavidLee-g1r Ай бұрын

My best friend finally got a place. It took a couple of years. He taught for years

@hologramhouse729 Ай бұрын

World Has Changed!!!!!!!!

@norm2264 Ай бұрын

They voted for Biden let him help yeah I mean him the government

@loloca Ай бұрын

So sad 😭 prayers 🙏🏻 for these people!!!

@patriciayarian7477 Ай бұрын

Perils of living by the ocean gotta have insurance for sure definitely flood insurance not sure what these business owners were thinking plus home owners as well prayers to all that were impacted by this hurricane its jusy devastating thats why I dont live near any body of water Zephyrhills is close enough but its time to move out of Florida..

@7272b Ай бұрын

WHERE THE HELL IS FEMA?

@UncleFjester Ай бұрын

MISS MANAGING your money like all the other Federal departments

@fatguyonthc Ай бұрын

When Caddy’s reopens, remember what they did to their employees when they were desperate and suffering.

@MarkMayhew Ай бұрын

How did you think Caddy’s was going to treat their employees who happen to all be minimum wage earners. Seriously Caddy’s didn’t care about them before why are you acting surprised now?

@scottjr5847 Ай бұрын

Bro they don’t have a work to go back to everything flooded nobody’s aloud near the beach unless they are helping clean or remodel everything

@Keithdagreat Ай бұрын

@@MarkMayhewur right I got fired while working no given reason they rude and don’t care thank u point that out

@vivianfoster702 Ай бұрын

I love beach homes. I love beach vacations. I just would never buy a beach home in FL or anywhere these days. You know the risks when you live near the shore. Those once in a lifetime events happens every 2 or 3 years now. Climate change is making the north east positively pleasant. October 3 and people are still in shorts and sandals in NYC because mid day is around 73 degrees.

@thetrainwreck1469 Ай бұрын

All of them complained so bitterly about snow birds lol

@tonylilley6611 Ай бұрын

Did you not expect the business owners not to let you go, with no business to run?

@TheBowen747 Ай бұрын

i think i past two of them from treasure island across johns pass to park blvd, where i crossed over to mainland.. went by Mahuffers it had a full size frontend loader working around the building front and aleyway side. fucking unreal whats taken place.. mahuffers is a tradition around here for 100 years..lol i do hope they make a come back ...they also had the best awsomeness crew working there. some been there over 15 years serving drinks and smiles to everyone.. i been here the whole 15 years watched young beautiful ladies grow into very successful adult bar tenders and such.. yep i had my dollar strung up in there too... hold strong peeps hold strong

@thetrainwreck1469 Ай бұрын

The tourist season is over now. There is no lucrative season now, even if they could open.

@Diesel3356 Ай бұрын

What? This is Florida! Season begins now through Easter! Tourists come here during winter!

@Florida_man21 Ай бұрын

You are clearly not from Florida, seasons just begun

@safeandeffectivelol Ай бұрын

Millions of Canadians and Yankees will be headed that way by late fall through early spring.

@GregLakatosChradm Ай бұрын

No insurance?

@captainrikcaldwell9375 Ай бұрын

Homelessness can happen in a blink of a eye. Thankfully gov DeSantis has made Homelessness illegal in Florida..

@rdee7406 Ай бұрын

Feel bad for the guys. Women, eh she can show here 7its on OF and she’ll be fine.

@christopherbasham1551 Ай бұрын

Businesses exist to make money, it's not your mommy or your daddy.

@yousiri2427 Ай бұрын

And being homeless is illegal now in Florida.

@katme8055 Ай бұрын

Time to move to north Dakota. We need employees and pay better.

@brambo09 Ай бұрын

Own a business on the beach with no flood insurance? 😢

@GoRideConnor Ай бұрын

Get a good photographer to takes pictures and put it on the new ceiling. Stay safe❤️

@antonsturm6185 Ай бұрын

America is raging all over the world. Helene is raging in America. Thank you Helene ! . God admonished America !

@SOLiDNiTROGENv8 Ай бұрын

Good thing they made sleeping out in the streets illegal, now that they’d homeless maybe they’ll realize that it’s inhumane.

@PalmBeachFlorida24 Ай бұрын

Not inhuman. A solution to vagrancy. It's inhumane to allow mentally sick free loading free rangers to take over parks and public streets.

@tomsimpson5317 Ай бұрын

Welcome to my world

@Jay-l1r4y Ай бұрын

If your not rich get OUT of florida now!!!!!

@petegurdal1844 Ай бұрын

I hope they are not homeless camping! They will get arrested!

@EricaYE6 Ай бұрын

Welcome to Kamala's America.

@munkeybonz589 Ай бұрын

I know how she can make some good money

@Mary-r2g Ай бұрын

Homelessness is completely normal. To some, being homeless is being at home.

@Network126 Ай бұрын

I'm homeless in my car... I don't feel at home 😢

@Mary-r2g Ай бұрын

@@Network126 homeless in your car. Well all I can say is, watch what happens to Florida for making a law against homeless people. Many in that state are fixing to be homeless. We All are 1 earthquake away from being homeless. In the beginning, there were no homes. We lived in caves, and earth was home. It's still the same today, except we think a house is a home, forgetting we are standing on home..

@PianoMatronNeeNee Ай бұрын

So sad 😢

@TheTraveler33 Ай бұрын

The place is destroyed but they thought they could keep their jobs? Doing what exactly???

@safeandeffectivelol Ай бұрын

Cleaning up and rebuilding?

@TheTraveler33 Ай бұрын

@@safeandeffectivelol That's a great utopia you live in. I bet you even thought that makes sense and I sound dumb? So who is gonna pay them for the several months while they "rebuild"? I am a business owner. So the first question I would propose to you is do you know how a business operates? Second question, do these baristas have carpenter skills to help in the rebuilding??? I will wait for an answer with great enthusiasm.

