Jollygoodfellow Posted December 10, 2016 Posted December 10, 2016 Just watching the construction of a pyramid in IT park. No crane required. Although hard to pick out in my photo several guys are manually raising a very heavy steel beam. Would not even be considered where I come from. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Mike J Posted December 10, 2016 Forum Support Posted December 10, 2016 I am always amazed when I see someone using an arc welder. Safety equipment consists of sunglasses and flipflops. I have yet to see a welding helmet, safety shoes, gauntlets, or leather apron. Labor and Industry officials in the USA would have an orgasm just as soon as they finished writing the employer a multi-thousand dollar fine! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted December 10, 2016 Posted December 10, 2016 I hear the old pyramids were built by much the same labor. Traditional building methods? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewool Posted December 10, 2016 Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) 8 hours ago, Jollygoodfellow said: Just watching the construction of a pyramid in IT park. No crane required. Although hard to pick out in my photo several guys are manually raising a very heavy steel beam. Would not even be considered where I come from. Get a Zoom lens Edited December 10, 2016 by stevewool forgot the A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogo51 Posted December 11, 2016 Posted December 11, 2016 JGF, Work Place Health and Safety would have a heart attack in Oz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbago Posted December 11, 2016 Posted December 11, 2016 It is going to be a mausoleum for dictators like in Egypt. (maybe it should have been larger, it is not easy to add on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted December 11, 2016 Posted December 11, 2016 2 hours ago, jpbago said: It is going to be a mausoleum for dictators like in Egypt. (maybe it should have been larger, it is not easy to add on) Funny thing is taxes were lower in Egypt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not so old china hand Posted December 11, 2016 Posted December 11, 2016 17 minutes ago, robert k said: Funny thing is taxes were lower in Egypt. I seem to recall reading recently that the workers on the Egyptian pyramids were not slaves but paid tradesmen. AFAICR at least part of their wages were paid in beer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted December 11, 2016 Posted December 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, not so old china hand said: I seem to recall reading recently that the workers on the Egyptian pyramids were not slaves but paid tradesmen. AFAICR at least part of their wages were paid in beer Who said anything about slaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not so old china hand Posted December 11, 2016 Posted December 11, 2016 1 minute ago, robert k said: Who said anything about slaves? Nobody. I just tagged onto your post with some thing that popped into my mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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