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    We're lucky,4 classes are all on one afternoon,I drop off Mrs picks up and the other is on a saturday.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    Getting caught on a quote because of matted bloody kikuyu. Did a job today that turned into a monster. Took me twice as long as I estimated and it was all because the bloody kik had matted so densely. Plus the fact that the owner neglected to tell me there were massive holes in the yard that the kik had grown into and filled up. I quoted it on a set price for the cut plus dumping. Did my ar*e on the cut but thank christ I ballooned the dumping price. Saved the day in the end. Bloody kik was so matted it made it a really hard job with two blokes going hammer and tongs. To make it worse it rained every 5 bloody minutes. Was a **** of a day and one that will remind me to walk a job over better next time. Owner was good though and has paid up and we are on a reg after this for whole garden maintenance so I guess all is well. Still got a sore back though. 41 chaff bags of grass to the dump.


    I'm hearing you bluey i got caught out lastweek quoting a job,
    I didn't walk over it as i were in a hurry and it looked like an easy job from the road lol. Same thing matted kikuya over knee height..done me balls on it but do have it as a regular now so it will be kept ****en short and will try recoup my dud quote

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    I think you should start a new thread !!

    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    Had an "anti-grumpy" week. Got everything done I wanted/needed to. A good week finally!
    A good day yesterday, didnt speak to any customers! Love that! Oh, I did get a quick call from one telling me where they left the money! Perfect!
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    got the grumps when yahoo decided to change to format and flexibility of their calendar the other day - now I don't have all the options I want and have to fiddle around to get it to print out in a font size that I can read - looking for other calendar software now - maybe using Microsoft Outlook? Lots of work tom transfer everything across but have the spare time to do so with the slow down of work at present, but "not happy, Jan!"
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    Christine - have you had a look at Lightning? It's the calendar add-on for Thunderbird. It gives a few options on printing, scheduling & so on. I've been using it for a while, now, with no real problems.
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    Got an email from a client yesterday. She is a $45 lawn on 3 weekly atm. She has front, side and rear lawn with lots of edging. Has a fairly large area out behind this that she wants slashed every 3rd visit. I charge her $45 for the lawn and it takes us about 30 mins to do it give or take. When I do the back section it takes around 50 mins depending on the growth so I charge her $75 for that slash and drop plus the lawn. She has been with me about 18 months.

    Anyway she emails me and says that another contractor had given her a quote to do her lawns for $33 and the back for an extra $10. Wanted to know if I would match it. I said no and explained to her how I priced her lawn and all about lawn grubs. Gave her the option to stay with me or jump ship to SS Lawn Grub. Nothing back yet. I am seething that this worm has done this and I am wondering if it is the VIP I see who has a couple of jobs in the area. I have asked my client who it is. If I find out it is bloody war. Two can play that game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    Got an email from a client yesterday. She is a $45 lawn on 3 weekly atm. She has front, side and rear lawn with lots of edging. Has a fairly large area out behind this that she wants slashed every 3rd visit. I charge her $45 for the lawn and it takes us about 30 mins to do it give or take. When I do the back section it takes around 50 mins depending on the growth so I charge her $75 for that slash and drop plus the lawn. She has been with me about 18 months.

    Anyway she emails me and says that another contractor had given her a quote to do her lawns for $33 and the back for an extra $10. Wanted to know if I would match it. I said no and explained to her how I priced her lawn and all about lawn grubs. Gave her the option to stay with me or jump ship to SS Lawn Grub. Nothing back yet. I am seething that this worm has done this and I am wondering if it is the VIP I see who has a couple of jobs in the area. I have asked my client who it is. If I find out it is bloody war. Two can play that game.
    When she calls you again wanting you to come back cause this wanker does a $33 dollar job tell her you only get one chance with the best. I quoted a hedge that was a strata job, for $100 then I thought I was a bit cheap, I didn't get the job and asked the manager why, he told me a guy quoted $50 you just can't compete with these clowns. Anyway I went past this job after it had been done and what a joke I think it was done with a whipper snipper and not even cleaned up properly. I don't think I could of done such a bad job even if tried lawn grubs is dead right I hope they don't know about this forum no one should help em fk em

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    Got an email from a client yesterday. She is a $45 lawn on 3 weekly atm. She has front, side and rear lawn with lots of edging. Has a fairly large area out behind this that she wants slashed every 3rd visit. I charge her $45 for the lawn and it takes us about 30 mins to do it give or take. When I do the back section it takes around 50 mins depending on the growth so I charge her $75 for that slash and drop plus the lawn. She has been with me about 18 months.

