At 5:45 am the lights came on in the gym. I’m lying in my bed basically closing my eyes tighter so I do not see those annoying lights. I also try to ignore the annoying wake up calls. Once everyone is up, I might as well get up . . . I got up 10 minutes later, then 15, then 16, then . . .
Today’s work was hard I guess. Becky, Nico, Steve, Gilligan, and I went to Shepard State Park to clean. The weather was sunny, hot, muggy, icky, and just humid. We picked up tons of trash, lots of it coming from houses or trailers. A pond was just filled with debris. The things we found and saw was just amazing. All of this debris—huge pieces of wood, furniture, washer/dryers, personal belongings, boots, shoes, clothes, and a whole bunch of stuff. All of this by Katrina. . . the wind and water are powerful forces combined together. It destroyed/washed out everything in the state park.
The day was not “too” bad. Lunch was pretty fun. We found a trailer that no one occupied and ate there. The best thing about the trailer was, it had AIR CONDITIONING!!! Oh my! The AC felt so great!
Well that is about it! Tomorrow should be good!--Josh
The lights came on at 5:45 am. It was early. I got up and got ready. We ate at 6 am. We had eggs. The group I was in went to a state park and cleaned up trash and anything else we found. It was hard. We got bit up a lot. It was also very hot. The good thing is we found a cool place to eat lunch. We also got to see an alligator and I petted it.—Nico
Our second day on a house that survived Hurricane Katrina, it belonged to an elderly couple. The husband was on oxygen and his wife was in a wheel chair. They lived in their house with black mold and half a roof until the end of December before they were able to move into a FEMA trailer in the front yard. They now have a roof and ceilings. We cleaned up debris in the back yard from the hurricane. We cut grass and weeds. Installed fence post to repair the back fence. Installed two ceiling fans. Insulated the attic. Sanded and primed two bathrooms. Installed cement board in a bathroom shower. Listened to the stories as told by Charles and Bettylou Douglas, the homeowners.—BillPS. Saw alligators at the park and drove around the beach area to witness the damage done last year. It is still there.
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