Bizarre happenings at work

[gcsmow]

Hi guys,

A couple of strange things happened to me at work today. I got a work order to clean up a rental property, when I went round there to do the job I spoke to the new tenant (young lady) did the job and it wasn't until I left that I realised that she was an old flame. It just didn't register until I literally got to the end of the street. I don't know if she realised or not, but she didn't say anything. I remember her telling me years ago that she didn't wan't to get married or have kids ever. Well, it appears that she didn't get married but she's got a rug rat.

Then the next house job I went to, I was w-snipping in the back yard I found a small marijuana plant in a pot. The work order said to take away all rubbish in yard. I don't think the tenants classify that as rubbish so I left it alone - probably the best thing to do.

I have been doing this job for nearly 4 years now and neither of those things have happened untill today.

Anyone else got any Bizarre work stories?

[Tender Lovin Lawn&Garden]

Hi guys,

A couple of strange things happened to me at work today. I got a work order to clean up a rental property, when I went round there to do the job I spoke to the new tenant (young lady) did the job and it wasn't until I left that I realised that she was an old flame. It just didn't register until I literally got to the end of the street. I don't know if she realised or not, but she didn't say anything. I remember her telling me years ago that she didn't wan't to get married or have kids ever. Well, it appears that she didn't get married but she's got a rug rat.

Then the next house job I went to, I was w-snipping in the back yard I found a small marijuana plant in a pot. The work order said to take away all rubbish in yard. I don't think the tenants classify that as rubbish so I left it alone - probably the best thing to do.

I have been doing this job for nearly 4 years now and neither of those things have happened untill today.

Anyone else got any Bizarre work stories?

I was mowing a place once and found about 10 to 15 marijuana plants i snipped around them and kept going. As i was blowing the driveway this guy come running out saying hold on hold on i have to move some rubbish from out the back before you mow. I said to him to late its all mowed and by the way your ganja plants are safe i just snipped around them.

[Stripes]

I was doing an irrigation install at a dementia ward in a nursing home years ago. I had an old lady come up to me and say "Mum said to come home for dinner and shut the back gate when you come". Righto.
Also as I was adjusting a nozzle on a sprinkler there and was kneeling down, I had a guy give me a bit of a knee in the back so I turned around and he was shaping up to me ready to punch on and was muttering under his breath! I was wondering what I was going to do if he actually punched me but one of the other residents pulled him away.
That was an interesting couple of days!

[Fred's mowing]

Should have spun the nozzle around, bit of a cooling off period:magic.
Cheers Dean.

[Sandgroper]

My father whipper snip around 15 ganga plants into the ground,he did not know what they were,,

The tenant came out later and said watch the plants,,bad luck buddy to late,,lol

Last cleanup job i did,the shed light was on and the door flapping,i went in to turn the light off,,looks like a big hydroponics setup,,small pieces of cannabis leaf on the ground, ventilaton cut in the roof top, fans etc ,,

Came back the next day to finish off and everything was gone,,

[63impala]

Good to see no one is riting SNITCHING STOREIES I found one plant and called the ATF the only good snitch is a dead snitch....The house I live in the abos before used to grow some under the house He used to grow it for his wife who had canser which is far enough If you going to die why not go is style a STONED ASSASIAN lol lol


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j55mozVwDM

[Back to Basics]

Impala you are about as politically correct as Hitler. Mmmm be careful champ we come in all shapes and since finishing playing sport for a living sizes.

[Mrs HMS]

I was doing an irrigation install at a dementia ward in a nursing home years ago. I had an old lady come up to me and say "Mum said to come home for dinner and shut the back gate when you come". Righto.
Also as I was adjusting a nozzle on a sprinkler there and was kneeling down, I had a guy give me a bit of a knee in the back so I turned around and he was shaping up to me ready to punch on and was muttering under his breath! I was wondering what I was going to do if he actually punched me but one of the other residents pulled him away.
That was an interesting couple of days!

My dad suffered from Alzheimers before he died and paranoia and aggression are common symptoms...it's sad really.

[Mrs HMS]

Good to see no one is riting SNITCHING STOREIES I found one plant and called the ATF the only good snitch is a dead snitch....The house I live in the abos before used to grow some under the house He used to grow it for his wife who had canser which is far enough If you going to die why not go is style a STONED ASSASIAN lol lol


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j55mozVwDM

Impala the marijuana for cancer patients is a well know treatment, it is often the only thing that controls the horrible nausea and vomiting that follows a round of chemo therapy. It helped my Mum a lot, sure she ended up dying in the end but at least she was able to have a little bit of quality of life instead of spending the entire time between treatments with her head in the toilet.

