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Can I have a Tuesday rant?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

We'll I am as really pissed off !!!

My mum who's in her late 70's arranged for a guy to come and cut her lawn today. It's a size of a postage stamp and the bugger charged her 35 quid for 15 mins work if that!

Not bad earnings !!

Off at to by a flymo for a change of career I think!

Rant over and breathe xx

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

You can buy a mower for that.

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

daylight robbery mow it for her next time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

thats disgusting

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By *aul.J.JMan
over a year ago

Sedgley

Ridiculous. ...i would've done it for a cuppa and a chocolate digestive

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn


"We'll I am as really pissed off !!!

My mum who's in her late 70's arranged for a guy to come and cut her lawn today. It's a size of a postage stamp and the bugger charged her 35 quid for 15 mins work if that!

Not bad earnings !!

Off at to by a flymo for a change of career I think!

Rant over and breathe xx "

I pay £40 and that is 2 hours work

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"daylight robbery mow it for her next time "

I've told her not to have him back. I'm going to drive the 100 mile round trip at weekends to cut it in exchange for tea and cake. She doesn't like to ask as she knows I'm busy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Buy a goat...

Fresh milk, yummy cheese, stunning kebabs... And, will attack theiving gits...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ridiculous. ...i would've done it for a cuppa and a chocolate digestive "
good man

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire


"daylight robbery mow it for her next time

I've told her not to have him back. I'm going to drive the 100 mile round trip at weekends to cut it in exchange for tea and cake. She doesn't like to ask as she knows I'm busy. "

they are so stubborn im lucky my mum expects my hubby to do everything for her did I say lucky lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Ridiculous. ...i would've done it for a cuppa and a chocolate digestive "

She seems to buy ginger cake in bulk will that do ?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

£35 is a lot but although he was only there for fifteen minutes he did have to travel to her, run a vehicle and maintain a lawnmower. I'm sure if you look around you'll find someone who will do it cheaper but no one who makes their living at it will he able to charge a cup of tea and a slice of cake. To me £10 to 15 would be more acceptable.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge


"We'll I am as really pissed off !!!

My mum who's in her late 70's arranged for a guy to come and cut her lawn today. It's a size of a postage stamp and the bugger charged her 35 quid for 15 mins work if that!

Not bad earnings !!

Off at to by a flymo for a change of career I think!

Rant over and breathe xx "

I have a large lawn and my gardener charges less than £20.

That's an outrageous price.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"£35 is a lot but although he was only there for fifteen minutes he did have to travel to her, run a vehicle and maintain a lawnmower. I'm sure if you look around you'll find someone who will do it cheaper but no one who makes their living at it will he able to charge a cup of tea and a slice of cake. To me £10 to 15 would be more acceptable.

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He is around 3 miles away

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Bloody hell, jay only pays£25 for them to cut his hedges and that's a mile round

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"£35 is a lot but although he was only there for fifteen minutes he did have to travel to her, run a vehicle and maintain a lawnmower.

He is around 3 miles away "

Oh I don't disagree that the price is a lot.

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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)

To my mind it seems a bit exsensive, Did your mum know the price beforehand,?

I m lucky My next door neighbour cuts my lawn when she cuts hers, she takes my washing in if it rains when its on the line, I slip her a little something when she does these things, now if only she d iron the clothes as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He's taking advantage of your mum..!!

if he's a registered business I would be having a word with trading standards if not speak to him and tell him he's got at least another 45 minutes work to do in her garden.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"He's taking advantage of your mum..!!

if he's a registered business I would be having a word with trading standards if not speak to him and tell him he's got at least another 45 minutes work to do in her garden.

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I'm seeing her the weekend I might put a call in. She lives on an private estate for retired persons so he might be doing the same with the other residents.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"He's taking advantage of your mum..!!

if he's a registered business I would be having a word with trading standards if not speak to him and tell him he's got at least another 45 minutes work to do in her garden.

I'm seeing her the weekend I might put a call in. She lives on an private estate for retired persons so he might be doing the same with the other residents. "

That's a good idea.

I really hate the thought of people taking advantage of the elderly.

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By *aul.J.JMan
over a year ago

Sedgley


"Ridiculous. ...i would've done it for a cuppa and a chocolate digestive

She seems to buy ginger cake in bulk will that do ? "

yeah...more than i bargained for...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The robbin git!! Sometimes Local Authorities have lists of local trusted trades people that older people can use and trust. My mum has used some on our list. Saves her getting ripped off.

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By *aul.J.JMan
over a year ago

Sedgley


"Ridiculous. ...i would've done it for a cuppa and a chocolate digestive good man "

I hate seeing people being taken advantage of it makes me angry.....besides I like working in the garden

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

She won't get ripped of again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We'll I am as really pissed off !!!

My mum who's in her late 70's arranged for a guy to come and cut her lawn today. It's a size of a postage stamp and the bugger charged her 35 quid for 15 mins work if that!

Not bad earnings !!

It does sound a lot, but what some people don't understand, depending how far from your mums he was it could cost him £10 just for the petrol! Working for a company with 260 vans covering the UK, I know just to cover costs the salesman on a journey has to sell £250,000 per year! That's gone up from £150,000 just 8 years ago!

Off at to by a flymo for a change of career I think!

Rant over and breathe xx "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

this gets me mad- i work with vulnerable adults and have seen them ripped off - one to the degree he was found out and prosecuted -

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Found out this morning. He did it with 3 other residents.

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield


"Found out this morning. He did it with 3 other residents. "

So £140 for an hour or so of work!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Found out this morning. He did it with 3 other residents. "

find out where he lives then take a large bunch of dandelion puffy things and blow them all over his lawn happy ing fella

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

That is excessive, and he is taking advantage. It will always be much cheaper to do it yourself, but to make a living as a trades person, you need to charge/earn around £150 labour a day to cover running a vehicle and maintaining equipment etc., and that will only just about keep you alive.

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