I saw those CWA guys running around too. They didn't seem like the sort to ask permission and there probably wasn't anyone to ask anyway. We had the Salvation Army handing out food and cold soda in our sector too. I never managed to get any of that. Usually because when they stopped by, I was either out rooting around for supplies or in the middle of something else. But, I always knew I had an MRE somewhere with my name on it. Good enough.

I made semi-regular food and water drops to a few families down there. I had to show a few of them how to work an MRE heater and some of the ways you can mix stuff to make it taste better. One poor lady got the Army's version of dirty rice and was utterly appalled.

When you've watched someone pick over what's left of their belongings, or talked to someone who is having to start over with nothing, flood insurance seems pretty cheap.