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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on -
finished by 1 today, nice easy saturday, first time for ages, now having a bulmers after getting back from the weekly shopping. usually don't get home from shopping till about 8 at night, Very nice.
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Gary RK on -
Another day. Less than six hours to go to finish of Le mans 24 Heurs. It's sunny, getting warm, both Aston martins retired. 2 out of 3 works audi's crash out spectulary and now after 18 hours leading Audi is only seconds ahead of Peugeot. Night racing beyond decriptiion. Over 180 mph down mulsanne straight in darkness. Wow. Respect guys. I bottled out at much much lower speed during open roads!
Bacon rolls , coffee and walk back into to our seats awaits... Oohh and some stunning racing to the flag at 3 pm CET.
What more could you ask?
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Permalink Reply by Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care on -
I'm in Lyon at the moment and was watching it on French TV last night.
It looks fantastic and would not mind going myself one day.
Gary RK said:Another day. Less than six hours to go to finish of Le mans 24 Heurs. It's sunny, getting warm, both Aston martins retired. 2 out of 3 works audi's crash out spectulary and now after 18 hours leading Audi is only seconds ahead of Peugeot. Night racing beyond decriptiion. Over 180 mph down mulsanne straight in darkness. Wow. Respect guys. I bottled out at much much lower speed during open roads!
Bacon rolls , coffee and walk back into to our seats awaits... Oohh and some stunning racing to the flag at 3 pm CET.
What more could you ask?
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Permalink Reply by Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care on
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Thats why I switch the phone off in the evenngs. The number of pensioners that have all day to ring me but leave a message at five o'clock on a Saturday afternoon is unbelievable.
Don't they realise that even the self employed have a life outside work.
j.p said:well im a bit annoyed 3 visits to a customer (its only a quote ) to clarify what i was going to do for them and they still dont get it !!!
ive explined the invasive perenialls they have must be killed with a strong systemic weed killer before i can bark the area ...still didnt get it ..the quote was done 2 months ago , then i had advise him to do the same , if he had started then with the drought that we had the perenials would be dead .
again he calls me back this morning to "CLARIFY ".the job
and he wanted an estimate of how much paint i needed to paint his log roll i told him he then balked at it , i told him its best to have too much than not enough , otherwise he will be charged another days labour
and to top it all last nite i had a phone call at 10pm from a guy who wants his grass cut today , i said ...as usual i can look at it quote him and if he accepts the quote he will be booked in
are these people not real .....
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on -
My favourite saying is "I didn't want to ring you on a sunday, but......." BUT YOU HAVE HAVEN'T YOU!! I call it personal gardener syndrome, they think you're just sat in the shed waiting for them to call you into action! Rough with the smooth guys, Rough with the smooth!!
Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care said:
Thats why I switch the phone off in the evenngs. The number of pensioners that have all day to ring me but leave a message at five o'clock on a Saturday afternoon is unbelievable.
Don't they realise that even the self employed have a life outside work.
j.p said:well im a bit annoyed 3 visits to a customer (its only a quote ) to clarify what i was going to do for them and they still dont get it !!!
ive explined the invasive perenialls they have must be killed with a strong systemic weed killer before i can bark the area ...still didnt get it ..the quote was done 2 months ago , then i had advise him to do the same , if he had started then with the drought that we had the perenials would be dead .
again he calls me back this morning to "CLARIFY ".the job
and he wanted an estimate of how much paint i needed to paint his log roll i told him he then balked at it , i told him its best to have too much than not enough , otherwise he will be charged another days labour
and to top it all last nite i had a phone call at 10pm from a guy who wants his grass cut today , i said ...as usual i can look at it quote him and if he accepts the quote he will be booked in
are these people not real .....
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Permalink Reply by Peak surfacing ltd. on -
had some down time today so decided to cut grass,half wat through the heavens opened, can anyone lend me a brush cutter to finish it off ,as i cant see it getting cut for the next 4 weeks.
with the weather as it is going to loose at least another 2 days this week,why doesnt it rain over east anglia and the leave the north of england dry.
if the government give any handouts to the farmers because of the drought i will be first in line demanding a handout for all the wet weather and down time we have lost this summer.
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on -
day off at last. didn't go well though, twisted my knee whilst loading a large freezer into a van, then spent four hours limping round Lincoln trying to find a Blackberry for my step daughter, got home and found that my hobbling about has made my bloody back hurt. It had better be ok tommorrow or it's going to be a long day!
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Permalink Reply by T & S Plants on
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Rained here from around 0700 this morning till 1900 this evening.
This prompted a well earned day off, and a celebration for free water for our plants.
Well, free water for today at least.
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on -
Took it easy today because of aches and pains, Did a whole lot of planting at one of my old lady customers, It would appear she had been busy spending money at the garden centre at the weekend. Looked nice when it was all done though. Give the old honda an oil change this evening, Busy day tommorrow. Hope the weather holds out!
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on -
roast beef! lovely, and it's not even sunday.
did four lawns today, all down the same road, didn't get time to do the fifth one as i had to go to a school meeting for my daughter going up to secondary school in september, Yet again another school event attended by me in my work stuff! All the other dads in smart clothes or suits and ties and me in my boots, t-shirt, tattoos and mucky hands! Never mind eh?
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on -
I remember those days! used to have microwave lasagne with a tin of beans chucked on top! The local kebab shop was on first name terms with me, and my cupboards were always well stocked with pot noodles. Not good mate, Although i have put on about 3 stone since being with my missus don't know if thats the food or the guiness and cider or probably both!
GL Services said:
I'm cheating John, with 5 mins to go for dinner I have cooked Birdsye roast beef, Aunt Bessie spuds and peas. I hate being single!!
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Rowly Hill on -
Cripes Stu, perhaps JP and I should get together and buy you a cook book.
andrew doughty said:I remember those days! used to have microwave lasagne with a tin of beans chucked on top! The local kebab shop was on first name terms with me, and my cupboards were always well stocked with pot noodles. Not good mate, Although i have put on about 3 stone since being with my missus don't know if thats the food or the guiness and cider or probably both!
GL Services said:I'm cheating John, with 5 mins to go for dinner I have cooked Birdsye roast beef, Aunt Bessie spuds and peas. I hate being single!!
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