Prepare To Be Impressed

Some years ago, a crew of workers dug up the streets around my office to replace underground pipes and wires. The same crew worked every day; I saw them when I went out for lunch or a smoothie.

The backhoe operator was particularly impressive. Day after day, I marveled as this powerful machine picked up and moved a variety of objects with remarkable precision.

Nudge a large metal plate two inches to the left? Easy!

Lower a bundle of pipes delicately into a trench where workers were standing? Piece of cake!

I had never seen heavy equipment operated so skillfully.

You might be interested to know that the operator of this machine, the person who guided it with such amazing expertise and accuracy, was a woman. I don’t know where she got her training, but her skills were phenomenal.

Hire a woman for the job, then stand back and prepare to be impressed.