Re: the lashed together scaffolding on the back of the truck..
Was this picture taken in China by any chance? I visited there a few years ago (pre-SARS
), and was saw some of the most amazing (and downright scary!) scaffolding on construction sites in and around Beijing. A mixture of steel pipes (for supports) and bamboo poles for decking and crossmembers, all lashed together with rope! Some stuff looked remarkably like that picture.
I have some pictures of some electrical installations there, mostly pole transformers and residential service entrances in and around the Shamian Island area of Guangzhou. Have to dig them out of the closet and post a few scans here...