Farmers and power supply

[avgas]

sssh they wouldn't like hearing that...I had one the other day moan to me that he had been doing 16hr days doesn't stop them sitting at the local pub sucking piss for hrs each night

I have an uncle who's a farmer - both his boys do farming.
Me uncle is alright. Has a clue. Does things ol' school and never bitches. Had an honest conversation with him one day, turns out me cuzzie bro's are making some nice coin - probably about 1.5 times what I made at the time. He was a little shocked about what engineers get paid in NZ - especially when we found out I wasn't on holiday, just calling in on way home (20 hour work day on that particular day). He wasn't surprised when I took a desk job, congratulated me even.

He finds it hard to understand why there are farmers out there thinking they can make $150K, then go into debt buying toys and owe $50K at the end of the year. Even had a term for them "Fonterra's Hedge Fund Managers". He reckons Holden and Ford would go broke without them.

[T.W.R]

I have an uncle who's a farmer - both his boys do farming.
Me uncle is alright. Has a clue. Does things ol' school and never bitches. Had an honest conversation with him one day, turns out me cuzzie bro's are making some nice coin - probably about 1.5 times what I made at the time. He was a little shocked about what engineers get paid in NZ - especially when we found out I wasn't on holiday, just calling in on way home (20 hour work day on that particular day). He wasn't surprised when I took a desk job, congratulated me even.

He finds it hard to understand why there are farmers out there thinking they can make $150K, then go into debt buying toys and owe $50K at the end of the year. Even had a term for them "Fonterra's Hedge Fund Managers". He reckons Holden and Ford would go broke without them.

Yep hear that
When I was driving for an agricultural contractor during the harvest 100hr+ weeks were standard....I worked nearly 3mths straight one season without a break all for $10 per hr back 20 odd years ago my boss begged me to stay but I got hooked into driving earth movers; 60hr week 4 days on 4 days off and $60k salary....life went from zombie squad to semi normal
Now I work 9mths for nearly the same coin just the nocturnal lifestyle bends the head a bit.
Saw an ad recently wanting a driver for a local contractor $52k salary & truck and phone supplied...how times change