Possibly the saddest, funniest story you'll ever read about hillbilly America

the ending was great. the reporter was obviously inspired by the nuttiness around her:

The family, a mishmash of real kin and unofficially adopted kids, teens and young adults, are crammed into a smaller trailer while Barton tries to sort through it all.

Jim Gaunce, an amiable great-grandfather, watched most of it unfold from his rocker in a sunny living room with windows so spotless birds frequently thud into the glass while trying to fly through.

He's sympathetic to both sides and willing, he said, to be patient as the mess is cleaned up. He worries that the insulation might blow into nearby farms, get eaten by cattle and do some major internal organ damage, putting a dent in someone's livelihood.

But he knows one thing for sure. "Somebody," he said, sitting calmly as a chain saw roared, "is going to have to clean that thing up."

 

They had that on an episode of Mythbusters once. The bullet did fire, but without any kind of a housing, any damage it did was limited. Verdict? BUSTED.

 

Fuck that fucking asshole sheriff. No one was breaking the law. No one was dealing drugs. No one was killing each other. I don't care if they were ignorant or not. That woman was doing the best she could, and that asshole fuck sheriff left her crying by the side of the road because he is a mean fucking fuck. HELP PEOPLE, you asshole. HELP them. I don't care if she is a grandma at 35 or that she lived with a dozen people in a trailer that some farm tractor is dragging around the state. I don't care that I didn't read more than 10 paragraphs down that story. That sheriff has power, and he has power to help people, and he chose to be a COMPLETE ASSHOLE for no fucking reason, other than he likes being an asshole.

He could have made this woman the happiest person in the world by doing almost nothing. He could have done NOTHING and it would have helped. But instead he made a poor woman with little help stand there crying because he smashed up everything she has and owned in the world.

He is a MEAN MEAN MEAN MEAN FUCKING MEAN person. He did not do anything he did for any other reason than to be a mean fucking asshole. He did not do it to help other people. He did not do it because anyone was in danger. He did it because he is a MEAN MEAN MEAN MAN!! He is a miserable person whom no one likes.

And that's all I have to say about that.

 

Re: Possibly the saddest, funniest story you'll ever read about hillbilly Americ



"Rassa-frassa-rassa-frassa-rassa-frassa ... look at dat durn racket, ma! Someun dumped our gall durn house on the side of that ther road, ma!

Heh, heh, HEH!"

 

Re: Possibly the saddest, funniest story you'll ever read about hillbilly Americ

TSP ... I just fell in love with you a little.

 

Watched it unfold from the rocker is what caught my eye...

 

TSP: That is probably post-of-the-year material, right there.

 

Well done.

 

I absolutely agree that the sheriff acted like an asshole, but what else could he have done? It sounds like he tried to move the trailer for eight or nine hours and then had to make a tough decision. Sure, he could have kept his fucking mouth shut, but it otherwise sounds like he did what he could.

 

Kentucky is lousy with mobile home moving services. One call was all that was needed.

 

my favorite reader comment: "OK, so the mover's tires ended up "flat as a pancake." Her home ended up "flat as a pancake" The movers name is Chris "pancake" Meyers. Ya follow me?"