courtney
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Post by courtney on Jul 8, 2017 6:28:18 GMT
I used to mow lawns and had a set time for everybody. There was no wiggle room. If I didn't mow I didn't get paid. I would not have been happy with such a request. Unless somebody was going to pay me not to show up. Even if they gave them a months notice to reschedule? Surely things come up.
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courtney
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Post by courtney on Jul 8, 2017 6:24:11 GMT
Who cares if a woman wears sleeves? Showing maybe 2 more inches of each arm than with a capped sleeve So what if men have to wear a suit jacket? Women are expected to have their hair and makeup perfectly done, wear a bra, pantyhose and heels. And are taken less seriously than men by 37% in wages. It makes me sick to think of how women are expected to spend all this money on different dresses ( because someone will surely notice if they wear the same one frequently) when men can get away will wearing the same couple of suits with a few different dress shirts over and over. They are also expected to, and spend a lot of money, to maintain a certain level of beauty to impress men, when men can get away with combing their hair and brushing their teeth in the morning. Which puts the wage in-equality even deeper for women.
I was discussing this with a male coworker the other day. He asked how much I spend on beauty a month: ~$100/month manicures/pedicures ~ $100/ month hair ( usually spend ~300 every three months between one cut/highlight and a few blowdrys) ~$200/ month waxing and eyelashes
$400/month...$4,800 a year spend on "women only" maintenance activities. Thats not even counting the money I spend on makeup or hair product, the botox I'll need soon, or my occasional spray tan. Or the frequent upgrade of wardrobe. But it is expected of women in my industry.
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courtney
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Post by courtney on Jul 8, 2017 5:59:30 GMT
We got married in our friend's back yard (HOA in Greeenwood Village, CO) and we sent out a polite note (paper, door to door) to neighbors to not mow their lawns during our ceremony, so maybe you could send a note to all neighbors to help with procuring a beautiful background on this day at this time by doing xxxxxx (insert remove your RV). Wow. Just. Wow I don't see how this is unreasonable. If you wrote notes to your neighbors asking them to not mow their lawns before noon on weekends because you like to sleep to noon, yeah I'd roll my eyes. But for a one time occasion, with prior notice, I would happily oblige and think only sourpusses would have a problem with being asked.
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courtney
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Post by courtney on Jul 8, 2017 5:55:06 GMT
Have you spoken to them much before? I don't think it hurts to go over there and meet them, chat about some other stuff and ask something along the lines of "We've noticed XYZ, do you think this is going to be consistently happening? We haven't had this happen in the past and are struggling to get used to it. Can we make some compromises?"
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courtney
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Post by courtney on Jul 8, 2017 5:44:16 GMT
I don't think it is rude to ask at all! Worst case is they say no and get offended, but what is the worst they can do.
Realistically, if you ask in a polite way, they should have no problem with it. You deal with their RV everyday, they can move it for one day. I know if my neighbor was having a wedding reception in their yard and they wanted me to move my car( or in this case RV) so that it wouldn't be in the way, in pictures, etc I would have no problem with it.
A simple, "Hi *neighbor*, my DD is getting married on XYZ date and we will be hosting her wedding reception at our place. I wanted to provide you prior notice in the event that you are around that weekend. We hope to not disturb your, so please let us know if there are any issues with people parking you in or noise or anything. We are inviting only dearly close family and friends, so we are certain it won't be an issue. I do have a request though. We were hoping to take pictures and were hoping you could move your RV for the day only so that we can take pictures from all angles without worrying about it in the background. I hope that is okay with you! We'd love to have you over the week after for dinner to share some of the leftovers from this joyous occasion. Let us know when works for you!"
Most people are very accommodating when you ask with a polite attitude!
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courtney
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Post by courtney on Jul 8, 2017 4:53:49 GMT
I would imagine you could say that he lost it to keep it undamaged. I did actually lose my old one and found it later on. I can't remember if it cost me any more or not.
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