Monday, September 03, 2007
Wheelsbarrow
You sometimes just wonder where things come from. Being a person that was raised on a farm I tend to blame it on city slickers even though I am a city slicker myself now days and wouldn't have it any other way.
Previously I had mentioned 'chicken balls' and 'chicken fingers'. When I was down on the farm those chickens had neither of those.
This week while looking over the sales flyers another item caught my attention. It has to be designed by city slickers. There big and bold as can be is a wheelbarrow - with two wheels. Huh? Now my understanding of a wheelbarrow is to be able to easily transport material and things by loading it on the tray type box affair and wheeling it to its destination. Having one wheel makes it a bit tippy, but very easy to navigate over various types of terrain. Along with that, it is quite easy to get a heavy load mobile.
Now someone decided to add another wheel. So the first thing it is no longer a wheelbarrow, because wheel is singular. So now we have a wheelsbarrow. Hot dog look at 'er now.
Well I suppose the added wheel would eliminate some of the tippy sensation. But try navigating those two wheels over rough ground, if you can get it rolling. One wheel pivots on its small tire footprint, so would steer rather easily. With two wheels You have to 'drive' the thing where you want to go. Now you will be expending some effort to steer it and get it rolling. Hit an obstruction with one wheel and you kind of just back up and give another go. With two wheels that might not work so well.
Anyway you people enjoy your wheelsbarrow. It would be good for hauling leaves out to the curb providing the driveway is paved. Because it is more stable you can load heavier loads on it. Make sure you can lift it, and remember to go to NuBody's frequently cause you are going to need all the effort you can come up with to get the wheelsbarrow rolling.
-=One Day At A Time=-
This work by NSCAVE is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License
Previously I had mentioned 'chicken balls' and 'chicken fingers'. When I was down on the farm those chickens had neither of those.
This week while looking over the sales flyers another item caught my attention. It has to be designed by city slickers. There big and bold as can be is a wheelbarrow - with two wheels. Huh? Now my understanding of a wheelbarrow is to be able to easily transport material and things by loading it on the tray type box affair and wheeling it to its destination. Having one wheel makes it a bit tippy, but very easy to navigate over various types of terrain. Along with that, it is quite easy to get a heavy load mobile.
Now someone decided to add another wheel. So the first thing it is no longer a wheelbarrow, because wheel is singular. So now we have a wheelsbarrow. Hot dog look at 'er now.
Well I suppose the added wheel would eliminate some of the tippy sensation. But try navigating those two wheels over rough ground, if you can get it rolling. One wheel pivots on its small tire footprint, so would steer rather easily. With two wheels You have to 'drive' the thing where you want to go. Now you will be expending some effort to steer it and get it rolling. Hit an obstruction with one wheel and you kind of just back up and give another go. With two wheels that might not work so well.
Anyway you people enjoy your wheelsbarrow. It would be good for hauling leaves out to the curb providing the driveway is paved. Because it is more stable you can load heavier loads on it. Make sure you can lift it, and remember to go to NuBody's frequently cause you are going to need all the effort you can come up with to get the wheelsbarrow rolling.
-=One Day At A Time=-
This work by NSCAVE is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License
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