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Beasts of Burden

toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
edited July 8, 2016 in Street and Documentary
So... at a dinner in Kathmandu a feminist advocate who is part of the government.

She told a story about crossing a rural creek while on a speaking tour:

The women were concerned about her crossing the creek and wanted to carry her across on one's back with a headband. The woman is about 140 lb and the task they wanted to undertake sounds crazy (she demurred): until you see some of this...

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Age is no barrier...
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Then there is this (for a wedding)....
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Rags

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    David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,190 moderator
    edited July 2, 2016
    Oh my! Powerful images that make my back hurt looking through them. A good portion of the world works that way, though.
    My Smugmug
    "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
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    RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,929 moderator
    edited July 3, 2016
    Good set, Rags. I don't think I've ever seen the headband method before. The last shot made me laugh.
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    toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2016
    Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated
    Rags
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    black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,321 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2016
    Great shots, Rags. Those poor folks in that region have been taking a real pounding, haven't they?

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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    toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2016
    Thanks Tom

    They sure have taken hits...

    The incredible deal is;

    that other countries have "gifted" money to get it repaired two years ago

    and the politicians running the gov't can't agree on how to proceed... the money sits... the danger remains....
    Rags
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    JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,881 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2016
    Good set Rags. It is amazing what people have to do to get by.
    Cristóbal


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    toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2016
    Thanks Juano...
    Rags
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