me: <sees the farmhands headed for the forest with a tractor and riding mower> me: what's up with the riding mower, guys? FH: we're going to clear the path before we log me: remember how I told you yesterday to use the brushhog for that, NOT the mower? FH: oh...yeah
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7/ me: also, I see there are three of you here today. You told me that there were going to be two FH: yeah, we decided to bring a third me: well, when you TOLD me that there were going to be two, that's how much cash I got. So now I need to go to the bank mid-day FH: sorry
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8/ me: hey, while I've got you here, let's look at these two big rocks. FH: yeah, we almost got those out. We didn't finish yet. me: ok, you say "almost got them out". Now, see this 6" drainage pipe that exist here? Those rocks were surrounding the end of it, protecting it
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9/ FH: ohhhhh. me: so I need them moved back exactly to where they were FH: yeah. well...we pushed them tight up against the pig fence, and now I don't know how to move them any further me: ....
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10/ Today is the last day of the season. I'm paying them off and telling them that I need some time to figure out next projects and to get my next paycheck. In a week I will get my next paycheck and tell them that I've figured out that there are no new next projects this yr.
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12/ Three of them have been here for 90 minutes and all they've done is get the wrong tools out, put them back away, talk to me, etc. 1.5 x 3 x 12/hr = $54 wasted plus the $100 or so I paid them to !@# up the firewood tarp, move rocks that didn't need moving, etc. yesterday
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13/ Like a puppy that craps on the rug, I can't scream and yell at them. They literally do not know better. ...but I still want to kill them all.
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15/ Wife and I talk about this ALL the time. popular history: ...and the lords would tie the peasants to the land, for now reason, and towns didn't allow strangers without a letter of recommendation, again for now reason >>>https://twitter.com/Saradin1337/status/1048210049838063617 …
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16/ <we send a GoPro back in time, retrieve it, view the footage> advisor: your lord, William the Blacksmith's son wandered off, was found two towns over, drunk, where he assaulted two merchants. Now Duke Steven is upset and demands reparations. lord: GOD DAMNED PEASANTS
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17/ popular history: the prejudice against travelers was irrational GoPro: "lord, we have captured some, either drunk or insane, who is demanding food and whores. No one knows where he came from. He's assaulted two of your men"
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18/ popular history: the lords disliked market trading days because they feared capitalism GoPro: lord, three of your serfs got into an ax-throwing contest while drunk. One is dead, two area missing fingers. Now we will not get the harvest in on time.
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19/ OK, now I feel guilty trash talking the FHs. They finished up their morning and went to cash out. ...and 2 of the 3 said "we heard so much good stuff about your book from XYZ that if you've got copies on hand, we'd love to take those in partial payment".
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