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    Atom Edges make me bloody grumpy. They are good for doing there job but for me they are always rolling over when you put them down or in the back of the ute/trailer etc and always seem to get in the way. Please tell me i am not alone lol?

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    Putting my boots out in the sun to air, and then forgetting to bring them in when it rains.

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    ^ I've been guilty of that one before.

    If you have a little fan heater sit them in front with the openings toward the heater so the hot air gets inside the boots. They dry out pretty quick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLACK BEAR View Post
    ****eeeee!! Looks like I should be more careful when the young fella works with me. I dont wanna catch what he has!!!
    Ha ha, uno when I'm bad I'm bad, but when I'm good I'm bl00dy fu(king good! lol Oh and I burnt myself on the exhaust too, forgot about that, still got a days work done except for the spraying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy B View Post
    Not sure I've post in this thread yet but today was a fu(king challenge!

    Cranky with kids for procastinating, cranky with wife for not helping with kids, pull out of driveway indicators not working (real pita negotiating traffic for 20km with out them), try to fix indicators and blow 3 other fuses doing diagnosis, now I have no indicators, no radio and no abs and really cranky, weave my way through traffic to first job and smash the window beside a glass sliding door, (good news clients accepted liability as per my original quote), finally discover cause of blown indicator fuse is the trailer connection on the car, go to second job and realize I have left invoice book and days run list at home, buy replacement trailer connections (2nd set in as many years) and re-wire the first one twice cause I forgot to put sealer and nut onto wires first, go to third job all good but too windy to spray lawn next door that should of been done two weeks ago, forth job good and thinking beauty all the crap is over for the day, go to do a quote but as I didn't have pen or anything I didn't ask client which suburb, turn up at wrong address and start sussing out the property only to be tapped on the shoulder by an elderly lady asking if I need help...rang client back and left message advising will go to the correct address in different suburb 2morro then discovered there are 3 streets with the same name in 3 suburbs I work in and I had letter box dropped them all. It's got to be in the stars or something cause I hope that it for sh!t this week!
    Maybe u should of had the day off

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stripes View Post
    This job was only about 30% done. I was waiting on the progress payment but there had been heaps of delays with the site. I have spoken to a few people involved with it today and they think we will get our money. The board of the company are in meetings working out what debts they have and what money they have. Also speaking to the plumbing company I am subbying for and they will be approaching the council to finish the job and paying us direct, or doing it for another civil works company who are in there somewhere as well, so hopefully I will be able to finish the job and get paid in full.
    I just had a message left on my phone from another irrigation company saying they have been approached by the Council to quote on this job and wanted to know where conduits and things were. I am raging right now. The council knows we are all being ****ed over by the company that went bust, and then have the hide to not even ask us if we want to finish it off directly for them knowing we have started it and have spent a lot of money on materials already, and then to give out my number to another company to make their job easier to find things? For them to give out my number proves they know I have started the job and they haven't even got the decency to speak to me.

    I spoke to the Plumbing company and it was the first they had heard of it as well. They are going to speak to the council now.

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    First job today, did all the trimming (40mins), unloaded machine all set to go. Engage blades... WTF? I felt something but feel like the clutch has died. Ok, check fuse's. Nope there ok. Hmmmm Engage deck again, it kinda moving but should be much more. Lift foot plate, engage blades... belt is moving but .... WTF is going on here? Have a look around the machine (scratch head), check clutch and everything is fine! WTF?
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    Have a look under the deck................... NO BLADES!
    I am a fcukin moron and forgot to put them back on after sharpening (and getting side tracked I MUST add!) I AM AN IDIOT!

    Lucky that first job was only 5mins away. First job was going to be 20mins away but I changed it just before leaving home!

    I have to open gates and stuff at this place and I just took off home to sort my screw up. Get back and owner comes out. "Oh, wife said you were here, but left the gates open. We thought maybe you left because you couldnt get in past the limo." Me, "Um, no........(I am an idiot)............. and I told him the story") I was only gone 15mins! This guy told me "it's nice to know your human!" (WTF does that mean?) I AM a kick azz lawn dude but what? Ok, I am the lawn mowing KING! Ok, I get it! He better get me something for xmas!

    At least the blades weren't on up side down! Now thats a sin! Like tipping over a wheel barrow with 12 rolls of turf in it! I might buy myself a carton for my screw up!

    Fails in comparison to the above bad days but still, I laughed all the way home!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    First job today, did all the trimming (40mins), unloaded machine all set to go. Engage blades... WTF? I felt something but feel like the clutch has died. Ok, check fuse's. Nope there ok. Hmmmm Engage deck again, it kinda moving but should be much more. Lift foot plate, engage blades... belt is moving but .... WTF is going on here? Have a look around the machine (scratch head), check clutch and everything is fine! WTF?
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    Have a look under the deck................... NO BLADES!
    I am a fcukin moron and forgot to put them back on after sharpening (and getting side tracked I MUST add!) I AM AN IDIOT!

    Lucky that first job was only 5mins away. First job was going to be 20mins away but I changed it just before leaving home!

    I have to open gates and stuff at this place and I just took off home to sort my screw up. Get back and owner comes out. "Oh, wife said you were here, but left the gates open. We thought maybe you left because you couldnt get in past the limo." Me, "Um, no........(I am an idiot)............. and I told him the story") I was only gone 15mins! This guy told me "it's nice to know your human!" (WTF does that mean?) I AM a kick azz lawn dude but what? Ok, I am the lawn mowing KING! Ok, I get it! He better get me something for xmas!

    At least the blades weren't on up side down! Now thats a sin! Like tipping over a wheel barrow with 12 rolls of turf in it! I might buy myself a carton for my screw up!
    Fails in comparison to the above bad days but still, I laughed all the way home!

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    oh dear Mick...perhaps that should go in the "I work with an idiot" thread. You almost got away with in until your honesty got the better of you.
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    LOl not good man but good story bro....Ha ha happens to the best of us..
    But if you aint ''STIHL'' you aint real....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs HMS View Post
    oh dear Mick...perhaps that should go in the "I work with an idiot" thread. You almost got away with in until your honesty got the better of you.
    I do work with an idiot!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    I do work with an idiot!
    I feel we need a Russell Coit award on here and my vote goes for Mick.
    Nice work old chap.
    "I'm not alone cause the tv's on yeah,I'm not crazy cause I take the right pills.... everyday" Jimmy Eat World

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    Russ is my 3rd sisters husbands nephews 5th girlfriends uncles aunties brother! Its in the genes!

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    First 3 jobs this morning all had locked gates even after Texting them yesterday. Has never happened before with any of these clients.
    Reading between the lines me thinks it's code for "I'd like my lawn mowed next week closer to Xmas but am to tight to pay for another mow"
    To bad Courty will not have any slots open next week
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    I've had three of mine trying to stretch out to three weeks as well. I'm going along with it for now because of being away over Christmas but I hope they don't keep trying it in the new year.

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