Work Party, Part ll

Work Party, Part ll. So the street crew weren't done, as illustrated by these photos. They worked another part of Gokulam for a few days, then back to our street with a vengeance. The crew of 12 or so finished up filling on/stripping out potholes in preparation for the asphalt saturation to begin. The diesel engines roared to life at 4 a.m. and the ensuing mad dash to finish began. Steam rollers followed the dump-crew who shoveled out the mix. These guys are pro's in a tight corner. They double-parked, parallel-parked, drove backwards around palm trees... WAAAAAAY more than any of us ever had to do for our driver's license test! Then, with the street mostly blocked off (this is still India) they finished off, coating the street in a wonderland dusting of snowy-white sand which crunches under our sandals almost like snow. If you click on the pictures, they should come full screen. Look at all the cool machines! Savor the almost soft to the touch sands in the 'archway shot.' That arch is new, so new that they haven't painted it up in 70 colors or so. This is next to the street sweepers village, housing a different street crew. After the flury on our block, as the last picture shows, they revved up their engines and sped across the busy street to work alongside the Ganapati Temple for a few blocks, and I never saw them again.

--- Aeryk ---