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The story of Team Bourbon Street
You did what?!?
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Our work in New Orleans ranged from clearing out peoples’ belongings (furniture, clothes, books, appliances, and other various things) from their homes to ripping out drywall, flooring, and cabinetry.
Most of the homes we worked on had to be stripped to their bare bones because there was so much water damage. In a few cases, we also put up the infamous blue tarps on roofs to patch leaks.
Most of us became pretty skilled in one area or another, whether it was removing plumbing and heating units (Luke), ripping out drywall and insulation (Richie), sweeping, loading and unloading the wheelbarrow (Elisabeth), removing nails, removing furniture, removing flooring (Lauren) and perhaps most importantly, talking/listening to the homeowner (De).
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When??
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We were in New Orleans January 7-21, 2006. We worked Monday-Friday both weeks. Below is a basic schedule for our workday.
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6-8:00am |
wake up, drink lots of coffee, get ready, eat breakfast, pack lunches |
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8:30am |
load up bus and leave for worksite |
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9:30am |
after sitting in rush hour traffic, arrive at worksites, unload bus and get to working |
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11:30am |
break for LUNCH!! |
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2:00pm |
listen carefully for the sound of Red Cross Relief truck to bring us a second lunch |
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4:00pm |
pack up tools, clean up home, load up bus, head back to Gretna UMC |
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4-5:00pm |
ride back to Gretna, enjoying views of the sun setting over the city and the Mississippi |
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5:30-6:30pm |
EAT DINNER!!! |
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6:30pm |
take showers, relax, write in journals, clean up church, etc... |
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Where?
The Circled areas above are neighborhoods in which we worked (Mid-City, Gentilly, New Orleans East), stayed (Gretna), or visited (Lakeview).