Bluetongue

Something called memorial day to do with the military I think so its a long weekedn in the us of a.

Smrz is on pole then Checa, Sykes and Gugli egg then Rea Guintoli Biaggi, BMW is 9th.

A bit of a Ducati track me thinks.

On True at 12.30 am and 4/;30am Tuesday morning.

ozzydom, on 2012-05-25 20:26:40, said:

, Will try something like that second suggestion. I dont rally want to invite the locals around it might encourage them to subsequent uninvited forays

cooked, on 2012-05-25 11:28:09, said:

Well there are quite a few drunks to choose from, but as that would probably kill all the fish I might give it a miss. although I did think about it and may resort to it in the end

When the family planted mahn or corn, we used to pay each other 200baht for work. Other family members from the village would come and help for that rate. Now you cant get them to do it very often but fortunately most of the family fruit trees are large enough not to worry about mahn and capot any more. Having said that the going rate for things this year is 40baht to pick sack of corn, 300 baht per day for spraying, anything over half a day, less than half a day 150. I have people coming to me asking for piece rates ie I agreed to pay a guy 5baht per bamboo pole cut and stripped in location. He cut 120 in about half a day and got 600, but as I watched him I realised that was pretty easy and have done it ourselves since. I had another guy spray weeds, because he had a petrol powered sprayer he wanted 150 per rai which I agreed to even though I paid for the chemical, he got 750 for a days work which I wasn't satisfied with so now I just paid a brother in law with his hand sprayer 300 per day, he does a good job and it ends up cheaper.

Anyway the big fruit companies here are using Cambodians to pick the fruit, they pay them 35 per 11 and a half kilo plastic box and they make themselves 400-500 per day each. Thais want 40 to do it.

But the problem with the family getting jobs in Bangkok, Pattaya etc isn't as bad here because they dont seem to last, they are always coming back. The casual sort of jobs they seem to like best all pay more than 200 more like 400. Overall I have to agree with the thrust of this thread then. I am prepared to pay more for labour but I need a sustainable price for fruit to do it. I await withg baited breath the arrival of the buyers.

soihok, on 2012-05-21 20:02:02, said:

I'm intrigued, but only for a moment, TIT.