Emergency housing

[RoConroy@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/18/2005 1:57:00 PM Central Standard Time, 
sal.cerda at rocketmail.com writes:
<<Nice model, Bob!  It reminds me somewhat of your 36 footer.
The horizontal areas allow for ease of placing rectangular windows with sills.
If the intent of this particular model is for a central resource for school or
clinic, the I agree that having a pump for spraying on stucco etc. is not too
big a challenge.

I still think that the poor people shivering in the rain could use some kind 
of
affordable shelter.  Getting those shelters to the affected people is the
single biggest factor.  My co-worker is telling me that there are millions of
people affected and homeless in Pakistan right now because of the earthquake. 
Even though tents and food are available, they can't get them to the people
because of distance, roads and weather. Alternative transport is an area that
is not much discussed.  How about balloons, blimps, or drone planes to drop
packages?

On another track, my dome raising looks like it will happen around the first 
of
December. Are you interested in seed a fifty footer go up south of
Harrisonville?>>

       What kind of dome is going up south of Harrisonville?  I am scheduled t
o leave for China in mid December, but should be able to drive down to 
Harrisonville anytime sooner.
       Some men in Pakistan were shown fighting over a simple small blue tarp 
that was being unloaded from a relief truck.  They aren't particularly 
interested in anything nice, just something to keep them out of the weather.  
      What I am working on is more of a long range solution, whereas the 
community as a whole would own the school and clinics, and these could be 
resources during disasters.  The generator used to power the plaster gun could simply 
be left behind to be used as back up power for the clinic, or in some remote 
areas, the primary power.  
      Building nice structures, for just some of the people, as shown in Sri 
Lanka, causes envy, which causes strive, which in the case of Sri Lanka, may 
lead to resumption of civil war.
   The picture I sent you is of a 1/2 dome of the same design as the 2/5 38' 
dome, the difference being one is a 2/5 and one is a 1/2.  The additional 
difference is the panel size, the 2/5 38' dome has 7 1/2' panels whereas the 1/2 
smaller 22' dome, has 4 1/2' panels.  The smaller design will fit on the pack 
of the proverbial 1/2 ton Toyota truck, which is endemic in the 3rd world 
countries.  
     I like the design of the plaster pump, because it is easy to operate and 
clean, and although priced in the $3000 dollar range, it could be used to 
plaster 1 house a day, or possibly more if they were close together.  
    I have hand plastered a dome before, and believe me, I would rather have 
a nice plaster gun to do most of the work.
Bob