UNFORGETTABLES
For Lee Hopkins, his most unforgettable Storm Services moment took place in 2012 at our facility in York, Alabama. Lee said he remembers receiving the activation call while vacationing in Panama City Beach, Florida. Lee packed up and headed to York, where he remained a full day before moving on to work on site in Ohio. Lee said, “When I arrived, there were over fifty trailers on the lot. I was immediately given the job of unloading and sweeping out one of them. It took me about thirty minutes to do this. By the time I finished, all the other trailers had been shipped out and directed to the sites.” Lee remembers that there were multiple people checking and double checking every single trailer to be sure that it was ready for activation before it left the lot. He recalls that this was a fast process due to the amount of people checking the equipment. That night, Leland and Glynese treated the entire team to a steak dinner. Lee later retired to Leland’s office, where he slept on a cot. Lee said, “ During a storm, I help with whatever needs to be done. I’ve been responsible for doing laundry, picking up trash, passing out boxed lunches, setting up cots, along with hooking and unhooking trailers. I often work on site with Cheryl Reas, one of our caterers. I always do whatever Cheryl needs me to do. This comes with an added benefit of getting to learn from her and her husband, Dennis.”
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