Ron19 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Come to think of it we didn't hear from Ron19 for awhile here, he is busy harvesting and growing new rice as we speak. I'll ask him, I am curious. No .it's nothing like that in fact it could not be further from what's been happening.It's a long story and I could go into a great amount of detail but instead will give you a much shorter version.To start my son in-law has been working the farm for us and hiring himself and the tractor out then got into drugs (ya bah) and then letting the farm go,not putting money aside for fuel,booking fuel up which ment he must of been using the money for drugs.So the finish of all this is that we have leased the farm out for two years and sold the tractor.Very sad after spending 3 million baht setting him up with a house ,machinery and extra land giving him a chance to make something of himself and then to have this happen.By the way,he is not a kid ,he is 45. Must be frustrating Ron. Very Much so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Croc Farm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) Come to think of it we didn't hear from Ron19 for awhile here, he is busy harvesting and growing new rice as we speak. I'll ask him, I am curious. Sad, Ron. It is ok to share sad stories as well with us. There are good people here and listening is important. Perhaps some good will come out of you sharing this. I have seen it all when Ron showed me around his neighbourhood last month. I will never forget that morning walk with your 2 sweet dogs, Ron. That was very special. Hang in there Ron! IMG_8714.jpg Meet Abhisit and Somchai Sorry but the black dog is Abhisit and the white one is Suthep and by the way they are only tied up there for a couple of minutes so they cant chase the sons chickens around while I am watering some dragon fruit cuttings that are coming along well. Edited May 19, 2013 by Ron19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Sorry but the black dog is Abhisit and the white one is Suthep Sorry Ron, i keep mixing the names up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cornishcarlos Posted May 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2013 Ok, it's a rainy Sunday on the south coast of France, so I have dug out a couple more pics to keep me from getting bored... Animal theme again as I don't do veggies The monkey training college just outside Surat town, very well run place, staffed by passionate people Star student... Learning the basics, spinning a coconut.. Spinning a hanging coconut !! Rope work, not a knot he couldn't undo More hrs driving lessons than the humans.. Rescuing the floaters.. Bagging up.. All worth it in the end Over qualified for entry ?? There you go... Worth a visit if you are ever passing. No entrance fee but they do survive on donations so 100 baht makes them smile (genuinely) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samuijimmy Posted May 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2013 @CC.... Great images of the Monkey training centre, CornishCarlos! @Ron.... Sorry to hear of your problem there too, Ron.... It shows sometimes that people are better to work for what they have, then perhaps appreciate it more... The family farm, I stay with in Songklha is two brothers trying to take over from Mama and papa, one is a hard worker the other a lazy sod, who drinks and does as little as possible... yet they are sharing 50% of the income.... I said to the older brother who works hard, that was not fair on him.... but he seems willing to accept the situation for now... anyway! Anyway moving on... here is how they wash buffalo on Samui! .... just head down to the beach! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samuijimmy Posted May 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) Heading home after a day's grazing.... Edited May 19, 2013 by samuijimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 samuijimmy re post #696 @Ron.... Sorry to hear of your problem there too, Ron.... It shows sometimes that people are better to work for what they have, then perhaps appreciate it more... The family farm, I stay with in Songklha is two brothers trying to take over from Mama and papa, one is a hard worker the other a lazy sod, who drinks and does as little as possible... yet they are sharing 50% of the income.... I said to the older brother who works hard, that was not fair on him.... but he seems willing to accept the situation for now... anyway Thank's for your thoughts and couldn't agee more with the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Some more buffaloes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Checking on the corn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2013 Grandma's chile patch. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BookMan Posted May 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Some photos of my GFs new Rubber trees. She planted them 3 weeks back with money she earned and saved herself. It cost approx 30,000 baht to buy and plant the 450 seedlings and get the land ready and other incidentals. 