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    The weather up here has been bloody awful lately so I haven't been able to do much mowing. I do this vacant block for these people in Alice Springs who are going to build on it soon, I had it booked in to do as soon as it fines up. Today I get a phone call from the owners telling me not to worry about it because the builder (who lives just down the street) has done it himself because he wants to start building soon. It was fine on Monday so apparently he popped round there and did it.

    If it wasn't bad enough that I have to deal with builders leaving concrete, wire, and bits of steel lying around on other jobs but now those A - holes are taking money from out of my pocket. I wonder how he would like it if he quoted on a house extension, had the go ahead to do it and I popped round there with a couple of back packers, some cheap tools from Bunnings, no insurance and did it and got paid for it before he got a chance to get to it ?

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    ah the bugger. thats unusual for a builder. every missed job hurts at the moment. i had 4 mows booked yesterday . they all either postponed or cancelled saying theyd call me in spring. i was lucky enough to pick up a couple of feral lawns to tame that kept me busy

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    My utes been off the road having some work done on it for the last two days,now I have it back the weather is turning crap.
    "I'm not alone cause the tv's on yeah,I'm not crazy cause I take the right pills.... everyday" Jimmy Eat World

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    Roast pork for dinner = crackling = yum = broken tooth = $$$$$$$ = Yaaayyyyy!

    Like I need to find something costing another $1000 that I can't afford.

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    Looks like it's going to be one of those months. Clothes Dryer shorted out and died today. Another $300 - $400 to find. WTF

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    The fun continues. Lost one of my best customers today. $60 per fortnight year-round.
    Came home at lunchtime to get ready to go to Brisbane to medical specialist. Hairdryer shorted out when I went to dry my hair after shower.

    Let's hope nothing goes wrong with the car while I'm travelling.

    Lucky I try to have a positive outlook on things. Things have to improve eventually.

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    Hey paul

    Try out what george constanza did.
    Do the complete opposite what you have always done.
    May turn things around.
    Onwards + Upwards man.

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    Sounds like your in the wars mate. Can only get better. But one thing I have to ask...hair dryer??????
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    Sounds like your in the wars mate. Can only get better. But one thing I have to ask...hair dryer??????
    If it all gets too much, using the hair dryer IN the shower migtht do the trick!

    I've had a barstartd of a fortnight. One of my old dears passed away and another went into the nursing home. Another one in the home doesn't know me any more. Two of my best lawns but I'll miss'em. The rellies never think of the mower bloke when passing around the invites for the funerals either, but I might have had more to do with them in the last years then they did.

    Any more of this and I'll need greif counselling!

    Other than that almost all my lawns have gone to monthly, so they are a pig when I get to them. Pruning has been slow, no-one wants to spend any money.

    Any of you blokes got a winter job? what's out there? Might have a job fencing in Qld for a few weeks

    Tom

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    I've been a gigolo for the last few years in winter...still waiting for the phone to ring




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    Any of you blokes got a winter job? { from tom sizer }

    do a few days driving each week to help make ends meet ... as for lawn mine are now 3 weekly at present and i comments a while ago howmy area has gone dead as due to cowboys and this year no one has the money for extras .......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Redeye View Post
    I've been a gigolo for the last few years in winter...still waiting for the phone to ring
    Hahaha,some play hard get,I play hard to want
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    [QUOTE=courty;101570]Hahaha,some play hard get,I play hard to want[/QUOTE
    There are so many ways that I could take the piss out you courty for using the word 'hard' twice in conjunction with gigolo. But that would be silly and immature...

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    [QUOTE=Kathryn;101577]
    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    Hahaha,some play hard get,I play hard to want[/QUOTE
    There are so many ways that I could take the piss out you courty for using the word 'hard' twice in conjunction with gigolo. But that would be silly and immature...
    Go and wash your mind Kathryn,I never even thought about it like that,well maybe for a minute
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    So it would be cruel and nasty to comment on the 'only for a minute' comment?

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