Work so hard you cripple yourself

[artie]

Artie 18kg is nowhere near a cwt ! 1cwt = 50.80kg 18kg = 39.68lbs and yes when a young fella almost everything came in hundredweight bags, coal, cement, grain, etc I could lift it no problem but now I have difficulty with 25kg [55lb] [1/2cwt] bags

How old are you, are you in good health?

 

[Jacob]

Artie 18kg is nowhere near a cwt ! 1cwt = 50.80kg 18kg = 39.68lbs and yes when a young fella almost everything came in hundredweight bags, coal, cement, grain, etc I could lift it no problem but now I have difficulty with 25kg [55lb] [1/2cwt] bags

1cwt sack was OK on your shoulder if taken from a height i.e. off back of a truck, but not so easy off the floor. We did it all by hand, including loose bricks - pallets hadn't been invented as far as I recall! (1960s)