Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Zambian ingenuity

If you spend enough time in Zambia, then you're bound to see an item being used for something for which it wasn't designed. Such is the case in this picture. Here we have a wheelbarrow which has lost it's original load receptacle, but there's no need to go to the hardware store, at least not when you have a 55 gallon drum nearby. Just lop that thing in two, and bolt it on the wheelbarrow. That's a done deal. You'll also see a lot of wheelbarrows with a car tire being used, instead of the smaller tire like you see on this one. It looks like a bear to control, but I'm sure it navigates some of the tougher terrain easier.  


Here's another interesting shot from being out in the Zambian reddish, brown clay for too long. My dress shoes were a dusty mess after a day spent outside.

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