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    Quote Originally Posted by Christine Wharton View Post
    One of the things that makes me grumpy is people leaving rubbish in their lawn that can become potential missiles or ruin your machinery. One time we had someone leave their dog's running wire in long grass and it garoted (?sp) the rideon blades/spindle; the other day we were working on a property that is being renovated and we were assured all the building debris had been removed only to find it hadn't (see below), so the owner was told that any repairs to damage of our ride-on would be passed onto him - we got 3 out of 4 flat tyres on that job - nails, screws etc, so we passed the repair bill on to the owner - no arguments from him as he knew the condition of the site...
    Pretty annoying, and the builders call themselves tradesmen, at least most of us clean up after ourselves...

    I barely spotted a couple of coat hangers in the grass the other day before going over them, gotta be lucky sometimes.

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    Spray paint cans going thru the deck and up thru the ride-on catcher, they go off like a rocket. And scare the crap out of yourself.

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    Spray paint cans going thru the deck and up thru the ride-on catcher, they go off like a rocket. And scare the crap out of yourself.

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    Whoa, bet they do!

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    This one REALLY GIVES ME THE SH**S!!
    Contractors (even builders etc) that repair footpaths & crossovers and leave all their leftover bluemetal spread over what was once lawn/grass. I assume they dont think about their duty of care to anyone. You cant "go" the councils who own the land if something happens and you can only do your best to rake them off. There always seems to be some left over you cant see that go off like missiles with the whippy or mower, especially in longer summer grasses!!

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    When you turn up to one of your very best lawns that you have put a lot of effort into and there is a concrete truck parked in the middle of it pouring a new drive way and foundations for a new front fence
    On a brighter note though I do see a big lawn renovation in my future
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    On the topic of tradies I hate it when they clean out their gear on the lawn or in the garden or you find little piles of leftover concrete or plaster in the garden. Paint brushes washed out on the lawn is a classic
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    Quote Originally Posted by Christine Wharton View Post
    One of the things that makes me grumpy is people leaving rubbish in their lawn that can become potential missiles or ruin your machinery. One time we had someone leave their dog's running wire in long grass and it garoted (?sp) the rideon blades/spindle; the other day we were working on a property that is being renovated and we were assured all the building debris had been removed only to find it hadn't (see below), so the owner was told that any repairs to damage of our ride-on would be passed onto him - we got 3 out of 4 flat tyres on that job - nails, screws etc, so we passed the repair bill on to the owner - no arguments from him as he knew the condition of the site...
    you should have given them 2 prices christine , 1 high one just to mow the grass , and another healthy1 to mow grass and clean up for them including removing rubbish ,

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    Absolutely, I hate concretors (and tradies in general) with a passion. Their number one goal in life is to finish pouring and helicoptering and be in the pub before 10.30. So cleaning up after themselves doesn't even enter their tiny minds. Every single job I have been to where concretors have been there is crap left everywhere.

    I'm building a house at the moment and they just don't give a F- -K. I'm growing lawn from seed and I specifically asked the builders not to throw rubbish on the lawn, may as well talk to a brick wall.

    They don't consider that a cigarette butt is rubbish.


    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    On the topic of tradies I hate it when they clean out their gear on the lawn or in the garden or you find little piles of leftover concrete or plaster in the garden. Paint brushes washed out on the lawn is a classic

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    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    When you turn up to one of your very best lawns that you have put a lot of effort into and there is a concrete truck parked in the middle of it pouring a new drive way and foundations for a new front fence
    On a brighter note though I do see a big lawn renovation in my future
    BLOODY Fencing Contractors, they are amongst the worst if you ask me.


    They don't clean away the excess dirt from the fence post holes, and concrete mix over flow, sometimes I rake the crap up myself just to save a damage build.

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    OHHHH Yeah!! and the pieces of wire that they couldn't be F- -ked picking up cause punctures too.

    Quote Originally Posted by jas View Post
    BLOODY Fencing Contractors, they are amongst the worst if you ask me.


    They don't clean away the excess dirt from the fence post holes, and concrete mix over flow, sometimes I rake the crap up myself just to save a damage build.

    jas

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    How about people that want to haggle with you on the price you gave them?

    Can you haggle with the petrol station?
    Can you haggle with the Tax man?
    " " Insurance company?
    " " Vehicle rego?
    " " Tyre shop?
    " " Supermarket check out chick?
    " " Mower shop?
    " " Auto electrician?
    " " Mechanic?
    " " Bottle shop attendant?

    NO ?

    SO DON'T F_ _ KING HAGGLE WITH ME!!!

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    When they try this with me when I give the a price say $60 and they say can you do it for $50 I say no $65. Sometimes the looks are priceless
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    U can haggle with a tyre shop
    Cheers Fred.

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    What a great idea, I'll have to keep that one up my sleeve!

    Fred: Fair enough about the tyre shop.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    When they try this with me when I give the a price say $60 and they say can you do it for $50 I say no $65. Sometimes the looks are priceless

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    When they try this with me when I give the a price say $60 and they say can you do it for $50 I say no $65. Sometimes the looks are priceless
    Exactly what I do. The look you get is PRICLESS as you say Bluey!!

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