@safeandeffectivelol Ай бұрын

@@TheTraveler33 Someone is going to pay to clean up and rebuild unless you believe they are going to leave those towns and cities in a wreck forever.

@TheTraveler33 Ай бұрын

@@safeandeffectivelol Ever heard of construction crews? Insurance? NOTHING will happen until those two things are taken care of. Your comments continue to illustrate that you have no clue how things work. You think magick takes place and things just fall into place. The VAST majority of business owners cannot pay anyone while they are not making money. You aren't even considering that small businesses that barely made it through covid were only hanging by a string before this even happened. And now? I don't know how old you are, but you should know better than to believe in magick and fairy's. The real world operates quite differently than how you wish it operated. That being said, you aren't answering ANY of my questions. I have been more than gracious by answering all of yours which hold no substance. So if you want any further explanation from me on how the world operates, go back and answer my previous questions. Then state your latest question at the END of those answers. That would be a lot more respectful than what you're doing here. The answer I am most looking forward to is your explanation on how it's going to work with baristas who can't do anything but make a latte suddenly doing construction work, carpentry, electrical work, roofing etc. I will hold my breath awaiting an explanation. Lol! By the way, as I have been saying for several years, young people will NOT make it if they don't figure out the game fast. Humanity will die out. There literally isn't even enough of them who can keep society going. From electrical companies to streets, food factories, etc. They only know how make a latte and that's about it. This is why your utopian idea on how it should work makes about as much sense as a chocolate tea pot. People who REALLY know how it works told you how it works in this very video. Maybe watch it again?

@TheTraveler33 Ай бұрын

@derpherpp3 Ай бұрын

most people is one check away from homeless

@ronbelanger4113 Ай бұрын

Your English/Grammar classes were skipped?

@joifire Ай бұрын

Ui unemployment & welfare !

@andreadickinson3076 Ай бұрын

🙏

@George-ej6lt Ай бұрын

Seriously? You couldn't see the damage to the businesses and then figure oh I might not have a job seriously, give me a break

@SVGIN Ай бұрын

Being homeless wss pretty cool... it wss just when you had to shower😂😂😂.. Buy i got bread now goid luck...

@ronbelanger4113 Ай бұрын

"Tons of friends"? Group weight watchers then?

@BookerT1 Ай бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾

@Bill-im6nt Ай бұрын

But there is no climate change or warming effecting Florida? The wording itself was removed from your laws. So DeSantis must have everything handled.

@lorirogers9304 Ай бұрын

Homeless because they lost a part time minimum wage job, or homeless because their parents’ houses are damaged?

@michelledubose2391 Ай бұрын

File for Florida great 250 dollar unemployment a month one of the lowest in the nation

@UncleFjester Ай бұрын

Poverty is an excellent motivator...Carmello Soprano

@user-gw9yx2wx5g Ай бұрын

Don't worry, Trump MAGA are donating billions to help you. Trump the name,

@MarkMayhew Ай бұрын

It’s funny seeing these employers trying to act like they care about their employees when in normal times,they couldn’t care less about their employees.

@worldofdoom995 Ай бұрын

Hey some small business owners do truly care. My grandfather and father both had roofing businesses and helped employees in bad times on a number of occasions.

@TheBowen747 Ай бұрын

are your fucking nuts these bars run like family members take mahuffers in madera beach half their work crew has been there for 15 years of more i know because they still there like i am.. there is more love then what you think.. have you even been to this area .. are you a local.. have you been growing old along with all the bar folks and workers.. well.. i have watched these people go from very young adults to become mothers and fathers

@Keithdagreat Ай бұрын

Correct u hit he nail on that 💯

@Keithdagreat Ай бұрын

@@TheBowen747😂 yea okay

@MarkMayhew Ай бұрын

@@TheBowen747 I don’t go over there it’s too upscale for me, it’s too upscale for minimum wage bar folk so where do the employees live, 10 of them rent a hotel room?

@norm2264 Ай бұрын

Where is Biden😅

@norm2264 Ай бұрын

She's a cutie

@ikeswp4959 Ай бұрын

It's amazing how these people want you to donate to their business when they have never gave you anything in all the years that you've been going there

@thetrainwreck1469 Ай бұрын

Bingo 😂

@JenniferBrown-n3r Ай бұрын

Garcia Ronald Lopez Sandra Lewis George

@UncleDavesKitchen Ай бұрын

Maybe have a business in less threatening environment rather than on the beach. Anything can happen anywhere but put the odds in your favor of success.

@thetrainwreck1469 Ай бұрын

This is for all those happy asses that made fun of me saying I was too old to bartend and wouldn’t hire me. Said I would be lucky to get a job at Applebees. Hahahah 😅😅😅 How does it feel to be broke and unemployed and homeless? Maybe Applebees is hiring?

@electrodynamicorb6548 Ай бұрын

Yeah I’m sure all those people have a personal vendetta against you.

@Keithdagreat Ай бұрын

Caddy’s on John pass fired me karma works in ways it a win our part tho

@shentellbaby9022 Ай бұрын

@@electrodynamicorb6548😂😂

@mike-uw6wt Ай бұрын

Desantis ruined Florida.

@Idontknowsht Ай бұрын

Move to the North Carolina mountains.

@lynnec6325 Ай бұрын

We have infrastructure issues. America. The future for these businesses looks bleak. Help here. Not abroad!

@Netcentric-fk6ek Ай бұрын

So all that money spent on gender studies, tree equity, shellfish equity, Studying japanese quail on drugs might not be money well spent. Bring back no earmarks on Bills and we'd be farther ahead. It's not just spending too much, it also about spending on stupid things....