i dont see a Mr Heater... 
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I have a 1500wt electric heater running, and a 40kbtu propane heater vented outside the room, and a constant output dehumidifier running. We are on top of it in a 20x 40 room that we fill 1/3 of every day. ,,,, for 40 days now, smoothest year I've seen, processing wise anyhow.
I am paying an average of 35 dollars per hour, for masters at work, my patches are clean, my water lines are pulled from the creak, my pounds are weighed, all is on track, and they did and do it all, without being asked, they got it now, inside of $125 per unit, a thing of absolute beauty. I got it now Robbie, and baby can you hear me now? The cops were on the hill today, I was helpless, but came through unscathed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYWrlfC6TRM
,,,, for 40 days now, smoothest year I've seen, processing wise anyhow.I am paying an average of 35 dollars per hour, for masters at work, my patches are clean, my water lines are pulled from the creak, my pounds are weighed, all is on track, and they did and do it all, without being asked, they got it now, inside of $125 per unit, a thing of absolute beauty. I got it now Robbie, and baby can you hear me now? The cops were on the hill today, I was helpless, but came through unscathed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYWrlfC6TRM
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damn 35 is the proper pay! wish i could have made that back when i was only making 11 an hour working in a warehouse lol...
this year we started people off @ 15 an hour, they came and worked but werent steady, so we had to upgrade to 20 an hour and they seem more eager.
this year we started people off @ 15 an hour, they came and worked but werent steady, so we had to upgrade to 20 an hour and they seem more eager.
the long term family is what counts, we're bruce boche, and this is our team, we do the best we can with what we have, next year certain folk will not be asked back, but we do the best we have when we have it. After 27 years, we'll have a decent crew or we have not been paying attention. Hey, does anybody hire those guys off the side of the road? I'd love to hear some of those stories, I got one. Guy hire 3 Mexicans to dig holes, blindfolded them on the way up the hill cuz after all, who are they. They worked well as is often the case. Then at the end of the day the guy wanted to do some Greybeard holes, huge, one per guy. These guys were convinced at that point that this guy was having them dig their own graves to avoid payment, and lit out down the mountain. If the guy at the fire department wasn't partner with the guy having the digging done, he may have actually called the cops. Luckily nobody calls the cops in this neighborhood
Those dudes need ergonomic workstations, Tom! Whaddya want, a bunch o' hunchback trimmers? ;-)
GoldCountryGuy
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LOL, that it appears are exclusively fed Coors and Budweiser.
Nice work Tom, just joshin'
had some trimmers request coors light...like really? i was gonna buy you guys any beer you wanted on the shelf and you guys wanted coors light!! they left a few behind and i cant even bring myself to finish a bottle, how do people drink that stuff! the cool trimmers request sierra nevada and stuff that actually tastes like beer and not carbonated water...
about the ergonomics, those "trim bins" help with posture because you are able to sit up straight while trimming, plus the screen collects a bunch of pure kief every few LBs. average a quarter oz of kief everytime we scrape, the bins are 50 a pop but pay for itself in the first kief scrape...
really digging the 45 gal rubbermaids over the 18 gals...they fit the longer stalks much easier and fit way more bud. after a fan leaf trim and hang drying until stem crack they are stored in the 45s, burped every day, eventually destemmed and then hand trimmed....everything has been curing nicely this year, some of our neighbors werent so fortunate its amazing how some of these folks grow 8 lb monsters and than cant even cure their bud properly...couldnt even pay them 1k per unit for them
about the ergonomics, those "trim bins" help with posture because you are able to sit up straight while trimming, plus the screen collects a bunch of pure kief every few LBs. average a quarter oz of kief everytime we scrape, the bins are 50 a pop but pay for itself in the first kief scrape...
really digging the 45 gal rubbermaids over the 18 gals...they fit the longer stalks much easier and fit way more bud. after a fan leaf trim and hang drying until stem crack they are stored in the 45s, burped every day, eventually destemmed and then hand trimmed....everything has been curing nicely this year, some of our neighbors werent so fortunate its amazing how some of these folks grow 8 lb monsters and than cant even cure their bud properly...couldnt even pay them 1k per unit for them
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Spring-Loaded Thread Clippers
Spring-Loaded Thread Clippers
There are lots of nice pruning shears and narrow, pointed clippers, but how many are spring-loaded and don't cramp your fingers after hours and hours of trimming?
