We barely slipped under the cable of an ancient wrecking truck in time to be spared the traffic back-up that would inevitably hold up a line of cars three miles long for three hours. But we did stop to watch as dhoti-clad men attempted over-and-over to rescue a cement mixer that had tumbled down the mountain. Apparently, the trailer carrying the cement mixer dropped a wheel off the narrow pavement and it then dragged the whole trailer off the road. It looks like no one was hurt.
We watched helplessly for a half-hour. A young fellow kept planting himself directly under the delicately suspended cement-mixer where no one could see him. Finally, I had to ask Aravind (our driver) to leave. I could not stand the thought of seeing the enthusiastic fellow crushed right before our eyes.
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