Indian machine operators and truckers

Small and very interesting story about the Indian workers and their working methods through the eyes of our man.

I want to talk about Indian drivers and mechanics - iron men with a child's spirit. I have them always caused a deep respect - for the fact that they worked like hell, in any conditions. Ask - always? Of course not. If an employer - a mug and pay for the process, the Indian carrier, like any self-respecting hunky not miss a chance to roll the fool - and how the soldier sleeps - the service goes. But if the driver gets the money for the result - here the picture is completely different. Indian truckers practically live on the road, visiting home only occasionally, and for many house - their car.





Food prepared themselves, using public catering - unaffordable luxury



The usual breakfast truckers - tortilla chapati baked in the blowtorch, but tea



By the way, these homemade hot chapatis - awesome tasty, believe me!



Wash truckers often in the rain, sleeping in the cabin or in the hammock under the body



In order not to fall asleep at the wheel (and they spend behind the wheel for at least 15-18 hours per day), drivers chew betel nut - a light toning drug. This saves not always so accident on the road - not a rare phenomenon





Accidents do not always happen on driver fatigue. Often this is due to the fact that the machines are loaded beyond measure - until the spring to the other side will not bend



The center of gravity is shifted upwards to tip over, just a sharp bend at speed. But what is interesting - the total number of road accidents in India - about the same as in Russia. This is despite the fact that there are 10 times as many cars and people



And it is - a place of a driver's assistant, helper. Left, the passenger seat in the truck - lengthwise to fit more people. Indians ride to go a lot - it is cheaper and sometimes the driver may free throw



But the drivers are really cool. Managed hefty trailer on narrow, winding roads - it will not ram nachhat





The same can be said about the mechanics



These guys can work in any environment





Ingenuity beyond belief - like a kind of tractor you Carlson? Fly True, he is not able, for winnow rice - easily!



By the way, about unpretentiousness Indian working people - it this Indian Head office filling station



Who's complaining about overcrowding in the workplace and the lack of air conditioning?



He and I worked well together - the expert specialist always understand - this is not a policy



Sometimes they are given here by our workshops:





And once we celebrated the Day of the Indian driver. More precisely, it is the day of St. Swayambhu Vishwakarma, who, according to legend, is the architect of the universe. But the whole workman people in India celebrate this holy day as their professional holiday - the builders, architects, mechanics and.



On the eve of the mechanic Venod Kumar asked me to sponsor this event and the money to buy flowers and sweets



and consecrated in the temple instruments



In the morning lovingly decorated with flowers and pipelay swastikas



And on the table in front of him put an icon Vishwakarma, sweets, coconut and consecrated instruments



Then we gathered for the event, lit candles and incense sticks, said a prayer in honor of the saint and asked him to help us in our work and life



Then I, as the boss, had the honor of the first to break the coconut caterpillar pipelayer, the rest of mechanics too hryapnuli coconuts and leaving them in a bucket from the diesel (another net was not found). Suresh rinsed nuts vykolupal bounty screwdriver and too accustomed to the treat





And then we all Venod anointed the foreheads of the holy temple paint - we are now in the care of the saint Vishwakarma and we will be happy!



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