day 3 part 2

It's going to rain.
We met up with Oscar yesterday evening, who came in from TX with a tractor and a chainsaw. Pulling down a tree this afternoon we realized what commodities these are... In half an hour he did as much work as we would have done in a full day without.

I would say that the most useful things that can come into this area are tents, chainsaws (and people to operate them), and now tarps to put over the tents.

I don't remember if I mentioned it, but New Orleans is set for help, Biloxi is set for help, but most in between is at the mercy of volunteers like us. The place we're staying at is a school which somebody broke into and stayed in. Since then it has become a distribution point. We have tons and tons of food, water, diapers (there are no kids here), and we're all camping out in a field across the street.

While pulling that tree out, we met two guys who helped with the chainsaw, named Scott and Brad. Now we are six, and ready to start out right after breakfast and help folks like gangbusters.

The high point of the day, for me, was when I got to climb that splintered tree and stood on my head so I could use my hands to hook up the chain.

I enjoy the craziest things...

Now we're cracking open some MREs and having a beer, then I'll get my phone (charging in oscar's truck) and go to sleep.