Water Worries
Ah sorry boss, but it eh have no water no way.
Maybe we did promise you some water a long time ago but that was yesterday.
Where you from? Carapi-who? How yuh spell dat boss?
It have a place like that in Trinidad? Roger! Rogah! Whey yuh dey, boy?
Rojah, Rojah!Come and hear this nah. You ever hear of a place called Carapi…..boss, whey yuh say yuh living again? Yeah, Carapichina. *Guffaw* *Guffaw*.
Nah boss, sorry no water no matter where. Is dry season, yuh know. Yuh didn’t hear the Prime Minister beg allyuh for patience? Is all about dat doh have water yuh know.
Is Arima, Cunupia, Chaguanas, San Fernando, La Romaine, South Oropouche, Debe, Penal, La Brea and Fyzabad. Is pressha all around yuh know.
What is that about buss main? Yeah well the buss main and them is a problem, we does be lossing plenty water through that. Some ah them main and them around since the 1800’s yuh know. So when Works and them res’ a pave on top ah that the main and dem does buss.
We cyah do nothing about that. What it is you asking me about Alcoa. What Alcoa have to do with anything. Rogah, bossman say how Alcoa go be using the same amount ah water the whole ah Trinidad does use right not and how we promise Alcoa all the water they need. Not me boss man, is Grimes and them who say that. Parder, is millions ah gallons yuh say dey? Whey dem getting dat from?
Anyway bossman, doh frighten, we go put in a work order. Roger, yuh have a pen, boy? Whey dey does keep the form and them?
4 Responses to “Water Worries”
By bandwagonist on Apr 16, 2007 | Reply
couldn’t have done/said it any better… that is d truth
By Crankyputz on Apr 17, 2007 | Reply
Wow could have been a conversation in Mumbai….(minus the yummy trini accent ofcourse)
By Atasha on Apr 19, 2007 | Reply
Ah know a shouldn’t be laughing but ah cyah help it.
By Mani on Apr 20, 2007 | Reply
Thanks bandwagonist, crankyputz and atasha. Atasha, doh worry, I meant you to laugh, lol.