Moving Large Containers

bobm

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NY Boy... if I can move 32 tons of 100 -to 700 pound boulders up to 100 ft. over soft sandy soil + gravel areas using nothing more than a wrecking bar, furniture dolly and a chain and then maneuver each one of them into retainer walls for raised beds all by myself, surely you can move a couple fig and citrus potted plants and show everyone how manly you really are. :thumbsup
 

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Everyone has their talents. bobm you seem to be a tackle anything kind of guy, a lot like my neighbor. You could drop that guy out of a helicopter in the wilderness with a Q-Tip and come back 3 months later to admire the shopping mall he built. Then there are the folks that have their talents in another direction like another friend of mine. The guy is brilliant, runs the tech department for a major hospital in Houston's medical center, just brilliant, but couldn't change a door knob out.

I have never personally met Nyboy, but something tells me his talents don't lie in moving large heavy objects. He said something about building a small bridge over a ditch that I am sure he was very proud of--until it collapsed and injured a friend of his. If he tried to lift a heavy pot, he would probably tear something loose in his back. (no offense Nyboy) Yeah, proper lifting is done with squatting and lifting with your leg muscles, but how many people actually know that, if they have never had safety training. My own DH just doesn't have a clue..... (shhhh.....don't tell him I said that)
 

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labor day weekend I went to empty a mop pail, felt something pull in my back thought this isnt't going to be good. could stand straight for a week after. Pain would make me cry. Could not believe the drugs clients carried on them and offered, Winona Ryder would have been in heaven. Bays right I do have my talents ( I make a mean cocktail) but being butch isn't one of them. Bob you must have a body like a greek god to be able to do all that, all I can say is Lucky wife God bless!
 
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We use the tractor! We put the potted plant into the bucket and lift it to the top step of the house. From there we use wheels to get it where we want it... The tractor is an oldie, but a goodie! Good luck!
 
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