From WFTV:
Dozens of people waited in line for hours outside the newly opened Social Security Administration Office on Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando.
It’s been a daily occurrence since the new office opened on Monday, June 17.
Social Security Administration told Eyewitness News Tuesday evening that the long lines were due to recently implemented security screening requirements.
“We are working on a long-term security screening solution for the building, potentially including an additional magnetometer,” the agency said. ...
Eyewitness News spoke to people in line Tuesday who reported up to 3 hours to get in and out of the office. Some toward the end of the line said they had been there an hour and a half.
This was as dozens were fighting Orlando’s 90-degree heat in the line, including the elderly, the disabled bound by wheelchairs, and children. No overhang or shelter was covering most of the line.
“It’s super hot! I can’t even take it,” said 7-year-old Marly, waiting to go into the office with her dad. ...
2 comments:
Why is a reporter asking a 7 year old if it was hot? Doesn’t it make more sense to ask senior citizens in wheelchairs or strollers about waiting outside of the SSA offices in those weather conditions?
Secondly, keeping the public and the employees safe is important. Threats to federal employees have not subsided one bit and the hot weather will not help with the short tempers.
Yes, threats to Federal employees are a real concern. But don't you think treating claimants properly would go a long way to diffusing the problem? Here is the solution used in Texas last year: rent a large white tent, rent chairs, 4 industrial fans and a couple of pallets of water. There is discretional money for safety issues and this is one.
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