Six of Hearts: Day 2

Day 2



Morale High.



Work starts today. We awaken at 7:00 being in a well-rested state, and ready to go to work. Our work involves preparing the wall with a plaster-like substance known as "mud".



We have met with other organizations supporting the cause of repairing NOLA after the hurricane. Our numbers spread across the U.S. from NY to IL. We have met at Peoples United Methodist Church, and found our project leader, a man answering to the name of "Ozzy".



After the meeting, we proceeded to the house we were to work, and began sanding the walls of excess "mud". In the next room, we prepared the walls by putting "mud" on them, covering nails, and any other blemishes. The fiberglass insulation is an issue when working with walls, but is barely noticable.



As we sand away the mud, the issue is the dust that collects, getting into our eyes and our mouthes. The sensation is uncomfortable, but we ignore it and sand further.



Along with the mud, our work also involves putting walls on top of the insulation along with preparing them. We drill out screws so as to move wall pannels, and screw them back in so as to put the panels back on. The work is slow, but we are happy with our progress.



In the rooms where we apply walls, we find that the lack of air conditioning is noticable. The smaller rooms and closets are easily affected, raising the temperature, and forcing an amount of sweating that the team finds uncomfortable. Water breaks are taken often for health purposes.



After the work session, we went back to the church at 4:30 to take our showers and grab a bite for dinner. The team is going shopping for supplies for tomorrow at Wal-Mart, and we can only hope for the best in tomorrow.



Blackjack out.