All too human.

Another crazy day. Part of me hesitates to reveal too much operational specificity but some stories are just too funny and it reveals that FEMA and the Federal gov't is run by a bunch of humans. Myself included.

It's 730pm. I'm ready to leave early for once. And then I see two FEMA guys approach my colleague. Her eyes grow wide and she picks up her cell-phone and starts punching numbers.

There are only 40 trucks of water left at the warehouse in Dallas Ft Worth. The state of Texas is requesting 150 trucks for tomorrow. But yesterday, there were 400 trucks of water at the warehouse and they were only supposed to have shipped out 150 trucks today. So we are missing 200 trucks of water. Trucks are 18-wheeler semi-tractor trailers. 200 are gone.

After 10 minutes of frantic calls, the story comes out. The "wisdom that lies elsewhere" (i.e. FEMA in Washington, DC) decided to ship all the water to Louisiana without taking into consideration the water requirements for Texas. And without telling anyone working on Texas operations.

Tomorrow is gonna be one big whopper of a day.

Today marks my 32nd straight day of 12-hour shifts. In a moment of sanity and compassion, FEMA is ordering a mandatory day-off this weekend for people who have been deployed close to 30-days. I'm making plans.

In other news, keep your eyes on this webpage.