It looks like my team won’t be called out on disaster so long as
things proceed as expected for the remainder of the week. Due to a relatively calm winter there are a
lot of people just itching to volunteer so unless the disaster is catastrophic
it is unlikely that we will be needed.
Still, we have two other groups on standby in the event that they need a
little assistance.
As for us, Team Green, we continued our assault on the Teasel and
Knapweed that are invading Missouri’s right-of-ways. Will and I manned the UTV and we had two
other teams take backpack sprayers to cover more ground. Honestly with all of the water ways and
bluffs it would have been more efficient for us all to go on foot—except for
one field. I think we had to make 3
passes to get everything in there.
Everyone did well though and we made it to the next exit before we got
word that rain was headed in our direction.
On our journey home we saw a flipped semi right where we had been
working the day before. I’m not sure how
many people see it as such, but working the highways is an extremely dangerous
job. The lips of the road are usually
small and the land beyond that often times is unforgiving. Bluffs, ravines, hills—if a driver was
distracted or sleepy there is very little room for error on both our parts to
avoid a calamity. We were lucky this
time, but the accident does make me wonder if our task is one that AmeriCorps
should be doing.
Anyways, we’re
back at the Creole House. I am pretty exhausted
and laying down anywhere sounds like a good idea. An early good night to you all!
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