Garbage Collection?

HOWEVER, we have a larger yard with grass. They way they cut grass here is as follows:

This results in many grass clippings. We will BURN whatever we do not compost.
Also, we are improving our efficiency in grass cutting with the purchase yesterday of a US style lawnmower. This will disrupt the local economy by removing 3X P300 per day (P300 per human grass cutter per day) and quickly pay for the gas powered mechanical version from Uymatiao. As long as we cut regularly and don’t use the grass catcher, we will not have the problem of clippings disposal so will be ok with the law (whew).


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Haha,
In the West, my lawn was cut by 2 Mexicans working for about 30 minutes with gas mower, gas trimmer and blower. That cost $35.00/job , or, a rate of $35/hr/worker, total P1750. Here, it was two days work for P1800 for 3 workers at P300 per day each for 2 days. Yep, works out the same as in the West at $35/job. Here it was worth $35 for the job and I don’t mind paying the same for the job as in the West. Now, I cannot do anything about the fact that the workers did not have equipment that would make them at least 16 times more efficient. But they could borrow and invest in a P17K gas mower and do each job in 30 minutes instead of two days. Then, after they finished mine, they could cut 15 other lawns in the 2 day period at P1800, then pay for the lawnmower in a few weeks and it is heavy after that and they get rich, being the only commercial mowing service in Dumaguete and Valencia. The alternative, to pay them for an inefficient process, does not help anyone. At $560 per lawn cutting, 2 or 3 times per week, I would not be able to reasonably be able to employ them and afford beer at the same time.

Bottom line is, if you have a lawn in the Phils, get a lawnmower (mechanical variety) and have a beer when you’re done. After 10 lawn cuttings or 4 months, it is paid for and you don’t have to feel guilty about paying the measly P300 per hour.


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Ang komedya Sr Wrye!


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Oh, my math works fine amigo. Why do I care what the labor “rate” is in foreign countries? I think I am being generous by paying the same for a completed job for a similar job in the US (not AUS where someone has quoted prohibitive min wage). Yes, too generous actually. I figure with automation (ie my brand new lawnmower) I can hire a human here for P500 to do the job in one hour. So rather than sitting around at the sari sari store or gambling at the money someone could earn enough to buy 33 kilos of rice (or a few cases of red horse).

Or, I could get the maid to do it for free.
Hahaha



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Same here. The only place I could find here with mowers was Uymatiao, and they have a good selection. There may be other places but at Citi Hardware, Ace, Robinson’s I only found strimmers is anything at all.


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