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This is other homes in and around New Orleans. I would say about 30% of the homes in the neighborhood where I worked was occupied or being redone. The rest was gutted except one which wasn't even emptied of its stuff from before the hurricane. Lower 9th ward. There was quite a few empty lots and tall grass. The homes that Brad Pitt built (or started) There was a shrine for a person who died after the storm with some strong words for the Former President. Then there was this on the trailer They reinforced the old levy walls with this new concrete. This is where the levy failed or was overtopped to destroy the lower 9th ward. If you look close in this photo you will see the very top of a new home. More pictures coming.

End of day two. End of day three. Ms. Helen holding the back of the ladder, Leah the front and Brad went to get the ladder from Ms. Helen, but she wouldn't have none of that. End f the work week. Most of us honestly wanted to stay another week to work on the home to get more done, but most of use didn't have vacation time. When there is painting, there is bound to be a paint fight, consider this the paint point heard around the world. He may have won this battle, but she won the war. This is Susie, she was a painting person. This was as far was we got with the siding. Also got the deck built, well, the floor, no stairs were done. Had to cut the posts off at the right level. The group. Ms. Helen is on the bottow row and Ms. Joan is in the middle. Ms. Helen's home. More to come.

My group worked on two homes. There was nine of us from Indiana (well, two people are from Terre Haute, but currently live in Columbus, OH) and two sisters from Kansas. One home is owned by Ms. Joan. She left town with one of her children during the storm. Sadly because her child had car problems once they got to her house, she had to leave her dog. Her other child stayed during the storm and called her after the storm had ended and said the town was okay. Then the levies broke and flooded the area and her child that stayed called her and said the water was raising really fast and that she got out via boat. The water line on the door was about 3 and half feet up. We are the second group to work on this home. The only thing finished on the home was the interior had the drywall done and an sub contractor put the texture on the walls. Three or four people from my group went about a block down the road and worked on a home for Ms. Helen. Her home has already been dedicated, but due to permits at city hall she does not live in it yet. Also, some finishing painting needed to be done. Ms. Helen stayed in her old house during the storm and when the waters rose, went across the street since her home was a flat roof and she had a pitched roof put on. She went across the street to Ms. Bundy's home and that is where she took the picture I posted earlier. Anyway, onto the pictures since I don't know if anyone read this. This is Ms. Joans home when SP first started. This home had a few goals. *wrap the home in tyveck *start siding it *build a deck on the back * sand and paint the window and door trim. *paint the trim on the roof *start painting the interior (prime, seal paint, final paint) There was probably a few others. There was a few women who was painting the trim, but the back of the home was too high for them so a guy had to do that part. If you never been to New Orleans, you would know that the land is hardly level. So holding the ladder on higher things was nec. if it was uneven. This is what siding was on it before. Then wrapping of the home. Sanding of the window trim. painting the roof trim This is what Ms. Joan lives in right now. I would probalby go nuts living in somethign this small, but small is better than nothing. Above the porch is a stained glass window. Wrapping the higher parts is not fun. I did not go that high as heights on a ladder scare me. Lunch was desecnt, but made dinner better. They elevate the a/c units to above the flood plain. Ms. Helen's home. Some of the finishing touches. They did finish almost everything needed to move in, just waiting for the city to approve it before she can move in.

These photos have a few specs in them, I tried to edit them. Turns out my camera's sensor was dirty. Now I have another reason to return to get better photos, if I needed any. We parked near the Hard Rock Cafe. This big cargo ship (may not be big by some standards, but this is huge to me) passed while we walked along the riverwalk. The Coast (I almost put coaster, lol) Guard did a fly by while there. The ferry was there, but didn't ride it due to time constraints. Sadly closed. rawr Hi chuck. I know there is a street car person on here. I loved all the buildings here. It is 5 o clock somewhere. St. Louis Cathederal. Some other photos. More to come.

Lets start out with some photos that were given to me via the organization I went with (Samaritans Purse). The first one is a magazine cover. The orange/red roof is the church we stayed at and the area we worked in. When the pastor of the church returned this signed was taped on the door. This is the pastor and the water line. Then this is the inside of the church. The good thing out of this is that the church just bought these pews, so re ordering was no problem. One of the ladies that lived in NO stayed and when the water rose had to go across the street to escape it. She worked with my group as part of my group and a couple others assigned to our group finished her home. I have a picture of her and her home later. Her name is Ms. Helen. BTW, her home was on the left. The water came close to getting into the attic. More photos coming, next will be from walking around the French Quarter.

