From: Nigel Hay -MILWEB (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 23:51:00 PDT
There was an interesting feature just last Saturday on Her Majesties
Broadcasting Service ( older readers may still refer to it as 2LO but
nowadays its the BBC- or Betty's Broadcasting Corp) about the use of amateur
groups in disaster assistance - it featured on the Radio Hams jumping into
the fray to assist, very ably, with communications on 11th Sept, when much
of the areas communications had been wiped out by the attacks.
When the 1987 hurricane hit the UK I spent the whole of the next day
dragging trees off the roads with my GMC CCKW, in the Sevenoaks area which
took the worst of the storm. I had a letter from the parish council thanking
me for my efforts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "GOTaM35" <GOTaM35@joetrapp.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Florida clean up
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenny Reed" <kreed@pintoeng.com>
>
>
> > Hi list,
> > I have a question regarding cleanup after the hurricanes. I know that
due
> > to legal resrictions on tags for historic vehicles that some can't help
> any
> > but here goes my idea anyway. I was wondering about the clean-up
> afterwards.
> > how it be possible for a group of MV's to go down and assist with the
> > clean-up. I for one would love to go down and help but that is a long
> trip
> > alone in a deuce. I was thinkin kind of a convey of as many trucks as
we
> > can get to help out. that would kinda get us out there and prove that
we
> > are normal people not just crazed MV fans.
>
> I considered volunteering locally to help clean up stuff, but the hard
part
> is organization. Someone has to tell us where to go and what to do. I
know
> it is a real job just coordinating everything. My M35 is also a dump
truck
> so it would be very useful, but it's hard to make a long trip with such a
> slow machine.
>
> My suggestion would be to let your local Red Cross and other agencies know
> what you have and let them know you can help. I called the Red Cross last
> year and talked with them about the equipment I own. The only thing they
> were actually interested in was my 8000 watt generator. Of course we had
a
> lot of tornadoes here in SC yesterday and they have asked for volunteers
to
> help with clean up. If I can work it out I will do that later in the
week,
> but since I have already missed 3 days of work this week (holiday, rain,
> rain) I need to work the next 3 days to get caught up. That's part of the
> problem. The people with the most to offer (equipment) are usually the
> busiest after a natural disaster.
>
> The fact is the National Guard has lots of 6 X 6 trucks. The real trick
is
> to get involved with a relief organization that knows you and will know of
a
> way to put you to work. Over the years I have had to opportunity to help
> with two disaster relief projects. Once with a church group. Over a
> hundred of use from SC went to Albany GA and helped clean up after a flood
> maybe 10 years ago. The other time my employer organized a group of us to
> go and clean up trees here in SC after HUGO went through. I wish I had
the
> deuce back then. It would have been very useful.
>
> With this in mind, if anyone out there is part of a group that is
organizing
> a relief effort, post a note here if any of us can help. I have observed,
> in this messed up world we all live, that you guys out there are some of
the
> most helpful and generous people I have been around for quite some time.
I
> hope no one is getting teary eyed :-)
>
> Joe Trapp
> 67 Kaiser M35 W/W (dump kit too)
> 2004 F-250 with Kubota excavator in tow
> Hobart Welder/generator
> Chain saws out the ying yang
>
> PS. At our Church a few months ago we all filled out a Red Cross survey
in
> which we listed all the equipment we owned that might be helpful for
> disaster relief as well as our experience and expertise. Has anyone else
> done anything like that?
>
>
>
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