filled to their hoods with rain water and street signs peeking out of the murky water. “Have you ever seen ‘The Walking Dead?’ ... It’s like that with water,” Hooper said. They spent the majority of their time handing out waters to those waiting out the flood waters and found joy in handing out Oreos and snacks to children barely old enough to walk. One father smiled for what seemed like the first time in a week after his child was handed a sweet treat, Andrew said. When they made it to the residential areas and began checking on families door by door, Hooper said he realized some families just wanted to chat. After four days of no energy, a new face was exactly what they wanted, he said. The same husband that looked at his drowning Roomba looked at his prized possession, the flooded Zebra-striped Expedition that took him years to find, and “his smile never left his face.” S U M M E R 2 018 | THE K A PPA A LPH A JOUR NA L
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