davidylan:

hmm its actually correct. "Sweeping" does not necessarily mean using a broom. Yes they do sweep (clear) snow off the sidewalks and streets.

davidylan:

the problem is some of you pigeon-hole a particular word which shows your own limited vocabulary. "Sweep" can be used for a wide variety of meanings.

Yes snow can be swept . . .

stillwater:

@ Tkb

There is nothing like coming back home and having faith there is constant electricity.

Nobody has to pursue me to go and buy fuel because they want to fill up the generator. Then you see me dragging one heavy jerrycan while alighting from okada. Na so one okada man won beat me because I said 'wetin dey worry this man'.
With no light, you can't even use the water pumping machine, that is if water coporation is not ill that month.

I say no more. This body was made to enjoy.

I'll come back when electricity is fixed.

VPG:

David naww, why do you want to use technicality to save this guy, its obvious the guy is a Mutalab.

tanimz:

All my life, I never heard they "swept" snow.

I wasnt critisizing the guy, if you read my reply "well" you'ld have obviously seen that.  

davidylan:

the guy is technically right.

well . . . that says a lot.

tanimz:

And, what are you implying?

tkb417:

hehehehehe
ure a case. as for constant electricity, its like asking OBJ to rule America
i dont know if its possible. The power stations we have in Nigeria were built pre independence when we had few people living in Nigeria and to think those dilapidated utilities are still the ones serving this country is a wonder
abeg stay in America

stillwater:

So how are you surviving it?

tkb417:

im wired 24 hours

i work 8-7 ( Gen all through)
when i get home, my GEN works till morning

weekends - im wired to my GEN till i step out of my house. I have a healthy relationship with a petrol station not too far from my estate and the attendants will die to supply me diesel even when its scarce.

tkb417:

im wired 24 hours

i work 8-7 ( Gen all through)
when i get home, my GEN works till morning

weekends - im wired to my GEN till i step out of my house. I have a healthy relationship with a petrol station not too far from my estate and the attendants will die to supply me diesel even when its scarce.

Ujujoan:

Ain't you exaggerating a little

davidylan:

If he has the money why not?.

@ topic
Purely for career reasons. Will go back when after a few yrs work experience. Tbh . . . there is very little money to be made here. A lot of the folks who live here are slaves to their credit card companies.

Ujujoan:

Ain't you exaggerating a little

davidylan:

If he has the money why not?.

@ topic
Purely for career reasons. Will go back when after a few yrs work experience. Tbh . . . there is very little money to be made here. A lot of the folks who live here are slaves to their credit card companies.

stillwater:

It means it's your house I'll live in then whenever I come to Nigeria. I hope I won't be fetching water from miles away though.

davidylan:

If he has the money why not?.

@ topic
Purely for career reasons. Will go back when after a few yrs work experience. Tbh . . . there is very little money to be made here. A lot of the folks who live here are slaves to their credit card companies.

tkb417:

hehehehe
we dont even have a transformer ( for 4 months now)

so if u dont power a GEN ure on your own (OYO)

almost everybody i know live on GEN 24 hours so whats there to exaggerate about.
I live on my GEN, if i cant anymore, ill run to Accra

tkb417:

I wasnt critisizing the guy, if you read my reply "well" you'ld have obviously seen that.  

drop it tanimz
you can say 'sweep snow'

so lets get back to bizniz

why did you leave 9ja?

Whatever. . .Im not in the mood to argue now, maybe tomorrow.
I left Naija to continue my education.

tkb417:

fetch water?
i dont think water is a problem in Nigeria
we have a borehole in ma house so no wahala

come

tkb417:

didnt want to mention that b4 people call me names

i guess 9ja is the best place for me; when it ceases to be so, ill think of how to join stillwater in USA

tkb417:

fetch water?
i dont think water is a problem in Nigeria
we have a borehole in ma house so no wahala

come

tkb417:

hehehehe
we dont even have a transformer ( for 4 months now)

so if u dont power a GEN ure on your own (OYO)

almost everybody i know live on GEN 24 hours so whats there to exaggerate about.
I live on my GEN, if i cant anymore, ill run to Accra

davidylan:

If he has the money why not?.

@ topic
Purely for career reasons. Will go back when after a few yrs work experience. Tbh . . . there is very little money to be made here. A lot of the folks who live here are slaves to their credit card companies.

Ujujoan:

Water is a problem. You are just lucky to be able to afford a borehole. Most people are not that lucky.

Jezz, when I see the heavy jerricans some kids carry on their head, I shiver!  

davidylan:

There is no inherent advantage to living here in the US if you already have a good degree and its passport. Very very few Nigerians on this site can boast of making anywhere close to $50,000 p.a. That is slave wages . . . you'll be on a mortgage forever, paying for your car piecemeal and watching for the repo man every second. Living on credit cards and hoping for loans to see your kids thru college.

In naija . . . you can make 10 times that amount in one month if you have the right connections. Naija here i come pretty soon! Gen or not, water or not . . . i can build my own mini-local government and enjoy myself.

Ujujoan:

I was referring to the light situation!

Ok, your transformer went bad, I see!

Well if you have enough money to buy fuel like you said, I bet you live in a rich neighbourhood. Why can't you guys arrange for a transformer? or at least repair the one you have    

Ujujoan:

Water is a problem. You are just lucky to be able to afford a borehole. Most people are not that lucky.

Jezz, when I see the heavy jerricans some kids carry on their head, I shiver!

Ujujoan:

Hmmmn! First time I'm hearing something positive from a 'runaway'  

As for me, the only thing that worries me about this country is the security. People have lost value for life. People get killed on the streets and nothing is being done about it. Lives are wasted unnecessarily and the government is indiffernt! It's sad!

FL Gators:

tkb, your house is not the whole Nigeria o

davidylan:

There is no inherent advantage to living here in the US if you already have a good degree and its passport. Very very few Nigerians on this site can boast of making anywhere close to $50,000 p.a. That is slave wages . . . you'll be on a mortgage forever, paying for your car piecemeal and watching for the repo man every second. Living on credit cards and hoping for loans to see your kids thru college.

In naija . . . you can make 10 times that amount in one month if you have the right connections. Naija here i come pretty soon! Gen or not, water or not . . . i can build my own mini-local government and enjoy myself.