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The road to work

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Wednesday, 30 August 2006 | Views [801]

The skill is to pick what puddle is the shallowest pot hole.

The skill is to pick what puddle is the shallowest pot hole.

My Road to work each day provides me with surprises daily. During this rainy season they have been working on it constantly laying down new rocks and clay which of course with the rain move about daily. At least one thing is constant the potholes never go away they just move from place to place.

I also tend to pass all manner of vehicles carrying all manner of things. I have seen families piled onto all manner of vehicle. I have seen two motos carrying plumbing pipes five metres long between them. I have seen trucks carrying cages and cages of chickens, but I have also seen trucks carrying lots of chickens headless and plucked that are ready for sale all piled up on the back of a ute going to the various markets.

Everyday I think I see at least one truly crazy stunt by a driver that would lead to certain accidents in other countries but here where defensive driving is mandatory it is just another day.

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