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  1. Re: Whats the one reason stopping you from growing your business

    One thing I recall from my Business management course - if an employee does not generate income worth at least three times his or her wage, then it is probably not worth your while to employ someone....
  2. Thread: Mowing Software

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    Re: Mowing Software

    Aido,
    Anti-virus packages often produce "false positives" as they tend to err on the side of caution.

    As Bluey pointed out, this is likely to be a program which allows external parties to log...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Try using Firefox or Chrome (also gets rid of Internet Exploders "new window opening about an inch square" bug. Now that makes me grumpy!)
    :mad:
  4. Thread: Smoking

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    Re: Smoking

    From the Carbon Tax, of course!
    :shifty :shifty :shifty
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    Re: Hacks, good or bad for business?

    If you wouldn't mind seeing before & after photos of the job on this forum, then you're probably doing a "good job". :)
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    Re: Anything useful from EBAY?

    $350 tops since you have to take the Talon with it!!!
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    Sticky: Re: hows the weather

    That's why they've stopped calling it Global Warming, and now refer to it as "Climate Change" :rolleyes:
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Christine - have you had a look at Lightning? It's the calendar add-on for Thunderbird. It gives a few options on printing, scheduling & so on. I've been using it for a while, now, with no real...
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    Sticky: Re: hows the weather

    -2 here this morning ....... welcome to Sunny Queensland :D
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    Re: Does anyone use fuel cards?

    I have a Visa Debit card for the business account - makes it real easy to keep track of expenses.
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Any "GOOD" IT technician should have no dramas getting the data back. By good, I am not referring to the numbnuts that work for major computer & electronic retailers - if you know someone who works...
  12. Thread: Thankyou Admin

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    Re: Thankyou Admin

    I actually got into mowing after a long walk with the black dog. I was a bit worried that the long hours muttering to myself behind a mower/whippy might make things worse.
    I found it was (for me,...
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    Re: Best advertising for irrigation

    In some other business ventures I have been involved with, we found that writing an article for your local newspaper was a very good method of gaining new customers.
    The article needs to be factual...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Just politely ask for their credit card details - explain that you are a very busy person, time is money, so if they want to talk to you, they will be charged at the "standard rate" - $180 per hour,...
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    Re: Now spring is here!!!!

    Only four parts tanked? You Navy types must have a pretty quiet ANZAC Day, huh Bluey?

    :who-knows
  16. Thread: Anzac day

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    Re: Anzac day

    I'm the Parade Marshal for the Killarney RSL - the numbers of young people attending the Dawn Services has been increasing over the past ten years. I wish I could say it is only because of a better...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    My response to that sort of thing is to tell them there is a 50% surcharge for credit accounts.
    :smileydevil
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    People that use K-wire (chicken netting) for fences! The stuff is like a cheese grater on your whippy cord, and usually has saggy bits (like some of the owners), that hook up in everything!
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    Re: Honda self propelled mower modifications

    Just seems strange to pay that much for something that needs all that
    work to make it do what you want. :confused:

    Wonder how it will affect the life of things like mufflers, valve trains, etc....
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    Re: What Days do you Work?

    Try for weekends off but as others, it can be used as backup. Public holidays I'll work if I have a backlog.
    No way I'll work ANZAC Day, though. I'm the Parade Marshal at the Killarney RSL...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Mate - you really need to check out http://www.aussiespeedingfines.com - maybe they can save you a few hundy :laughing:
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    Re: Grass clippings-attract vermin etc

    Mossies lay eggs on stagnant water, and feed on mammals - don't see too many of either in a bag of clippings!
    Cockies, rats & mice prefer dry, dark places to camp in. They may hide under bags...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Here they used to have a Commodore wagon with a piece of PVC pipe on the roofrack :sad:

    Speed cameras (in Qld at least) are only meant to be deployed at known "black spots". In the 26 years I have...
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    Re: Things that make me grumpy

    I don't condone blatant speeding, or excessive speed for the conditions, but the revenue raising aspects of fines for 2 or 3 k's over give me the irrits, so I make a point of fighting them.

    I...
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    Re: Honda self propelled mower modifications

    Couldn't agree more - MTD / Victa do me fine (and don't cost an arm & a leg, either).

    'Tis good to see you sharing the info, Apples. Well done on that! :)
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