Man earns living from monster cart
St Catherine resident Neville Gordon always turns heads whenever his monster handcart navigates the streets of Spanish Town and its environs.
The 59-year-old told THE WEEKEND STAR that his current position comes from the need to make an honest living.
“I start the cart business in 2000 as up to that time I was working with a man as a labourer. Every Friday, I would have to fight him for my pay,” Gordon said.
He said that on the last occasion, he was arrested for his actions.
“So I built the cart from an iron frame and reinforced the material. I then buy axle and put on four 14-inch wheels. This make the cart higher and can carry more weight,” the Rivoli resident said.
He told THE WEEKEND STAR that although it’s difficult to push the cart, he was not afraid of work. Therefore, he relishes the challenge.
“My cart is able to carry 25 bags of cement and one ton of steel,” he said proudly. But he has had issues since using the cart.
“Just recently, a police car stop beside me in Portmore, so I said to the police that it wasn’t stolen goods. The policeman laugh and said that him can’t believe that I am working all the way from Spanish Town,” Gordon said with a smile.
He said that he moves different types of articles from different communities daily.
“I continue to make ends meet with the monies that I make from the removal business. Right, now I am just praying for good health to continue the work,” Gordon said.