Dale, I used to do this stuff in boxes when I had some vision but have not done so now that I have practically none. Question for you, when you are in the main breaker box do you shut off the main breaker before poking around in there?
thanks Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 7:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Run-down on Louisiana work trip Bob, Was just curious about your tying lines into the electrical boxes and installing breakers. Do you see well enough to distinguish the colours of the wires or maybe Did someone somehow mark the wires for you? I have quite a time making sure I don't get them confused and I am the only one pulling and identifying them, I can't imagine how I could address a nest of wires at an electrical panel and get them all right. The ground of course is easy enough. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: chiliblindman 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] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
