Falcon
DV8
- Location
- So. California
Strange thread ! An entire thread concerning a few loose blades of green grass!
Keep fighting it out; I'm gonna take a nap.
Keep fighting it out; I'm gonna take a nap.
Would you allow this? Cut grass all over concrete walk.
- Thread starter AprilSun
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Glad he was nice about it and cleaned up after they left today. :coolthumb:
My Gardeners are very nice and honest. If their job was less than perfect, I write out the check, then walk around the yard waving the check around. I then tell them nicely what I don’t like and they finish their job perfectly. This way everyone still likes each other and is happy.
AprilSun
Senior Member
I wish it had been just a "few loose blades of green grass" but it wasn't. There were mountains of grass and they were thick and wide. These also would not sweep up or blow off because they were stuck and they acted like they were glued. Had it been just a few blades, I would not have mentioned it to him or on here.
Knight
Well-known Member
Family member should make it easy to point out what you are experiencing, a decent family member will appreciate your input. Pointing out what you don't like can be done two ways. Authoritative & demanding or friendly and instructive. Kind of curious about cutting wet grass. I cut grass once when it was wet, learned that it sticks to the underside of the mower and was a mess to deal with. Time is money in business it makes no sense to me that paying a helper to clean equipment that wouldn't need it if the grass was cut when dry. If you truly want to help, get over the "he's family" and explain in that friendly and instructive way what bothers you.
AprilSun
Senior Member
It's the opposite with me. If this had not been family, I would have talked with him immediately but family is what made it difficult. I used the "friendly only" method and it worked. My grass is so thick I'm not sure if it ever dries out. I know I have walked across it during the late afternoon and it is still wet. I'm guessing all the lawn care businesses do this because the two businesses I used before this one, cut it wet also. Which when you think about it, it makes sense because if they wait on everyone's grass to dry, when would they get to cut it all? There would be some that might dry out but I'm guessing not all. But, I could be wrong.
Knight
Well-known Member
A little more info in that one. No way to know where you live that makes grass wet even in late afternoon but I guess there must be. Able to cut the grass myself I haven't had the problem of so thick it didn't dry. Good to hear you tried the friendly way to get across your need to have a walk that was to your liking.
In some towns the local ordinance require debris like clippings be cleaned up. Here they want don't even want them plastic bags. If you have clippings they go in paper or the can itself but no plastic bags of clippings. The problem with some landscapers is that they'll do anything to get paid including mowing the lawn/wet grass after a rain shower. Recently happened a few houses down. Someone called the neighbor or they called their contractor because different guys cameout the next day with mega backpack blowers. Actually too little too late because another rain washed alot of the clippings away.
I am in Georgia. If it rains hard the day before, it will take whole day to dry out. I had a problem with my yard men cutting my grass in the pouring rain. It was awful. Wet grass stuck to my house and car. I would not pay him until he washed everything down. Well, I’ve had great lawn service ever since.