Thread: Craigslist laughs

This topic has made me almost sick, and to boot I am so mad I would pummel anyone that came in the door right now and gave me a hard time.
As I mentioned in my previous posts on this topic, i took a second craigs list tree. Here is my first email from the guy before I came over there.

"yes, that's fine. while you're here, if u wouldn't mind cutting down some dogwoods & some off my magnolia & mulberry trees in the back that u can easily reach from the ground, i'd like u to do that, too. u can have any & all of the wood that u cut from those, too.
i also have some limbs hanging over my house from some kinda tree,i need you to climb up there and trim them back.my neighbor wants her litle trees trimmed in her yard next door, i told her that u wood do it for me.or i'll borrow your utility chainsaw & cut it up myself if u can just get it on the ground for me. thanks!
and my freind says that u can grind the stumps down to the ground with your chainsaw,just use a old chain and wash your saw with a garden hose real good to get the dirt out.is that okay?"

This is the message that I posted when i got back

Well, I'm back with the first load of wood off of this site, and it was a doozy.
It ended up being a white oak, a little bigger than a "medium sized".
After looking at it, it was apparent that the thing could get dropped without hitting the house,IF it went where I WANT it to go.
Basically I told the guy he had two choices. Call a pro and have them drop the tree, I would clean up after the tree is down, or pay me to climb it, cut the top off, and break it down from there, but he had to sign a waiver releasing me of any liability.He was hesitant at first, and i dont blame him, but he decided to let me do it anyway. The only thing he asked is before I dropped the main stem he reserved the right to call off the job if he thought I didnt know what i was doing.Agreed.
Climbed the tree and took off all the weight on the house side and took the top off, he looked pleased.
Long story short, the tree is on the ground. While I was limbing he helped himself to my little Echo sitting in the back of the truck and did the limbing and the dogwoods he had in the back. I had figured to say NOT NO, BUT HECK NO, if he asked to use my saw, but since it never came up I didnt even mention it. Needless to say, he tore up the chain when it got loose and jumped the bar and tore out 6 drive teeth.
After a thorough butt chewing that even got the attention of his wife in the house, we came to an agreement. he would pay me for the chain and I would beat him senseless if I caught his hands on anything that belonged to me

Then I got this email from him today after I went over there yesterday to take another load. I banged on his door, but he never came out so i cut a load and left. i was going to give him the bill for the damages that he did to my saw.

ed, i was here working, as i have an office in my home, & meant to get
out to see you, but you were gone before i got out there. sorry, i was
busy on the phone most of the time you were here.

ok, i'll pay you in cash for what i broke. will you cut up the mulberry
for me & haul the brush from it & from the pine that is already on the
ground up to the road for me when you come next week, & then come back &
finish cutting off the pine sometime soon when you can bring a spotter? i know you said that it is not a good idea to use spikes to climb a tree that is not going to be cut down, but maybe you can just jump from the roof on to the tree?
i'm concerned that those limbs will fall & mess up my fence even more.
what day will you be here next week?
by the way, it sure is nice having a yard boy around here, the neighbors want you to work at their place for free to
thanks, mark

Please, someone remind me of this the next time I mention taking a craigslist tree again.

Originally Posted by avalancher

.... will you cut up the mulberry
for me & haul the brush from it & from the pine that is already on the
ground up to the road for me when you come next week, & then come back &
finish cutting off the pine sometime soon when you can bring a spotter? i know you said that it is not a good idea to use spikes to climb a tree that is not going to be cut down, but maybe you can just jump from the roof on to the tree?
i'm concerned that those limbs will fall & mess up my fence even more.
what day will you be here next week?
by the way, it sure is nice having a yard boy around here, the neighbors want you to work at their place for free to
thanks, mark[/COLOR]

Please, someone remind me of this the next time I mention taking a craigslist tree again.

I could never go back there if that was me. Too much stress in dealing with that situation so I'd ..... well, I could never go back there if that was me.

A YARD BOY?!?!?!? :dizzy

Go back over there and smack him one for me!! I have heard it all now!!! What's truly amazing is he's serious!!

HAHAHAAAAAA! If I had been drinking anything I'd have sprayed everything withing a 10 yd radius of where I'm sitting. That is the funniest thing I've read on AS yet. HE CALLED YOU A YARD BOY!?!?!! While I'm sure you're fit to be tied, and I empathize with you (I really do), that is some hillarious !

If it helps any; just think about all of the volunteer work you have gained due to positive word of mouth. I'm sure you've cornered the market on doing charity tree service for miles around.

