[mystery-ak]

This a wonderful idea....is it just locally or across the country?
My husband was just activated and leaves Sat...and every time he has to leave something happens..car, washing machine, etc...I would love to have something like this in case of an emergency.

[goodnesswins]

bump....sending to locals Radio hosts here in Washington, the State.

[Libloather]

...is it just locally or across the country?

Roger Hedgecock was broadcasting from San Diego but made mention that he was hoping something like this was going on in Virginia.

Maybe email sandy@cinchouse.com and see what the deal is...

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

My husband was just activated and leaves Sat...and every time he has to leave something happens..car, washing machine, etc...

I realize that it's not quite the same thing, but my husband is a truckdriver and while I have finally became accustomed to it, among what I learned how to deal with taking of care of alone was:

-The alternator croaking and my car being dead
-One of the children requiring procedures which can only be done in the hospital
-A natural disaster rendering the home without light/power/heat-in the winter
-The dog coming down with Parvo
-Having emergency surgery
-The refrigerator turning things warm rather then cold

And that's on top of the typical day to day to keep the house/kids/pets/school all clean/orderly/fed/entertained.

Godspeed you your husband!

:*)

[AlabamaRebel]

I'm with you, is this Nationally or locally?

I may not be able to do much, but will do what I can.

My wife is also trying to find a way to "Adopt" a soldier in a combat zone to send mail and little goodies from home to make it more bearable. Things that may not be important, but things that front line troops can't get too often. Combat soldiers get mail from home, but they don't get PX privlages in a foxhole.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

No kidding, huh? The first boat tour my husband did...my power windows got stuck in the down position. One time, the a/c went...mind you it was during the summer in the AZ desert. Almost always, a child or two gets sick, and the power goes out. Stuff like that...

I've been lucky in that my friends' husbands or a neighbor or two have always helped me out when things had broken. Usually, though, I tried to line up some volunteers ahead of time, though all of this occurred on or near a base when we were on active duty.

Now that dh is a reservist, I fear the hardest of military times is yet to come. I pray a lot, and have a strong faith in God; this keeps me going. And I'm sure when things will break, I will be resourceful and find someone willing to help. The challenge for me will be how to combat exhaustion. I have yet to find something to get me through those days upon days of little sleep due to the fact I'm a mother of young children.

Someone ping me, please, if there's word that a group might be setting up in my area.