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the "katrina look" explained
Mar. 9th, 2006 04:40 pmI have that "katrina look" today. Let me tell you why.
A guy came up to the truck looking pretty worn out. I asked him if he was okay and he proceeded to tell me how he'd stepped on something hard this morning. It had a leash attached to it. 6 months ago, it was his dog.
A mother and daughter come up to the truck. It was the first time they'd been back to see their house (or what was left of it), and they had also come to bury the mother's sister. Not sure if the death was recent or if they'd just found the body in their house. I didn't want to ask.
We also found a bunch of houses in the middle of the road, pushed at least a lot off their foundations. Several of them completely blocked the street.
I think the weather today was freaking the clients out. All that wind reminded them just a little too much of Katrina.
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On the plus side, we gave a bunch of meals out to spring breakers and Americorps NCCC people. They're awesome, out there gutting houses in the heat of the day. So selfless. I also flirted with the clients by offering them (hershey) kisses.
The coolest moment of the day had to be telling a client that they reminded me of the song "Wind beneath my wings," which we'd just heard on the radio. They are our heros, out there rebuilding their lives and living day to day, like we are theirs for taking care of them however we can.
~Bethany
A guy came up to the truck looking pretty worn out. I asked him if he was okay and he proceeded to tell me how he'd stepped on something hard this morning. It had a leash attached to it. 6 months ago, it was his dog.
A mother and daughter come up to the truck. It was the first time they'd been back to see their house (or what was left of it), and they had also come to bury the mother's sister. Not sure if the death was recent or if they'd just found the body in their house. I didn't want to ask.
We also found a bunch of houses in the middle of the road, pushed at least a lot off their foundations. Several of them completely blocked the street.
I think the weather today was freaking the clients out. All that wind reminded them just a little too much of Katrina.
~~~~~~~~~
On the plus side, we gave a bunch of meals out to spring breakers and Americorps NCCC people. They're awesome, out there gutting houses in the heat of the day. So selfless. I also flirted with the clients by offering them (hershey) kisses.
The coolest moment of the day had to be telling a client that they reminded me of the song "Wind beneath my wings," which we'd just heard on the radio. They are our heros, out there rebuilding their lives and living day to day, like we are theirs for taking care of them however we can.
~Bethany
