Day 6
So today was our 6th day on the job and I can say that fatigue is beginning to take ahold of me. I like to think that I've become quite a tree removal expert and I love my little Husqvarna 350 chain saw, which I've nicknamed "the fury." But cutting all day has become very taxing on the back and the feet and I think it was beginning to show today. At one point we were in a different neighborhood away from the church which had about 4 feet of water. Black mold was everywhere. We were working on an elderly woman's yard (I think she said she was 83 years young) and the smell there was terrible. It still hadn't even dried beneath her house. The mold and dust was tough on everyone and I think moral hit a low while on the job there. Our only defense against the sadness and severity of the situation is our ability to be light-hearted, and when we lose that the work becomes ten times harder.
Later, we came back to another job in the same neighborhood and you could feel some tension between us workers. It was only a brief moment though, and our spirits have risen again. Dave, Matt and myself, however, are due for a bit of a break I think, which we'll be getting this Sunday. The majority of our crew here with us will be leaving Friday and Saturday. We'll certainly miss our new friends but we anticipate the arrival of new compatriots. Just as when Pat left us and the groups from Chicago/Denver/Florida arrived our group dynamic changed and it will change again. I have to admit that this caused me a bit of anxiety the last time it happened, but that was dispelled quickly and I hope it will be again (not to mention we're going to miss the cooking).
Today more than ever my thoughts were of home and those that I miss, but I know the next weeks will slide by soon.
PS: We've added alot of photos of us working and posts about our gracious hosts and our fearless leader are soon to come. But I'm too tired, and Dave and Matt are lazy.
Later, we came back to another job in the same neighborhood and you could feel some tension between us workers. It was only a brief moment though, and our spirits have risen again. Dave, Matt and myself, however, are due for a bit of a break I think, which we'll be getting this Sunday. The majority of our crew here with us will be leaving Friday and Saturday. We'll certainly miss our new friends but we anticipate the arrival of new compatriots. Just as when Pat left us and the groups from Chicago/Denver/Florida arrived our group dynamic changed and it will change again. I have to admit that this caused me a bit of anxiety the last time it happened, but that was dispelled quickly and I hope it will be again (not to mention we're going to miss the cooking).
Today more than ever my thoughts were of home and those that I miss, but I know the next weeks will slide by soon.
PS: We've added alot of photos of us working and posts about our gracious hosts and our fearless leader are soon to come. But I'm too tired, and Dave and Matt are lazy.
posted by Tim at 7:42 PM
4 Comments:
Hey (DAVE! TIM! GOAT!).
Sounds like you guys are doing good work. Hopefully everything will go well with the changing of the guard. You guys are going to be veterans pretty soon. If you're lucky I'll give you a medal.
I very much prefer hearing about your situation as opposed to reading the newspaper about the devastation.
I sent Goat one hand. Tell him Merry Christmas.
Good luck.
Ben (The real one this time).
i hope i do better with this message! miss you all and of course i miss you tim a lot . the walls are up in the garage and looks good! the days are much cooler . you matte and dave left as students but will return as burley men!! shalom
Tim, Dave and Matt
You guys are awesome........thank you so much for your good work.
All I keep hearing about from different sources is the foul smell and the black mold. Hope you are wearing masks of some kind~~(it's the nurse in me)
Take care of yourselves.
Love you,
"Aunt" Pat
I hope you thinlk this is funny. Maybe you heard it before
This (Blonde) fellow is looking to buy a saw to cut down some
trees in his backyard. He goes to a chainsaw shop and asks about
various chainsaws.
The dealer tells him, "Look, I have a lot of models, but why
don't you save yourself a lot of time and aggravation and get
the top-of- the-line model. This chainsaw will cut a hundred
cords of wood for you in one day."
So, the man takes the chainsaw home and begins working on the
trees.After cutting for several hours and only cutting two
cords, he decides to quit. He thinks there is something wrong
with the chainsaw. "How can I cut for hours and only cut two
cords?" the man asks himself. "I will begin first thing in the
morning and cut all day," the man tells himself.
So, the next morning the man gets up at 4 am in the morning and
cuts and cuts, and cuts till nightfall, and still he only
manages to cut five cords.
The man is convinced this is a bad saw. "The dealer told me it
would cut one hundred cords of wood in a day, no problem. I will
take this saw back to the dealer," the man says to himself.
The very next day the man brings the saw back to the dealer and
explains the problem. The dealer, baffled by the man's claim,
removes the chainsaw from the case. The dealer says, "Hmm, it
looks fine."
Then the dealer starts the chainsaw, to which the man
responds, "What's that noise?
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