Friday, March 29, 2013

Tragedy & Treasure

So the end of January brought a little bit of excitement to my village and I’m sure a whole lot more of excitement to the driver of a Renault Magnum heading south bound on Madagascar’s RN12. On approximately the morning of January 24th 2013 said camion caught fire due to a mechanical malfunction. The fire quickly spread to the fuel system and then proceeded to consume the camion and its contents. The driver escaped without injury however the wreckage remained at the roadside for the next three weeks. During this time various members of my community and other neighboring ones, scuttled the remaining cargo, which apart from: mattresses, batteries, and sardines was predominantly nails, hinges, and roofing metal; all things that respond well to ServPro practices. So all of a sudden I found the majority of my village the proud new owners several Kilos of nails, hinges, and roofing metal but I’ve still yet to any new doors being built.



I can't beleive Renault would put their name on that

The Great Dine Masacre of 2013

In a positive light, one can be certain in the US that those goods would have been scrapped, reclaimed, and perhaps compose the steel of an entirely new and different product. But in this case the products were reclaimed (stolen, scuttled, however you like), repaired and immediately put to use. While the manufacturer recoups his/her losses, the people of Ambalona have enough hardware to easily support their constructive ambitions for the next decade or two. What’s your take?

Salama

Nick

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