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    Quote Originally Posted by fairdinkum View Post
    wish i could do that. But unfortunately it doesn't work that way. It's been a month now and we still live in an oven. Time to bring out the big guns i think.
    as far as i remembeer it may have changed you can pay your rent to a third party until the dispute is over then everybody happy
    cant remember who you pay it to
    ring the government in charge of that sort of stuff

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    Quote Originally Posted by bb1 View Post
    Lysterfield is the offending one. I also use Pakenham which at the moment still charge me 90, just depends which I am working near.
    Are we talking $90 for green waste? I pay $30 at Lyndhurst for 9x5 tandem for green. Suppose it isn't worth the travel to save some coin!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greenie View Post
    i hate it when u have arranged to quote a job and you go there and its just been mowed in the last 5 mins!!!!
    Had one of these in Mill Park the other day. I go there, and they were sitting out the front. I pull up and say 'I guess you wont be needing a quote then? They tell me to quote because their regular guy turned up, but they were not happy with this and not happy with that etc. It was a large corner block and I quoted 50 for the front, and she says that "wow,.....your much dearer than the other guy......he just put his prices up to $30 from 25"! There are a couple of old school lawnies in my area still charging 1980s prices, because they are scared to put their prices up. Dont know how they survive charging like that?
    I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather.....not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car!!!

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    I just tell them that it isn't a regular job until I have mowed it 3 times.

    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    I've said it before and I'll say it again never under quote on the 1st mow because they say it will be a regular if they won't pay what the 1st mow is worth they're unlikely to want to pay the regular price when it's not that bad.Even if they do want regular I've found these are the 1st ones to ring and say it's not that bad leave it another week or 2 until it's almost as bad as it was the 1st time
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    ha ha not good I do that a lot on my ghetto lawns people dont like to pick it up lazy I done a yard for these 2 chicks the lawn was like a 1 meter by 7 meters the whole yard was coverd in {p20c trip mines} every foot step crunch sqish squish I sh$t u not it was bad....
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    started to mow the lawn early yesterday for these tennats and one stupid fck head comes out and says we have a problem...i said what???? he said i have no money, thats after i mowed most of the front lawn , regular new customers...told me i was rude to wake him up , it was 10.00am and the fact i sms them to advise i was comming....he also said i should knock on the door before i start ..ffs anyway i had bagged one and emptied it on his driveway and got another one from the previous job and did same.....i have never done this before but i was so mad been treated like crap...20 plus years in the business and never have i been fcked around by a dip sh1t who was told 2 days before i was comming and waited till i nearly finished the front lawn...his reaction surprised me as he shrugged his shoulders and said how are going any way ....... so after all this time there is always a surprise to make me grumpy lol
    ...rang the next day to say , hey dude i have some money ....you can only imagine in what my reply was

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
    started to mow the lawn early yesterday for these tennats and one stupid fck head comes out and says we have a problem...i said what???? he said i have no money, thats after i mowed most of the front lawn , regular new customers...told me i was rude to wake him up , it was 10.00am and the fact i sms them to advise i was comming....he also said i should knock on the door before i start ..ffs anyway i had bagged one and emptied it on his driveway and got another one from the previous job and did same.....i have never done this before but i was so mad been treated like crap...20 plus years in the business and never have i been fcked around by a dip sh1t who was told 2 days before i was comming and waited till i nearly finished the front lawn...his reaction surprised me as he shrugged his shoulders and said how are going any way ....... so after all this time there is always a surprise to make me grumpy lol
    ...rang the next day to say , hey dude i have some money ....you can only imagine in what my reply was
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    I detect the hint of post office christmas party sleep in and hangover! His reaction is hysterical.
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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
    started to mow the lawn early yesterday for these tennats and one stupid fck head comes out and says we have a problem...i said what???? he said i have no money, thats after i mowed most of the front lawn , regular new customers...told me i was rude to wake him up , it was 10.00am and the fact i sms them to advise i was comming....he also said i should knock on the door before i start ..ffs anyway i had bagged one and emptied it on his driveway and got another one from the previous job and did same.....i have never done this before but i was so mad been treated like crap...20 plus years in the business and never have i been fcked around by a dip sh1t who was told 2 days before i was comming and waited till i nearly finished the front lawn...his reaction surprised me as he shrugged his shoulders and said how are going any way ....... so after all this time there is always a surprise to make me grumpy lol
    ...rang the next day to say , hey dude i have some money ....you can only imagine in what my reply was
    Theres always one geoff, you must have had a dream run.. either that or by now you can anticipate a PITA a mile away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 63impala View Post
    ha ha not good I do that a lot on my ghetto lawns people dont like to pick it up lazy I done a yard for these 2 chicks the lawn was like a 1 meter by 7 meters the whole yard was coverd in {p20c trip mines} every foot step crunch sqish squish I sh$t u not it was bad....
    Imp how do you go from the above to this
    Geffrow man Hedges like normal dont know verity yet 2 teer with a lollipop Standard gusha girl with white and purple crafted togther will bost finind producked by christmas going to hook up out door radio so tunes will be blazing out side nice....
    in one hour? lol




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    Quote Originally Posted by Redeye View Post
    Imp how do you go from the above to this
    Geffrow man Hedges like normal dont know verity yet 2 teer with a lollipop Standard gusha girl with white and purple crafted togther will bost finind producked by christmas going to hook up out door radio so tunes will be blazing out side nice....
    in one hour? lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs HMS View Post
    Bourbon? Whiskey? It is Saturday night lol
    lol oh my, you definitely cant read that somber ..lol
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    sober even ..im only on my 2nd
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    I call it a beautifull mind and good one but.... crazy but good crazy not bad.....Hey we all gardners



    Quote Originally Posted by Redeye View Post
    Imp how do you go from the above to this
    Geffrow man Hedges like normal dont know verity yet 2 teer with a lollipop Standard gusha girl with white and purple crafted togther will bost finind producked by christmas going to hook up out door radio so tunes will be blazing out side nice....
    in one hour? lol
    But if you aint ''STIHL'' you aint real....

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