Well, it looks like I am heading back to Louisiana for the next 5-6 months. Man, it is an absolute mess down there. I was afraid this was gonna be a bad one. Half the power grid is somewhere in the Mississippi River. Last year, there was no power for the first 3-4 weeks. It may be 8 weeks this go round, or more. The few adjusters that I know that are already there are saying the devastation is hard to wrap your mind around. No power. No cell coverage. No internet signal. Nothing open. Last year when I drove in in complete darkness, I got out of the car and I have never seen mosquitoes like that. You couldnt hardly stand to go out to your car at night but living in an RV with 2 other adjusters, you had no choice but keep your extra clothes and what not out in the car. Last trip was one of the most stressful periods of my life (lost one of my closest friends on this planet to Covid and had to watch his funeral online, not to mention the devastation you see every single day) but one of the most fruitful financially. I hate to make my fortunes off of the tragedies of others, but it is what it is. Went from Iowa to Louisiana to Oregon and back to Louisiana. Home for Christmas and then back to Louisiana in January and Texas in February for the freeze event they had. Its hard on a family, though we seem to handle it as best as anyone can. I will miss pretty much all of deer season, and it will be tough to have the time to catch any SC football but I should be good financially for awhile when its over. You can bet that I will be carrying the entire time because NO can be a very rough place, although thankfully, I will be working all govt. buildings/colleges, etc., so I should have some element of safety by virtue of that.
Makes me sad - all the heartache and tragedy in the world. Haiti. Afghanistan. Louisiana. California. It is a tough world. Keep the first responders and the adjusters and most of all, the people living down there in your prayers. They are going to need it. The news will forget it in 2 weeks but the people down there will be dealing with it for the next 3-4 years.
Makes me sad - all the heartache and tragedy in the world. Haiti. Afghanistan. Louisiana. California. It is a tough world. Keep the first responders and the adjusters and most of all, the people living down there in your prayers. They are going to need it. The news will forget it in 2 weeks but the people down there will be dealing with it for the next 3-4 years.