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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    That's there bad luck. They should still pay for the mows until the cancelled it. Your not a mind reader.
    Agreed! Can also tell them that know one will rent it with 2m high grass, that it needs upkeep until new tenant.

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    Bloody medical specialists who are so damn busy they are in and out in 5 minutes after I've driven for four hours there and back and waited two hours to get in in the first place. And still can't walk properly and have been given no indication as to a treatment plan or what to do next.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    Been sending invoices to an insurance company for work done at a property (an accident victim) Hadnt seen any payments since last Oct. Worked Nov, Dec and Jan sending invoices, Reminders etc. Ive been stressing about it big time ($2500).
    Gave them a call to see what the problem was. Turns out the person whom I was sending the invoices left the company so know one received them! WTF!!!!!!!

    I hope to get a decent payment into the bank in the next couple of days!

    What annoys me is, know one fcukin told me about it. Im stressing, wondering if there was a problem and if there was let me know etc etc. There could quite well of been a problem, with all the extras I was asked to do so I though that may be it.

    I REALLY should of rang them earlier but still, they could of let me know change of details.
    The lawnmower man.....always the last to know. mongrels

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    Been sending invoices to an insurance company for work done at a property (an accident victim) Hadnt seen any payments since last Oct. Gave them a call to see what the problem was. Turns out the person whom I was sending the invoices left the company so know one received them! WTF!!!!!!!

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    Wasn't an insurance company with the initials GB was it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bb1 View Post
    Turn up at 19 unit body corp to mow, Police car out front, drive in another police car down the back at a unit. Drive past, it is obvoius they are trying to talk someone out. I can't mow, as I need to go past, and if the situation turned nasty just didnt want to get involved, finally 45 minutes later, he comes out and they cart him away. Of course after that the residents all want to chat so end up loosing about an hour and a half for the day. Thats life I guess.

    why not just go do the rest of ya run or some more jobs then come back later

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    Quote Originally Posted by bb1 View Post
    Wasn't an insurance company with the initials GB was it.
    Nah!

    Checked account this afternoon... All good! Was supposed to mow the place again tomorrow. Now I can!

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    I got 1 slimebag i am chasing up. Asked for a job just before x-mas and I did it because it was next to a client. It was a vacant house - soon to be demolished apparently. 2 letters - no answer. On the blower tomorrow to listen to what this fella does best (like many others) b***S**t

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    Put out 500 flyers.. One call from a chinese lady who wants aq gardner for $25/hr. No other response. driving back a day every week to look after my lawns in Gippsland.. its only and hour and a half!.. glad I kept them, it gets me out of the house. Too hot today. two mowers broke down. quoted a job where the croatian family wants to cut all the nicely established native plantings and put in pines and birches.

    No fun today at all.

    Tom

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    You'll be surprised how many hold onto the flyers. I've had calls six-months later or more from some of the drops I've done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    You'll be surprised how many hold onto the flyers. I've had calls six-months later or more from some of the drops I've done.
    my best flyer retention was 3 and a half years. i put out a combined one with a cleaning company that long ago, and someone called last month from that flyer..

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    I dropped out 2000 flyers 2weeks ago and the phone is still running hot. Dont give up yet.

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    Why is it the harder you work the worse off you become......

    I've adjusted my income forecast upwards slightly with Centrelink and now we have lost all our Childcare rebates which was basically what paid for our boys to go to daycare so now in actual fact I'm worse-off than before.

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    ANZ can take 200 of its people away on a fully paid cruise with butlers and all, and than claim it as a tax expense, but I cant even go down to the local motel for a couple of nights and claim that. Something just doesnt add up .

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    Why is it the harder you work the worse off you become......
    I wasn't going to reply but i will... lol

    One Word... Labor

    No Incentitive to work, No Incentitive to work hard... sums it up. Apparently It's the only way you can control the masses with everyone being equal.

    Did someone order a carbon tax

    Simmo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bb1 View Post
    ANZ can take 200 of its people away on a fully paid cruise with butlers and all, and than claim it as a tax expense, but I cant even go down to the local motel for a couple of nights and claim that. Something just doesnt add up .
    Include the words "conference" or "training" and you just might be able to (depending on your accountant)

    Simmo.

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