My friend is currently fighting cancer and her DOCTOR told her to use it.

[The Local Gardener]

Impala the marijuana for cancer patients is a well know treatment, it is often the only thing that controls the horrible nausea and vomiting that follows a round of chemo therapy. It helped my Mum a lot, sure she ended up dying in the end but at least she was able to have a little bit of quality of life instead of spending the entire time between treatments with her head in the toilet.

My friend is currently fighting cancer and her DOCTOR told her to use it.

Joanne, god bless you and your family, we all have a story to tell. Most times all works out but life is absolutely amazing, good, bad and indifferent..

Nick

[Mrs HMS]

Thanks TLG....I just realised what a downer (and I don't mean Alexander) I'd put on this thread...sorry about that everyone.

[The Local Gardener]

Thanks TLG....I just realised what a downer (and I don't mean Alexander) I'd put on this thread...sorry about that everyone.

lol Joanne, just remembered we need to vote on Sat. (Downer) might vote for ILMCOA, they seem to be a great party, everyone loves them, even the newbies....:fact

[Bluey]

I don't care if the person needs it for medication. Thats acceptable to me as long as they do it legally. What I do not like is the idiots who fry their brains on the crap smoking it day in and day out.

If I find any growing then the boys in blue will get a a tip off thats for sure.

[The Local Gardener]

I don't care if the person needs it for medication. Thats acceptable to me as long as they do it legally. What I do not like is the idiots who fry their brains on the crap smoking it day in and day out.

If I find any growing then the boys in blue will get a a tip off thats for sure.

One of those idiots is my brother Bluey, a married man with kids. We have tried everything, family intervention etc... a very touchy one for me....anyway.. you can lead a horse to water, you know the rest..

peace out...

[Sandgroper]

We used to have Aboringnees living next to us, my father said he would rather them smoke pot all day than drink,they were never any trouble when they smoked.

[Bluey]

One of those idiots is my brother Bluey, a married man with kids. We have tried everything, family intervention etc... a very touchy one for me....anyway.. you can lead a horse to water, you know the rest..

peace out...

Aint that the truth mate. If he wont listen to his family and do something about it then he will probably never change unfortunately. It's his own life I guess but long term use of it does affect ppl despite what the users of it like to say.

[The Local Gardener]

Aint that the truth mate. If he wont listen to his family and do something about it then he will probably never change unfortunately. It's his own life I guess but long term use of it does affect ppl despite what the users of it like to say.

yeah it sux bluey, he has choices though, like we all do....

[Bluey]

We used to have Aboringnees living next to us, my father said he would rather them smoke pot all day than drink,they were never any trouble when they smoked.

Until they get into a car but then again they probably didn't have a license anyway. It is a sad indictment on the world that the cops are picking up three times as many ppl drug driving than drink driving. Just gores to show how wide spread drug use is.

[Stripes]

One of those idiots is my brother Bluey, a married man with kids. We have tried everything, family intervention etc... a very touchy one for me....anyway.. you can lead a horse to water, you know the rest..

peace out...

Same mate except my brother didnt marry the chick he got pregnant and doesnt look after his 14 year old kid and has had little to do with her. He finally gave up the pot at age 32 but is now an alco instead :i dunno:

My bro in law is the same and has fried his brain and is now a skitzo and has just broken up with his wife. My wife has a huge family and about 5 of her uncles still smoke themselves stupid daily at age 48-55. They all have nothing to their name and are useless humans. All have very little to do with their kids and blame their problems on everyone else.

[The Local Gardener]

Same mate except my brother didnt marry the chick he got pregnant and doesnt look after his 14 year old kid and has had little to do with her. He finally gave up the pot at age 32 but is now an alco instead :i dunno:

My bro in law is the same and has fried his brain and is now a skitzo and has just broken up with his wife. My wife has a huge family and about 5 of her uncles still smoke themselves stupid daily at age 48-55. They all have nothing to their name and are useless humans. All have very little to do with their kids and blame their problems on everyone else.

thats terrible Stripes

[Bluey]

I really can't see why ppl use things like meth and cocain etc. If you gave them the chemicals that make it up to drink or eat they would think you were crazy. They must have really sad lives if they have to resort to drugs to make it better.

