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    Here is one for you. Had to cut a trailer load of these fans off three palms. Damn things are hard to dodge when your standing on a ladder and using a 4m pole pruner. Thorns were anywhere from 5mm to 20mm.

    http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms..._spine_pja.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranbourne Lawnmowing View Post
    Here is one for you. Had to cut a trailer load of these fans off three palms. Damn things are hard to dodge when your standing on a ladder and using a 4m pole pruner. Thorns were anywhere from 5mm to 20mm.

    http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms..._spine_pja.jpg
    Not a fan of them either. They could be 2 foot off the ground and i'd still extend the pole pruner out 5 metres.

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    Glenno i did one of these many moons again when i first started out and pieced me hand,infected hospital etc etc,so when i do quotes for them now i go into a sweat and say no thanks lol.....

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    if they dont get you cutting them and sticking them in the trailer, they'll get you at the dump whem your pulling them back out again

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    I've still got this damn flu. Haven't turned a wheel this week. Had more shivers and shakes than Elvis!

    I've put back tommorows bookings until next week. Hopefully I'll have come good by then.

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    Bougainvillea has nice pretty flowers but apart from that I hate the stuff and I won't go anywhere near it.

    Quote Originally Posted by edbeek View Post
    I've got a soft spot for Bougainvillea. It seemed to be the official flower of my old town (Richmond Qld). All of the centre gardens were lined with them and they really made the town look good. And not much else with any colour would grow up there.

    But I have to quote to remove some here this arvo, so I'm sure all those nice memories will quickly disappear.
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    Getting 3/4 acre into a job when my tank starts spewing oil everywhere. Spend the next hour on the 32" lawn boss. Suspension just isn't the same.

    Now where is that happy thread?

    Got the machine to the mechanic this arvo and its looking like an easy fix. Thank Goooood.
    Should have it back tomorrow arvo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gcsmow View Post
    Bougainvillea has nice pretty flowers but apart from that I hate the stuff and I won't go anywhere near it.
    I removed 2 fair sized bougainvilleas on the weekend with barely a scratch.

    Was a much better job than today, battling with rampant asparagus fern and honeysuckle.

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    Grumpy Grumpy Grumpy.

    Finding out a big $ bill for mulch that I thought I paid four-weeks ago remains unpaid due to a bank error. I should have paid attention when checking my last bank statement but now it feels like I've lost money, even though I haven't, because it's like I have to find that money all over again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    Grumpy Grumpy Grumpy.

    Finding out a big $ bill for mulch that I thought I paid four-weeks ago remains unpaid due to a bank error. I should have paid attention when checking my last bank statement but now it feels like I've lost money, even though I haven't, because it's like I have to find that money all over again.
    Nothing worse then thinking you have more than you do. I always pay upfront,no accounts.
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    I do that too... get wood chip on account customer pays cash and instead of putting it somewhere , pay bills and then have to find money when account comes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    I always pay upfront,no accounts.
    Your a wise man.

    I also teach my customers the princibles that i live by also

    Simmo.

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    Grumpy......Waiting now for 3 weeks for an unnamed franchise to process paperwork. Just want it done so i can get on with running my business my way.

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    taking the tray off the ute to treat the rust/repaint (I'll start a thread when I get a few pic's) and, of course, its started raining grrr.......
    damn 10 year old nuts/bolts are *****es to get apart, let alone just get to 2nd grrr




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    People in restaurants who talk LOUDLY on their mobile phone, as if everyone else in the place really want to hear about your personal 5h!t.
    Everybody is entitled to MY opinion

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