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Post by jojam on Apr 9, 2016 19:23:11 GMT
I don't have a regular service, but I have someone I call to do fall and spring cleanup, and to mow when the yard is bad and I can't get to it. I call and ask if he has time, and he say's he'll be over that week. He has been a few days later than I thought he'd be a couple of times, but I haven't worried about it. I just like to know so I can make sure all the dog poop is picked up for him.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2016 19:57:41 GMT
In my experience, when we have agreed with someone to pay for lawn care services, they come and go at their convenience.
They don't knock on the door and let us know they are gonna mow now...they unload the mower and quickly and efficiently now the grass whether we are here or not.
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Post by calgal08 on Apr 9, 2016 20:10:26 GMT
It would have bugged me and I probably wouldn't have handled it well either. To me, this isn't a lawn service, it's a local kid trying to earn some extra cash; therefore, I would expect him to show up when he said he would and let me know if he had to re-schedule. A lawn service I would expect a specific day but not time. Sounds like this kid failed both on time and day. We have dogs, there's no way I'd want someone showing up when I'm not expecting it.
I'm with you on this one.
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Apr 9, 2016 20:41:21 GMT
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Post by petenthusiast on Apr 9, 2016 20:47:45 GMT
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Post by femalebusiness on Apr 9, 2016 20:52:29 GMT
You handled it just fine. I would have been all up in HIS face if he had approched me like he did you. I'd get locking gates to my yard if I had him for a neighbor. You dodged a bullet by nipping that lawn mowing in the bud.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 9, 2016 20:53:01 GMT
it would have bugged me the way it happened, and after reading your update, I don't think I'd want the kid or his dad doing anything in my yard. I'd tell him to stay the heck OUT of my yard, and to leave my dog alone!
Are they your next-door neighbors, and is their backyard right next to yours? If so, that's a tough one... you want to get along with your neighbors, but if he's so overbearing, that will be difficult. Is he married? If so, can you get friendly with his wife, to at least get her to understand more of your position??
Also, what kind of fence do you have- chain link, or a taller wooden fence? I think you lived in the Phx area before, right? Everyone here has the taller cement block walls, so moving to the Midwest where fences aren't so tall and neighbors are a lot more friendly is a big change to get used to in general. When we lived in the Chicago suburbs, our next door neighbors talked to us over the chain link fence quite often when were were in our backyard, and we had to be somewhat friendly whether we felt like it or not.
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Post by Peamac on Apr 9, 2016 21:04:21 GMT
I don't know what kind of work the dad does for a living, but the "real world" does not give business to someone who doesn't show up when they are supposed to or who doesn't communicate a change in schedule. DH gets lots of jobs around here because other companies don't communicate with the client or just don't show up at all!
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Post by lesserknownpea on Apr 9, 2016 22:14:47 GMT
My x and sons have done lawn maintenance for decades. Yes, they come regular days, but sometimes it varies a bit. And yes, they enter the property whether someone answers the door or not.
But!!!! The dad is a bully, and I trust you when you say a creep. You need a professional service, or at least someone who doesn't live right by you. Boundaries are very important.
I wouldn't want someone like that on my property either.
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Post by AnotherPea on Apr 9, 2016 22:24:56 GMT
Learning so much from this thread. We've never paid anyone to mow our yard but probably will sometime soon.