The real problem is many are bringing up their kids in a world where smoking crack is seen as normal and the straight ppl are seen as the enemies. Make you wonder where we will be in 50 yrs time.

[geoff]

bluey national service they say would fix these bastards but why would you inflict that on our great defence force that has better things to do....as long as the do ggoders are around then it will always happen..ask the pensioner that gets his head donged in from these morons looking for money to buy this crap ..geez sorry way off the thread and i am so sorry ...
Some time back i finished mowing the lawn and a little kid came out and said my mum wants to see you out the back ..went out to get paid but was offered some thing else which involved not gardening ..so i ran without collecting the pay lol..that was twenty years ago when i first started and looked half reasonable , now i just get paid lol

[courty]

bluey national service they say would fix these bastards but why would you inflict that on our great defence force that has better things to do....as long as the do ggoders are around then it will always happen..ask the pensioner that gets his head donged in from these morons looking for money to buy this crap ..geez sorry way off the thread and i am so sorry ...
Some time back i finished mowing the lawn and a little kid came out and said my mum wants to see you out the back ..went out to get paid but was offered some thing else which involved not gardening ..so i ran without collecting the pay lol..that was twenty years ago when i first started and looked half reasonable , now i just get paid lol

HAHAA,as I say Geoff "some play hard to get,I play hard to want"

[ian]

years ago i was taking creeper of a garage roof when the built like a goddess next door neighbour came out to the washing line to get a bra and knickers set

[Back to Basics]

Ian wish I was there. Sure i am not only speaking for myself when I say "I like boobies!"

[ian]

Ian wish I was there. Sure i am not only speaking for myself when I say "I like boobies!"

yes i as a nice veiw but about 10 minutes later i heard her talking to i think her daughter and i was tempted to climb the fence and get involved total gutter mouth swearing and yelling abuse at a young girl

[BLACK BEAR]

Many years ago I used to deliver plastic charity bags into household letterboxes with the full postie set-up, bike, panniers, clothing colors etc and looked exactly like posties. Was in some country town early one morning when a very good sort ran down to the letterbox expecting her mail delivered. She was wearing no bra and a very see through top that left nothing to the imagination:xmas as the sun was in the background. Was there for a minute or two chatting to her about the charity cant remember what her face looked like but can remember other things:bike:

[BLACK BEAR]

Another time down at rosebud around new years i think we were doing the same thing - about 3 of us. Many of the locals were leaving gifts out for the local posties. When the local guys heard we were around there were 3 vans/cars and some bikes trying to chase us out of town:safety. I swear we didnt touch a drop of their warm beer:scared

[Back to Basics]

Has anyone been asked if they would like to be paid in alternative methods? Is this an urban myth or does this sort of thing actually happen?

If some of my clients asked I would struggle to keep in my laughter...

[63impala]

My old man Back in the day as a pluming Contrator got offered big bag of white powder form one of his assian clients in china town back in the 80s when nose candy was the thing and you where not cool unless you powdered your nose...China white in the states is so cheap...

[Sandgroper]

Has anyone been asked if they would like to be paid in alternative methods? Is this an urban myth or does this sort of thing actually happen?

If some of my clients asked I would struggle to keep in my laughter...

One lady on a current affairs show built her whole house and landscape from just "favors" only one person refused her,,needless to say he never got the job,,

[imoww]

My very first customer was a young lady who put an advert on the net for a young, fit person to do her lawns on a regular basis.
She answered the door in a low cut top reveling allot to be imagined.
Half way through doing her back yard, she approached me in a skin tight singlet holding a glass of lemon water, leaning to one side - head tilted over with a cheeky smile asking if i need a refreshment.
I nearly fainted in shock. I felt like i was the pool guy in one of those cheapie pornos.
I skulled the glass of water & said thanks. Then turned back to the mowing.
When i finished. She paid me (cash) and didnt want to know me.

[Neil&family]

Don't you hate that... Sort of brightens up your day though?

Bold letters on your quotation should read > HAIRY CHEQUE BOOKS NOT ACCEPTED....

[Cranbourne Lawnmowing]

Turned up at a clients place today and before I got out of the car decided to respond to some messages left on my phone. All of a sudden the passenger door opens up and there is the client. She starts talking to me. Finally she says why don't you empty all the rubbish and bottles out of your car, all I could say is " I'm just lazy I guess".