Filled mine out just a second a go thanks to Ted. http://www.coasterfanatics.com/sec_poll/default.asp Voyage was number one as I expect anyone who was at HWN to rank it there. ERT did it for me. The Voyage Holiday World IN,y,y,1 My Favorite Steel Anypark Anywhere **,y,y,2 Raven Holiday World IN,y,y,3 Cornball Express Indiana Beach IN,y,y,4 Evel Knievel Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,5 Lost Coaster of SM Indiana Beach IN,y,n,6 The Legend Holiday World IN,y,y,7 Screamin' Eagle Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,8 Gwazi-Tiger Busch Gardens-Tampa FL,y,n,9 The Boss Six Flags St Louis MO,y,y,10

http://www.coolthings.com/tom-wrights-street-legal-bumper-cars/ I want one.

Nothing needs to be done. New Orleans is a wonderful town but if Jazzland couldn't survive, then Six Flags New Orleans (if the park could have made profit, it would have been rebuilt already) why even try. Put in some sports fields, those will get more use then a theme park. Tourism seemed strong in the French Quarter, but it was quite a few people just exploring and drinking. I went to see the architecture and just explore the quarter when I was in it. And then there was the people exploring some flood destroyed areas. There was a few people talking pictures in the lower 9th ward. Danny Rogers is a dreamer, a dreamer who gets media attention.

I will just wait for the easy way, it is the same way I have done it for the past few years. I forget who does it, but they have a name on here.

No seat belts, Paula said so on her Facebook page.

Saturday went into the lower 9th ward of New Orleans before riding in the back of an SUV for 14 hours going home. Sunday, did laundry and went to the restroom all day because I didn't feel well.

I am back and wow what a trip. It was simply the most amazing trip I could have asked for. It wasn't really all the work, but also the stuff I did outside of work. The work was great, my group got a home for a woman named Ms. Helen almost ready (it needed some finishing painting, a few from my group did that). We also started work on a home for a women named Ms. Joan. Ms. Joan is a nurse in one of the city hospitals. The organization that requires the future or current home owners to be able to afford the homes now and in the future, so they have to have credit approved (for the homes that the organization bought from the city) and then the future home owners have to pay into an escrow account and attend classes. They want the homeowners to be homeowners for a while and not loose them. While down there I went to the riverwalk once and the French Quarter twice. The last full day down there, we had dinner in a cafe that was near the St. Louis cathederal. Sometimes things just happen to be happening when you are there. The church we were staying at just happened to be having a revival the first three nights we were there. I only attended the second day, but wow. What a service, I had seen southern baptist services on the television and thought they did some of it for show because they were on tv. I will say that is not true. I was at Franklin Ave. Baptist church and it was fun while having a meaning. I could go on and on, but I will be posting photos later. I have always said things happen for a reason. I knew there was a reason I was supposed to go on this trip. This trip opened up a bunch of thoughts in my head that I have never exp. in my life.

Current trains(or the PTC's) held 28 people. 7 trains with 4 people per train. just thinking, if this truely has no seat belts, this should speed up the loading/unloading process as one less thing to check.

Faster on Voyage....WOW. Can't wait for opening day.

I am going to the Colts/niner's game tomorrow. Friend offered free tickets, can't pass that up.

I finally have a reason (if I actually needed one) to take a cruise. Maybe by 2011 or 2012 I can afford one. I would try for 2013, but there won't be anyone to take a cruise, right?

What are the chances for locals to buy into some of the extra's for a day?

Why do new shows have repeats on already? NCIS Los Angeles has maybe 8 episodes and they are showing repeats already.

So much stuff to do this week. Got to buy 2 more pairs of jeans and 2 more pairs of kackis (spelled wrong?). suitcase a few more shirts a power inverter for powering my laptop in the vehicle and new shoes Also got to find some movies to take, I know I am taking the Blue Man Group DVD Just so I can go on a mission trip and have enough clothes. Then pack on Sunday between church and head out after my evening church.

A lot of sad Favre fans.......As for the Colts game, Sanders was not that effective. But in the end, it didn't matter. Heck even Sorgi got a TD play called. Defense got a TD. Next week might be a challenge with the 49'ers. Not as much as the Patriots will be. Hopefully the injured that stayed out of today's game was just a precaution. Especially Donald Brown. Addai is good, but Brown is a beast. Instead of trying go to the outside like Addai does, Brown heads right up the gut.

My season was over in August after a family trip to Holiday World.

Just found out hte most exciting news for a Colts fan...Bob Sanders returns to the field on Sunday, against the St. Louis Rams.....the hitman is coming.

Stupid Rivers couldn't muster up another couple yards.....all I needed was two points. Stupid Denver had to run two touchdowns down on special teams and not throw to Marshall. I am getting rid of all my non Colts players I have and picking up a few. Atleast if I loose, I will go down with the Colts.

So I am watching MNF, three returns (punts/kick offs) for TD. Two by Denver and one by the Chargers.

Terror Twist 2 is awesome...I just seen a youtube video though.