My Jack Retired
| December 9th, 2009A big part of beginning a new work among Hispanics in an urban setting is locating them. Sure, demographic reports can give an idea of concentration. However, I’m looking to meet people, and to meet people I have to know where they live.
One of the best ways to figure out where they live is to do a windshield survey. It’s pretty simply, really. Just start driving.
Pen and paper at hand.
I’ve put a lot of miles on the Aerostar doing this, identifying over 100 Latino households.
Last week I was on one such survey when I hit a nail. The nail proceeded to relieve my front passenger side tire of most of its air, making it difficult to drive.
I was excited to find that my jack hadn’t been used in so long that it had apparently gone into early retirement. It didn’t work.
It wasn’t too far back to the seminary. So, I walked. It was a nice day and I probably needed the exercise anyway.
