Me and my Boys

               One of the Australian Administration buildings in Konedobu, is without air conditioning, we get the call early one morning. I attend and find the mechanical switchboard had burned out during the night in one of the many thunderstorms we experience in Port Moresby.

             We can't have the building without air conditioning for very long. The staff, mostly european, cannot cope too well working in these extremely high temperatures and humidity levels

             I get Metu and Tom to remove the burnt out components, head back to the office and order replacement materials. I need to hurry and get back to the job quickly. The boys need to be supervised constantly or they spend hours trying to unscrew bolts that hold the components in place the screwdriver the wrong way. They need to be reminded, 'Wrong way, Tommy'.

              While I am in the plant room, I also check the rest of the refrigeration machinery. Konedobu is the area in Port Moresby where most of the Administration Buildings are situated. During the week, there are hundreds of european office workers going hither and dither from buildings to buildings, all air conditioned by Carrier Air Conditioning.

            Weekends the place is deserted. Europeans gather for sporting activities or hold parties or drive to some of the beaches for relaxation.