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    Just spent total of 2hrs doing the following tasks - Reconciling, Fuel Tax credits, BAS, checking for no errors, writing a GST cheque, doing hard copies and backing up files. What a Pain.

    In my old career I disliked the work involved towards preparing Direct Reports Appraisals for submitting to the Regional Mgr. Then upon getting them back I would have book appointments to conduct and deliver the appraisals and there where many to deliver. Doing the BAS is not on the same footing, but a pain all the same.
    Now that its all done, it's kinda good to get it out of the way and mind.


    Edit: now I can have a beer.
    Cheers Garry

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    Got in the ute this morning, looked up at the rejo sticker and realised it ran out 2 days ago..Bugger..
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    Quote Originally Posted by HPM View Post
    Got in the ute this morning, looked up at the rejo sticker and realised it ran out 2 days ago..Bugger..
    A certain family member forgot to tell me that my trailer rego came in the mail only to see it under papers nearly 2 months later
    ....Nothing like a good whipper....

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    Quote Originally Posted by HPM View Post
    Got in the ute this morning, looked up at the rejo sticker and realised it ran out 2 days ago..Bugger..
    Rego stickers are no longer, we don't have them in the ACT any more and I think NSW is the same

    If you lose or don't get the renewal how do you know when it runs out?

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    Doing some whipper snipping this morning and hit a mine and got a face full of dog **** It's a bloody good job I had my safety glasses on as they were covered in it. I used their hose pipe to wash my hands and face and glasses, this is the first time iv'e had this happen and I hope the last. I had to come home and get changed, then put my clothes on a hot wash lol. The yard is usually clean of mines, but this time it was covered in them. I finished the job, but I missed plenty of patches as there was that much in there.

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    just spent $1300 on a new engine which I can't really afford, yet couldn't afford not to - got a kohler, christ I hope they're more reliable than briggs!! (couldn't stretch to a kawa )




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    Quote Originally Posted by ma1green View Post
    Doing some whipper snipping this morning and hit a mine and got a face full of dog **** It's a bloody good job I had my safety glasses on as they were covered in it. I used their hose pipe to wash my hands and face and glasses, this is the first time iv'e had this happen and I hope the last. I had to come home and get changed, then put my clothes on a hot wash lol. The yard is usually clean of mines, but this time it was covered in them. I finished the job, but I missed plenty of patches as there was that much in there.
    I'm trying not to laugh. Hope your mouth wasn't open. You poor b@stard. I've stepped in fresh dog poo with no shoes on. Squished between my toes. That was bad enough, but in your face......shudder. I think some of the guys on here charge $5 bucks a bomb or an extra $20 on the bill or something. Might make them get off their lasy ass and clean it up first.

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    I'm GRUMPYYYY. I bought 3 x 40cm birches over the phone from an extremely snobby wholesale plant supplier (when I go there I get ignored by 90% of the staff and when I ask for any help loading or directions to find a plant, I get this reaction like I'm totally putting them out cos I'm just a small fry after dribs and drabs. I don't get this feeling at any other nursery.)The other 10% of staff are absolutely easy to talk to and extremely helpful.
    Anyways, on the friday I ask one of the main snobs if I could get the plants delivered on the wed because its a holiday house and the owners will be there only wed and thurs and I am sheduled to plant there wed arvo. She said she would ask and call back. She didn't call back at all, so on Mon I rang first thing. She said I forgot (no apology of course)and she would ring back later. She calls me two hours later to say they can only deliver on friday, but i can pick them up if I want. I felt like saying Why the fark would I ask and pay for delivery if it was easy for me to just pick them up in the first place. So I call the client, he is all ****ty because he has to reschedule his plans and so do I. So I call back on the off chance they could deliver on the tues. I speak to a different snob that says no, fridays the only time they go that far down the peninsula. WHY THE FARK DIDN'T SNOB ONE TELL ME THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE AND SAVE ME ALL THIS FARKING CALLING AROUND AND RESCHEDULING. She has been working there for at least a year, she would know the delivery schedule.
    Snob two says theyre not gonna come down for just three trees and unless I wanna buy $4,000 worth of plants they not coming down till friday and reminds me I can come and pick them up myself anytime. LIKE I DON'T FARKING KNOW I CAN FARKING PICK THEM UP MYSELF ANYFARKINGTIME.
    What I'm grumpy about is that they stuffed me around, haven't apologised, got ****ty with me cos I'm not spending enough, never give me a cent off, they buggered both mine and my clients schedules and are snobby pricks, and you can't say a thing otherwise they can just say "don't come back here again, we don't need your business". And all of my grumpiness could have been avoided if she just told me they only deliver on fridays, in the first place.
    Ahhh, feels better to vent. I'm so sick and tired of taking it up the ass though. I hate people. ('cept you guys of course)

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    GN, do what I do, when you find a really good staff member to deal with ask for them every time. I do and I hardly ever have a problem with my plant wholesalers, only when they are away or on hols do I have a problem. At Xmas time I give them a card and a pressy, usually chocolates or a gift pack of Lotto. A bit of brown nosing goes a long way in business.

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    Cheers D. Excellent advice. Will be doing that.

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    GN - I have the opposite approach, when someone P's me off in that way, I dont go back. My clients expect good customer service, and I deserve good service from people who I spend my good money with

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    Hate those lawns covered in dog **** that you've asked the client to do a poo patrol the day before. Don't hit em anymore, mow around...bad luck

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    Hit an Ibis sh!t today! I would much rather dog!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    Hit an Ibis sh!t today! I would much rather dog!
    So would i, but it's an aquired taste

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    Quote Originally Posted by cadase View Post
    So would i, but it's an aquired taste
    Luckily I didnt get any in my mouth but did get some on my face and glass's.
    The smell was unreal and hung around longer than dog. Its hard to explain but think of a dead seagull thats been rotting for several days in 40' temps. Just disgusting!
    Ironically, there was a dead Ibis on the same property! If it did that sh!t, I can see why it died!

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