correct me if I am wrong bob but are not those locations all below sea level? glad no water mocs got you. Lee
On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 08:26:34AM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote: > Bob, great post and congradulations for a job well done. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "chiliblindman" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 8:17 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Run-down on Louisiana work trip > > > 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 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > > __________ NOD32 3829 (20090205) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > -- Cold, adj.: When the politicians walk around with their hands in their own pockets. Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net