She is about 80 years old and says " your a very naughty boy. I'll get a bag and you can put all the bottles in it and put them in the recycling bin before it gets picked up "
Tutts as she closes the door and sure enough 2 mins later she comes back with a big bag and waits for me to clean out my car.:laughing::laughing:

Oh well at least its done and I didn't get put over her knee:rolleyes:

[Bluey]

He is not the Messiah...he is just a very naughty boy

[Mrs HMS]

He is not the Messiah...he is just a very naughty boy

WHO ARE YOU?
I'm his mother, that's who.


Sorry for those people sitting there thinking that Bluey and I are on drugs of some description!! :dance

[ian]

Only the true Messiah denies His divinity

[Mrs HMS]

Only the true Messiah denies His divinity

What?! Well, what sort of chance does that give me? All right! I am the Messiah!

[Bluey]

WHO ARE YOU?
I'm his mother, that's who.


Sorry for those people sitting there thinking that Bluey and I are on drugs of some description!! :dance

Lol...you make me laugh Joanne...you have similar sense of humour to me and your a bluey...you like the same music and you have irish background....I love your nature..... can you dance a jig???

[Mrs HMS]

Not any more but I can do a mean hokey pokey

[Redeye]

Pulled up at a job years ago, young son about 4years old was out the front. I asked him where his dad is and was told "he's up in the roof doing some gardening"...out of the mouth of babes

[Mrs HMS]

Our gutters have been known to look a little like that before.

Kids say the cutest things.

[ian]

Pulled up at a job years ago, young son about 4years old was out the front. I asked him where his dad is and was told "he's up in the roof doing some gardening"...out of the mouth of babes

when the tenants of the house behind me moved out the landlord discovered there had been gardens in a couple of the rooms

[gcsmow]

Today while I was filling up my Jerry can at the servo the lady behind the counter came over to me, got all excited and said that I have to put the jerry can on the ground before I fill it up. "Why?" I said,
"Because if I fill it in the back of the ute it's not earthed and could cause a static discharge and ignite the petrol."
If it was a steel container, maybe, but a plastic one!!
I know she was doing her job and that is the regulation but, is there any truth in this?
If that is the case then shouldn't I remove the utes' fuel tank and put it on the ground before filling it up, then fill it, then put it back in the ute? Or should everybody attach an earth wire to your car before you fill it up?

I don't get it. Is there something I'm missing here?

[ian]

What?! Well, what sort of chance does that give me? All right! I am the Messiah!

He is! He is the Messiah!

[Tender Lovin Lawn&Garden]

Today while I was filling up my Jerry can at the servo the lady behind the counter came over to me, got all excited and said that I have to put the jerry can on the ground before I fill it up. "Why?" I said,
"Because if I fill it in the back of the ute it's not earthed and could cause a static discharge and ignite the petrol."
If it was a steel container, maybe, but a plastic one!!
I know she was doing her job and that is the regulation but, is there any truth in this?
If that is the case then shouldn't I remove the utes' fuel tank and put it on the ground before filling it up, then fill it, then put it back in the ute? Or should everybody attach an earth wire to your car before you fill it up?

I don't get it. Is there something I'm missing here?

I watched this show once where a lady had put the fuel pump in the car and then went and sat in her seat and then went back when the pump switched off and when she went to grab it she said she felt the shock from static electricity and then bang a big ball of fire from the fumes lighting. She wasnt badly burnt but fire around a fuel tank of the car is something i wouldnt want to be near.

[Neil&family]

Static electricity can build up in the fuel nozzle.Hence why it should be earthed. Plastic containers can build up static electricity but cant conduct unless there is a conductive additive in the plastic.

Think of a trampolene when you hop on it and rub your wrist or arm on the Mat. The mat and you build up a charge when you would think that the mat would be earthed with the metal frame. Some Plastic containers are not meant for fuel and this is why they make you earth them. Fuel containers have a conductive mesh or additive in the plastic.

A mate of mine is a fire investigator and i asked him the same question as it had me stuffed too.

Hope i explained it clear enough.

[Redeye]

as a fallen catholic, now agnostic with atheistic leanings, am I allowed to still laugh at L O Brian?

