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    Default Re: Things that make me grumpy

    Just tell them your in this business to make a living and if they get some one else who cares...... keep waving they`ll get over it
    And most likely go through all the lawnies in the area till they find a beer bob...
    ....Nothing like a good whipper....

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    Depends how well you know your neighbours I guess. I do work for four of mine beside me and across the road and never any problems as long as you communicate effectively.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grasshopping View Post
    Is this really fair. There is a contractor in our area that is pulling out of the industry and has given all his customers to another contractor. What I am disappointed in is the fact that two of the customers are in the street right behind our place and mark drives right past these two houses every day. Considering that mark is good friends with this guy and knows where we live it just doesn't seem right to me. But the customers have apparently accepted the contractor that is taking over his round.
    Not much you can do about it unfortunately. I'm pretty sure I know who you are referring to as the new contractor too.

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    Default Re: Things that make me grumpy

    6 hours of weeding, give me a feral lawn any day.

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    Unless you charged a premium for the weeding

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    Default Re: Things that make me grumpy

    i quoted standard hourly rate,might have to up the ante on weeding gets a bit hard on the hands after 6 hours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomo View Post
    i quoted standard hourly rate,might have to up the ante on weeding gets a bit hard on the hands after 6 hours.
    i mentioned in the rates section that a gal/guy gets paid 50 bucks an hour to hold a stop and go sign .....so hope you are doing fine lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomo View Post
    6 hours of weeding, give me a feral lawn any day.
    can relate to that, but I raise you, with 3 cubes of cypress after weeding ...but it paid well lol
    I dont break things ...I just use them beyond their operational limitations
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    ok, how about 100m of weed mat and 3 sq metres of pebbles tomorrow

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    3 square meres is ok cubic metres would test my butt

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    have only done this twice in 25 years ..left the whipper snipper behind .. customers rings to let me know ...sitting at home having a few quiet ones so have the wife driving the ute to pick it up.....happy times i stayed home because i had not finished the last drink hahahah....love me wife ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomo View Post
    ok, how about 100m of weed mat and 3 sq metres of pebbles tomorrow
    Weed mat

    Hate that stuff.. Doesnt work, then when it starts to break down you get those black strands tangled around the whippy
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    Quote Originally Posted by AJD Mowing View Post
    Weed mat

    Hate that stuff.. Doesnt work, then when it starts to break down you get those black strands tangled around the whippy
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