Comments on: Whistle While You Work http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513 Musings from and about living in Mexico Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:28:37 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bob Mrotek http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-945498 Bob Mrotek Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:42:39 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-945498 Calypso and John A, I think you have something there. What are people going to do, wash each other's cars and cut each other's grass for a living? This question surfaced in 1811 in England with the Luddite movement and the theme of the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's manifesto was "the Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race". I wouldn't go that far because without the Industrial Revolution we couldn't be blogging about it but somewhere between the two there is a nugget of truth. Calypso and John A,
I think you have something there. What are people going to do, wash each other’s cars and cut each other’s grass for a living? This question surfaced in 1811 in England with the Luddite movement and the theme of the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto was “the Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race”. I wouldn’t go that far because without the Industrial Revolution we couldn’t be blogging about it but somewhere between the two there is a nugget of truth.

]]> By: John A http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-944870 John A Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:24:17 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-944870 It's the same way in China too. WIth that many people, it is good that they are kept busy. I wonder what will make the U.S. government wake up. I think only something like anarchy in the streets and the social unrest of the 1960s will make the government take notice. Maybe it is too late . . . nobody has the guts to protest and organize in that kind of way. There are no leaders in the U.S. It’s the same way in China too. WIth that many people, it is good that they are kept busy.

I wonder what will make the U.S. government wake up. I think only something like anarchy in the streets and the social unrest of the 1960s will make the government take notice.

Maybe it is too late . . . nobody has the guts to protest and organize in that kind of way. There are no leaders in the U.S.

]]> By: John Calypso http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-944378 John Calypso Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:29:20 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-944378 Bob if anyone is tilting at windmills it is the U.S. war effort. Keeping people working has to be a good thing - perhaps re-education (re-training) needs to be in step with mechanization? Bob if anyone is tilting at windmills it is the U.S. war effort.

Keeping people working has to be a good thing – perhaps re-education (re-training) needs to be in step with mechanization?

]]> By: bob cox http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-944195 bob cox Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:43:23 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-944195 Occasionally when I see many hombres out doing work that might be more easily done with heavy equipment I scoff at the inefficiency; the labor intensiveness. ----------------------------------------------- That's why Don Quixote was tilting at windmills...to keep the underdogs in jobs. Occasionally when I see many hombres out doing work that might be more easily done with heavy equipment I scoff at the inefficiency; the labor intensiveness.
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That’s why Don Quixote was tilting at windmills…to keep the underdogs in jobs.

]]> By: frankania http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-943718 frankania Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:41:20 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-943718 Philosophical (spelling?) question indeed. I am here in Nayarit building a beach house. Today, I took my truck and drove 100 m down the road where a sand and gravel truck mistakenly dumped our sand and gravel. I happily shoveled it into my pickup and hauled it to our project. Several truckload trips later, I felt happy to have salvaged the situation. Efficient? No. At one time I made $100 dollars/hour in Pennsylvania solving electronic problems (also happily). There is a psychological reward for dominating a situation, and for me it is about half physical and half mental. Hence the happy Mexican gas-man. life is good. Philosophical (spelling?) question indeed. I am here in Nayarit building a beach house. Today, I took my truck and drove 100 m down the road where a sand and gravel truck mistakenly dumped our sand and gravel. I happily shoveled it into my pickup and hauled it to our project. Several truckload trips later, I felt happy to have salvaged the situation. Efficient? No. At one time I made $100 dollars/hour in Pennsylvania solving electronic problems (also happily). There is a psychological reward for dominating a situation, and for me it is about half physical and half mental.
Hence the happy Mexican gas-man. life is good.

]]> By: Leslie Limon http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-943664 Leslie Limon Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:31:30 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-943664 We too have a stationary gas tank on our roof. It was there when we moved in. My 5 year old son has said that he wants to be a gas man when he grows up. He says that they have a cool job. They get to drive all around town making noise and they get to climb on roofs. :) We too have a stationary gas tank on our roof. It was there when we moved in.

My 5 year old son has said that he wants to be a gas man when he grows up. He says that they have a cool job. They get to drive all around town making noise and they get to climb on roofs. :)

]]> By: John Calypso http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-943662 John Calypso Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:23:13 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-943662 Steve - debatable issue for sure - my take is everyone that wants to work in Mexico has a job - I don't believe that is the case in the U.S. - and yes the Mexican workers are definitely happier. Bliss - Man made or hand made certainly has a greater truth to it here in Mexico ;-) Leah - Having the heat source closer to the hot water departure point is always a good idea - I have no real problem with the tank on the roof. Just rather amazed that the service people are filling those tanks with a smile - rain or shine ;-) Carlos -Oops - and here I am the man with a compass and a GPS. Duh - I made the change thank you. Steve – debatable issue for sure – my take is everyone that wants to work in Mexico has a job – I don’t believe that is the case in the U.S. – and yes the Mexican workers are definitely happier.

Bliss – Man made or hand made certainly has a greater truth to it here in Mexico ;-)

Leah – Having the heat source closer to the hot water departure point is always a good idea – I have no real problem with the tank on the roof. Just rather amazed that the service people are filling those tanks with a smile – rain or shine ;-)

Carlos -Oops – and here I am the man with a compass and a GPS. Duh – I made the change thank you.

]]> By: Leah Flinn http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-943646 Leah Flinn Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:23:23 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-943646 I admit, I have a gas tank on the rooftop. That is because the person who set up our water system placed one tank in the ground for the downstairs water, and a tank on the roof for the upstairs water. Upstairs is where the bathroom & shower is, so when we decided we wanted hot water for showers in the fall, the only option was to hook up a gas tank & hot water heater on the roof. Our gas guy never complains about hauling it up there, in fact, neither does the water guy or any other delivery service person when they are inconvenienced. I admit, I have a gas tank on the rooftop. That is because the person who set up our water system placed one tank in the ground for the downstairs water, and a tank on the roof for the upstairs water. Upstairs is where the bathroom & shower is, so when we decided we wanted hot water for showers in the fall, the only option was to hook up a gas tank & hot water heater on the roof. Our gas guy never complains about hauling it up there, in fact, neither does the water guy or any other delivery service person when they are inconvenienced.

]]> By: 1st Mate http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-943645 1st Mate Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:40:18 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-943645 The workers doing my ramada/flood control project are carrying rocks one at a time, buckets of sand one at a time, shaping rocks for the wall one at a time. No machines. It would make gringo workers crazy. But I'll be able to say it's all hecho a mano. The workers doing my ramada/flood control project are carrying rocks one at a time, buckets of sand one at a time, shaping rocks for the wall one at a time. No machines. It would make gringo workers crazy. But I’ll be able to say it’s all hecho a mano.

]]> By: Carlos http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513&cpage=1#comment-943584 Carlos Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:34:13 +0000 http://www.vivaveracruz.com/blog/?p=1513#comment-943584 Hidalgo is one way south east. Just wanted you to know I was paying attention. Hidalgo is one way south east. Just wanted you to know I was paying attention.

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