Needs evaluation and Going Offline (Maybe)

Yesterday, I was part of a strike team evaluating medical needs in evacuation shelters. We first went down to a town near the Mexico border, and discovered a small town that had their act together beyond belief. They take care of their own, and they do it very well! It was refreshing to see. Mountain and desert communities rely on each other, not outside resources. In fact, the prevailing attitude was "Thank you for coming, but we are fine. Oh yeah, who the hell asked you to come here?" They were pleasant, but it was apparent we were not needed, nor wanted.

We then got another mission to go to another town. As the crow flies, it isn't far (about 40 miles), but due to the fires, it was a LONG trip through El Centro, then up into mountains. It was a 300 mile detour. I have to admit, I got to see a lot of the southern CA desert! It really was a pleasant trip.

The second shelter was bigger, but still well organized. Once we ascertained that they had no pressing needs, we were sent home. They first wanted us to take the long road home, but we found a shorter route, and got home several hours earlier than we would have (We still didn't get back until 10:30pm).

Due to shifting patient populations, we are leaving our current sleeping accomodations, and moving elsewhere. As a result, the network I set up is going bye-bye. I need to take it down, so my WiFi (and thus internet access) is going down in a little while.

I will update more as soon as I can.