Hi again, thanks to everyone who has asked if we are experiencing bad weather and floods as south Norway has over the past week or so. No, the weather Gods have been kind to Bergen and we have had very little rain.
As for southern Norway, the rain has stopped but there is still plenty of melt water to come down of the higher mountains, so the rivers are still raging torrents in many places. Roads, bridges, houses and gardens have been swept away, and many other places undermined so much that houses will probably be abandoned. It will take a lot of work this spring/summer to repair just the general transport infrastructure, let alone houses and farms. It is the second catastrophic flood in three years, and many are questioning the viability of some of the areas which have been affected, tucked away in isolated valleys.
Norway prides itself on offering the same services to all in a community, which is why you see million kroner bridges built out to islands housing 50 people! However, the strain on finances is obvious, and they won’t use the ‘oil money’ to help themselves out (saving it for a rainy day when the oil finally runs out!).
So maybe that is why netthandelen, an online Norwegian auction site had this little baby up for grabs today? A micro dumper, to give it the correct name!
Fantastic piece of kit for anyone living halfway up a mountain, far away from any form of building depot where you can hire them for a day or so! Much easier to use than an ordinary wheelbarrow, powered by a 4.5 hp petrol motor, I think this is one of those ‘boys toys’ that my husband would love to get his hands on! It carries 350kg over rough terrain at 4 kph.
So a really useful peice of equipment if you need to shore up the foundations of your house or road, or rebuild the barn! I reckon it could also be very useful at the family cabin, which is usually in an even more isolated place with no running water or electricity! There's plenty of room on board for granny and granddad plus their suitcases if they can’t walk up the steep, rocky path!
Coping with tough terrain is part of the Norwegian psyche!
So a really useful peice of equipment if you need to shore up the foundations of your house or road, or rebuild the barn! I reckon it could also be very useful at the family cabin, which is usually in an even more isolated place with no running water or electricity! There's plenty of room on board for granny and granddad plus their suitcases if they can’t walk up the steep, rocky path!
Coping with tough terrain is part of the Norwegian psyche!
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