Need I say anything????
Need I say anything????
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are you stuck, or is that the grass you are having to deal with after the floods?
I get this once every 10 quotes but doesnt fail to fire me up
this guy rings me for a quote in the middle of peak season...i do a quote asap, gave him a fair price for something that is reliable and show up on schedule...and he goes...
"are you for real? every 2 weeks? you're kidding right? mate I am looking for the cheapest and do it every 4 weeks...it takes bloody 10mins to the the back, TEN BLOODY MINUTES!"
I tried to be as calm as I can I wanted to brick his house..he knows I do the yard next to him and one in front of him. I tried explaining that this is north queensland, you have no choice how high the grass grows, you dont have to have a contractor, but you have to deal with the consequences of having knee high grass. you can cut it yourself, but you will kill whatever cheapy you will get from bunnings in 2 mows if he leaves it 4wks. and you will have to pay a whole years mowing just to get any gear up this way anyway, and you have to do it yourself. everything is expensive up here.
I will be fertilising his yard on the down low...the round up trick just gets too old. maybe put some weed seeds if i can be bother with this idiot. i might just watch nature takes its course and he can learn a lesson from that. I cant fathom how people buy a property worth half a mil...but skimp out on $40-$45 on fortnightly mowing and leave it to look like sh*t because they are such a tighta*rse and end up looking like a junkies retreat.
and any full grown, abled bodied man who argues that their lawn takes only 10mins to do is a pissweak who should do it themselves rather than show how much of a man they are arguing that YOU should be doing THEIR lawn for NOTHING.
Of course I would do anything for people who have genuine reasons (not excuse) why they cant do their lawn (or just rich but pay fairly because they have other priorities)...but lazy, tighta*rse, arrogant pr1cks have no place on my books.
I have once mowed this a$$holes mates yards for free just to see him lose his sh!t!!! And boy did he lose his sh!t...He was abusing me on the phone..I told him I can mow for free for whoever I want...there is not a law against it. He has no right to tell me what I can or cant do. I tried calling umpteenth times to organise to come around, but kept saying nah..one more week. Then complained why its all over grown the week after and blamed it all on me even after I did the job to standard and didnt complain. His mates ended up having me do theirs regularly and referred me well to friends and family.
Very immature of me but I felt better at the end of the day
I have a client that likes a bit of a chat after each visit which I don't mind, I leave him until late in the day because of it but yesterday I was a little earlier as I was under the pump.
I had a couple more jobs to fit in, two customers asked to bring their mows forward as they were having friends around for Australia Day.
So I'm about to refuel the Honda when he comes up and starts his usual chatter...I carry on, pick up what I think is the right fuel can and proceed to top up the mower, it's then that I realise I filling it with 2 stroke!!!!
My fuel containers for 2 stroke and Unleaded only are quite different and very clearly marked so that when my offsider helps there's no confusion...glad he wasn't with me!!!
Lack of concentration got me...Grrrrrrrrr!!
Client quietly sneaks away as I mutter a few choice words!!!!
Cheers
Premier
V.J don't let them get you down just tell them to do it themselves or get someone else and walk away then have a quite laugh to yourself as you watch the place go to the sh*t
Premier annoying but you should be able to run the mower on 2/ for a tank with out doing it any harm just a bit more smoke
Anything Ian says may or may not be garbage, it may also be his own opinion or it may not be his opinion at all, it may just be something he felt like stating anyone following his advice does so at their own risk and may be doing something Ian would actually advise against.
And if you don't like what Ian has to say use the ignore function if you don't know how ask i will gladly tell you
I chuckle about this because it still happens to me. You go out and some one with more money than Pat Cash wants you to do a 2 hr job for $20. Absolute fools is what they are. They pay more for a bottle of wine and don't quibble. If you meet this type of attitude tell them to to stick it
Cheers
Bluey
Adelaide Home & Garden Solutions
http://www.ahgs.com.au
"Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when everyone is watching."
spot on bluey happens to me to i just grin and walk away , same when thay want to change from fortnight to monthly visits for same price i just dont bother going back .. and to look after the people - types - as you mentioned above all your doing is looking after there life style and neglecting your own financial future and the financial viability of your own business ...
VJ-That's one of the perks of working for ourselve's. We can tell those tight-ars...s to jam it, walk away with a smile and deal with people that appreciated what we do and are prepared to pay a fair rate for good service without quibbling.
having a day off due to high heat & humidity, then remembering at 1.00pm I have a lawn that must be done - damnation@#$%^&!! 34 deg & over 80% humidity - I don't operate well in the heat, it knocks me badly.
needless to say it was done in record time!
400% humidity is bad enough. But 400% humidity + 50degrees......Aargh. Feels like working in a heated swimming pool. And the thing that makes me grumpiest of all........farking chaffing of the arse crack!
Jason Forrest
Fair Dinkum Lawn & Garden Care
Servicing St Clair, Erskine Park, Colyton, South St Marys
0407 435 642
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