Scaffolding

I thought the days of bamboo scaffolding were gone, but I was wrong. In my neighborhood there are two projects using the old bamboo scaffolding.

 In Taipei, where there seems to be constant building and remodeling, the newer buildings use the modular metal scaffolding.

This exactly the type of scaffolding as in the US.

But in the older parts of town, where space is at a premium because of the narrow roads, the bamboo frames are in favor.

Here a single layer frame of bamboo is doing the job. The workmen must do with the old seafarers rule while working on the ship's rigging:

"One hand for the ship, one hand for yourself"

Where is OSHA when you need them? Oh yeah, I remember, needless regulation.