    Anyway she emails me and says that another contractor had given her a quote to do her lawns for $33 and the back for an extra $10. Wanted to know if I would match it. I said no and explained to her how I priced her lawn and all about lawn grubs. Gave her the option to stay with me or jump ship to SS Lawn Grub. Nothing back yet. I am seething that this worm has done this and I am wondering if it is the VIP I see who has a couple of jobs in the area. I have asked my client who it is. If I find out it is bloody war. Two can play that game.
    I wouldn't worry about it Bluey it's her loss and i"m guessing she will try get you back there in another month lol. Are you sure she's not just bull****ting you about the quote? to see if she can get you down... i reckon you may have called her bluff if she hasnt replied
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    These b@$t@rd$ should be hung !!! No trial, No jury just hung from the neck until they are dead. All these tossers do is stuff it up for guys like us who are serious and are here for the long haul. Most of them only last 6 - 12 months then end up stacking shelves in Coles or Woolies because they didn't make any money out of it.

    FAGS !!!!! (they don't censor that word yet)

    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    Got an email from a client yesterday. She is a $45 lawn on 3 weekly atm. She has front, side and rear lawn with lots of edging. Has a fairly large area out behind this that she wants slashed every 3rd visit. I charge her $45 for the lawn and it takes us about 30 mins to do it give or take. When I do the back section it takes around 50 mins depending on the growth so I charge her $75 for that slash and drop plus the lawn. She has been with me about 18 months.

    Anyway she emails me and says that another contractor had given her a quote to do her lawns for $33 and the back for an extra $10. Wanted to know if I would match it. I said no and explained to her how I priced her lawn and all about lawn grubs. Gave her the option to stay with me or jump ship to SS Lawn Grub. Nothing back yet. I am seething that this worm has done this and I am wondering if it is the VIP I see who has a couple of jobs in the area. I have asked my client who it is. If I find out it is bloody war. Two can play that game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    Got an email from a client yesterday. She is a $45 lawn on 3 weekly atm. She has front, side and rear lawn with lots of edging. Has a fairly large area out behind this that she wants slashed every 3rd visit. I charge her $45 for the lawn and it takes us about 30 mins to do it give or take. When I do the back section it takes around 50 mins depending on the growth so I charge her $75 for that slash and drop plus the lawn. She has been with me about 18 months.

    Anyway she emails me and says that another contractor had given her a quote to do her lawns for $33 and the back for an extra $10. Wanted to know if I would match it. I said no and explained to her how I priced her lawn and all about lawn grubs. Gave her the option to stay with me or jump ship to SS Lawn Grub. Nothing back yet. I am seething that this worm has done this and I am wondering if it is the VIP I see who has a couple of jobs in the area. I have asked my client who it is. If I find out it is bloody war. Two can play that game.
    If you find out its true then follow him around for a day (in an everyday vehicle) and undercut all of his jobs. Then if you really want to rub salt into the wound offer to sell them back to him.

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    what f-----g pissed me off over the top today not work related but schools and the bullying that takes place , and the ignorance of the schools to try and hide it ....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christine Wharton View Post
    got the grumps when yahoo decided to change to format and flexibility of their calendar the other day - now I don't have all the options I want and have to fiddle around to get it to print out in a font size that I can read - looking for other calendar software now - maybe using Microsoft Outlook? Lots of work tom transfer everything across but have the spare time to do so with the slow down of work at present, but "not happy, Jan!"
    I have recently started using googles gmail calendar. I am suprised at how powerful a tool for sheduling it can be. Just enough features, very easy to use. I wish I had tried it before I wasted my money on that gopher rubbish which just sits in some hidden folder somewhere on my hard drive doing nothing.

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    Yes, google calendar is powerful. Recommend your next phone has google android and a data plan
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    Yeah Using the HTC Desire HD....really good handset!

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    When plumbers install waterlines at 100mm deep and I go to trench in that area at 250mm deep...

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