Cleaning Up The Coast!

Wow! What a week! Just quickly, because it has been CRRRaaaaaZZy around here!

Lance was contacted out of the blue last Friday by someone in Beaumont who is working with FEMA on the cleanup efforts from Hurricane Ike. They are needing help, massive amounts of it with debris cleanup and they desperately need manpower and equipment.

So we have been working feverishly trying to bring in any and all resources to bear on this project. Lance even went down to Beaumont Sunday morning to get the lay of the land himself, even though it was our anniversary, because it was just impossible to coordinate such a huge undertaking without a clear picture of what they needed.

Friday they said they needed bobcats and operators and we had a 4 man crew ready to go by saturday afternoon, they were set to arrive Sunday a.m. But then, sat afternoon they said, no they had didn't need the bobcats, they needed trailers, then they said that dumptrucks and bobcat.....

Anyway, Lance needed to be there. So he was down there Sunday thru Tuesday. And now we know exactly what it looks like, where the landfill is, where the areas that need most help are, exactly what equipment is needed, who all the players are, contractors, FEMA personnel, etc. He got to talk to all of the guys in the chain personally instead of on the phone and it was all good.

So, our 12th anniversary was spent apart, but for a great reason. We cannot even imagine how this opportunity is going to be able to allow us to help others out, how our little company can make a huge difference in other's lives in ways that we NEVER imagined!

But then, also, after all of the struggles we've been through, too? The amount of work that there is to be done down there can keep us very busy and actually bring our company our of the red, and in a very short time, too, if all things fall in place right.

So I have been at the computer trying to recruit from home as well from around the country through craigslist, making phone calls, etc, to help the guys in the office bring crews, people, equipment, down here, too.

Whew! What a challenge, especially since I've been out of the field for 7 years! But what a thrill too!

Gotta Go! Blog Ya Later.....