Viceroy
20-10-2004, 09:47 AM
Yesterday this young guy(18-20) stopped me while doing a lawn and asked me for a job. I said not as this stage but after this rain yea I will have some work for you. He then asked if he could cut the lawn I was doing, as i was still doing the edges I said yea. He asked for $10 as the job was $30 I said sure. It was great I was able to do some maintenance on my Whipper snipper. He did a great job and i gave him $12.
This is where it turns funny ( sort of)
He had a Lawn business and had everything stolen a few months ago. So he was walking around with a set of Shears and a Saw in a back pack asking people if they needed some trimming done etc etc and was doing great. So after he had done the lawn for me he went up the whole street and knocked on doors asking if people wanted there lawn done etc. He did ok i gave out 3 quotes and I have to see them again in 2 weeks when in the area.
After he was done I said i would give him a lift home as he was on his pushie and a storm was coming.He lived 20 min in the car away from where i was working. WOW
He was a really nice kid .
I know about the trust thing with people these days.
But he must get 10 out of 10 for effort.
This is where it turns funny ( sort of)
He had a Lawn business and had everything stolen a few months ago. So he was walking around with a set of Shears and a Saw in a back pack asking people if they needed some trimming done etc etc and was doing great. So after he had done the lawn for me he went up the whole street and knocked on doors asking if people wanted there lawn done etc. He did ok i gave out 3 quotes and I have to see them again in 2 weeks when in the area.
After he was done I said i would give him a lift home as he was on his pushie and a storm was coming.He lived 20 min in the car away from where i was working. WOW
He was a really nice kid .
I know about the trust thing with people these days.
But he must get 10 out of 10 for effort.