Rjr Bricks

Our place is on Nehruji Main Road in Vadipatti. It is a busy enough road with people going about their business. We have been sitting here with our stacks of bricks for quite some time. The yard is usually full of red stacks, and there is always a truck or a tractor parked somewhere near the entrance. Vadipatti is a good place to be, but the sun can be quite strong in the afternoons. We have a small shed where we keep the records and escape the heat for a bit. There is no air conditioning, just the breeze if we are lucky. We spend the hours counting bricks and making sure the loads are balanced for transport. It is a lot of heavy work, and our backs feel it by the end of the week. We do not use any fancy machines for everything; a lot of it is just manual labor. People from the neighborhood stop by to chat or ask about a delivery. We keep things very simple here. There are no big meetings or corporate talk. We just handle the bricks and make sure the count is right when someone buys a load. The ground is hard and dusty, and the sound of the main road is always there in the background. It is a decent way to make a living, even if it is a bit tiring.