If you don't look like this why does he suppose that you would be inclined to jump from his roof into a g d ed tree? I apologize for laughing, I know your not in the mood right now, but I think it's so funny because I wouldn't be able to draft a better prank email if I tried. That, my friend is a classic for all times and worthy of being tucked away on some corner of AS for posterity's sake.

I've got to rep you just for giving me the best laugh I've had in a very long time.

Originally Posted by strongback

HAHAHAAAAAA! If I had been drinking anything I'd have sprayed everything withing a 10 yd radius of where I'm sitting. That is the funniest thing I've read on AS yet. HE CALLED YOU A YARD BOY!?!?!! While I'm sure you're fit to be tied, and I empathize with you (I really do), that is some hillarious !

If it helps any; just think about all of the volunteer work you have gained due to positive word of mouth. I'm sure you've cornered the market on doing charity tree service for miles around.

If you don't look like this why does he suppose that you would be inclined to jump from his roof into a g d ed tree? I apologize for laughing, I know your not in the mood right now, but I think it's so funny because I wouldn't be able to draft a better prank email if I tried. That, my friend is a classic for all times and worthy of being tucked away on some corner of AS for posterity's sake.

I've got to rep you just for giving me the best laugh I've had in a very long time.

"i know you said that it is not a good idea to use spikes to climb a tree that is not going to be cut down, but maybe you can just jump from the roof on to the tree?"
YEEE-HAWWW!!! Oh ya, I'd get right on that one since now ya knows how, OMG I think Imma gonna puke laughing!!!
"i'm concerned that those limbs will fall & mess up my fence even more." Good, better than havin' a pizzed off 'yard boy' mess up yer face! GAH!
"what day will you be here next week?" Suggestion, NEVER.
"by the way, it sure is nice having a yard boy around here, the neighbors want you to work at their place for free to" Boy oh boy, ain't they just the givin' sort, how magnaminous of them
"thanks, mark" um, grrrrrrrrrrrr

Un-frikken-believable!

Errrrrrr, this isn't a joke is it????

.... will you cut up the mulberry
for me & haul the brush from it & from the pine that is already on the
ground up to the road for me when you come next week, & then come back &
finish cutting off the pine sometime soon when you can bring a spotter? i know you said that it is not a good idea to use spikes to climb a tree that is not going to be cut down, but maybe you can just jump from the roof on to the tree?
i'm concerned that those limbs will fall & mess up my fence even more.
what day will you be here next week?
by the way, it sure is nice having a yard boy around here, the neighbors want you to work at their place for free to
thanks, mark[/color

What the.......Avalancher I think you should keep those free craiglist rounds on the side and split em by hand...just think of that weasley homeowner every time you swing your maul....

forgot to mention...make sure he pays you what he owes you. He probably wrotre that email to p%ss you off so you wouldn't come back.

Avalancher, how far will you travel? Hee Hee, best thread ever.

Here's the next one, not nearly as bad as the last one I posted but still absurd considering the glut of free firewood available every day on craigslist around here. To my eye it's 1/2 cord max. For reference, the going rate for 1/2 cord split and delivered is about the same, $150.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/n...857262568.html

YARD BOY!!!!!!!


Bawhhhhahhhahhhahhha!

Sorry man, but that's some funny sh!t right there!!! Best laugh I've had all day, thanks.

Originally Posted by Mike Barcaskey

think this guy is lonely?

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/wan/842107301.html

Hm, must be the pages on all his old mags is already stuck together?

Originally Posted by computeruser

Let us not forget just how valuable wood is, though. Some of these offers seem perfectly reasonable - 2 cords of wood for a new roof, for example. Hey, this guy thinks so, anyway:

'Decorative accents..' O-o..... "Yesh and here is my rotten birch accent, ain't it bootyfull???"

http://cgi.ebay.ca/White-Birch-Firep...QQcmdZViewItem

Check this one out - note the delivery charge. If thet sell I figure the guy could pull in at least 3 grand a cord selling this way.
Just put in my order. Can't wait till they get here. Think I'll order a few of the shelf brackets as well.

Originally Posted by blackdogon57

http://cgi.ebay.ca/White-Birch-Firep...QQcmdZViewItem

Check this one out - note the delivery charge. If thet sell I figure the guy could pull in at least 3 grand a cord selling this way.
Just put in my order. Can't wait till they get here. Think I'll order a few of the shelf brackets as well.

Go to his feed back, He's selling them