No rockets, mortars, or ground attacks tonight.
Today we finally moved the medical cooks' kitchen. Whether they have moved remains to be seen. Yesterday we stopped in and talked with them (we had a translator) and asked them when we could move all their equipment to the new site. They told us we could move them in the morning at 8:00am, since they didn't cook there in the morning. We asked if they'd pour water on the fires when they left for the night, so the metal covers would be cool by morning...they said yes, no problem.
We showed up at 8:00am and the fires were roaring. We tried to start moving equipment onto the truck and they said we couldn't move it because they needed it to cook. Didn't we have this conversation yesterday??? After getting the Afghan Colonel for the hospital, who was not sure about us moving his kitchen, we finally got it all worked out. I'd say the extra discussions took at least 1-1.5 hours, before we could get moving. A little frustrating.
When the guys got moving, they went to town. They moved out the equipment and delivered it to the new facility in about an hour and then started removing the siding from the building. The building was a skeleton by lunch.
The two pics below are some of the mess that was surrounding this kitchen. You can see the standing water in the pic to the right.
Here's the guys stripping the panels off...this is teamwork!!! It was hot and dirty, but these guys were loving getting their hands on something tangible.
The plan is to bulldoze this in a couple days. I can't tell you how excited the guys are to bulldoze it.
This is the new facility. They were setup in it and ready by lunchtime. Sometimes people make it difficult for you to help them...don't get that. We just keep helping, but we are also trying to get them to do things on their own. If we do everything, they'll never learn to do it. The only reason we took action on this project, is because of the urgency of the sanitation problem in the kitchen and the village it was located.
They find it comfortable to sit like this. I can't do it.
The above two pics are of Afghan National Army new recruits, sleeping on the ground. Unfortunately, someone didn't plan out the sleeping arrangements ofthese poor guys. The tents are being erected, but it will be a few more days.
Today we finally moved the medical cooks' kitchen. Whether they have moved remains to be seen. Yesterday we stopped in and talked with them (we had a translator) and asked them when we could move all their equipment to the new site. They told us we could move them in the morning at 8:00am, since they didn't cook there in the morning. We asked if they'd pour water on the fires when they left for the night, so the metal covers would be cool by morning...they said yes, no problem.
- Roaring fire!!!
We showed up at 8:00am and the fires were roaring. We tried to start moving equipment onto the truck and they said we couldn't move it because they needed it to cook. Didn't we have this conversation yesterday??? After getting the Afghan Colonel for the hospital, who was not sure about us moving his kitchen, we finally got it all worked out. I'd say the extra discussions took at least 1-1.5 hours, before we could get moving. A little frustrating.
- Loading Truck with Equipment
When the guys got moving, they went to town. They moved out the equipment and delivered it to the new facility in about an hour and then started removing the siding from the building. The building was a skeleton by lunch.
The two pics below are some of the mess that was surrounding this kitchen. You can see the standing water in the pic to the right.
- Trash Left behind in the old Kitchen
- More Trash and Sewer Water
- Don't need a ladder
Here's the guys stripping the panels off...this is teamwork!!! It was hot and dirty, but these guys were loving getting their hands on something tangible.
The Dirty Team
- After the Aluminum was Removed
The plan is to bulldoze this in a couple days. I can't tell you how excited the guys are to bulldoze it.
- New Kitchen almost ready
This is the new facility. They were setup in it and ready by lunchtime. Sometimes people make it difficult for you to help them...don't get that. We just keep helping, but we are also trying to get them to do things on their own. If we do everything, they'll never learn to do it. The only reason we took action on this project, is because of the urgency of the sanitation problem in the kitchen and the village it was located.
- One of the Cooks
They find it comfortable to sit like this. I can't do it.
The above two pics are of Afghan National Army new recruits, sleeping on the ground. Unfortunately, someone didn't plan out the sleeping arrangements ofthese poor guys. The tents are being erected, but it will be a few more days.
Here's something that was surprising...male friends hold hands as a sign of friendship.
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