Wiss makes a nice thread clipper that even has replaceable blades. I've used them for 30 years, trimming bud as well as in repairing clothing. My oldest pair is still kicking.
$5.45 - $9.95 on the net. Get them at your local sewing store, too.
http://www.cleanersupply.com/products/product.cfm?pID=6464
Spring-Loaded Thread Clippers
There are lots of nice pruning shears and narrow, pointed clippers, but how many are spring-loaded and don't cramp your fingers after hours and hours of trimming?
Wiss makes a nice thread clipper that even has replaceable blades. I've used them for 30 years, trimming bud as well as in repairing clothing. My oldest pair is still kicking.
$5.45 - $9.95 on the net. Get them at your local sewing store, too.
http://www.cleanersupply.com/products/product.cfm?pID=6464
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YosemiteSam
A couple from Kaiki/Dubi...one of them a pure sativa that is down with maybe 30% amber...even barely dried it will fuck you up in a very recreational way.
Too many near misses with the police on this one. I got to unwind for a while.
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SeaMaiden
LOVE the bins. Don't even mess around with the paper bagging step, just dry, bin for curing, debone and trim at will.
I rember those shears they were brown before back in the 70's Aloha
We call 'em the trimlins. Never hired any but plenty must. Always a steady stream hitching down the 101 each fall.
Hope everyone's hanging in there (pardon the pun). I'm about over it but luckily the end is in sight. Most plants are down, just a few Sour D's to go.
It's always a grind to get this part done but this year is the first where I've found my self almost wishing I'd grown less. Got to remind my self that some people are not so fortunate but after 40 days of harvesting I am pooped.
Good help is hard to find so if you've got any people really stepping up make sure to let them know you appreciate it in whatever way you can.
aint that the fuckin truth!! been sending my trimmers off with lots of goodies...grab bags of random nugs, chucks of hash from the trim machine blades...baggies of pure kief from the trim bins. they are getting paid 20 an hour plus perks, free beer, free food, comfy trimming environment with bigscreen TV and netflix....
WISH i had a job like this when i was younger!
what a workload though, we were under our projected yields and still overwhelmed with bud to process, we have all of our tops and larger colas down, but still a bunch of lowers that are still on the branch. really impressed with the quality and yield on some of our plants, had a few plants hit 4lbs which is small compared to most on here but better than last year, with the knowledge gained this year im sure i can hit the 5-6 mark next season.....i was pretty worried my northfacing slope would produce some smaller plants but they all grew nicely and the nugs are dense, frosty, and smoke great! the big mission in the off season is upgrading my drip irrigation and veg room, and hunting through a dozen packs of seeds for some new phenos, and keeping my moms nice and healthy for cuttings in the spring...
hi friends,
hi friends,
I am paying an average of 35 dollars per hour, for masters at work, my patches are clean, my water lines are pulled from the creak, my pounds are weighed, all is on track, and they did and do it all, without being asked, they got it now, inside of $125 per unit, a thing of absolute beauty. I got it now Robbie, and baby can you hear me now? The cops were on the hill today, I was helpless, but came through unscathed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYWrlfC6TRM[/quote]
hi tom
35 dollars for hour,its very good,
here in mexico, is 20 dollars for day,
is completely handmade work,
very heavy and dangerous
regards
sinaloa
hi friends,
I am paying an average of 35 dollars per hour, for masters at work, my patches are clean, my water lines are pulled from the creak, my pounds are weighed, all is on track, and they did and do it all, without being asked, they got it now, inside of $125 per unit, a thing of absolute beauty. I got it now Robbie, and baby can you hear me now? The cops were on the hill today, I was helpless, but came through unscathed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYWrlfC6TRM[/quote]
hi tom
35 dollars for hour,its very good,
here in mexico, is 20 dollars for day,
is completely handmade work,
very heavy and dangerous
regards
sinaloa
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hi tom
35 dollars for hour,its very good,
here in mexico, is 20 dollars for day,
is completely handmade work,
very heavy and dangerous
regards
sinaloa
That looks like a hard life
thelaughingman
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I concur ..haha trimlins i'm gunna start using that
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