Overhead bag lifting device - GIF

[hemmjo]

Those guys have an easy job.

Saw a similar “dance” several years ago in the Dominican Republic. Picture this happening. Five guys + 1 on the trailer. 40’ flatbed overloaded with 100 (not 94) pound paper cement sacks. A couple of the guys had a folded rag on their head. HOT day, sweat dripping from them. One guy on the trailer sliding a sack off on to each guy. Not easy just off the trailer and down onto a head. The guys knees almost buckle as the 100 pounds lands on them. A big puff of cement dust escapes each bag as it lands along with the dust that had already leaked out during the loading and transport. The cement dust caked on the men as it stuck to their sweat. Then they have to walk about 100 feet to enter the storage building. The truck could not get any closer on the narrow street. Stack the bag. Go back for another. I figured it would take 5 guys 80 trips to unload 40,000 pounds of of cement. AND they had to walk about 3 miles. Half of those 3 with cement on their head!!!’

It hurt me to see that, but I know those Guy were happy to have work that day. So many people have no idea what real work is like. Whenever I catch myself thinking, “this is hard”, remembering that day jerks me back to reality.