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Apr 9, 2016 22:39:23 GMT
Are they your next-door neighbors, and is their backyard right next to yours? If so, that's a tough one... you want to get along with your neighbors, but if he's so overbearing, that will be difficult. Is he married? If so, can you get friendly with his wife, to at least get her to understand more of your position?? Also, what kind of fence do you have- chain link, or a taller wooden fence? I think you lived in the Phx area before, right? Everyone here has the taller cement block walls, so moving to the Midwest where fences aren't so tall and neighbors are a lot more friendly is a big change to get used to in general. When we lived in the Chicago suburbs, our next door neighbors talked to us over the chain link fence quite often when were were in our backyard, and we had to be somewhat friendly whether we felt like it or not. I am originally from AZ and you are correct  Much taller fences lol. I didn't realize how used to that I was until I moved here and I can see over the fences. He is NOT my next-door neighbor. He is across the street diagonal from my house. My neighbors on either side are very quiet and I never see them in the back yards, but they do have nice ones  I might be copying some of their moves lol. The one that buts up to my backyard has a taller fence because our property touch at the top of a slope, so its a lot taller. Id guess most of them are about 5 ft wooden fences though, with gates on the side but nothing that comes up to the front of the house. I do not know if he is married. I have met both of his kids and himself but no wife. Im guessing he is not. I haven't asked about it at all. I have made friends with the neighbor across the street from me (His next door neighbor) and she doesn't have much of anything nice to say about him lol. She's a crack up |
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Post by anniefb on Apr 9, 2016 22:41:09 GMT
Ugh sorry to hear about the confrontation. That's why I went with a professional service. The guy is reliable and if he is sick or can't come, there are others in the company who will cover.
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Post by maryland on Apr 9, 2016 23:20:30 GMT
That dad sounds a little off! You did nothing wrong. The reason I would not want the boy coming over unannounced is because I usually don't have cash on me, and I need to know so I could have money to pay him.
If we lived near you, my daughter would be thrilled to come and mow your yard, under your terms, and she would do a great job!
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Post by 2peafaithful on Apr 10, 2016 11:57:50 GMT
Done. Period. I wouldn't be done doing any kind of business kind of transaction with him or his dad. I can't agree to that level of crazy in my life. Some of the crazy we don't have control of but other times we do. They are neighbors so unless you move you can't change that but you can change having a business relationship with them. I would let the son know and the dad. I would also let the dad know that you are don't have anything more to talk about it with it and too bad it didn't work out but that you are finished talking about it. Period.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 10, 2016 12:11:55 GMT
You handled the crazy just fine. It seems your instincts about him being off were right on. I'm glad you have other nice neighbors!
This is exactly why I hired a professional service. The very nice kid across the street does some mowing, but I didn't want to have to deal with scheduling him, making sure I had cash, etc. My service usually comes on Thursday, but it's weather dependent. They just bill me, so I have no interaction with them. They don't notify me prior to mowing.
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 10, 2016 13:57:10 GMT
Hell no!!! Be done with those assholes and if possible don't engage further. I don't like confrontation either but if that guy showed up at my door I would probably have to say to him, "Sir, I am done discussing this matter with you. I paid you for the previous work, and I do not wish to continue having your son provide lawn care. Please leave or I will call the police." Then shut the door in his face.
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Post by anonrefugee on Apr 10, 2016 14:02:03 GMT
Wow, good for you!!!
I haven't read the whole thread, but the fact the guy came back a second time tells me you are definitely wise to end the relationship. It's sad you had to pay him, but I've found its the best way to deal with those types.
Yard work here is mostly done by grown men. If a teen is doing it, alone or with friend, a parent does not get involved. I'd feel like I was being scammed if a kid approached me but a dad then participated.
It is common here for their arrival times to vary, and to go into yard unannounced. We give lock combination to them.
Usually the day is constant, but if there's been bad weather my guys will text the day is changing. Before cell phones were common they would just show up, but we'd know it was likely due to weather.
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? What a damn psycho! 
Much taller fences lol. I didn't realize how used to that I was until I moved here and I can see over the fences. He is NOT my next-door neighbor. He is across the street diagonal from my house. My neighbors on either side are very quiet and I never see them in the back yards, but they do have nice ones 
I might be copying some of their moves lol. The one that buts up to my backyard has a taller fence because our property touch at the top of a slope, so its a lot taller. Id guess most of them are about 5 ft wooden fences though, with gates on the side but nothing that comes up to the front of the house. 
