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-------------- by William Gale Shortly after posting the latest update on the SEE project we heard from Bean and George the effect of the heavy rain on the property. There was indeed no flooding. They saw only a little water in one of the creek beds, even. However, the land was still saturated two weeks after the rains, so it wasn’t clear when any building could take place. Accordingly, Bean and George got an apartment with a nine month lease, and we now expect to build towards the end of that time, perhaps as early as six months from now. We also heard from Jorge Codina that immigration problems from our wonderful government were stopping their family from returning to the US now. Sam and I had been planning to fly to Austin and get things underway November 11 through 15. We went anyhow, to see things for ourselves. The trip was quite useful. We met with our County Commissioner and his assistant, and found them friendly and helpful folks. We showed them the general plans for the site, for even though we are not subdividing and on that account do not have much paperwork with them, we do want to keep them informed of what we are expecting to do. They pointed out another group in the county that has an undivided property and which might have some useful legal models and advice for us. We saw Jack Reynolds two evenings, and it is quite possible that he will be able to join Bean and George in making the initial physical steps. We also met with Logan Miller, who has expressed interest in SEE. He may well be looking for something more established, but is clearly interested in some kind of community. We looked at new and used travel trailers and mobile homes as possible parts of a getting started plan. Bean and George would like something much more "cool" to start with, and are glad of the extra months to try to figure out just how to start. Whether from the weather or the season, no dealer could show us a used three bedroom mobile home. We saw several two bedroom units, and among them, one whose quality was high enough and price low enough to be useful if the same could be found in a three bedroom unit. A 1971 Airstream trailer was quite appealing, and we thought several times before not buying it. Bean and George had gone into the east road to the property when they got there, and found that the road was in a shape that if the car didn’t lose momentum they could expect to keep moving. On walking around, they found that they frequently sank to their ankles in mud, and this led them to decide to wait a while before trying to do any building. It rained all three days that Sam and I were there, but on Saturday we decided to try going in anyhow. We took the west road in and found that aside from a twenty foot stretch of mud, it appeared to have been graveled at one time and that it was no problem for driving. Sam walked around some, despite the rain and found that on the west side the grass was thick enough to keep him from getting into mud. The western creek bed had a trickle of water in it during the rain. We then proceeded to get our car stuck in a ditch beside the graveled part of the road, but with the help of Rosa, Jack, and Stanley who live near the location, we were pulled out. We certainly appreciate having them for neighbors.
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