Man earns living from 'monster' cart

April 27, 2018
Gordon said the cart is hard to drive but he is determined to continue using it to make an honest living.
Neville Gordon pushing his monster cart laden with a welding plant along White Church Street, in Spanish Town.
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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.

"A 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 action.

"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.

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