Bob, , was there mention of mold by any of the sighted folks there?
Lee
On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 08:17:00AM
-0500, chiliblindman wrote:
> Well gang, I am back from construction in Louisiana. I had a most
> wonderful time. Progress was made on five houses. We ended up staying in a
> flooded out church that had the local school next to it, which is entirely
> gone. Over 90 percent of all the buildings where completely wiped out with
> nothing standing. Most places there have rows of concrete slabs that at one
> time houses stood on.
>
> I got to work with people from our glorious north, Canada. Individuals
> and couples from Ontario, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan were there along
> with people from Montana, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
>
> I didn't get to do a whole lot of work since I was in charge of the
> electrical. After starting the crew on Monday I went into New Orleans and
> purchased electrical supplies to do three houses from the electrical mast and
> meter down to the receptacle boxes. Thursday I got to actually do work other
> than supervise. Friday I did nothing but tie lines into electrical panels
> and hook up breakers.
>
> First day on the job, I was accused of spending too much time at star
> bucks. I had to tell them they were all wrong, it was the Krispy Creme donut
> shop.
>
> The houses we worked on where on 50 foot pilings pounded into the ground
> 35 feet. The tops were leveled and the base was 13 feet off the ground. We
> and all material had to go by boat to the home sites. Every day porpoises
> came into the canals to hunt fish. The dike along the Mississippi river was
> only 100 feet from where we stayed, the gulf was below us and on the other
> side of us was the bayou where we worked. Only one road, which was a dead
> end on the south and went north to New Orleans.
>
> I was asked if I would like to go more long term. I said I would
> consider it. This is only the second time I went on construction or
> re-construction with a group. They have a project going on in Washington
> state, that I think I would enjoy.
>
> I have been asked by members of different groups how to get involved in
> projects like this. There are groups in all areas that do work like this,
> mostly Christian sponsored. Some are for adults, others for youth and
> children that adults are needed to do crowd control. Projects are close and
> far away. Volunteers are needed at schools, nursing homes, hospices and
> hospitals. The list is endless. There is no pay in most; but, the pleasure
> derived from helping others worse than you is quite wonderful. Blindness is
> far from being bad off. God has given us all what we can handle and will
> help us do the best we can.
>
> ......bob
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