Thread: The Isaan Farmhand

^ Personally I walked away with about two large in me pocket...not the best of returns.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

two large

20 baht?

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

20 baht?

It may as well have been. That's another positive aspect of my 'Working Holidays Isaan' product. Lose weight, gain soul.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Originally Posted by withnallstoke

It's got to be Lau Kau.

Although Ya Dong is largely acceptable and the accompanying light bite should cost no more than five baht, in an ideal world.

Really? Come on...Please say it aint so!!!!! I did that taste test about 4 months back, Remember??? It was god awful. My hard earned 200 bht to be spent on rot gut?

Now I will say the taste test was not a total loss. I poured the rest into my moto to use as fuel. Thing ran psycho. No shit

Originally Posted by JPPR2

Remember???

Yes. Damn fine effort that was, JP. The next natural step forward would be a large glass of Ya-Dong...

Another obstacle has recently take residence on the land..5 million new lodgers...

Throw a cat at it.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Originally Posted by JPPR2

Remember???

Yes. Damn fine effort that was, JP. The next natural step forward would be a large glass of Ya-Dong...

Another obstacle has recently take residence on the land..5 million new lodgers...

I'll see your .5 million new lodgers and raise you some big fucken hornets

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I founds these SOB's will trimming my hedges. It was a volleyball size nest and boy are they quick to become irritable fuckers. I took out one with my hand as it tried to poke a hole in me with it hypodermic sized stinger. The queen is even bigger.

I am looking into Ya Dong tonight........ I want to spend my money where I get the biggest ROI.

Originally Posted by JPPR2

I founds these SOB's will trimming my hedges.

OOch. Are they still there?

Originally Posted by withnallstoke

Throw a cat at it.

It's a fucking great idea.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Originally Posted by JPPR2

I founds these SOB's will trimming my hedges.

OOch. Are they still there?

Well the irony. I soaked a rag in Lao Khao, lit it and draped on the nest with a long ass stick and burned them out(just kidding, I used gas).

It was quite a site. Some were flying away with their wings on fire until they plummeted to the ground with no wings. The new meaning of 'Fireflys"

The neighbors watched with my GF from afar while saying "The Farang is Ba". I am making friends fast in my new neighborhood. A neighbor asked my Gal if I could take out the hornets nest in their yard. I will do it next week. I have a better plan for them

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Originally Posted by withnallstoke

Throw a cat at it.

It's a fucking great idea.

Green on the way, I hate cats. Make sure to get the cat riled up. When it hits the tree out of self preservation it will have claws out and stick for a fraction of a second. The bees will do the rest....

get the missus to video it next time, those hornets sting bad......

Originally Posted by sunsetter

get the missus to video it next time, those hornets sting bad......

I might just do that. I found in my investigation here that even Thai folks are afraid to mess with these violent aggressive hornets.

Tech info on these bastards.

* Hornet stings are more painful to humans than typical wasp stings because hornet venom contains a large amount (5%) of acetylcholine

* At the peak of its population, the colony can reach a size of 700 workers, which occurs in late summer.

* Hornets can mobilize the entire nest to sting in defense, which is highly dangerous to anything in close proximity

* The Asian banded hornet has been known to chase people up to 1/2 a mile stinging multiple times.


So here is the trick, these big bastards cannot fly at night. Wait until night time when they are at home watching a lakorn and destroy the nest. Water works well in a jet stream but it is more fun to burn them. The nest is essentially paper and burns quickly. Never try and destroy the nest during the day unless you like the thrill of being chased by 50 to 250 of these things. They are HUGE. I have destroyed 3 thus far with 4 coming up soon. I see a lucrative business building here. 100 baht a nest.

Hornet nests are best dealt with whilst they are bladdered on Lau Kau.

If you have difficulty getting the hornets bladdered, drink it yourself.

Always get somebody else to do the dirty work.

Don't take hornets honey. It's probably just bees piss.

Originally Posted by JPPR2

I made a very slick and simple clothes drying rack out of PVC pipe for my wonderful laundry washer

If blue, pipe pictures would be nice, if not don't bother

I am starting to invest in this specialised art market. It seems the Japanese have moved on from European paintings now.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Originally Posted by JPPR2

I made a very slick and simple clothes drying rack out of PVC pipe for my wonderful laundry washer

If blue, pipe pictures would be nice, if not don't bother

I am starting to invest in this specialised art market. It seems the Japanese have moved on from European paintings now.

Ohoh,

It did happen to be blue. Here is a pic. Took about an hour to make up. Interesting. I have another request to build one. It really works good for bedding.

I am excited. Another 200 "Fat" ones and I did not have to spend all day in the field like Som. In fact there is a perk, I get a little buzz from the solvent glue.

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Originally Posted by JPPR2

In fact there is a perk, I get a little buzz from the solvent glue.

Ah, the memories just fade away.

To be serious, how do you feel about managing the Thai "Blue Pipe" team if I can get this into the next Asian Olympics?

Originally Posted by OhOh

Originally Posted by JPPR2

In fact there is a perk, I get a little buzz from the solvent glue.

Ah, the memories just fade away.

To be serious, how do you feel about managing the Thai "Blue Pipe" team if I can get this into the next Asian Olympics?

Sign me up....I have nothing but time on my hands......

Last year, after retiring and moving back to Issan, I went rice and corn cutting, on my wifes' farm.
I started out about 117 Kgs in body mass, and I do mean mass, and finished the season, 95Kgs. So I can absolutely confirm the benefits of working in the fields in sunny Issan. By the way, being as it is my wifes' crop I didn't receive any monetary payment, only the health improvement, a good deal nontheless.
P.S. I used a flat, sharp stick to separate the corn from the husk, sticking it into the top of the cob and splitting the husk, thereby allowing easy stripping down of said husk.

Originally Posted by Farangbaba

P.S. I used a flat, sharp stick to separate the corn from the husk, sticking it into the top of the cob and splitting the husk, thereby allowing easy stripping down of said husk.

We are still looking for a manager for the Thai Corn Harvesting Olympic Team. A training video would get you up with the present incumbent, possibly usurping him. Post it here and we will run a poll.

Originally Posted by Farangbaba

Last year, after retiring and moving back to Issan, I went rice and corn cutting, on my wifes' farm.
I started out about 117 Kgs in body mass, and I do mean mass, and finished the season, 95Kgs. So I can absolutely confirm the benefits of working in the fields in sunny Issan. By the way, being as it is my wifes' crop I didn't receive any monetary payment, only the health improvement, a good deal nontheless.
P.S. I used a flat, sharp stick to separate the corn from the husk, sticking it into the top of the cob and splitting the husk, thereby allowing easy stripping down of said husk.

C'mon now... you worked in the corn fields. You should have rolled in the hay too