A reflection on the passengers in your vehicle...

or the quality of the roads? Or both?

I am sure you have seen the 'Baby on Board' stickers on vehicles. Here I found a unique sticker that lets everyone know there may be a 'Barfer on Board'. The roads here can be quite circuitous and oncoming traffic does come into your lane when going around stopped cars, potholes and landslides. The sticker is appropriate.

We saw this one on a car in Tobago on the weekend.

B.

No twist offs here

Another solution to not having a bottle opener for the beers that arent twist offs here (that would be all of them)....Just rent a car.

B.

Natural security

At the office, we have a sea container full of equipment. It is locked up with a conventional lock and key but it also has a unique security system.
A vine grew over the wall from the neighbour's yard and nicely intertwined itself in the latch mechanism. It works perfect. All I have to do is look out the window and see if we have a problem.

B.

Tropic Hauling

Ever be driving down the highway and wonder what was inside a large truck? Down here, many of the trucks arent enclosed. It might take the mystery out what's being hauled but hey, even wheelbarrows need to be shipped around too. Lots of them.

B.

Small island...small world

Licence plates in Trinidad are quite basic. Large white lettering on a black background. No reference to the country...no reason to. They have three different series - those plates that start with a P (Personal), those with an H (for Hire ie taxis etc) and T (for Truck). We were out for dinner last night and Mimi notice a Lexus in the parkade. Not a big deal, there are Lexussesses here in Trinidad but not with plates from elsewhere.

Small world.

B.

Tipos...I mean, typos......

Wednesday was always a tricky word to spell - when you were 7 years old. Not when you produce a national newspaper like The Guardian.

I noticed this job ad in the paper as well (a different national paper - The Express). Under 'Other Skills' it requires a proficiency in Excel and a Microsoft product I hadnt heard of before. Check out the last line of the ad...in Trinidad, we also have a unique communication system here - known as 'amail'.

B.

Bottle openers

Local Trini beers, Carib and Stag come in bottles that are not twist offs.

So I bought a couple of bottle openers.Seriously.

Just avoid stepping in something inappropriate.

It gives the beer a poopy taste.

B.