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    I hate that although we've only ever lost 2 of our big contracts, we lost both of them within 2 days of each othe,r last week, greeeeaaat, going into Winter.

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    A lady said next door wants a quote when you do mine,,no worrys it was new lawn and has never been mowed,,it was really over grown i was a little shocked but no worrys i can sort it out, she rang the guy at work and he told her he was happy with the quote but just wants to let it grow a bit more so will call me when its high enough,,lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs HMS View Post
    Entrusting a friend to pick my girls up from school and take them to a party because I was interstate for work. I have just found out that

    a) this "friend" drove my kids home drunk;
    b) had a car accident with my kids in the car and told them she wouldn't let them play with her kids anymore if they told me;
    c) other mothers knew she was drunk and nobody stopped her driving and nobody thought to mention it to me;

    If another mutual friend who wasn't there at the time hadn't today been told by this stupid cow how proud she was of herself for not getting breathalised after the accident and how glad she was that I didn't find out, I would never have known. If that didn't prompt me to practically force my kids to tell me what happened, I would never have known about the "blackmail"

    Not a discussion to have over the phone, she can look forward to a personal suprise visit from me this weekend.

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    I'm livid just reading about the disrespect and utter lack of responsibility this so called friend has shown you,I shudder to think how you feel.
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    South Coast - that sucks, hope you can recoup with a better job

    Joanne - show no mercy , she deserves none

    C.O.R.Y. - couldn't agree more

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    Well you're price would have to go up if it gets longer wouldn't it?
    I know mine would.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sandgroper View Post
    A lady said next door wants a quote when you do mine,,no worrys it was new lawn and has never been mowed,,it was really over grown i was a little shocked but no worrys i can sort it out, she rang the guy at work and he told her he was happy with the quote but just wants to let it grow a bit more so will call me when its high enough,,lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by gcsmow View Post
    Well you're price would have to go up if it gets longer wouldn't it?
    I know mine would.
    Yes it would but its not the type of customer i want either, i do blame the new turf layers as well,,some have said you don't need to mow it for up to 4 months to the customers, most of the time its young guys laying the lawn and have no idea about mowing but the customer believes what ever they say,,

    I left a note saying it was over grown and needs mowing now but have heard nothing back , he can find some one else i think,,

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    4 MONTHS !!! I think they do something else with grass other than just laying it ..... if you get my meaning. Sounds like he is trying to save money at your expense and that is one thing that I can not stand.
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    Saw a good ad, hand written mind-you, at the local shops on the weekend.

    Don't know whether it's a kid who has dropped out of school or what but here's a rundown of what I can remember reading:

    Mowing - $10 to $15 max - your mower, your fuel, your lawn
    Car washing - $5 - at your house, using your equipment, your car

    There were a couple of other services offered too but I can't recall at the moment.

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    The "your lawn, your car" bits made me laugh though!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    The "your lawn, your car" bits made me laugh though!
    Hilarious........
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    Quote Originally Posted by C.O.R.Y.S View Post
    there is not a single thing ive heard about honda mowers that has made me regret not buying one.
    Have you ever used one? It's an awsome machine. And I will be getting another one...the latest model about which I have heard nothing but good reports by someone who I have known and whose opinion I have trusted my whole life. But anyway I am just pissed of that, as usual, such a rare occurrence just happens to occurr on my machine and just outside warranty.

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    Palm Trees make me grumpy. A few is ok but somepeople just go nuts planting them. Messy bloody things. One unit block I go to I fill my tipper chock a block every 2 weeks in summer with fronds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs HMS View Post
    Entrusting a friend to pick my girls up from school and take them to a party because I was interstate for work. I have just found out that

    a) this "friend" drove my kids home drunk;
    b) had a car accident with my kids in the car and told them she wouldn't let them play with her kids anymore if they told me;
    c) other mothers knew she was drunk and nobody stopped her driving and nobody thought to mention it to me;

    If another mutual friend who wasn't there at the time hadn't today been told by this stupid cow how proud she was of herself for not getting breathalised after the accident and how glad she was that I didn't find out, I would never have known. If that didn't prompt me to practically force my kids to tell me what happened, I would never have known about the "blackmail"

    Not a discussion to have over the phone, she can look forward to a personal suprise visit from me this weekend.

    GOOD GOD. Words escape me. Should be horse whiped
    Cheers, Jason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by repooc View Post
    I hate that although we've only ever lost 2 of our big contracts, we lost both of them within 2 days of each othe,r last week, greeeeaaat, going into Winter.
    Do u actually have contracts with them or just call them contracts?

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    Just call them contracts.
    One moved, one sold. Will probably still be mowing the one that moved but has gone from a $110 mow down to a $20. And have contacted the new property manager for the other, just waiting to hear back, not optimistic though.

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