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    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    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
    Mmmmmm lots of the same thing. sorry but the regs who are due or organised it with me get priority. bull**** excuses why it cant be mowed this week dont sit with me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    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.
    I've had the opposite, 4 of my 2 weekers have gone weekly, which is great for the income, but just means getting home a few hours later

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    I've had one go 7 -10 days instead of 14 and he's my neighbour so it's easy enough to accommodate. He likes his lawn kept looking good. Wish they were all like that. The ones that are trying to stretch it out are doing so purely as a budget measure I think. If they keep it up I will think about saying it's two weeks in Summer or not at all. It's not as if the grass isn't growing; quite the opposite as it's growing heaps. They're the firsts jobs I would let go too if I had a full list but I don't so I need them for now. $50 for 1.5 hours work.....I must be crazy but at the moment it's better having that $50 than $0.

    I've learned my lesson and everything I'm quoting now is based on $70/hour. I'm winning a few and losing a few.

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    Something that makes me grumpy though is hedging/pruning work where the plant/creeper/climber is full of bloody white latex sap. It's stains your clothes but worse when you wash them as the sap turns to a glue like substance and is very noticeable. Not good on fairly new clothes. Will remember to wear old gear to that one next time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    $50 for 1.5 hours work.....I must be crazy but at the moment it's better having that $50 than $0.
    Mate if you think about how much it costs you to do that 1.5 hours work you may find that you are not much worse off sittin at home an hour and a half earlier or droppin a few flyers around. When you take out all your costs...ie insurance, tax, equipment wear and tear, fuel, trimmer line, tip fees, loan repayments if you have them etc etc......you may find that there is bugger all left from that $50 job if in fact it even covers your expenses. Just food for thought. Each to their own but I've been there, done that as have we all. Keep that $70+ per hour in mind and stick to it. You will feel better about yourself when you start gettin regular work at that rate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    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.
    What I do in the last 3 weeks coming up to xmas is offer my regs the ability to have an extra mow in the last week before Xmas. A hell of a lot of them have said yes and I am flat out fitting them all in. Some have been cut this week but want another next week. Makes them feel special and they don't mind paying extra to have the place nice before Xmas.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    What I do in the last 3 weeks coming up to xmas is offer my regs the ability to have an extra mow in the last week before Xmas. A hell of a lot of them have said yes and I am flat out fitting them all in. Some have been cut this week but want another next week. Makes them feel special and they don't mind paying extra to have the place nice before Xmas.
    I did the same... next week is going to be nasty, got a lot of extra cuts to fit in, plus i'm on holidays until the 9th, so i've rescheduled a lot of work from the next couple of weeks to next week. Been thinking of putting their names on ping pong balls and drawing them out ala x-lotto. The first 80 get their lawns done for xmas

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    Same here next week will be the busiest of the year,,it will be crazy and i bet i will get plenty of calls to fit more in before then,,

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    I'm starting to worry a bit I do the same as you guys so next week is full on, But they have forecast rain for sunday, monday and tuesday uh oh

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    today i mow some overgrowth grass with ride on and after 20min the blade pick up the some old wire in grass and blade stoped and i need around 20min to remove the wire from blades, then after i pick up some Tshirt and same blade stoped work and again i need remove it I lost 5min. and after few hours when i finish job i want to start car but battery is empty.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranbourne Lawnmowing View Post
    Mmmmmm lots of the same thing. sorry but the regs who are due or organised it with me get priority. bull**** excuses why it cant be mowed this week dont sit with me.
    I've had the same think start happening yesterday. "I have a doctors appointment can you do it next week?"....my reply "Oh No Sorry. I am completely booked out next week. It will have to be the 28th, 29th or 30th. Merry Christmas!"

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    working weekends ! i must stop procrastinating, get off this chair and go do these lawns. dont want to

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathryn View Post
    working weekends ! i must stop procrastinating, get off this chair and go do these lawns. dont want to
    I don't work weekends, i know it's extra $... but if you work Saturday service the equip on a Sunday, then it turns into a 7 day week job. Which i don't want

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    it's all done now. i try to avoid it but im waiting on my police check and a yellow card to garden at a blue care place so got to work weekends there until it all comes through. i got the serviciong done on thursday

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    lol good stuff I be looking for ride on for bussiness to, them T72's tend to get hart to start....



    Quote Originally Posted by starmow View Post
    today i mow some overgrowth grass with ride on and after 20min the blade pick up the some old wire in grass and blade stoped and i need around 20min to remove the wire from blades, then after i pick up some Tshirt and same blade stoped work and again i need remove it I lost 5min. and after few hours when i finish job i want to start car but battery is empty.......
    But if you aint ''STIHL'' you aint real....

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