What an adventure I had today... yet again. Had Mr. DF back with me, that boy is probably the dumbest person I've ever met. Came to work without any money or gas. Drive to the job in my truck, he rode back to the yard with a friend. 1/2 mile down the road he realizes that he forgot his cell phone charger in my truck, and had to literally run back to get it, as they had the trailer and backhoe with them. Next thing I know he's calling to say that after getting his charger, and getting back to his car, he also forgot his keys in my truck.
Picked up a fig tree for one client this morning, another adventure. This thing is probably 4' tall, and was the largest item that the nursery had for sale. Had to help the guy load it into the back of my truck, what an adventure. My client told me that these people were "granola" I had not idea what she was talking about until I got there. I think they make their own shoes. Really wierd.
Got a small job or two, less than nothing great... one lady wanted one branch off of a magnolia at the back end of the property, gonna get that out first thing in the AM. Another lady wanted some hemlocks tipped back, meanwhile they are infested with adelgid. Tried to sell her on treatment options, she didn't want to spend the money. The job should take me about an hour, maybe a little more... BS money.
Dang Debbie Downer Dude,, you could of just lied and said it was a beautiful day.
Seems like you bring a lot of this on yourself.
Some people are not happy unless they are un-happy.
Anyway, hang in there.
Jeff :msp_biggrin:
I don't have to lie. It was a beautiful day, we were working on the water, and even though it was hot we were all comfortable. Nobody bothered us, nothing got damaged, and I made some money... but where is the fun and adventure in any of that? Heck, Saturday we were working on the water, client was right there... she was happy, for a time we were actually being paid to go swimming, can I complain about that? no. However what is actually interesting about it?
I keep DF around for 2 things... 1. he can drag brush and move logs like nobody I have ever met before... don't need a mini when he's around. 2. entertainment. Tomorrow I have a special job just for him, wouldn't have taken it on if he wasn't around. Got a bunch of small trees, pricker bushes, and so forth to pull off a hillside, about a 2-300' drag to where the chipper can get it. Terrible job, but it's what he wants... so who am I to disappoint? Gonna sit up on the deck watching him suffer while I figure out what to make on the customer's BBQ.
The adventure with picking up the fig tree is kind of par for the course with this woman, but she always has work for me, and in this economy I can't really complain about that.
The jobs I looked at were BS. the magnolia branch is for a client who has had her house on the market for the past year? She's always been good to me. The hemlock job is for the daughter of a new client. It's kind of hard to be thrilled about jobs that are barely worth a few hundred, when I want to be getting jobs for a few thousand.