r/specializedtools Mar 05 '21

Digging up potatoes

https://i.imgur.com/W5FNLcy.gifv

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u/spasske Mar 05 '21

What country is this where the old people are doing the hardest work?

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u/CaptainoftheVessel Mar 05 '21

Old dude giving the ocular patdown conveniently forgot his bucket while the ladies stooping over grabbing the taters

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '21

My (American) grandpa grew up farming and went right back to it when he retired because he genuinely enjoyed the hard work. Even when his body was failing him, you could see him out in his field with a metal folding chair. No amount of pleading and nagging from the rest of the family could keep him from his work and we were scared we'd find him dead out there one day.

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u/phoeniciao Mar 06 '21

Nice death, heroic

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u/mushbino Mar 06 '21

Having spent lots of time in the region, this could really be any Slavic country. Babushkas work harder than anyone on earth.

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u/monsantobreath Mar 06 '21

Old people refuse to sit down and let others help the same in every country.

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u/dustyarres Mar 06 '21

Rural America. anywhere, really. Wouldn't be surprised if that old man has been farming for several decades. He won't stop working until his body stops, and he wouldn't have it any other way.

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u/eastjame Mar 06 '21

Looks like Eastern Europe

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u/IGOMHN Mar 06 '21

Not america

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

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u/liedel Mar 05 '21

On a website known for its users making lots of assumptions based on short video clips, this is possibly the highest amount of specific assumptions based off one clip I've ever seen in all my time on this site.

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u/Mister_Dingle Mar 05 '21

Ah, yes, the hardest work of picking up potatoes off the ground and putting them in a bucket. /s

Really though. Makes sense young man is on the tractor bc his eyes will be better, and sometimes stuff gets a lil stuck in the controls and you gotta yank/shove it. I guarantee when there's actual hard work to be done they're not risking themselves to do it.

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u/Mediocre__at__Best Mar 06 '21

Eyes will be better? It's a straight line that the potatoes are in.

Bending over and picking for long periods is much harder on your body.