In Greensburg

Two or three of us were up early today to get a jump start on our Greensburg stories.

I was awake shortly after 3 because my Coleman air mattress gradually deflated during the night. By 3:30, I was flat on the basement floor in the Sunday school classroom where we bunked.

Figuring I could beat the shower crowd and catch up on my work, Cort Anderson and I were ready to get into our media room — the church parlor — by 5. But the key wouldn’t open the door. Several people with volunteer groups staying at the church offered their assistance to no avail. We even tried the door leading from the women’s restroom into the parlor.

We waited until 6:45 to call the pastor at home to get his master key to the church. It opened the door without a hitch. It’s shortly after 7. So much for that early start.