After Hurricane Ian hits Fort Myers, Black neighborhood residents say they aren’t counting on much help

“It’s expected," Simmons said. "Where it's Black and brown people ... we get it last."

Post some real information, why don't you Ron?

That information is real to the people left homeless because of the storm, both black and white and there story will be told, Steve.

Why does MSN aggregate these stories and why do you repeat their aggregation here Ron? Were you stationed at Fort Meyers or something?

No Steve, I was stationed at Orlando Florida. Are you sure you want to use this word “ aggregate?”

aggregate
ag·gre·gate
noun
/ˈaɡriɡət/
1.
a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.
"the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies"
2.
a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles.
synonyms: collection, mass, cluster, lump, clump, pile, heap, bundle, quantity; More
adjective
1.
formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total.
"the aggregate amount of grants made"
synonyms: total, combined, whole, gross, accumulated, added, entire, complete, full, comprehensive, overall, composite
"an aggregate score of 3–2"
verb
/ˈaɡrəˌɡāt/
1.
form or group into a class or cluster.
"the butterflies aggregate in dense groups"

Now which one of those definitions fits your point?

Don't play dumb Ron. You aggregate "reports" here , with no purpose, no interest.

How am I playing dumb, when I am asking you for clarity in your last statement. Steve, I am looking for clarity in your last statement OK!

Aggregate means to "collect together." We're not talking about concrete Ron, not unless we're talking about the rocks in your head.

How are the folks in Dunbar doing today? Do they have their air conditioning back now?

Steve, if this was you and your family, I wonder how your attitude would be under similar circumstances.

Ron, I lose power here often, once during an ice storm for six days. I'm at the end of the line so I'm the last to be restored. Should I complain because I'm out in the country? These folks live where they live, it's their choice. You don't even know where they live. Where is the steel yard for instance?

Steve, many of the people in that storm lost everything they had in life and you want to compare yourself your power outage to that, these people power might be out for weeks, if not months.

WOW!!! STEVE…

This blog is about Dunbar Ron. Those folks didn't lose everything they had. They only lost power. They lost their air conditioning, that's all. All this story is to you is click bait, that's all you and MSN are about. You couldn't care less about the people of Dunbar.

This is what Simmons said. "Where it's Black and brown people ... we get it last."

Black residents of Dunbar said they fear the aftermath of Hurricane Ian will be no different, saying the city’s wealthier, majority-white neighborhoods typically have better power grids and get power back sooner.

“That’s going to be No. 1 priority. Anything where it’s majority people of color, it’s going to be last,” said Tolbert, a dental assistant.

"Anything where it’s majority people of color, it’s going to be last." It's not about colored people Ron, Stop being a victim.

YOUR WORDS: "Anything where it’s majority people of color, it’s going to be last."

MY QUESTION: Why do you think that is Steve?

I don't think that Ron. I quoted it so I could say, "Don't be a victim."

What do you think I must do not to become a victim Steve?

Don't think of yourself as colored, that's what Ron.

Can you not think of yourself as white Steve? If not, color has a lot to do with the actions of the majority in this country, you know that, don't you Steve?

You have two buckets Ron, colored and white. That's primitive thinking.

Can you not think of yourself as white Steve?

I do my best to not think of anyone as a color Ron. I'd prefer to be known as European, and you as African.

In your opinion Steve, why can’t you be an American, you was born in this country weren’t you?

Of course Ron, we are all Americans. The history of African Americans in Fort Myers is very interesting. Have you heard?

Yes, I heard. Steve, then why can't you think of yourself as an American?

How do I think of myself Ron?

On May 10, 1904, access to the Fort Myers area was greatly improved with the opening of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, connecting Punta Gorda to Fort Myers. This route provided Lee County both passenger and freight railroad service.[36] The arrival of the railroad, however, also led to greater segregation in Fort Myers. With the railroad came the need for more unskilled labor and the arrival of a more uneducated workforce, compared to many African Americans who had already resided in town, some of whom had been tradespersons, vendors, and landowners. These more middle-class black citizens, as well as the new African-American laborers, were increasingly pressured to move to the segregated area that would become known as Safety Hill. This area of town, as can be seen by contemporary photographs, had a lower quality of houses and street surfaces.[37] The area, now known as Dunbar, is still highly segregated from the rest of Fort Myers.[38]