HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-05-07, Page 71ki* days began early for Seaforth couples
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Kverybody crept with mos-
quito nesting ctberssq.! them
They had to rig up a shower
for themselves behind the
house using pails of water.
.'The work site was right
acres. the road front the
house and the market and
shop. were within walking
dtstano:
Working its the Heat
Thr wort, day began at 6
a.rn but most would he
awake beton- then - at 4 of S
a.nt from the sound of others
talking In close owner. or .t
baht' +ramg. rttoster.cn►win i
or Iron the i Iauet 01 rainfall
on the tin roof 'I hes d head
Elghr 1,, work without eating
and return at r i1) fora b oun-
ti1u1 hreaklasl ot porridge
Irie+' e,_g toast anti fresh
Iron. "l lieu 1: was hack ti,
war►. from +► to 11:M) am)
whin eservunc broke lot
lunch anti didn"I rClurn
because 01 the intense heat
until 2 31' II ods then anoth-
er Menet hour, of work until
the da+ vt it, ove.
The c+e•rlmg, were usually
spent staled+ wall+inz or
reading. talking to other
tlletttl+er oi lire crew Some
ofIhr stranger adults
-
iiiecket! uU�. int -Revel disco
But h. &r c1) 1,.11: most
were• reads 11. sicer, The
crew, ha() Satui vas Jtlel
'loons anti: Sunda., 01! Mos•
went to the `iotasi.n Clutter
• t.•r .1 11 Jilt ‘11.Ar
Suuiiner aur! hie) ie' went fish-
ing on totem days oft whet,:
caught yellows,okt!
tact and other Itch using
similar a, halt t)r. ,ti t<arher.
lishinz
trip. "fyicr s boat r .n
ou' o` _•Js on the was bar k
Jilt: Ihr hat! tt Har Myles!.
- part, to ('addl.
\Iariei tut iauc tncen'
+t •_n u• i.nar• t:iuh Itleelui,.
sites ++.t !bete The
tut, tt.it: rt t,%\ irtttidlrll
which lite ar.. lit ctpdnd to
f tleiUtl'. 1 LAMP. Elle Want:.
Different 'tasks
(les•, of cwt %settles-• and
elet:tliciau- wets in each .01-
[1w
ofthe tour work crews. Both
. Marb:tt.:tnd'Tyler did eles:ut-
al w and other ...instruc-
tion tasks Jant' was to charge
of gettint supplies from the
.local hardware store as need-
ct! She hough! i.i t1t,ts for-
int.
urlht wtirket 1, stat k oft dltel
alst• Itlifidocd it, It:dnih a lork
pian+, i+ ,sort too Each
gloul• slid (htte(etit tasks
Sulnme:r did some painting
and worked art Mc tool
•-I' tamest every couple ut
httur .tit .ate 'tit tlitgrk'
tit► u1JLh; ht d.tn Kraus tf
vvu Paco: -workouy un a
rooltuh "11+est was no thuC
dot or lightning, \ou could
sec (t, ciuucl` cumtnt in and
get c)uwt, Ir would ram 1(1 or
15 minUlta did then you'd go
back up. -
The
p. -1 he dry season was sup-
posed to be drliyinL when the
crews weir: there. The
Vtrtt.xnts had good weather. h
mostly ia►icd at night for
their two weeks Marten said
(inc group had about six inch-
es of ram running down the
road at one time.
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W RE - • yler Papple
installs wiring after the new
roof is installed.
AERIAL VIEW - Summer Papple, tight: is fastened to a safety harness as she works on the
roof of the school. in the background, students in uniform tile out of the high school.
"Nicaragua gets about lout
Mei !VS of rain a year.. said
Summer.
Alter checking the strength
ot the cement and walls of
the school. it Was determined
by the first crew that columns
had to be put 111 place to hold
Mc trusses When the ptcces
weer put together. each truss
weighed about 1.200-1.301)
lbs. AI took Is of us to turn
'then" over to weld both
sides.- said Marlen. Thr crew
load no columns. au they had
to get creative with materials
At one point they thought of
scoutiii;• the wrecked ships
from the '8$ hurricane. But
sufneuar came along with
some ptpt• and that was cut
Into secttuns for columns.
huotutgs then had to bre dug
out ut the cement !Ivor and
supported''•Wc had no rick
hammer. It was all done ht
pick and shovel.' said
Marten.
All of the cement was
mixed b) hand The water
Wits carried by hand in list
gallon pails Gra‘,..•' sand and
cement were also earned by
hand. Tyler sant ar Nicaraguan
buy. who looked no nttitc
than seven. castled .i 41) -kg
bat!. of cement on his shout
tiers to the site and almost
collapsed when he got there.
Toler found it a little frus-
tracing that often locals
would find the most difficult
way ut completing a task
Theo kit ,t nearby wheelbar-
n►'w sitting Idle as isles
moved cement blocks t
ttattd but rust made another
pile lot somebody else to
carry . Or a truck full of sup-
plies would be parked a black
away outcast uI right in front
01 a dour to make lar chole
work in the out conditions
BarrelRolling
Jane went to hu% gas for
ogre cit the engines on the
work site and was asked to
sec it thou would deliver it
Site was told it had to br•
rolled down the street ut a
45 -gallon drum That's how
they till up the pumps at the
station when Ihev bring the
gas in ieum the harbour
There', no tanker truck Mei.
roll lull barrels of 1ucl•up the
rutted road it, the gas statism
Money is so scarce m
Nicaragua .that when you.
bought it pop at local store.
the% d pout 11 into it I)tastit
bag. put a straw on it and.Uc u
shut. '!"hey kept the bottle Iur
the deposit The Country Is
abitut (t► per cent Spanish
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ELECTRICAL WORK - Marten Vincent, right, helps put
new wtnngln the schpol with Eric Shantiings-and lilnerarti.
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