Sep 07, 2004 19:55
today sucked. went to habitat for humanity for my current events and gov. class. so we get over there to the habitat sight and find that the road hasn't been paved yet so there was foot deep mud all over the place, fortunately we goto ride in the back of a huge pick-up truck, that was fun. once we got to the house we were informed that some of us would have to go under the houses in the CRAWL SPACE to put up insulation. mind you its called crawl space for a reason. it started out with 2 feet to crawl through under the house but the farther back you got the lower it got because the ground was sloped. so we had to crawl under there with FIBERGLASS insulation, which i am still itching from after two showers, and stick it between the support beams then secure it with metal rod thingies. all the while fiberglass is falling all over you and cutting you and going down you clothes or into your eyes. by the way we had no flashlights so we were working in the dark. me and a few other people had to do this for three 600 Sq. Ft. houses from 9 to 3 o clock. By the end of the day i was completely covered in mud. At 3 o clock we finished and we releeased but i had to go to work so i went to work until 6. on the way home my van started making strange noises. so i pulled over jacked it up, took off the tire and found that the rods holding my brake pads in place had worked their way out becasue the pins holding the rods in place broke off. so i made a temp. roadside fix went home. and had to drill new holes for the pins. but unfortunately i had lost my hubcap somewhere on the way home. i went back out to look for it but couldn't find it, so now my van looks all bumish without a hubcap on the left front wheel.
Ps. those people better appreciate their house