My life is fuk'd but don't worry im not b*tching i want help from the ppl of RIU!

SFguy

SFguy

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Winter Woman said:
You interview them about what they really, really want. Like edible ferns, when the ferns are unrolling you cut the budding branch (they are perennials so you only have to plant them once). They are delicious. Specialty heirloom melons, etc.
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your still at the mercy of your hundreds of workers, mothernature and machines to say the least,, a good johndeere out in the field is available to malfunction at any time oops cant get that part to fix by rain next week?? oh itll sit there in a puddle $250,000 puddle and i didnt harvest all my melons.. hahah
 
Winter Woman

Winter Woman

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You've forgotten the most expensive part. The land.

Check out the farm reports for your state. Do some research, figure out how many melons, asparagus, ferns per acre and do the math. To do specialty crops you have to be willing to shake a lot of hands, it isn't all sweetness and light. Your state university AG extension should be able to help you.

Oh, if you're going to be a farmer - there is no month to month. Just season to season. You can be wiped out in one season or have a bumper year and almost pay everything off.

Best of luck.

themanwiththeplan said:
turn on who? lol

and what sounds dangerous?



oh i wasn't looking for the advice on the woman thing. i think i know what i have to do (gtfo of the "relationship") but i cant now. im stuck and i know it. if i were to talk away now i'd end up broke...like REALLY broke not just what people say when they don't have a lot of money. reason being is the person im in the "relationship" with happens to be related to the person who employs me...so if i cut the cord on that i cut the cord on my job which is the only one i could find in this area that pays above min. wage or was willing to interview me.



hmm. its really that simple? can you give a guesstimate on avg what something like that would pay month to month? i know giving a set answer wont be easy but id like to know what im facing. i love to grow specialty crops and at least this would be a 100% legal one so there wouldnt be much of a learning curve other than learning how to grow them in comparison to mj.
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Winter Woman

Winter Woman

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I wasn't thinking large industrial farms. I was think 10 to 20 acres. For that you just pay the local farmer to harvest.

Ever wonder why at the end of season that the number of harvesters catch fire?
SFguy said:
your still at the mercy of your hundreds of workers, mothernature and machines to say the least,, a good johndeere out in the field is available to malfunction at any time oops cant get that part to fix by rain next week?? oh itll sit there in a puddle $250,000 puddle and i didnt harvest all my melons.. hahah
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themanwiththeplan

themanwiththeplan

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Finshaggy said:
Maybe go to school.

Grow some bud if you aren't already.

Do what you want ")
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do what you want isnt as easy as it sounds. ive been doing what i was since 16 but im not happy anymore. not $$$ wise...not emotionally etc. im stressed all the time...dont get to sleep enough...and have to put up with people id rather beat in the head...
 
Finshaggy

Finshaggy

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themanwiththeplan said:
do what you want isnt as easy as it sounds. ive been doing what i was since 16 but im not happy anymore. not $$$ wise...not emotionally etc. im stressed all the time...dont get to sleep enough...and have to put up with people id rather beat in the head...
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Travel.

"Do what you want" in cheaper less stressful situations/countries :)
 
Finshaggy

Finshaggy

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Wanna go to Mexico?

Buy weed, make hash, blow glass, get ass :)
(And make some connections for the future :) )

200 USD per 32oz=Key for MJ...Would make roughly...2-5oz of hash :)

Spring break and summer the Americans flock down :)
 
SFguy

SFguy

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insurance companies dont mess with that my harvester burned down... lmao thats funny you must be younger than i gave you credit, sf doesnt mean san francisco.. it means State Farm... lol
 
SFguy

SFguy

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i have to talk to people on a daily basis that i feel like smacking, whiners and scammers who think im some idiot in a collar that doesnt see what is going down... it sucks and there will always be people in our lifethat arent worth the air we waste on them or the space they take up... i say ignore them and lets burn a fatty!
 
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boneheadbob

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I use to advocate the trades. Now I say, only if you can get a good apprenticeship in a great trade like HVAC, finished carpentry, maybe plumbing. Electric is fantastic if you can land a apprentice. Demolition will be big as they destroy all the vacant houses.

I think times are about to get real real real hard. We will struggle to sustain the basics. Right now college is still a rip off, a big time ripoff. Maybe 10, 15 percent graduate with skills that are actually "valuable". Prices are due to drop a lot or the 99 may win and school will be free.

