Last April Wakana and I went to the mayor's office to request a load of crushed coral to fill in a few holes in the back yard. They never delivered. More recently the garbage truck has not been picking up our trash because the trees were overhanging the road. One of the neighbors must have complained because they cleared out ALMOST all the trees by pushing them down with the backhoe. They did not clear the last section nearest our house and once more the garbage truck did not pick up our trash.

Today on the way home from work I stopped into the mayor's office. I requested the load of coral and to have the trees pushed back. I then proceeded home and lay down for my after-school break. I heard some heavy machinery somewhere but thought nothing of it. Wakana came home and told me there was a backhoe working on the trees. Sure enough the mayor's office had mobilized immediately. After he finished with the trees he brought in a load of coral for the muddy road the farmer uses and one for us to use.

I like this mayor and Talofofo in general.