Pouring Concrete

It’s summer which means road and building construction. It drives drivers and pedestrians crazy. Sorry. I think it’s called infrastructure upgrading. But what happens if it rains, and it’s the day to pour concrete?

First of all, do they still use concrete? Some buildings are made of panels. Trucks bring in prefabricated walls, assemble them on site and voila, you have a whole floor. Anyway, let’s assume the construction industry still uses concrete. How do they handle rain? Do they postpone it and what are the cost implications because the cement truck arrived, just when the sky downloaded rain?

It’s all about Plan B. Construction companies probably include the rain in the budget, but humans seldom do. Money is the main reason why we can only plan for today and not for tomorrow’s rain. Having picnics in the park kills two birds with one stone, and make that many birds. We would love to have Plan B if it rains, but it would mean booking a community hall for the large family. Guess what? It doesn’t rain. Is the deposit refundable? No, it’s not.

Because we don’t have money, we live on hope. We hope it doesn’t rain.  We keep our fingers crossed that the car will last another year, because there’s no money right now for a good used car. We keep our fingers crossed we’ll get a decent tax cheque, so we can fix the leak in the living room. We keep playing the Lotto with the hope that we’ll win one day and pour concrete on all financial problems.

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.