9 things only Secunda residents can relate to

The Ridge Times had a visit from our head office the other day and a person visiting from Pretoria immediately took out his allergy medication and said: “I have learned to pack in my allergy meds when I visit Secunda, because I immediately suffer from sinus problems.”

This made us think of the unique town we live in and gave us the idea to entertain our readers with this article.

We took to the Ridge Times Facebook page and asked our readers what makes the town unique according to them, and we received an astonishing 63 comments.

Some made us laugh and others just made us cringe.

With no further ado, here is a list of the top 10 things only “Secundalites” can relate to:

1. Spending a big sum of our pay on sinus medication

…or inventing our own cheap way to get rid of that irritating feeling. Maybe you can try this at home?

2. That foul egg, fart-like, horrible smell some mornings

Some call the town “Stinkfontein” and blame gasses coming from Sasol. Have you also gotten the stink eye from the person sitting next to you in the car blaming the smell on you? So embarrassing!

3. The colourful hairstyles some Secunda residents love

That time when you ask a friend if the hair stylist’s hand had slipped and she tells you her hair is supposed to look like that.

4. The mystery of how traffic circles work

Especially the traffic circle at the Secunda Mall. It seems we just can’t figure it out

5. The unofficial Secunda fashionable overalls everywhere

A Facebook reader captioned this as the Secunda jeans! and another sent us this photo.

Also read: Top 10 service delivery issues in Secunda

6. The so called “flicker robot” when you enter Secunda from Evander

It seems that however hard they try, the municipality just can’t figure out how to fix that robot without it flickering again. Sometimes there is no traffic officials directing traffic. And for some reason Secunda motorists also do not know how a four-way stop works.

7. The unofficial “race car” driving in front of Inferno when it closes

https://www.facebook.com/salamondaniel/videos/10213070376337396/

Okay, so maybe you are guilty. The party animals love to spin their cars in the driveway and race home afterwards.

8. Expensive housing

Yes, housing is expensive everywhere, but doesn’t it feel as though we have to pay more for rent than people in other towns?

9. Driving to the “Pampoenhuisies” for “one last dop”

I honestly did not know what this was about. Apparently residents can buy booze at something called the”Pampoenhuisies” after the bottle stores have closed.

Also read: Sasol admits to struggling to remove poisonous gasses from the air