I'm back on my feet but still a little rough around the edges. Thanx to everyone for all your help and thoughts.
We didn't get as much done as we would have liked. We were able to help Cliff get a few of his towers back in the game and one of his clients up that was tore down. The weather got us in Houma. On Friday morning it was raining when we got up and stayed pretty steady all day. We went to NOLA to see if we could do anything for the volunteers that we helped get connected after Katrina. We stopped by the Common Ground Health Clinic http://cghc.org/ to see if they were still there. They are doing great and still providing FREE health care and medicine to anyone that needs it. This is a great organization and I feel privileged to help folks like this. They didn't need us to do anything but hooked us up with a free community center that provides computer and GED training to underprivileged folks in NOLA. They had a number of PCs set up and kids using them when we got there. They asked if we could set them up a wireless hotspot for people in the community center to use. We dropped them in a 433/r52 with 7db rubber ducky. We set up a free hotspot on it showing events and things they had going on the splash page. Bob Van Zant got them a domain and set them up on one of his servers so they could start working on a website. craigeculturalcenter.com. It will need some work from a web guy but it's a start (i suck at websites). While we were there, there were a number of people dropping off used computers. The guys that run this place work full time jobs and do this evenings and weekends to try and help out the local kids. They refurbish the donated computers and give them to kids that can't afford them. It is a worth while cause and they are really dedicated folks. The kids in there were really interested in learning and were off the streets doing something productive. We are putting together some old PCs and laptops that we have around to send down there for them. We were supposed to meat with Joe Laura on Saturday but he got tied up late on a job and we didn't get together. On Sunday I started feeling pretty bad so we headed home. Kalob (my son) flew back out to the coast on Tuesday to help get some Trango links back up for a WISP with customers down in Alexandria, LA. He flew back on Thursday to be here for my surgery on Friday morning. I went in Tuesday night after realizing it was more than just bud blues bothering me. I'm already sick of granola and lettuce;-( Looks like I'm done with road trips for this year unless there is some type of help I can be from the truck;-) Jim cell: 314-565-6863 Cliff LeBoeuf wrote: > Musta been the visit to South LA!!!... Or maybe just me! :) > > > On 9/29/08 10:20 AM, "Dennis Burgess - LinkTechs.net" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He is doing well, all things considered. I think the nurses are > going to throw him out the of the hospital soon! :) > ------------------------------ > *Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer > Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services > *314-735-0270 > http://www.linktechs.net <http://www.linktechs.net/> > > */Link Technologies, Inc is offering LIVE Mikrotik On-Line > Training <http://www.linktechs.net/onlinetraining.asp> /* > > > > Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: > > Re: [WISPA Members] First Anonymous Donation > Yikes! Rotten timing on that eh. > > > > Where can I have Melissa send a check? > > > > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) WISP Operator since 1999! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > <http://www.odessaoffice.com/wireless> > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > <http://www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam> > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Rick Harnish > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *Sent:* Monday, September 29, 2008 6:10 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA Members] First Anonymous Donation > > > > > > > Cliff and members, > > > > We are sending the funds donated to WISPA that are in the > hurricane fund to Jim. The total was $344.35. Jim had a > quadruple bypass surgery late last week. Everyone, please > extend your prayers for Jim and his family for his > unselfish duty to the industry and to hurricane relief. We > are still accepting donations if anyone would like to help > out. > > > > Respectfully, > > Rick Harnish > > > > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Cliff > LeBoeuf > *Sent:* Monday, September 29, 2008 9:04 AM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Cc:* Rick Harnish > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA Members] First Anonymous Donation > > > > > > Rick, > > Jim Patient and his son Kalob came and spent two days > helping me get some of the tower work completed that I > needed. In addition to what I paid them, I believe that > they are “winners” of the donation pool. Please make sure > that they claim their “winnings!” :) > > Much thanks to Jim and Kalob for their assistance. > > Thanks, > Cliff > > > > On 9/2/08 7:34 PM, "Rick Harnish" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of our “Gracious” Vendor Members has already stepped > up with a pledge for $500 to offset expenses such as > travel, lodging or food for any WISPA member(s) in good > standing (paid up current dues) to travel to Louisiana to > assist the WISPs who have had equipment damaged by Gustav. > > We will limit this donation to $100 to the first 5 members > who sign up to go and request financial assistance. If we > do not get at least 5 members sign up who need assistance, > the money will be spread evenly between those who do. i.e. > (2 members x $250) etc. > > It is this kind of generosity that rewards each of us for > our contributions to this industry and our peers. There > isn’t a much better feeling than helping a “brother in need”. > > Thank you! > > Rick Harnish > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WISPA Membership Mailing List > > ----------------------------------------------- > > > > Cliff LeBoeuf > 985-879-3219 > www.cssla.com <http://www.cssla.com> > www.triparish.net <http://www.triparish.net> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain > confidential and privileged information for the sole use > of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, > or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. 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