From: Jeff Gatton (jdgatton@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Oct 06 2005 - 15:47:50 PDT
Joe,
If you (or any others on this list) come back to the Biloxi/Gulfport area, look
me up. I work at Kessler AFB and live just north of the coast just off Hwy 49.
I don't have the space in my mobile home to put you up, but I could provide
full camper hookups for several campers and/or tents.
Jeff Gatton
Saucier, MS
--- "Mr. Trapp" <GotaM35@joetrapp.com> wrote:
> I spent the weekend in Biloxi and therefore missed the rally at Ft. Gordon.
> Anybody want to give a report. I was really looking forward to attending
> and meeting some of the mysterious figures here on this list.
>
> As for the off topic subject of hurricane relief, I would like to mention a
> few things about our trip to Biloxi. If you don't want to read about that,
> please delete now.
>
> This was the second trip our group has make and my first with the group to
> Mississippi. Spent Friday driving, Saturday cleaning up trees with my
> mini-excavator and Sunday morning removing debris from a lot near the ocean
> where the house had been completely destroyed. Got home about 12:30 Sunday
> night (Monday morning). Put 1300 miles on the Ford. I chose not to load up
> the deuce and take it. As it turns out the mini-excavator was the right
> tool for the job. I was able to move more trash out to the curb in an hour
> than ten men could have moved by hand all day. Made a few people very
> happy. I just hate I didn't have more time.
>
> If any of you guys have friends or family in affected area's tell them to
> contact local churches and request help. I know us LDS are taking work
> orders and I bet that most churches are. We didn't have a lot of work
> orders when we left Sunday but the people I helped Sunday didn't know about
> the help available. Now they do. Lots of crooks and dummies down there
> trying to take advantage of the situation. You can't loose much when the
> help is free. Don't get me wrong, some of the guys with us weren't much
> help, but every little bit counts.
>
> I didn't take a single picture. It just didn't feel right. It looks like
> we are headed back in two weeks. Help out where you can guys, it's a real
> mess down there. Our fuel is being paid for by donations from people who
> are unable to go. With diesel at $3.49 a gallon that really helps us out.
>
> Joe Trapp
> Blythewood, SC
>
>
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