The Madam Disposes

 

Late on Wednesday afternoon, this post came across my Facebook feed, and I knew instantly that it was about Congresswoman Virginia Foxx:

so here’s a funny sort of story…yesterday while holding my nose to vote, i was so intent on casting my vote for the WOMEN on the ballot…that i circled the evil narcissist who at present is refusing a family to cross her land for access to their vehicles & property when their driveway was totally blown out in the storm…you know who!

How did I know who?

Week or more ago -- Oct. 11th, to be precise -- I got my hands on a message to the Watauga County Democratic Party that had been posted on its website. I've masked the names and personal info:

Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx

Message: I would like you to know how the current Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is treating her neighbors in Banner Elk. Please Read!!!

I am Xxxx Xxxxxxx wife of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, a N&O sportswriter for over 45 years and I am a former high school teacher for 40 years. I want to let you know what is happening to my sister and her family who live in Banner Elk and on the same mountain as the Foxxes.

My sister and family and also the Foxx residence did not have power, water, or access to the highway for 10 days after the hurricane. Their access road to highway105 was washed away. They can walk out, but not drive out. They have to walk out on a treacherous, skinny piece of pavement left by the washout that is barely supported by any earth. Late Monday afternoon the power company was able to clear a road behind the Foxx property and were able to restore power to the homes on Rime Frost Road. This also opened up a way to drive out for the first time.

The Foxxes drove out Wednesday, did not tell my sister's family, locked all gates and then blocked the road with heavy machinery so that my sister, brother-in-law, their son, his wife, and three little girls could not get out.

Somebody needs to tell the truth about how the Foxxes have treated their neighbors after this horrendous disaster. This was done purposefully to block access.

On Thursday the power company came back to do some work and needed to get through the locked access. Congresswoman Foxx's daughter, Teresa Foxx, accompanied by two Watauga Sheriff's Deputies, let the power company in, then locked the gates back and put the tractor on the road. The Deputies told my brother-in--law that they could not let the family out because it was private Foxx property. It is very ironic that the Congresswoman can use the neighbor's property on the other side for her personal access to the highway, but my family. which is on the same mountain as the Foxxes, cannot access the neighbor's property which is no more than 50 feet across Foxx property.

I cannot believe a member of the Congress of the United States can purposefully treat anyone this way, especially after such a federal disaster. I can only imagine one of my great nieces, ages 2 to 7, or any member of my family, getting hurt having to constantly walk on a very dangerous strip of pavement at the washout to go to get food. This should be illegal and is most certainly inhumane. Congresswoman Virginia Foxx and husband Tom Foxx are unbelievably hateful people to say the least.

Being an accomplished opportunist, I immediately wrote the author of this complaint against Foxx (there was an email address), and I asked permission to reprint the comment on WataugaWatch. I never heard a word back. So the moment passed. Until Wednesday afternoon -- yesterday -- when I saw that post on Facebook. And then I found this separate posting and discovered I've been waaay behind on this story. Everyone's been talking about it.

Today, Sunday October 13th is the end of a really stressful week for us. However, with that being said, there are so many people with far worse problems than us. I am so thankful for all the support that people have given us, as well as all the people who have helped their neighbors and complete strangers, as it is the human thing to do. 

My family still does not have access to get our cars out, as our neighbors, Tom and Rep. Virginia Foxx and their daughter will not allow us to go across their property to get our two cars out and to the top of our road. It is beyond me as to how they can do this to us when we have three young children now living with us, ages 2 to 7. Why would they feel good about this decision, when we have 4 adults and 3 children in our home without our own cars at the top of the road. I ask what would happen if there were an emergency at our home with any of us, our horses, our dogs and we needed immediate care by 911. Would the Foxx's let the emergency people through their property to come care for us? Or, do they not care at all?? I honestly do not understand how anyone can be so heartless! I am praying that maybe this week will be different.

So since it's massively public now, WatWatch joins the exposition. Virginia Foxx and Tom Foxx are dicks.

P.S. The saga of accidentally voting for Foxx had a denouement: "at least if you mess up, you can ask for another ballot!!"