It was a moving interview, as one could tell clearly from his words that the loss experienced is something that is simply impossible to comprehend in a complete sense. One thing is certain: Putting things back together again in the South is going to take time. Many years, some estimate.
This opens up opportunities for us in the sense of either working on relief projects or on "for profit" rebuilding work (perhaps both). This brings up the topic for this and next month's columns on estimating.