Jan 2, 2006

Wow! First time I have written (or typed) 2006. Happy New Year!

This weekend brought a lot of changes here in Ocean Springs. Several crews that had come down the day after Christmas have all left and new crews are arriving. Today, we only had 3 crews out working, but two new groups checked in about supper time and more are coming. By Wednesday, we'll have 150 people to keep busy. While today was sort of a holiday, we certainly kept busy. After breakfast and sending out work crews, Ruth Ann and I went out to the warehouse with a truck (about the size of a Hertz truck) and helped load 6 skids of food and supplies and delivered them to the distribution center. Since they were not distributing food on Sunday or Monday because of the holiday, it looks like they will be very busy tomorrow.

Five more flat wheelbarrow tires to fix today. It is interesting that most of the skills that I am using so far are the ones I learned in high school - things from shop class, from working at a gas station (fixing flat tires), and working at the grocery store (using pallet jacks to move food around). There are a couple of college students here who are doing most of the computer database work, and the kitchen has been pretty well staffed, so just call me Ray the Tool Man!