Lawn got away form me...

[debodun]

because of my medical problems lately. I emailed my lawn man and he said he'd come Friday or Saturday afternoon, but now it's Sunday afternoon and he hasn't shown up - to my knowledge. He complained the last time he was here it was too long and he had to go over it twice. It's even longer now.

 

[hollydolly]

Didn't you have the same problem at the last house ?.. what about your new neighbours do they know someone reliable ?

Have you not had the same heatwave as the rest of us ?.. my grass hasn't grown for weeks...

 

[Meanderer]

 

[debodun]

Didn't you have the same problem at the last house ?.. what about your new neighbours do they know someone reliable ?

Have you not had the same heatwave as the rest of us ?.. my grass hasn't grown for weeks...

Not at the last house, I mowed it myself until I wrecked the mower on the edge of the sidewalk. By that time I was moving anyway. This guy WAS recommended to me. We've had a warmer than usual summer, but in thr last two weeks, we've receive some significant rains and the grass just took off.

 

[Knight]

People where I live hire a lawn maintenance service that will show up regularly. They don't have to be called. Is there such a service where you live?

 

[Remy]

If he's going to be delayed he should call you. I can see if the work took longer and he may charge you for that. That's what you would pay him for. I hope he eventually shows. Did you try to call him?

When I owned that house and had it painted, that guy was a total flake and he to had been recommended. Even after he was done, he left a bunch of his equipment in the yard and I had to call him to come and get it. Good help is really hard to find.

 

[Judycat]

Wow your lawn looks really nice compared to mine.

 

[John cycling]

Get a corded mower, and do it yourself.
Corded mowers are extremely light weight and can be pushed along easily.
I've had the same one for many years, and a neighbor gave me his, so now I have two of them.

 

[JustDave]

I love taking care of my lawn. If there is something I want to put off fixing, like cleaning out the garage, I'll use the excuse that I have to mow

 

[debodun]

When you're done there, you can come over and do mine.
My guy hasn't responded to 2 emails or is answering his phone. His truck wasn't in his driveway this morning, but his equipment trailer was.

 

[Pepper]

I can't even imagine what it's like to have one's own lawn! Or a big house with a porch for that matter! For me, all I would need is the balcony I don't have.

 

[Remy]

When you're done there, you can come over and do mine.
My guy hasn't responded to 2 emails or is answering his phone. His truck wasn't in his driveway this morning, but his equipment trailer was.

Flake-O-matic! Start looking elsewhere unless he has a really good excuse like hospitalization.

 

[Paco Dennis]

We let ours go for awhile...but we have a couple of helpers.

 

[debodun]

That might work in a rural area.

 

[Bella]

Remy's right. Forget this guy, Debs. Call around and try to find someone else.

 

[Jules]

Did he charge you more when he had to go around your lawn twice? Maybe he drove by and saw how long the grass is and doesn’t want to do it.

Whatever, don’t attempt to do it yourself, at least until you get clearance re your eye.

 

[hollydolly]

I can't even imagine what it's like to have one's own lawn! Or a big house with a porch for that matter! For me, all I would need is the balcony I don't have.

You can come and live with me...

 

[Leann]

I love taking care of my lawn. If there is something I want to put off fixing, like cleaning out the garage, I'll use the excuse that I have to mowView attachment 236801

Wow...beautiful!

 

[Leann]

because of my medical problems lately. I emailed my lawn man and he said he'd come Friday or Saturday afternoon, but now it's Sunday afternoon and he hasn't shown up - to my knowledge. He complained the last time he was here it was too long and he had to go over it twice. It's even longer now.

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At least your grass is growing. I wish mine looked this green!

 

[debodun]

Did he charge you more when he had to go around your lawn twice?

Yes he did.

 

[debodun]

He's here now. His reason for the delay was that he had to go to Schenectady to get a mower part.

 

[hollydolly]

At least your grass is growing. I wish mine looked this green!

Mine was yellow for weeks. A few days ago we had some heavy rain.. first in 9 weeks, and unbelievably the grass is almost back to green. Apparently we're set to get more at the weekend, then that will mean I'll have to cut the grass again. It's been nice all this last few weeks not having to mow the lawn..

 

[debodun]

I notice many homes in my neighborhood have sprinkler systems. To me that's a huge waste of water. Grass always comes back from a drought when the rains come.

 

[debodun]

How it looks now:

 

[Remy]

Glad he finally showed up with his lame excuse. But the lawn looks nice.