Misery Motels
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wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 12:09 last edited by
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wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 12:15 last edited by
The misery of the pandemic. I think I started talking about it in March. It’s going to take an even greater toll on our economy. This piece is just one very small window into the suffering going on.
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wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 14:29 last edited by
This cannot be laid at the feet of COVID. The owner abandoned the building in December.
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wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 15:27 last edited by
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wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 17:50 last edited by
@Mik said in Misery Motels:
This cannot be laid at the feet of COVID. The owner abandoned the building in December.
Bingo.
This has NOTHING to do with the virus.
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@Mik said in Misery Motels:
This cannot be laid at the feet of COVID. The owner abandoned the building in December.
Bingo.
This has NOTHING to do with the virus.
wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 17:56 last edited by@Larry said in Misery Motels:
@Mik said in Misery Motels:
This cannot be laid at the feet of COVID. The owner abandoned the building in December.
Bingo.
This has NOTHING to do with the virus.
The article is pretty messy. The hotel that had the owner leave in December, there are quotes from renters that they had paid their rent so why chip in for electric? Like who did they pay rent to?
Also the story talks about how these motels grow with disparate people who have no low income housing alternatives in bad times.
It is a depressing article and there is a point that the toll of Covid when you have everyone stay home is in the millions of people who have lost their livelihood, dignity and means to support loved ones.
Hard to give Free healthcare to All, free education, deal with the newly impoverished but I’m sure it will be easy for Biden.
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wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 18:25 last edited by
Florida is covered with small, independent motels that thrived prior to the interstate highway system, but then found themselves with no travel traffic, their only hope for a renter was to do by the week rentals to low income locals. I would imagine the maintenance costs were spiralling, the tenants were a pain in the ass, the owner - probably the son of the original owner - got too old to put up with the BS and just didn't come back.
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Florida is covered with small, independent motels that thrived prior to the interstate highway system, but then found themselves with no travel traffic, their only hope for a renter was to do by the week rentals to low income locals. I would imagine the maintenance costs were spiralling, the tenants were a pain in the ass, the owner - probably the son of the original owner - got too old to put up with the BS and just didn't come back.
wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 20:23 last edited by@Larry said in Misery Motels:
Florida is covered with small, independent motels that thrived prior to the interstate highway system, but then found themselves with no travel traffic, their only hope for a renter was to do by the week rentals to low income locals. I would imagine the maintenance costs were spiralling, the tenants were a pain in the ass, the owner - probably the son of the original owner - got too old to put up with the BS and just didn't come back.
I think you are correct.
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wrote on 11 Sept 2020, 20:40 last edited by
Those places are everywhere that used to be major thoroughfares. Now mostly indigent housing.
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wrote on 12 Sept 2020, 01:20 last edited by
Interesting (and sad) article. It is hard to imagine a 17 year girl having to grow up like that.
That is someone who life choices were out of her control.