You would be better off landing a job and getting real experiance. I would look to something in horticulture, not Cannabis but getting real good at growing food. That will be an invaluable trade. Theres other things that you can land as well.

Forget about getting rich for now, keep your nose to the grindstone and get some hands on experiance, If the economy returns you can always chase dreams. You are still young. Dont drink, dont drug, become the best worker you can be.

I make it sound easier then it is but theres loads of job seekers out there. You have to set yourself apart by being a hard worker that never complains and does not have drinking, drugging, old lady, etc problems.

Just my two cents, good luck. Pray as well if you believe. Thats your best bet ;-)
 
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boneheadbob

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Check out this post #87

themanwiththeplan said:
turn on who? lol

and what sounds dangerous?



oh i wasn't looking for the advice on the woman thing. i think i know what i have to do (gtfo of the "relationship") but i cant now. im stuck and i know it. if i were to talk away now i'd end up broke...like REALLY broke not just what people say when they don't have a lot of money. reason being is the person im in the "relationship" with happens to be related to the person who employs me...so if i cut the cord on that i cut the cord on my job which is the only one i could find in this area that pays above min. wage or was willing to interview me.



hmm. its really that simple? can you give a guesstimate on avg what something like that would pay month to month? i know giving a set answer wont be easy but id like to know what im facing. i love to grow specialty crops and at least this would be a 100% legal one so there wouldnt be much of a learning curve other than learning how to grow them in comparison to mj.
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Winter Woman

Winter Woman

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One of my hubby's friend is an all lines adjuster. That's how I know about harvesters at the end of season. It happens here in the heartland more than you know. And yes, the companies he worked for did care about insurance fraud at $250k. lol.


SFguy said:
insurance companies dont mess with that my harvester burned down... lmao thats funny you must be younger than i gave you credit, sf doesnt mean san francisco.. it means State Farm... lol
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OGEvilgenius

OGEvilgenius

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boneheadbob said:
I use to advocate the trades. Now I say, only if you can get a good apprenticeship in a great trade like HVAC, finished carpentry, maybe plumbing. Electric is fantastic if you can land a apprentice. Demolition will be big as they destroy all the vacant houses.

I think times are about to get real real real hard. We will struggle to sustain the basics. Right now college is still a rip off, a big time ripoff. Maybe 10, 15 percent graduate with skills that are actually "valuable". Prices are due to drop a lot or the 99 may win and school will be free.

You would be better off landing a job and getting real experiance. I would look to something in horticulture, not Cannabis but getting real good at growing food. That will be an invaluable trade. Theres other things that you can land as well.

Forget about getting rich for now, keep your nose to the grindstone and get some hands on experiance, If the economy returns you can always chase dreams. You are still young. Dont drink, dont drug, become the best worker you can be.

I make it sound easier then it is but theres loads of job seekers out there. You have to set yourself apart by being a hard worker that never complains and does not have drinking, drugging, old lady, etc problems.

Just my two cents, good luck. Pray as well if you believe. Thats your best bet ;-)
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Trades are still quite viable, due to structural unemployment, for a guy who isn't tied down to anything. He can move and get a job, no problem. Even switch countries. If you start getting picky about where you live, then it becomes a problem. Camp work is available too, I think they are good skills to have in general life as well. I agree with you that college is a waste of money for most people. So is a University degree often times these days (depends on what it's for obviously).

I know he says he feels tied down, but from the details of where he's at, I'd say he's really not at all and that's just him being afraid of change.

Make a plan to cover your bases once you decide what direction you want to go in and don't do anything that really makes you feel stuck or in a rut/unhappy. Sounds to me like he might be partly unhappy because of this relationship he's in.
 
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boneheadbob

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I still love the trades. I am just not as keen as I use to be especially on carpenters, masons, cement finishers, etc. The trades were ruined the last 20 years, especially here in the Southwest.
Besides I dont think we will be building much anytime soon
 
OGEvilgenius

OGEvilgenius

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Up here in the great North West trades are boom town. You can walk out the door and have a high 5 figure low 6 figure job to go (with benefits and they will even toss you a signing bonus if you agree to stay on for an extended period, ie: 20 grand for 2 years).

Mind you this is in Canada, although I bet ND has similar stuff goin down.

Hell you don't even need a trade to land a high 5 figure camp job usually.
 
Dont Fear The Reefer

Dont Fear The Reefer

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You can make a lot of money growing hanging baskets and plant in a green house, you don;t have to worry about mother nature and the initial investment is low too.
 
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