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Mixing concrete the Haitian way
First find some aggregate - small boulders and rocks and pebbles and sand and clay and stuff
- to add to the cement to give it something to stick to
Then haul the aggregate to your work area
Add water
Mix it on the ground with a shovel
Add more rocks, gravel, sand, water, etc. to get it to desired consistency
Bring friends to help as needed
Take breathers from time to time
(Don't worry about the lumps)
Shovel two or three shovels-full into a bucket
Pass the full bucket along the bucket brigade and get another empty bucket to ladle more concrete into
Repeat until work is done and/or concrete is out (or rock-hard)
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