The price of a house

January 27, 2009

A couple of days ago, while working at our property in Glendale, the former owner came by for a chat. I showed him around and told him about the things we are planning to do. He told me that his father paid £12.00 and 5 lambs for building the house. And if the brick layer assigned to the job would not do a full row of stones in one day, he would not receive any pay for that day.

Amazing….

Posted by roger | Filed Under Blog 

Comments

2 Responses to “The price of a house”

  1. Alan Campbell on January 27th, 2009 11:11

    Rogier - guess you wont accept my offer of £1200 and 20 Lambs then?!!

  2. roger on January 27th, 2009 11:11

    Hehehe…. ehhh…….. NOOOOOOOOO ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Got something to say?







  • The weather at Milovaig, a place some 10 miles north of where we are. This gives a fairly accurate picture of what we're having....

  • Categories

    About the house Book of Jingles Events Food & Drink History In the news Local Movies Music Nature Rugby World Cup 2007 Scenic spots Shed Trips

  • Sign in to Google Friends Connect

  • Google Friend Connect

  • Share your thoughts

  • Currently reading...

    "The Dragon Masters" by Jack Vance (1963), humans battling against grefs. Who is master and who is slave? [Review: Magnificent! Great story in a typical early Vance setting. Rating: 5 out of 5]

    "The Dogtown Tourist Agency" by Jack Vance (1975), a story featuring Miro Hetzel, galactic effectuator. [Review: not bad but Vance has better stories. Rating: 3 out of 5]

  • Latest music...

    hairHair (1968, Original Broadway recording). Some naughty lyrics for that time!!


    vboysAn Rathad a Bhatarsaigh, by the Vatersay Boys

  • Recent comments