I was gone all summer and have been caught UP with work work and work. I have a temporary respite and the end of the madness is near.
A train load of trailers headed for victims of hurricane Katrina and Rita, moves through Muncie, Ind., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005. The basic units made by Gulf Stream Coach in Nappanee, Ind., include a couch, a kitchen table, a three-burner stove, a double sink and a refrigerator. Each has an adult-size bed and a set of bunk beds, and they can be hooked up to air conditioning and sewer and water lines. A toilet, a shower, and a sink complete the unit. The trailers are part of an award to Gulf Stream for 50,000 housing units is part of unprecedented federal spending to provide housing lost by the hurricane disasters of Katrina and Rita. Housing is need for an estimated 600,000 displaced people. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)