Life without yellow iron

Oct 22, 2012

This photo gallery of the “coal mines” in India ought to remind us to be thankful of what we have in this country, including machines that have vastly reduced the manual labor needed for food clothing and shelter.

Anybody want to go back to a simpler time? Better be prepared to work yourself to the bone. The good old days weren’t all that good.

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Bobcat's next-generation E20 mini excavator

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