Horses only need hay to run, and I'm pretty sure the world price of hay isn't spiraling out of control. Here's a graph showing the world price of hay over the past 2 decades. It shows a very steady incline which is understandable due to the relative increases in inflation. Hay prices are also not as volatile as oil so this carriage is a very safe bet.
I'll also be able to generate revenue through its manure. $2 a bag seems to be the market price. Now just need to find the horse and a carriage.
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u'd be surprised.
i've considered taking this option myself, as u know, i hate driving dow n the driveway to throw the rubbish out, it'd be much easier to ride a horse.
however, maintaining a horse is more than just hay - it includes carrots and other vegetables they enjoy eating.
not only that, maintaining a horse includes changing horse shoes, as well as taking it to the vet for checkups and when it gets sick. you're actually looking at spending over $10k a year to maintain a horse.
in the long run, i don't know which one is the better investment in terms of life, efficiency and cost. i'll let the economist do the maths.
i also thought about the horse option. and came to much the same conclusion as mikey. in addition, horses crap everywhere, hence a social stigma when you park your horse in ping's garage and it craps all over the carpet!
in addition to murray's comment on horse crap, when a horse takes a 'whizz', u have to be careful ur not in the vicinity otherwise u may get splashed because it can be very powerful.
on that note, i saw two cows going at it once in the farm across from Mei's house. man u would not believe the sight i saw. those cows have no shame...right next to a main road for all to see as well!
ALSO horses are jerks, they know its an asian on board so they intentionally dont listen to you. i rode one and i kicked him to make him go faster (as you do) and he didnt listen. anyway i kicked him heaps and think he got a bruise or something :S oops
oh dont get me started!!
ts true horses dont like asians. must of been the damn Mongols and Hans who were cruel to their horses and from that point onwards, all horses had a vendetta against asians.
when i was in grade 7 i went on a horseriding camp and someone else's horse came over to me and bit me on the leg! it went thru my denim jeans and i got bruised! i was so scared of rabies.
i know billy is passionate about this subject because i havent heard him call anyone a jerk since i wouldn't trade some green beans with him in bohnanza.
Anyhow i think bringing a horse back would definately have some benefits.
-you would turn more heads than any riced up jap car. think of attention you'd get from the ladies!
-you could easily traverse normally tricky obstacles such as traffic islands and even freeway barriers!
- Uturns would be a simple exercise.
There's also another consideration in the 'horse and carriage/buggy' decision - the attire of 'horse and carriage' owners. This is typically exemplified in the Amish - white collared long sleeved shirts, blank pants, black vest, funny hats and a beard.
And beards would look funny on you Burita since Asians don't tend to grow very good beards in the early stages of beard-hood. You may be ridiculed for the 'bum-fluff' attached to your face, but at least the horse poo/pee in Ping's garage would detract from that.
there is no requirement to have a beard to own a horse and carriage. We live in the new era
there is no need for a horse and carriage too coz we live in the new era - they hav laws against horses on the roads.
perhaps we can ride in the pouches of kangaroos as is the stereotype image the rest of the global community has of Australian transportation?
Manure can be sold at $2 a bag, revenue generating. There are also possibilities of raising a champion horse which will ride in the melbourne cup and generate even more revenue.
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