Zoshchenko in daily life

[Anne Fisher]

Dear SEELANGers,

NPR reported this morning that our very own FEMA has given us yet another
example of bureaucratic buck-passing straight out of Zoshchenko.
Specifically, out of his "Koshka i liudi."

Apparently FEMA's response to widespread reports of serious medical symptoms
from victims of Katrina living in FEMA-provided trailers was to send in
employees to do a "standard nose test" to "verify" whether dangerous
chemicals (actually, formaldehyde) were permeating the trailers and to
"educate" trailer residents about the need to open windows.

Regards to the list,

Annie

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