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    Welcome to the club.
    Couple more & uve caught me.
    Seriously, I also NEARLY went in again today.
    Last time I went in I took the pole c4 hedgecutter in with me.
    15mins later I had ir running, its amazing how much water spurts out the plughole once u start pulling.
    Most places I work in have pools, u just get blazze but its a rude awakening.
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    Jeez Geoff you could have waited for summer. Must have been bloody cool. Did you not have your spare gear in the truck. Remember that little trick I told you a while back.
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    good advice blue but lucky just 1 min from home ..didnt fancy showing the small cold one lol in public hehehe

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    I'm not laughing...honestly

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    I was mowing a block of flats today that I have been doing for about five years now and I noticed there was a new tenant on the end flat. I used my proven time saving method of mow-whip-blow. When I mowed near her flat I threw some grass clippings on the driveway and near the car port. I finished mowing and put the ride on back on the trailer then she comes over and says "Are you going to leave it like this ?" I told her that I wasn't finished yet and I will clean up the mess that I make. She said she was sorry but it still made me grumpy none the less.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gcsmow View Post
    I was mowing a block of flats today that I have been doing for about five years now and I noticed there was a new tenant on the end flat. I used my proven time saving method of mow-whip-blow. When I mowed near her flat I threw some grass clippings on the driveway and near the car port. I finished mowing and put the ride on back on the trailer then she comes over and says "Are you going to leave it like this ?" I told her that I wasn't finished yet and I will clean up the mess that I make. She said she was sorry but it still made me grumpy none the less.
    that would have to be all time PITA customer , i had two this year that started on me before i had finished...they now have new contarctors.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by gcsmow View Post
    I was mowing a block of flats today that I have been doing for about five years now and I noticed there was a new tenant on the end flat. I used my proven time saving method of mow-whip-blow. When I mowed near her flat I threw some grass clippings on the driveway and near the car port. I finished mowing and put the ride on back on the trailer then she comes over and says "Are you going to leave it like this ?" I told her that I wasn't finished yet and I will clean up the mess that I make. She said she was sorry but it still made me grumpy none the less.
    I actually lost a good strata job the same way I had snipped and not even cut the grass yet when a guy comes out and said mate I'll lend you my broom to clean up your mess. I said the job wasn't finished and I was polite. Couple of days later get the email . Which is something that does make me grumpy people that text or send you an email to give you the flick, I think it's a spineless and gutless way. I ring people or front em, to tell them to get fcucked.

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    When the deck belt breaks half way through doing a 20 unit body corporate with a large common grassed area. You are left to hand mow the grassed area and 12 of the front lawns. And it is the ride on that you dont happen to have the spare belt in the truck for.

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    I hate the watchers. Standing around watching everything you do. I tell them to move as they are too close to the machinery. If the don't I deliberately flick crap at them with the whippy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    I hate the watchers. Standing around watching everything you do. I tell them to move as they are too close to the machinery. If the don't I deliberately flick crap at them with the whippy.
    Yeah i can understand why there are people with a mower and a whipper snipper sitting where you can see it and there sitting there watching you as you do there yard and you think you imbosils why pay me when you could have done it yourself but hey i take there money.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    I hate the watchers. Standing around watching everything you do. I tell them to move as they are too close to the machinery. If the don't I deliberately flick crap at them with the whippy.
    We had a few watchers, til Timmy got sick of it and said...the price is $45, if you watch it's $55, if you help it's $75. Funnily enough he never lost the customers. I think they just switched to peering out the curtains instead.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs HMS View Post
    We had a few watchers, til Timmy got sick of it and said...the price is $45, if you watch it's $55, if you help it's $75. Funnily enough he never lost the customers. I think they just switched to peering out the curtains instead.
    yeah i got a text saying there was a sign in a shoe shop along those lines when i wasnt long in buisness and thought yes thats what i need to say
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    People that sit in there house and when your knocking at the door and yelling out to ask them what they think and get payment they ignore you. then the next night they send you a email complaining and disbuting how long you where there and why the bill is so much.
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    I get grumpy when a big hot steamer hits me in the face and shirt even when you change your shirt you smell it for the rest of the day.. Im one of these blokes who take the guard off the whipper sniper so its my fault LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tender Lovin Lawn&Garden View Post
    yeah i got a text saying there was a sign in a shoe shop along those lines when i wasnt long in buisness and thought yes thats what i need to say
    Yeah we stole it too...our mate has an LPG conversions place and had the sign in his workshop.
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