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Next to our house is a small vacant lot. In the middle of the lot is/was a very hefty bamboo clump. The owner of the lot wants to build a coffee shop there. I made various requests to attempt to save the bamboo which fell on deaf ears. The owner brought in an excavator which dug away for several hours. The clump, cut down to near the soil, regrew, turning into a massive bush about 8 feet across. Several work men whacked away at the clump. It survived nobly. An excavator was again brought in. 2 months later, an 8 foot across bamboo thicket.
Sad to see it go but I got to figuring I could make some sort of profit out of things and the opposable thumb crowd was eventually going to win anyway, the mercenary in me demanded attention in the form of having a boutique coffee shop right next door where I could put my feet up and lament the lack of bamboo. I went to the owner and told him if he gave me 1500 baht ($40), I would remove the bamboo. Assuming I was joking or FoS he ignored me but his gardener gave me the go ahead.
They brought in a very hefty backhoe today and everyone stood around scratching their heads, staring at the massive hole where the bamboo was. I strolled over and asked for my money. They were incredulous and in denial that I could have removed the clump so completely. I was refused my money. A few minutes ago the gardener came by and gave me my money and wanted to know how I did it. I wrote it out for them to look it up: H2SO4, 100 kg. Pohm ow cafe rawn, soon baht, ning deun, khap khun khrap mak. (I want hot coffee for free for 1 month, thank you very much.
Morons.
Sad to see it go but I got to figuring I could make some sort of profit out of things and the opposable thumb crowd was eventually going to win anyway, the mercenary in me demanded attention in the form of having a boutique coffee shop right next door where I could put my feet up and lament the lack of bamboo. I went to the owner and told him if he gave me 1500 baht ($40), I would remove the bamboo. Assuming I was joking or FoS he ignored me but his gardener gave me the go ahead.
They brought in a very hefty backhoe today and everyone stood around scratching their heads, staring at the massive hole where the bamboo was. I strolled over and asked for my money. They were incredulous and in denial that I could have removed the clump so completely. I was refused my money. A few minutes ago the gardener came by and gave me my money and wanted to know how I did it. I wrote it out for them to look it up: H2SO4, 100 kg. Pohm ow cafe rawn, soon baht, ning deun, khap khun khrap mak. (I want hot coffee for free for 1 month, thank you very much.
Morons.
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