Posted by bison on August 13, 2011 at 12:51:12 from (69.168.144.135):
In Reply to: The hay crew posted by Mike (WA) on August 13, 2011 at 12:01:26:
Mike (WA) said: (quoted from post at 12:01:26 08/13/11) Hired some kids to get in hay last night- they were willing, and did a good job.
Had a pizza afterward, and I asked if $10 an hour was OK- they were happy. It was 4 hours, so after I wrote the last of the $40 checks, I mentioned that when I did hay back in the dark ages, 4 hours work got me 5 bucks. The kids laughed, and one said, "Well, its 10 gallons of gas, and I'm happy to get it." I did some quick math, and said, "Yeah, back in the day, my 5 bucks would get me. . . hmmmm- 14 gallons."
Maybe 10 bucks an hour isn't so bad, after all.
That's a heck of a pile more than i got as a teenager for working a whole week.$ 2.50 was my cut wether it was fencing,cleaning barn or stacking hay. :shock:
This post was edited by bison at 12:53:38 08/13/11.
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