It was about what we're used to seeing after hurricanes.
We were getting the lines cleared and getting them back up but we still couldn't make anything hot.
They had a tent city set up for the workers to stay in, and there were probably about 100 there that first night. But by the time we left, there were probably 500 people staying there.
Most of these guys are former athletes and it really was like a competition, to get things working again. I was the foreman on that job, but I didn't have to lead anyone -- those guys really went after it down there.
We were passing through Hattiesburg, Miss. when we really started to see a lot of damage. It was pretty torn up, with power lines down everywhere.
We came in after dark after working that last night, and the whole community showed up at that house to cook for us. They cooked us cakes and jambalaya -- the whole community kicked in and bought everything.
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