Back to the Grind

Well today marked the first day back, and I started it out with bang, or a boom I should say. Earlier today I was on a roof damaged by the hurricane. The people had already put some tarps over the roof and it had collected some early morning dew. The equation of a wet plastic plus gravity combined with last night's Chinese buffet yielded a painful result. You see, I keep my camera in my back pocket when I am working, and when my feet flew up and my butt went down...well you get the gist. Although I did not fall completely off the roof,I landed on my camera with a nice boom that resonated through the house(or so I was later told). I think I have bruise the size of my hand on my butt, I only wish I could check and see. I find myself essentially chasing my tail as I turn round and round to see the extent of the damage.

Our company has already closed around 50% of the Katrina claims we have had reported. This is an amazing feat with some companies not having anyone out here looking at homes at all. As a means of thanks, the company is taking all the adjusters on a boat cruise this Friday. Free food and booze, and options for gambling. I don't know about the gambling or booze, but I am all about the free food. The night gets finished off with a catered Cajun meal. That's what they tell us. What I hear is you don't have to work Friday and Saturday. Now that is thanks enough, everything else is, as they say in the Harlem school yard, all gravy. With the rate things are going, and everything is subject to change, we can have Katrina finished in 4 to six weeks. Then I can focus on Rita. Let's hope nothing else come through between now and then.