[Mick]

Today while I was filling up my Jerry can at the servo the lady behind the counter came over to me, got all excited and said that I have to put the jerry can on the ground before I fill it up. "Why?" I said,
"Because if I fill it in the back of the ute it's not earthed and could cause a static discharge and ignite the petrol."
If it was a steel container, maybe, but a plastic one!!
I know she was doing her job and that is the regulation but, is there any truth in this?
If that is the case then shouldn't I remove the utes' fuel tank and put it on the ground before filling it up, then fill it, then put it back in the ute? Or should everybody attach an earth wire to your car before you fill it up?

I don't get it. Is there something I'm missing here?

Thats happened to me as well. She said that fumes build up in the ute tray and static can ignite it. If youve ever lit a bonfire using unleaded you'll know that fumes do go across the ground, so it all seems very feasible to me.
But I dont take the ztr off the trailer to fill the tanks so????????

[Mrs HMS]

as a fallen catholic, now agnostic with atheistic leanings, am I allowed to still laugh at L O Brian?

I think Life of Brian was written with a target audience of fallen catholics, now agnostics with atheistic leanings. Would almost be illegal for that type of person NOT to laugh

[South East Mowing]

Thats happened to me as well. She said that fumes build up in the ute tray and static can ignite it. If youve ever lit a bonfire using unleaded you'll know that fumes do go across the ground, so it all seems very feasible to me.
But I dont take the ztr off the trailer to fill the tanks so????????

Hope you have the ZTR'S insured then:laughing::laughing: Why not just fill up a fuel container on the ground then fill up the ztr????

[MowerRob]

Thats happened to me as well. She said that fumes build up in the ute tray and static can ignite it. If youve ever lit a bonfire using unleaded you'll know that fumes do go across the ground, so it all seems very feasible to me.
But I dont take the ztr off the trailer to fill the tanks so????????

Just get a jumper lead and connect one red or black to the machine then which ever colour u used on machine connect that colour to the pump .

But the lady is right. I worked in the service station industry for 11 years

[Tender Lovin Lawn&Garden]

Jerrys have to go on the ground to be filled yet the tank of the car is not on the ground. The tanks of your machies are not on the ground when you fill them up.

[Mick]

Hope you have the ZTR'S insured then:laughing::laughing: Why not just fill up a fuel container on the ground then fill up the ztr????

It is and how much of a pita would it be filling a jerry first. Were talking up to 50lt of fuel! Think Im going to keep risking it!

[ian]

mick you should do the right thing unload the ztr and then drive it up to the pump to fill it up and have someone film the look on people faces

[Anjaryan]

Doesn't the ztr have a plastic fuel tank??

[Mick]

Doesn't the ztr have a plastic fuel tank??

Yes, and the trailer has ramps so fumes can escape no problem.

A servo I go to is opposite a very large park. The guys who mow it do drive there ztrs up to the pumps for refills. Dosent look right I must say!

[gcsmow]

I think it is all about lawyers myself, if you had a good lawyer you could sue the servo in the unlikely event that anything happened. I think you are far more likely to have a car accident leaving the servo than cause a fire from filling a jerry can on the back of your ute.

[courty]

My brother lived in South Carolina for a year,he was telling me how the lawn care guys over there would have a trailer loaded nose to tail with 4 ZTRS and if the pick up wasn't big enough for the whole crew the extras would sit on the trailered ZTR's as they cruised down the highway to the next job.Would love to see that happen here :law

[Bluey]

Posers...and there are a lot of them here too....how many mowers and whippers do you need for a days work for christ sake. Saw a bloke recently who have 4 whippys hanging of the side of the trailer.

Oh look I have 2 more than you...I must be better

[Tender Lovin Lawn&Garden]

I take 2 mowers 2 blower usally 2 snippers all though one snipper at moment as one in shop. But thats so if one breaks down which has happened a few times i can finish the yard and then head to get repaired. I would think the client would look at you a bit funny if they came home and it was half done.

[Bluey]

Yeah same here I have a back up for my main line gear but 4 whippys is over the top in my books. I have found it is easy to carry unwanted equipment 24/7 if you think "I might need that one day" I have deliberately downsized what I carry. Used this sample principle on boats too. If you plan what your doing well enough you carry what you need for the days work. But having saidf that I have left stuff behind before. I just get jack of carrying a stuff around for 6 months and not using it.

