What is your favorite worker picture?

Like so many of you, we have many pictures of the workers who have worked at our home. But this, I think --- I often change my mind----is my favorite picture of one of the workers

Fernando


What is your favorite worker picture??

Diane

I had to fire mine..

Reminds me of this one. Anyone know who shot this?

This one is of my two primary workers, Martin(half hidden) and Miguel, in late June '07 working on my roof. It also is the first day that the "suspension bridge" of the wall that holds my passive solar windows is without a post support. It was attached to the small piece of plywood below window.



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that's what i saw first...the feet

look at the size of those "hoofs"

The Workers

I love "Baja Gothic"

CaboRon

Loreto worker

Saw this worker while in Loreto last year. He was putting stucco above the window so he was moving side-to-side on his 'scaffolding'. He did finish the job without falling off but it sure looked precarious.

Not a worker,

but another interesting scaffolding. OSHA approved?

American Gothic redos...

Good stuff about America's famous Midwest painting, Skipjack Joe. That tv show was a true comedy classic.

bajadock..you are right on.



edited so as not to further highjack this thread..and to stop me from laughing.

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Hey Roge,

Everyone looks mean and lean but you.
Not pulling your "weight"

Well...don't know about that, vandy...but I did stay at a Holiday Express last night and threw a wiseguy out the second floor window who 'admired' my middle-aged spread. Just kidding...of course.

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Originally posted by Pompano Well...don't know about that, vandy...but I did stay at a Holiday Express last night and threw a wiseguy out the second floor window who 'admired' my middle-aged spread. Just kidding...of course.

Boy, oh boy,
in my days you didn't flock with wiseguys if you knew what was good for your health.

But, all kidding aside, when is the Sashimi ready so I can bring by those dog chips I so religeously dried for your chipping exercises.

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This is one of my favorite Baja worker photos. They are cooking our lunch in the kitchen of the school bus taco stand in El Rosario.
Bob H

The man on the right is our contractor, Martin Sanchez. This is the last photo of him doing hands-on work; he's a big jefe now.

Child labor, too. And he keeps coming back.

gringo help at wet buzzard

helping mama cruz

more kitchen help

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenter

my kind of work..I got paid in lobster for being the photog

two doors down

and yes the truck still runs

After Henrieta this summer these guys spent two days digging out my flooded boat house.

Here's part of the mess she left:

Here is what it looked from the out side. The waves blew down the door and everything just washed in. When the storm was over the beaches were clean. But I think she wanted to leave me a message about building a boat house.

The Sea gives up her bounty to hard workers.

Server... La Paz Carnival

When's the last time you had an old fashioned shoe shine?


Tecate



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Fortunately...

...I can't remember when I last owned shoes that needed to be shined.

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Originally posted by BMG Quote: Originally posted by tripledigitken When's the last time you had an old fashioned shoe shine? ...I can't remember when I last owned shoes that needed to be shined.

Besides our chacos, birks, mesh hiking boots and shoes, well, I think there are a couple of very dusty pairs of shoes stuffed away somewhere just in case.

But I love that shoeshine picture.

Diane

I last had my boots shined in the plaza in Loreto. The shine guy was a proud professional, and his buddy was a crack-up.
I got some really nice maintenance on my heavy hiding boots, and was tremendously entertained; both by the whole experience, and by the antics of these two grown men hiding their beer from the police officer who is always standing on the corner by the old bank. They aren't allowed to drink in the plaza.

Ain't life grand when us bourgeoisie have the leisure to trade snapshots of "our" proletarians.
This thread rouses my Marxist tendencies.

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Originally posted by mtgoat666 Quote: Originally posted by jdtrotter Like so many of you, we have many pictures of the workers who have worked at our home. But this, I think --- I often change my mind----is my favorite picture of one of the workers What is your favorite worker picture?? Ain't life grand when us bourgeoisie have the leisure to trade snapshots of "our" proletarians. This thread rouses my Marxist tendencies.

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Originally posted by mtgoat666 Ain't life grand when us bourgeoisie have the leisure to trade snapshots of "our" proletarians. This thread rouses my Marxist tendencies.

Goat, if you haven't noticed, Marx's theories have failed completely. The only countries that still proclaim to follow them are dictatorships - not to mention what happened in the Soviet Union where the "dictatorship of the proletariat" was a direct descendant of those same ideas. So, what does it say about you when you declare yourself to have "Marxist tendencies"? Hmmmm?

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Originally posted by Roberto Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 Ain't life grand when us bourgeoisie have the leisure to trade snapshots of "our" proletarians. This thread rouses my Marxist tendencies. Goat, if you haven't noticed, Marx's theories have failed completely. The only countries that still proclaim to follow them are dictatorships - not to mention what happened in the Soviet Union where the "dictatorship of the proletariat" was a direct descendant of those same ideas. So, what does it say about you when you declare yourself to have "Marxist tendencies"? Hmmmm?

Okay then...

...this will have to be my favorite 'worker photo' from now on. This poor idiot was practically worked to death.

Senior Candelario Casa Salas

Senior Salas was the General Contractor on this particular commercial job and a few of the homes built on my street.

On my daily walk into town, I noticed he was the only one working that day. I yelled up to him, “where are your workers”? He embarrassingly said, “they all had too much fun at the fiesta last night”.

My heart went out to him. My Father was a General Contractor. I can remember early morning calls to his people, trying to get them to come to work and finish a job. After futile attempts, he would have resolve and go change into his overalls.

I can honestly say, there was not one beam erected or nail struck on my home without me being appreciative for the trades. Now, there is shoddy and sloppy, OK, and so-so. Then, there are the masters. They eyeball without using a level and take great pride in their craft. Today, I still think I’m not worthy of fetching a hammer, brush, or trowel for them.

Thank you for reading - Deb

The crew after 35 tons of sand, rock and debris removal



Arco nuevo-excellent job



Spa treasure-stolen the next day