tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post3856411198688833087..comments2024-03-28T08:26:58.108-04:00Comments on Our Odyssey: Home at lastLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-83923202919215333962011-06-20T20:25:15.232-04:002011-06-20T20:25:15.232-04:00Really interesting post - that's the kind of t...Really interesting post - that's the kind of thing you just wouldn't know unless you were personally involved on site. It's a huge job. Thank goodness for volunteers like you and Louise! :)Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516591720277269204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-70434073676896469702011-06-17T11:21:47.802-04:002011-06-17T11:21:47.802-04:00Great to hear you are getting back on the road. I ...Great to hear you are getting back on the road. I missed your posts. A big thank you to you both for the hard and behind the scenes volunteering you do.<br /><br />Mojo would like to say a personal thank you to Opal who obviously missed you both while you were helping.<br /><br />Kelly, Rocket and MojoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-54295712962713421662011-06-17T10:44:28.046-04:002011-06-17T10:44:28.046-04:00It was great to see an update, Sean! Glad you'...It was great to see an update, Sean! Glad you're getting a respite now, and that both of you can look forward to some time off soon. You and Louise have been in my thoughts every day. <br /><br />As has the Magnificent Moving Land Mass that is Discovery. Good to hear the sat-com system is back up and running! Helping Louise get Discovery, Opal, Charlie, Angel and herself out to Mississippi was an adventure I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in. You two, and all the other Red Cross volunteers, deserve everyone's thanks and support for the labor and time you donate. <br /><br />I'll continue keeping an eye on the blog and look forward to seeing you both when next our trails meet!Godfrey DiGiorgihttp://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-29244069873466017002011-06-16T18:34:31.060-04:002011-06-16T18:34:31.060-04:00Sean & Louise,
As you both well know I check y...Sean & Louise,<br />As you both well know I check your site daily and patiently wait when you are deployed or otherwise unavailable to update us. <br /><br />And as always I commend the 2 of you and the many, many other volunteers you work with who unselfishly drop whatever it is to rush to any where or wherever a disaster has happened and put your personal life's on hold while doing what you do to help others! <br /><br />And I guess it's probably a good thing I missed Dorthy's remarks until after Sean so patiently & diligently responded politely with exact #'s and data "to show why the Red Cross needs to have a huge building and hundreds of cars in the parking lot!"<br /><br />Dorthy wake up and look past the parking lot and see that more than meets the eye is going on. I know to you Tornadoes are common place back home. "But you & Toto ARE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE!"<br />When Tornadoes hit outside of the normal area known as "TORNADO ALLEY" it is much more involved for people that are not used to having them hit close to home several times a yr! <br /><br />Sean & Louise go and enjoy some well deserved time off before the Hurricanes hit.Bryce Gaston aka Busted Knucklehttp://www.kylakesidetravel.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-74776145822616152832011-06-16T16:37:14.483-04:002011-06-16T16:37:14.483-04:00As one who has patiently checked on your blog rece...As one who has patiently checked on your blog recently, hoping for an update: Thanks for sharing some details what your life has been like in recent weeks; I and others read every word. And thank you for what you do to help those in need!Phil L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-83373016998412813752011-06-16T15:37:04.665-04:002011-06-16T15:37:04.665-04:00I'd like to thank you both for all that you do...I'd like to thank you both for all that you do. You both could be sitting on a beach somewhere instead of working very hard in a crucial but often thankless job. People have to understand that logistics is the key to winning wars as well as accomplishing anything on a large scale. You can have the best troops in the world, but they are useless with no food, water or bullets.<br /><br />The Red Cross cannot serve one meal without having the supply chain to get the gear, people, and food there and keep it coming. <br /><br />As an example, say the Red Cross sets up a relief kitchen in a town. Let's say they need flour to make bread. You have to have a computer ordering system so that Red Cross HQ knows to send 100 lbs of flour to the kitchen. This system then needs IP connectivity to communicate to HQ. HQ then needs to have said system direct 100 lbs of flour from the warehouse, load it on the proper truck, then shipped to the relief area warehouse, then on to the kitchen that needs it.<br /><br />Without all that, you have a bunch of well meaning people who cannot help anyone. It is because of their logistics and organizational skills that the Red Cross is so effective.<br /><br />Good Luck and hopefully in a few years when I retire, I can volunteer and help you.JimmyPxhttp://www.jpower.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-32789466967428568382011-06-16T11:14:12.937-04:002011-06-16T11:14:12.937-04:00Great post and thank you for volunteering your tim...Great post and thank you for volunteering your time and expertise. I made a donation to the Red Cross in large part because Alabama is my home state and because I knew you and Louise were working hard and wanted to show my support to you and my state.<br /><br />I really hope that Dorothy reads this and understands the importance ... it is like looking at a duck swim through the water. Smooth motion from top side but the duck is paddling like crazy underneath.BaritoneJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006180379682825855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-73460507595868274362011-06-16T10:09:34.839-04:002011-06-16T10:09:34.839-04:00Zowie! Great post, Sean.Zowie! Great post, Sean.Judy Jeutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226134160013164029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-55851493068217483512011-06-15T18:49:00.791-04:002011-06-15T18:49:00.791-04:00Thanks for being there for those folks who need yo...Thanks for being there for those folks who need your help, but I, for one, am glad you are back entertaining us with your travels.<br /><br />It was great to hear just what it is you were up to though.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016073653349776611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-6239574331932222512011-06-15T16:58:59.097-04:002011-06-15T16:58:59.097-04:00Thank you for sharing a bit of what your team does...Thank you for sharing a bit of what your team does. I hope it helps those not familiar with massive infrastructure that is required the deliver a meal or assistance where it is needed. That you guys are able to do it in such trying circumstances and so rapidly is beyond impressive. While what you guys do may not be as visible as the teams on the street, you are all heroes. <br /><br />Thank you for all that you and Louise and the rest of your teams do to be there when it matters. Enjoy some well deserved time off.Cherie @Technomadiahttp://www.technomadia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-44583649073314321762011-06-15T16:56:38.829-04:002011-06-15T16:56:38.829-04:00Glad to see things are winding down and you are ba...Glad to see things are winding down and you are back posting again. Thank you for the help you provide. I'm looking forward to reading more of your exploits.ZAPnoreply@blogger.com