[Tender Lovin Lawn&Garden]

Yeah same here I have a back up for my main line gear but 4 whippys is over the top in my books. I have found it is easy to carry unwanted equipment 24/7 if you think "I might need that one day" I have deliberately downsized what I carry. Used this sample principle on boats too. If you plan what your doing well enough you carry what you need for the days work. But having saidf that I have left stuff behind before. I just get jack of carrying a stuff around for 6 months and not using it.

I think that with my hedger some times and when i pull it out gurantee i get asked can you hedge that we will pay you extra for it.

[ian]

Posers...and there are a lot of them here too....how many mowers and whippers do you need for a days work for christ sake. Saw a bloke recently who have 4 whippys hanging of the side of the trailer.

Oh look I have 2 more than you...I must be better

oops someone stole my trailer and all my gear because i carried it all and had nothing at home

[edbeek]

I've got a strange one happening.
Been doing some clean-up work for an elderly lady on a farm in the hills. Looks like nothing has been done in the yard for years.

She tells me she lives there with her cousin Doris.
I arrive there, have a chat then go about my business all day. Don't see anybody all day but occasionally hear Daphne talking inside the house.
At the end of the first day, Daphne appears, have a nice chat and gives me cash.

Arrived again on Monday and was surprised to see how much work had been done. Paths had been covered with pebbles, areas mowed & trimmed, vegie garden mulched & planted. Daphne told me Doris had a good weekend and did all of the work.
I've been there 3 times now and still haven't set eyes on this elusive Doris.

After work on Monday, Daph appears with a cheque book and writes out my cheque and signs it. Had a look at it later and the name on the cheque is Doris.

Now wondering if Doris really exists, or if Daph has multiple personalities.
Have to wait another week to suss it out more. :)

[happymowin]

lol, maybe you could say daphne didnt pay you last week, doris would double up?

lol JOKING

[edbeek]

HaHa happy. I don't think I want to upset them too much lol

I've already had visions of the axe murderer sneaking up on me. :)

[63impala]

Better start learning to throw a Tomahawk to counter act ur fears of axe murders.............

[administrator]

Or it could be a security thing .She doesnt know you from a bar of soap so she makes you think shes not alone .

[Grassman177]

nice one, batty old laby probably.

i have gone up to an elderly customers door, and there was a window beside me at a perpendicular. i glance over like so many would, and i saw this 90 yo woman getting out of the shower!@! full view too. was terrible and i cant ever forget the image burnt into my brain. who takes a shower withthe window open>?

[Bluey]

key the creepy music......You have entered the Twilight Zone

[jimrtl81]

Had a customer put their own price up by $20. Champion!
Has been a reg for a couple of years since and I still get the occasional $20 tip on top of that.

On a side note I wish I had room for 4 whippers, having the right tool makes work easy.

[happymowin]

Jerrys have to go on the ground to be filled yet the tank of the car is not on the ground. The tanks of your machies are not on the ground when you fill them up.

the fuel tank in a car IS grounded, through the car

a lady in ipswich had this exact thing happen in the last 12 months i think it was.

filled up a can in the back of the car, it ignited from static.


my understanding is you should NEVER fill up a mower in the back of the ute, you should put jerrys on the ground, fill them then transfer the fuel into the mower.

i dont see why you couldnt earth the machine with a lead, but you should find out for yourself.


look at all the fuel pumps; they have the warning about not filling containers unless placed on ground.


you might get away with it for ten years; but i wouldnt like to be you when it goes wrong that ONE time


booooooooom

[Stripes]

http://www.indmowing.com.au/forum/showthread.php?7357

[Benny1]

That old tale of offering other services in exchange for mowing does excists,

A few years ago when i was a jim i had received a lead for a job, contacted the client and arranged a time for the next day to go quote it,

about an hour later or so i received a text saying dont worry as she cant afford it, i sent back a text saying i totally understand and am still happy to come around and give her a free quote,

next day turned up and gave her a quote for a regular service, she said thanks but couldnt afford it, i said no problem and all the best.

about 20 mins after i left the property the text messages started, offerings from food and cooking to other activities in the bedroom for exchange of mowing the lawns, this has happened to me a few times in the past few years, interestly the 4 times it has happened the women have been Asian, Greek, Middle Eastern and South American. Now i know im the brad pit of the mowing industry and my offsider is the angelena of the industry but still lol

They all got the same reply... thankyou for the offer and while i am flattered i am sorry but i will have to say no thanks.

