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Every construction project in the world has an overseer

April showers bring May construction here in the south of Italy. It was wet and cool here and a lot of outdoor projects were postponed. Now, it is dry and everyone is starting up again. Remember my posts about how labor-intensive construction is in a hill-town? Almost everything is moved via a wheel barrow like our young neighbor Alessandro who works on restoring his own house on weekends. 

Today at the bottom of the hill,  in the "suburbs" of Santa Domenica, I watched a large concrete pumper working to pour a floor of a new building. You have all seen similar construction sites in your countries. 




Even in the middle of our historic district, where there is a street, they take advantage of equipment. I love these concrete trucks that have their own pumping capabilities. Very clever.

I used to work with concrete pours at ski areas which were interesting too, but way too expensive for a little job in a little town.  The Italians use helicopters for telecommunications sites and in the mountains.  

If you still have trouble telling whether a post was written by Di or me, this one should be a piece of...concrete.

Guido