Making Material

Of all the weird things I've thought of lately, it's the fact that the disaster relief efforts in the Gulf are about to change. I've considered this fact in A Third Trip?

One of the weird ideas that popped into my head this morning was something I'd thought of a few months ago: "are there classes where people can learn the basics of construction?" The answer to that question is "yes." The answer is "yes," not just in Google, but also in MSN Live Search and even in Yahoo! Search.

The odd thought I had was whether there are people in the world who have taken classes and training in construction just for doing disaster relief work. I knew somebody who was trained in search and rescue--finding people trapped in debris and rubble. That person must've trained just for that specific ability, is there any reason why somebody wouldn't train themselves just to be able to rebuild after a disaster?