The Pothole
Fourteen reports, two years and one reference number. So the street stopped waiting for the ref.
StarringRassieOom KallieTannie Marietjie
Panel 1. Day 731.
- Oom Kallie: Fourteen reports. Two years. One reference number.
- Rassie: Then we stop waiting for the ref.
Panel 2. Saturday. The neighbourhood squad.
- Tannie Marietjie: Tea at the break. Not before.
Panel 3. - Oom Kallie: The municipality just replied. Inspection scheduled for March.
- Rassie: Tell them it’s full time. We won.
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Panel 1
The front wheel of Oom Kallie’s bakkie sits deep in an enormous pothole. Oom Kallie holds up his phone while Rassie studies the hole.
Caption: Day 731.
Oom Kallie: Fourteen reports. Two years. One reference number.
Rassie: Then we stop waiting for the ref.
Panel 2
Neighbours of all ages form a line passing buckets of gravel into the pothole. Rassie tamps it flat while Tannie Marietjie arrives with a tray of tea.
Caption: Saturday. The neighbourhood squad.
Tannie Marietjie: Tea at the break. Not before.
Panel 3
On the freshly patched road Rassie stands holding a shovel beside a neighbour and Oom Kallie, both with their arms folded, admiring the smooth tar.
Oom Kallie: The municipality just replied. Inspection scheduled for March.
Rassie: Tell them it’s full time. We won.
