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To show everyone that hillbilly does have some class here is my washer. And yes, my clothes are soft...
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Enough of the inside of the home for now, let's go back outside to tour hillbilly's resort. Now, you are probably asking what the hell is this?
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Good question.
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Looking good HBQuote:
Originally Posted by hillbilly
out side dunny ???
You are correct rigger. But wait until you hear the story, more on that later.:)
Did you people ever get a gift from someone and you had to put it somewhere? Well, the wife loved the art work so much she decided to decorate our living room wall. Guess who in the TeakDoor family gave me this item and I will cook you and a guest dinner here in my BKK 'mooban'.
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^ MtD??
FF, you nailed it! Since you probably ain't coming to BKK, you want me to mail you some BBQ ribs?:)
I never said never. Will get down tomeet a few of ya'll later in the year, just some schedule shuffling had to be done in the last moment. I owe the TD folks that came up here, the effort to get down there.
When I think of you cooking I get his image of mashed potatoes, and soe grey peas in a casserole, How 'bout a beer? ;)
Still going strong HB. Can't wait for more!
I'm glad it looks good, HB. Thanks for the picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbilly
Now let's begin to look at the landscaping. This job will take about 3 weeks and cost about B150,000. The landscaper boss owns the biggest plant/garden center in P-Lok.
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They begin to clean out the old building leftovers.
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The big trees begin to arrive.
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Big ones. About B12,000 per pop..
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This one is about 40 years old.
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Putting the old guy into a new home.
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All the supports are being put in. The landscape boss and my experience shows that it is best to leave the supports in until they rot off at ground level.
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Now are they taking this palm tree out or putting it in?
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I had orginally put this palm tree in the ground about 3 years ago. Problem, was it is now in the wrong place. They are digging this tree up and it will be replanted elsewhere on hillbilly's estate later on.
Well crap, both palm trees are coming out.
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One of the many big trees in the ground. By looking at this photo, try and guess which Thai person is the boss...
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Work on the spirit house continues.
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And work on the traditional Thai bathroom continues, unless a phone call is necessary!:)
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This should be interesting. i mentioned to the wife that her traditional Thai bathroom normally did not have plastic doors. So? This is what she bought. How this is going to work I have no idea...
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These old style Thai bathroom shelves are going in our main bathroom.
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Starting work on the driveway.
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Work on the spirit house has ben going on for over 1 week now. These bricks are the ones the originally came with the property. The locals say that my place use to be called Wat Gow. Then the Burmese army swept through this area and destroyed everything about 400 years ago.
The experts that have examined the bricks say that they are only about 150 years old. So who knows?
Anyway, the wife wanted the spirit house...
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We found a snake or two, but they were all eaten.
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Still cleaning out the old grass and weeds...
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The fancy rock work on the spirit house begins.
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You might begin to wonder where the other hole has gone. Let me save you the trouble. It is a Thai thing...:)
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The red road rock for the driveway finally arrives.
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Now guess how the red rock was spread out?
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So, will there be one spirit house or two? The fact that some places have two has always confused me. Maybe it's because they didn't know that the second hole is supposed to be filled in?Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbilly
^Stay tuned. This little one-holer or two took me almost 3 weeks to figure out...:)
Next time I see you hilly its gonna be cool season. Sipping whisky goes so nice thread, The jug and my place are on me.
What a great thread, a contender for sure.
Yep. So on point for those of us living here. So well documented and such a great balance of humor and information.Quote:
Originally Posted by aging one
HB really knows how to keep up the suspense, doesn't he? He's got me chomping at the bit for the spirit house story....
As you can see the original spirit house foundation had two holes. This was agreed upon by the entire family and the local monk. I tend to stay out of these conversations. It is not my land nor my culture.:)
We then bought 2 spirit houses from Phrae. One big and a smaller one. Additionally, we purchased 2 fancy Teak posts to support the spirit houses.
So one hot afternoon I watched our B200 per day worker fill in one hole and leave the other ready. I started to intervene, but on this issue my goal was to keep my mouth shut.
The next day the inspection team from the family arrived. Much heated and loud debate was held about the missing hole. What did the worker say in his reply?
Everyone know that a spirit house foundation only has on post. The second post has to be built upon 4 legs. Why?
The first post into the foundation represents the spirits that have existed with that land forever. The second post (not in cement) represents the grandparents who may or may not want to visit.
The monks were called back in along with the entire family and everyone agreed with my B200 per day worker.
TIT...
Why didn't you call in for a cuppa then ? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbilly