How good is it??????

Yeh Kev I know how you feel. i have my lawn mowed by a bloke and his son (the block is 1/2 acre on an incline) for $35. it takes me 2 hours and my back is knackered, visit required to the physio, sometimes 2. i wouldnt get out of my chair for that, it takes the 2 of them about 40 mins to do it and the price has been the same for about 3 years. my old man was telling me today about his boss's sons laying on banana lounges watching him do the lawns and the like.i said i would be kickin their lazy arses out of the lounges and making them do it.Kids today-- i dunno!! cheers and relax Paul

maybe he will be there early tommorrow morning as en excuse not to go to school, this morning and yesterday morning after getting out of bed at midday, he had to play video games etc

Hey Kev,
he'll probably drop in tomorrow for his sick pay, at time and a half as it was a weekend!!! lol
Was talking to my fishing mate last week who used to drive buses. They (the drivers) would put their names up to do holiday shifts and then ring in sick AND still be paid at that rate. He is not one for telling porkies (unless he is describing fish he has caught), so I reckon it may be the truth.
Buy a sit on mower. I own one and my grass takes about an hour and a bit (or a 6 pack) to mow. Mind you the lines are getting a tad wonky at the end and some of the gardens get a shave also.
Hope your back is OK.
Rgds
Nev

They're not all bad, let me tell you.

I've got an 18 yo young bloke working for me. My only complaint about him is that he nags me for more work to do.

"Jim, I've only got about another hour to go on this unit and you haven't got the machine cutting another One"

"Jim, I need more alloy cut"

"Jim, we need more stoppers cut soon"

"Jim, I think we'll need more paint soon"

"Jim the locks are running low" (and there are plenty for at least a weeks work).

He's like a hungry dog, even before it has finished what it is eating, it's looking for its next meal.

I've got to tell this kid to stop and have a break or his lunch. Whlst his lunch is heating he's back at work. He scoffs his lunch, has a quick smoke and is back into it.

If, and I say if, I can get him to take an arvo smoke break, he's breaking up rubbish and putting it in the dumper whilst having his fag.

His work is of an exceptionally high standard, he is a perfectionist to the point of being ridiculous.

Accordingly we pay him well above award, because he's worth it, but this is not his motivation.

Jim.

Buy a goat. :-)

Andrew

Hi Kev,
Sitting here shaking my head, Lazy little so & so.
I reckon kids get it way to easy these days.
From the first week in high school, 78 I think it was, I held down two jobs.
Got out of bed at 3.30am to go and roll over 100 papers, deliever them, back home by 6.45am, Breaky, shower, get dress for school and catch the bus to Lismore at 7.30am.
Get home at 4.00pm, eat half a dozen weet-bix, change and then ride out to the race track and clean stables till about 5.30pm.
Saturday it was my job to mow the lawn, I did not get paid to do it, it was just my job.
I really believe kids get it far to easy these days.
Anyway mate, I was getting to the idea of,
In Grafton we have a Jail, and they have weekend detention, In summer they come around each fortnight. Quiet a few people in Lawrence get their lawns done through this service. They done rake up or catcher mow. The oldies give them a nice cold cordial or water when their done, 99% of them are quiet sorta guys and are well mannered. They travel from Wollongbar near Lismore to Woolgoolga in the south.
I don't know where abouts you are Kev, but maybe it something you could look into, if they do that kinda thing in Queensland.
Just a thought Mate.

My young bloke is working 16 hour days , 7 days a week in Norway (winter), welding at heights, in the dark and hail storms. (oil and gas project). He's 26, and has a list of tickets as long as your arm.
7 years in the mines in WA.
I've seen his references.
Strangers have told me what a great young bloke he is. What a hard worker etc etc.
I'm very proud of him.

But the "little" bugger won't lift a hand when he's at home. Never has.
Guess who does the mowing and yard work on our property? And just like the film, it's no country for old men (especially this one).When he was a kid I even tried to pay him to do it. No interest at all.

So he informs he that he's finally worked out what job he wants to do in life...huh ? I thought he found that out years ago but apparently not.
Now he wants to be an ROV pilot tech ! One of those funny little submersibles that work under the ocean. I'd never heard of them so it was a quick learning curve.

By the way does anyone here actually know anything about that job ?

Children can be so frustrating!

What about Sam?

You change the nappies and cook some tea and Sam can do the mowing. No?



LOL

Last week my grandson (17) promised to get rid of some weeds out of my front lawn. Guess what happened and no second guesses allowed. No he spent all day playing games in his bedroom. He even takes food in there and never cleans up his mess.
I have suggested to my daughter, his mother, to lock his bedroom door after he gets up in the morning, with all his "toys"locked on the inside and him on the outside but she has not responded yet.

Hey Kev

Get an Old Pensioner to do it, just call up to your local Bowls Club
and leave a message on the Notice Board.

Cheers
Daza

Gday Kev,
I have the solution to your problem.
My son charges $1.
Because of his age Ill have to come with him...But if you pay his air ticket ( and mine + return) give him a dollar and keep me in grog while he does it we will be there...

See its easy!


Cheers

Kev!!, Don't whinge now, You know you have left the great state where 50 Bucks solves everybodys problems!!!!.....LOL.




Cheers Axle.

mmm lawns,,,,,,
i persevered for ages with a knackered mower. Finally i bit the bullet. despite the missus pleas to by a new one i got a 2nd handy from some old guy who just gets stuffed mowers working.
for $250 I got a rover with a 4.5 HP comercial motor off of some kind of street blower ........................................................................ grass is no longer a problem

I think I have it solved..................... one of Sam's friends is a single mum (no she's not a yummy mummy ;) she needs a lawn mower to do her lawns. So I have told her that she can use my lawn mower for free if she mows my lawn when it needs.

Lets hope this arrangement works LOL