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    I had a job today removing a large clump of Ivy, changed chains half way through( jeez they're tough buggers) and put the blunt chain on the dash board. Called in to the shop on the way home for the paper and some ar$ewipe grabbed the chain off the dash. Thieving bar$tard! Guess I'm lucky he didn't take a chainsaw out of the ute tray too




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    hey red, your ute isnt like mine, and the passenger footwell, umm , a "little bit untidy"?

    maybe the chain slipped down off the dash into the mess, didja look for it there?

    like u say seems funny to take an old chain if theres a whole saw in the tray?


    maybe it fell into the door pocket?

    cheers mate

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    I tried to have a week off this last week because I thought I had caught up on everything. My week off lasted half a day then I had to go and do a job on Monday, got a call on Wednesday to do a job (told them next week) got 2 calls and an SMS on Friday lawns needed doing. I left my phone at home on Friday so I didn't get the messages until late Friday arvo, just checked my emails and it looks like I have lost 2 jobs (same client) because they couldn't wait and got someone else.

    GRRRRRR !!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by gcsmow View Post
    I tried to have a week off this last week because I thought I had caught up on everything. My week off lasted half a day then I had to go and do a job on Monday, got a call on Wednesday to do a job (told them next week) got 2 calls and an SMS on Friday lawns needed doing. I left my phone at home on Friday so I didn't get the messages until late Friday arvo, just checked my emails and it looks like I have lost 2 jobs (same client) because they couldn't wait and got someone else.

    GRRRRRR !!!
    I know exactly where your coming from... I've been trying to have a few days off lately but everyone is "urgent" and wants it done yesterday. The irony is they will happily let it pass for an extra week from there due date but when they want it done that's it.

    It's just goes to show that no one is loyal when push comes to shove!

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    Grumpy? Husband and wife "miscommunicate" and hubby gets some other dude in to do the job - and pays way over the odds for it.

    Oh well - at least that guy did the hard yakka (lawns untended for at least 10 weeks) so that I can rock up in a couple of weeks and have an easier time of it.

    The wife apologised profusely and has booked a contract for the lawns and their remediation and has agreed to a garden renovation plan (for a fee to be credited later in the project).

    Lose some, win some more.

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    Think on the bright side. he does the hard work and you get the cream
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    turning up at a rural property that i'm slowly bringing back into order and being told "oh the cattle got into the garden last night"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathryn View Post
    turning up at a rural property that i'm slowly bringing back into order and being told "oh the cattle got into the garden last night"
    LOL, I know the feeling, I have 2 where it happens on a regular basis, and a third where I do the gardening, but she lets the sheep in to mow the lawn, and off course they prune the roses, and anything else that takes there fancy

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    Quote Originally Posted by bb1 View Post
    LOL, I know the feeling, I have 2 where it happens on a regular basis, and a third where I do the gardening, but she lets the sheep in to mow the lawn, and off course they prune the roses, and anything else that takes there fancy
    At least you're not having to worrry about dog sh** Any deposits left behind????

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    ahh come on john i thought you would be grumpy after the cats belts the flailing pies

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    There was some large lumps of 'fertiliser'.

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    Kathryn on the farm we used to harrow it in and was great for grass growth...set the mower high and let her rip hahahahahahaha

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    In the uk farmers compost and then apply it as a fertiliser, the original meaning of th word muck spreading. Pre tabloids

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
    ahh come on john i thought you would be grumpy after the cats belts the flailing pies
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    gunna have to eat my words as we speak ..pies are going ok lol

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    Well, all you can do is charge accordingly.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kathryn View Post
    turning up at a rural property that i'm slowly bringing back into order and being told "oh the cattle got into the garden last night"
    Everybody is entitled to MY opinion

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