This Do Gooder Issue Is Funny Yet Tragic (Jimmy The Builder)

I'm kinda torn on this issue, I like to see Hollywood stars embarrassed whenever they slap one of their ridiculous We Are The World Projects together and it flops, yet one must admit even doing anything for any cause is better than them doing absolutely nothing. On the other hand the simplest thing for these people is to write checks and show up at some charity concert singing a few drunken and stoned bars of their number one hits and tossing the change to some charity or another.

This Habitat for Humanity charity is one of these type of endeavors that mean well, and in most cases do well when they stick to what they do best and then forget about the rest. They undertook one particular project in Florida a while back that is now coming under criticism from some of the homeowners for charges of shoddy construction and other similar issues. They were a bunch of homes slapped together in 17 days and the group led by Jimmy Carter that included a bunch of celebrities didn't follow the usual care as they normally do and so apparently some of these homes have issues.

Now this is where I get pissed and defend the organization even though I can't stand Jimmy Carter and the said celebrities looking for good Inside Edition Pub. These people got free homes to live in at a time of need with no strings attached except for them to assume the normal housing upkeep that comes with any home and my bet is these people have totally neglected from day one. So now a decade later they have the audacity and temerity to hire some lawyer to start publicly complaining about the construction and the fact that a few of these places are moldy and infested with bugs and such?

What a bunch of ungrateful deadbeats is all I can say about these likely welfare families that should be thankful for what they received for nothing, or simply get the hell out leaving the free home behind for some other more grateful families to move into and shut the &&&& up while doing it.

Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble -

Times Online: "RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, are complaining that it is falling apart.

Fairway Oaks was built on northern Florida wasteland by 10,000 volunteers, including Carter, in a record 17-day “blitz” organised by the charity Habitat for Humanity.

Eight years later it is better known for cockroaches, mildew and mysterious skin rashes.

A forthcoming legal battle over Fairway Oaks threatens the reputation of a charity envied for the calibre of its celebrity supporters, who range from Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt to Colin Firth, Christian Bale and Helena Bonham Carter.

The case could challenge the bedrock philosophy behind Habitat for Humanity, claiming that using volunteers, rather than professional builders, is causing as many problems as it solves.

April Charney, a lawyer representing many of the 85 homeowners in Fairway Oaks, said she had no problems taking on Habitat for Humanity, despite its status as a “darling of liberal social activists”. She said the charity should have told people that part of the estate had been built on a rubbish dump."

One man pulled up his floorboards to find rubbish 5ft deep under his kitchen. Other complaints include cracking walls and rotting door frames that let in rats and ants. Many residents have complained of mildew and mysterious skin rashes.

One resident said her children were suffering from skin complaints. “The intentions are good, but when the politicians and big-shot stars have left we’re stuck with the consequences. This house looks pretty but inside it either stinks or sweats,” she said.

Judy Hall, the charity’s local development director, said recently that it had been dealing with about 30 complaints. She added that skilled work was carried out by professionals.

Some residents dismiss their neighbours’ worries. Diennal Fields, 51, said people did not know how to look after their homes: “It’s simple stuff: if there is mildew, don’t get a lawyer, get a bottle of bleach.”

You said it lady, crack & cigarette smoke coupled with a decade of empty Colt 45 cans and Mad Dog bottles can really create lots of mildew and mold for sure sounds like to me.

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