[Blaktop]

Not creepy but a bit weird all the same. A couple of years ago I was running a community support program workparty at the Alice Springs prison. Six low sec prisoners and me in a small truck doing community work, rubbish pickup (plenty of that in Alice....lol), doing firebreaks with whippersnippers and we had a pensioner round for basic lawn mowing. I turned up at a block of 20 units for the elderly of which we did about 15. I knocked on the door of an old lady who used to always have a plate of cookies for the boys. No answer (she's always home)......knock again......faint voice from inside "Help....the key is under the potplant.....I can't get up". I found the key, went in and in the bedroom lying on the floor in her nightie was the little old lady. She's fallen over the night before, couldn't get up and had been there all night. I picked her up and she was fine.

[great nature]

hi all. first post.
i was working in a nursery a few years back. my job was to help every customer that came through our doors. one day this old guy(about 70) came in and high tailed it 100 odd meters to the back of the nursery. me, the attentive worker, headed up thinking he must really need plants, like now. but when i got there...old man...pants down in ****ting position...****ting. he saw me and i saw him and never a word was spoken. no-one believed me until they saw it. runny peanut butter splatted about a foot. strange thing is he was a regular and would of known we have a place, for free, for that.

[Lawn Mowing Professionals]

hi all. first post.
i was working in a nursery a few years back. my job was to help every customer that came through our doors. one day this old guy(about 70) came in and high tailed it 100 odd meters to the back of the nursery. me, the attentive worker, headed up thinking he must really need plants, like now. but when i got there...old man...pants down in ****ting position...****ting. he saw me and i saw him and never a word was spoken. no-one believed me until they saw it. runny peanut butter splatted about a foot. strange thing is he was a regular and would of known we have a place, for free, for that.

Great first post... Welcome to the site.

Simmo.

[Redeye]

yep looking forward to the next missive lol.......

welcome raegn :)

[SM MOWING]

Welcome!

I just sh*t my pants laughing.......................................... .................................................. ...............................................

[cadase]

Turned up to do a quote today. If this thing shytts, i'm doubling the price
5540

[geoff1969]

Turned up to do a quote today. If this thing shytts, i'm doubling the price
5540

i reckon if you start mowing and that thing starts moving youll do more than shiiit as well hahaha

[GrowCutMow]

I was cleaning gutters today, they had grass growing and about 2 inches of mud and silt but I came across 4 eggs. They were a little bit smaller than a chickens eggs and they were a mushroom colour with darker spots. There was no real nest or anything they were just sitting there amongst the grass. Two had hatched another one was broken with maggots and another was whole. Has anyone come across anything like this before?

[regester64]

No silly plovers around is there? Not sure what color eggs they have.

[PaulG]

Sounds like Plovers' eggs.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=plovers+eggs&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=7FO&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=uPiYUKyOMo6XiAfE5YCoDA&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=908

[GrowCutMow]

Spot on guys. That's what they were.

[Bgs]

Quoted a lawn three weeks ago got the go ahead to do it, thought it was a one off but then I got a text the next day saying thanks for the mow could you make it three weekly, just send a text the day before so we can leave the cash for you so replied yes no worries,

Sent the courtesy text today about doing the lawn tomorrow and they replied sorry we don't live there any more :confused: a lot can change in three weeks :i dunno:

[gcsmow]

i was cleaning gutters once which had a big moreton bay fig tree next to it. The gutters were absolutely full of decomposed leaves and stuff, but there was also earth worms in the gutter. How do earth worms get into a gutter ?

[Lockie]

i was cleaning gutters once which had a big moreton bay fig tree next to it. The gutters were absolutely full of decomposed leaves and stuff, but there was also earth worms in the gutter. How do earth worms get into a gutter ?
They climb the spouting following the smell of the decomposing leaves. I find them all the time cleaning gutters.

[Neil&family]

Had the D's do a drug bust 2 doors up from where i was working today.Two big brown evidence bags being put in the boot and 2 teenagers going nuts swinging arms around and kicking fences. One of them didn't like me smiling and started gobbing off at me. Couldn't here a bloody word of it through the peltors.The cops were smiling too so it must have been funny ;frosty;

[gcsmow]

I used to do the Court house lawns and gardens, I used to see some interesting characters coming and going through that place.:shifty