Yup, this sand shortage is becoming a right pain in the backside. I currently need about 30000 cubic metres of concrete per month, usually more, for the project I'm on up in Ras Laffan. That's a fair bit of sand, and the concrete plant on site really struggles to keep up a supply of sand.

Incidentally, transport from the sand plant is also a problem - due to various load limits that have been imposed on the roads, each truck can only carry about half a load.

"Never argue with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience."