Wednesday, March 11, 2009

They call me Mister Alan

Actually, it is more like "Meester Alan"
and "they" are the guys imported from Mexico City to erect the cell phone mast
and the nicest guys they are.
Its a motley crew and they truly work hard. All is done by hand. The holes are dug by hand, the re-bar constructed by hand and all the cement is mixed by hand and carried by the bucketful, stepping over the pieces of the monster mast taking up a great deal of space by the stagnant pool where they haul their water supply, by hand.
And they seem in such good spirits all day long, even when they get their break late, and even when they work so late that I have to turn on all the lights outside so they can see where they are going.
They are great guys
their bosses in Mexico City, not so much.

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