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The poles arrive!
The 214 poles you donated arrived on Friday straight from the eucalyptus plantation. The were piled in a 50 year old Ford that looked like Mater's grandfather. (The movie Cars, right?)
Tools n stuff.
After the amazing response from many generous donors, on Friday we bought not only the poles but also hammers, nails, saws, wood sealant, plywood for the doors, etc. This is a lot of the necessary stuff we forgot about. Thanks [...]
Strange joy
A sixteen hour day. Every muscle wasted. Scratches, scrapes and scars from stuff I lost track of today. I don't recognize my own hands. Too tired to blog anymore. Strangely good day.
Hackers rebuild Ugandan Village
Disclaimer: Hackers are making a huge difference in Uganda but we are certainly not alone in this effort. Read on for the whole story. When I witnessed the fire that destroyed twenty-six homes a stones throw from where we live [...]
Need sticks
As we wait for the companies who may donate building materials, I began to price the stuff that we would have to buy to rebuild these homes. By far the largest expense will be.. Sticks. Well, more accurately 10-18 foot [...]
Weird day
I started the day with lots of goals. Most of them involved technical things. By the end of the day, I had only accomplished one of them, indirectly: I talked my technician through a POE bullet install for Gately, a [...]