Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Poseidon's Square

Poseidon's Square

It's starting to look like a real building site at Poseidon's Square in Handen now. Six apartment buildings will be built here next to the cultural centre. As I took a few photos one of the workers, a truck driver, came up to me. He waited for me to finish shooting, and then asked me if I worked there. Nope, I'm just taking a few quick photos. He then informed me that I couldn't stand where I was shooting, as I was maybe two steps in on the building site, where absolutely nothing was happening. I answered, no worries, I know the building site manager. The truck driver wasn't too impressed by that and responded in Moronic (is that a language?), I really don't give a shit about that. So I told him, also in Moronic, that I don't give a shit about anything he has to say to me. And that was that. I was done, so I took two steps back and was on my way as he took off in his truck.

10 comments:

VP said...

I have had some close encounters with these Moronic-speaking guys, always ready with preposterous claims about this or that place. Moronic is a true international language...

Olivier said...

ca va donner une belle place, l'architecture au fond semble superbe

CaT said...

hahaha. that happened recently to us in the mall; we could not take pics in the mall with a "professional camera". however, taking pics with a phone or "normal" (???) camera was ok, especially if it would be of each other rather than the building itself. as, since 9/11, we could be taking pictures of the building structure of the mall. and malls are terrorist targets these days.
and i really look like a terrorist...

Luis Gomez said...

Great Moronic conversation Steffe!

Eyeliquor 2 said...

Well done!
Image and words :)

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

When you see this thing moving everyday and then somewhere else in another plot of land in the city, it is a good sign !! I think ...

Jack said...

I have engaged in a few Moronic conversations like that one. As VP says, Moronic is an international language.

Hull and Hereabouts said...

Is that moron in charge of the crane? Yipes!

Stefan Jansson said...

No, he was "only" a truck driver. Perhaps he had a bad day.

janerowena said...

No, they are a breed. We have people like that in England, we call them 'A Jobsworth'. As in, 'It's more than my job's worth, to let you do that'.