DIY Disaster Relief

The neighborhood where I live and work is being considered a possible disaster area by FEMA after tropical depression Ernesto came through last week. I survived relatively unscathed, though some of my neighbors had to be evacuated. In the wake of the storm Red Cross ambulances drove through the area delivering disaster clean-up kits. What's inside these mysterious brown boxes?:

• 1 Mop
  
• 2 Brooms
• 1 "gift from the American Red Cross" bucket (with clean-up instructions on it)
  
• 4 trash bags
• 1 bottle of bleach
• 1 scrub brush
• 1 package of sponges
• 1 package of rubber gloves
• 1 rather scary looking cleaning product called Bully II

Now if only they would come through with some air fresheners for the smell of raw sewage that is pervading the area now that the water has receded.

Next entry I'll show you the brochure on rats that the city just left for me!