30 seedlings were lost to the heat. Her friend planted 500 on his farm just 10ks away and he lost all 500. Whether that was the heat or a dispute with a neighbour it is unknown. These two first photos are of the land cleared and ready and the seedlings planted This is a healthy seedling These Rubber trees are 7-8 years old and are next to the trees that have just been planted Her Father planted these. Edited May 20, 2013 by BookMan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hi Bookman. Great first photo post and thanks for sharing I hope your g/f's seedlings grow well and become strong trees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samuijimmy Posted May 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2013 @Shaggy.... my chillies are just starting to flower after months of growing very slowly.... Hope some chillies start to appear soon, or going to chop em down! So, here's mumma and baby calf ! (got to keep the pictures going here!!! ) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 @Shaggy.... my chillies are just starting to flower after months of growing very slowly.... Hope some chillies start to appear soon, or going to chop em down! Do you want me to send Grandma over to sort your chiles out mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2013 Farm Dogs AKA Did-dug and Beckham ( miss them more than the ex wife) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Farm Dogs AKA Did-dug and Beckham ( miss them more than the ex wife) Excellent shot, Shaggy. You used the flash accordingly. I can learn from this . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Some nice looking Mutts there ... Have a look at i-never-really-appreciated-dogs-until . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron19 Posted May 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) A brother in-law supplementing the farm income with a bit of wood turning of verandah posts and those round I think you would call them a stool. Very good craftsman. Edited May 21, 2013 by Ron19 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) More verandah posts which are the other ones before they were painted. Edited May 21, 2013 by Ron19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 More verandah posts which are the other ones before they were painted. Verandah Posts 2.jpg Looks like a few Western building techniques mixed in with Thai style. If that's your place, how old is it now and any termite issues? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I was impressed with all the wood design of the place. It looked very solid and nicely finished. Gives the whole place a lot of warm ambience as well. When i will build i will use a lot of wood as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dancealot Posted May 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2013 Master charcoal burner here from the morning walk, there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 More verandah posts which are the other ones before they were painted. Verandah Posts 2.jpg That's going to look awesome when it's finished Ron. Stained and varnished or just varnished? Would love to see it when it's finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy1969 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Peanut plant. Got the shock of my life when I found out a few years ago peanuts grew in the ground. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 More verandah posts which are the other ones before they were painted. Verandah Posts 2.jpg Looks like a few Western building techniques mixed in with Thai style. If that's your place, how old is it now and any termite issues? . Yes it is our place and is just over four years old.We don't have any white ant problems as yet.Most probably because everything below upper level is concrete and has been treated by drilling around each post and the chemicals injected into the soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron19 Posted May 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) More verandah posts which are the other ones before they were painted. Verandah Posts 2.jpg That's going to look awesome when it's finished Ron. Stained and varnished or just varnished? Would love to see it when it's finished. Just varnished using this one.and the colour is spanish mahogany. Edited May 21, 2013 by Ron19 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 @Shaggy.... my chillies are just starting to flower after months of growing very slowly.... Hope some chillies start to appear soon, or going to chop em down! Do you want me to send Grandma over to sort your chiles out mate? Nah ..... don't bother sending grandma down ! ..... One of my neighbour kids does a good job of helping, he actually spotted this first... he's curious as to how it differs from regular Thai chillies! I think and hope it's a Habenaro (sp) but I / we planted both types in the same area... so I am going by the round shape of this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 More verandah posts which are the other ones before they were painted. Verandah Posts 2.jpg That's going to look awesome when it's finished Ron. Stained and varnished or just varnished? Would love to see it when it's finished. Just varnished using this one.and the colour is spanish mahogany. woodstain.jpg our house 1.jpg our house 2.jpg Our House.jpg Just a warning on the woodstain/varnish,as with any clear type finish that is exposed to direct sunlight,the finish will not last many years and ours is showing signs of deterioration already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 More verandah posts which are the other ones before they were painted. Verandah Posts 2.jpg That's going to look awesome when it's finished Ron.Stained and varnished or just varnished? Would love to see it when it's finished. Just varnished using this one.and the colour is spanish mahogany. woodstain.jpg our house 1.jpg our house 2.jpg Our House.jpg Just a warning on the woodstain/varnish,as with any clear type finish that is exposed to direct sunlight,the finish will not last many years and ours is showing signs of deterioration already.Hi Ron. Typically any exterior wood cladding needs repainting every 10 years. Anyhow, what area do you live in? I'm looking for a woodwork craftsman for similar work at our place. We are 1 hour from khonkaen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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