It’s Wednesday! Time for job change! Ida, Tyler and I hopped into Lower Nine’s van where we picked up some ladders for Conrad before driving to Fabiola’s house where we would be doing the painting. While we were probably expecting a huge paint job, it was just some touch ups that we need to throughout the house. As they told us about the house I causally asked why people haven’t moved back yet. Jesse gave the answer that most didn’t have the money and have been scammed by fake contractors. Others probably didn’t because of the memory he guessed. Jesse had been there for 2 years I think…or maybe it was only a year. But we somehow got on the topic of the levy. When Darren explained it he said they made it better, but Jesse was more pessimistic saying they just built it taller and it won’t make a huge difference if a big enough storm hits again. He also began to tell us about the next parish (county) over before Katrina hit, had the county line stacked with police refusing Lower Nine residents into the county so that St. Bernard parish residents could get out. Apparently there were vigilante groups shooting people who crossed the line. He blamed racism and I don’t doubt there was, but it really makes you think especially on the day I write this being Martin Luther King Day. How far have we really come?
Well we finished painting the house by lunch time and headed back where we got the low down on everyone’s progress before the three of us split up to our original teams. I went back to Peach house to help out where I helped set up some more drywall before the end of the day. This was the dinner everyone was waiting for and let me tell you Darren didn’t disappoint. It was really nice have some homemade New Orleans’ food. After dinner we lounged….for a couple hours since dinner was so good. It was a good day of sunny weather and a good time at the sites. Also...he's the Beniet!
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