No Power? No Problem. Coffee Anyone?

The remnants of Hurricane Ike hit Coshocton County hard Sunday evening. Much of the county lost all electrical power. (Some of the county is still without power.) The airport and MMS were no exception. Many of us arrived at a dark MMS on Monday morning and shortly thereafter, with estimates of a week or more before electricity could be delivered again, it was decided we'd just shut down until power was back on line. Phones didn't work, computers couldn't run, internet wasn't available, compressors couldn't provide air pressure for pneumatic tools, batteries wouldn't recharge, the hangars were dark and, without power, two of the three main hangar doors can't realistically be opened.

But by Tuesday, several of our industrious crew couldn't be away from the hangar even if there wasn't any power. The main doors to Hangar A could be opened which would provide plenty of light to perform manual work on the Chad 206. David and Gertjan came in to continue fitting the tip tanks they'd recently painted. Dave S. came in to make some repairs to the exterior of the facility. But without coffee, was any work really capable of being done? Can missions work be accomplished without coffee?

Well, through a meeting of the minds, a solution to the coffee problem was resolved. Here's the solution.

All it takes is one van, one power converter, a short ladder, a coffee maker, coffee, coffee filter and water.

The guys might not have had power in the electrical lines overhead but they came up with a practical way to utilize the available resources to accomplish the task hand. Good missionary training. Good coffee.

Here's Gertjan fitting the passenger side tip tank.
Each tank holds 15 gallons of additional fuel.