“I’ve lived in West Virginia my whole life, and this is the absolute first time an elected official has acted on the premise that we enjoy 21st-Century standards of living,” said Dane Whittemore, 39, a lumberjack from Danville. “I’ve never been so angered.”

“Bottled water probably would have been nice, yes,” Tomblin admitted. “But I have to say, ever since FEMA stepped in, my people have been pretty laid back about this whole ‘disaster’ situation.”