Post #1350

A couple of weeks ago, the water pipe that supplies my building, the school next door and a number of small businesses, burst. A local handyman examined the problem and did all he could. But on this occasion his solution was very “artisanal”. He lifted the drain and tied up a shitload of old shirts in the spot where the water was leaking. Let’s say the leak became less obvious but still very much unsolved. It reminded me of one time when a pipe burst in my house and I temporarily fixed it with cork from a bottle cap. Only in this case there were hundreds of people affected. It was obvious that a proper solution needed, as a minimum, to break the pavement and replace the pipe altogether. In other words, something to be done by the proper authorities. https://venezuelanalysis.com/columns/tales-of-resistance-public-services-and-market-logic/