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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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People who pay landscapers to take care of your yard, what
Apr 12, 2018, 9:39 AM
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do you pay them to mow, trim, etc.? I apparently have a burgeoning landscaping side business, I've got a good feel for the cost to spread mulch and stuff from past times I've had it quoted...but for the weekly maintenance around how much do you pay per time/week? About $50 per week or so?
As a straight white male I do expect my time and services to command a premium price, because you know I won't steal your flower pots or try to break in your home...but just trying to get a general idea. I figure being able to prove I'm a citizen makes it worth $15 extra or so, no?
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CU Medallion [54758]
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depends...would I have to
Apr 12, 2018, 9:41 AM
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pick you and your crew up outside Home Depot?
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Nope, I provide my own transportation
Apr 12, 2018, 9:42 AM
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And the neighbors don't think they're being cased when I pull up. Excellent sales advantage I have.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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and your english isn't half bad, either....***
Apr 12, 2018, 9:43 AM
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Oculus Spirit [97676]
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i pay $125 a month
Apr 12, 2018, 9:41 AM
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But I have to trim hedges and fertilize and roundup the beds. He does mowing, edging, blows the driveway, and takes care of leaves in the fall. He comes every two weeks in the summer/growing season and maybe once a month in the winter.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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You must have fescue or something
Apr 12, 2018, 9:46 AM
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That's pretty good if he's only having to come by twice a month at most. I could handle that, around here your yard would look turrible if you only cut every two weeks though.
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Oculus Spirit [97676]
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Centipede. But once a week is too often.
Apr 12, 2018, 9:55 AM
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But it does get long right after fertilizing because it grows so fast. Rest of the time it's ok.
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All-In [36448]
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I’ll trim your hedges for free...
Apr 12, 2018, 10:48 AM
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Wait, your a female right?
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Oculus Spirit [97676]
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Aaaaand that's the ONLY shaving I actually enjoy.
Apr 12, 2018, 4:11 PM
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Seriously, I bought a new battery-powered hedge trimmer last year when my electric one died. 40-volt. SO MUCH WIN. WILL NEVER GO BACK. Thing cuts better than my old trimmers, lasts far longer than the hedges I have, and no cords to drag around and electrocute yourself with and cut. If I knew how awesome cordless trimmers were, I would have gotten one even with the other one still working fine.
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Re: People who pay landscapers to take care of your yard, what
Apr 12, 2018, 9:41 AM
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putting that kubota to work?
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Yep, kind of unintentionally
Apr 12, 2018, 9:50 AM
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Things keep falling in my lap, spread some mulch here, mow there...Another guy has some river rock I'm going to move for him this weekend. I've got two yards aside from mine I'm doing now, only takes me about 30 minutes each to mow and trim. Figured I might as well get some ROI out of that bad boy.
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I've been thinking about doing side work like this
Apr 12, 2018, 9:56 AM
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but then I remember I get paid my hourly salary for any hours over 40 during the work week. No way I'd make that much money doing side work
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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I actually enjoy the mowing and stuff, plus it's paying for
Apr 12, 2018, 10:37 AM
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my tractor and putting gas in the boat, so that's a plus. If were about having a side gig that made a lot of money I'd just sell weed.
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All-In [36448]
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Can ewe get me some weed?
Apr 12, 2018, 10:50 AM
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Asking for a friend...
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CU Medallion [54758]
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hi!***
Apr 12, 2018, 10:53 AM
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Man, I just had some...
Apr 12, 2018, 10:57 AM
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But I killed all that shid with some Preen.
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110%er [8243]
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I pay $35 per mow/edge/blowy
Apr 12, 2018, 9:47 AM
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Young white dude from Woodruff. He has been getting better equipment over the 2 years I've been using him, and offering more services, so he is growing his business, even with that price (which I think is low).
Friend of mine retired, and out of boredom, started a lawnmowing service in a Kershaw county. He charges $65 for up to an acre. He's been doing it for a decade or so. Does only a little of the actual work. Doesn't make a killing, but does make decent money.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Weren't you looking at a subcompact tractor a few years ago
Apr 12, 2018, 12:09 PM
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$35 is hard to beat though, depending on the size of the yard.
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110%er [8243]
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Yeah, but the wife didn't like living on land, preferred
Apr 12, 2018, 12:58 PM
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neighborhood life, so I tabled it. Once the kids are gone...
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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$55.00 a week***
Apr 12, 2018, 9:47 AM
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All-In [35541]
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I used to pay $50 every other week
Apr 12, 2018, 9:49 AM
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now I pay $10 every other week and includes my son's room getting cleaned up
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Why would I care if you're a citizen?
Apr 12, 2018, 9:53 AM
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I want my yard to look good.
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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Having a white dude mow your lawn is a status symbol thing,
Apr 12, 2018, 9:54 AM
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more than anything.
It's like driving a Range Rover. Everybody knows that he's probably a POS who's made a long series of terrible life choices, but it just looks nicer.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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LOL at the TDer in this thread
Apr 12, 2018, 10:34 AM
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TRDJ I'm not trying to cut in on your amigos business, don't worry.
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Oculus Spirit [80999]
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dude cuts my grass and trims it, but he has to do mine
Apr 12, 2018, 11:01 AM
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and the neighbors at the same time to make it worth his time because the yards are so small. I think I give him $30 and we drink a few of my beers if he does it in the afternoon.
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Paying people to take care of your yard?
Apr 12, 2018, 11:02 AM
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And you consider yourself an alpha male?
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Do you even ready bro?
Apr 12, 2018, 11:05 AM
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Oculus Spirit [83016]
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$65 a month. They come every week in
Apr 12, 2018, 11:13 AM
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Summer and every other week in Winter. We only have two seasons.
Mulch and fertilizer costs extra.
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Lot o points [155706]
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$65 A MONTH???
Apr 12, 2018, 12:36 PM
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Why haven't you invited me over to your new place yet?
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Oculus Spirit [83016]
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Ha. Actually the lot is pretty small, about a third of an
Apr 12, 2018, 1:39 PM
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acre.
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I do it myself now, mostly just for the exercise. But when
Apr 12, 2018, 11:44 AM
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I was paying a guy it was $100/month, this was about 10-15 yrs ago. Subdivision lot, so not too big, less than 1/2 acre, he did all the edging and blowing, came every 2 weeks. I probably overpaid a little, but he was a perfectionist, and I am too, so it worked. Retired Vietnam vet who did it on the side... one of those guys who is 73 years old but can still whoop your azzz.
Probably not a good idea to have me as a customer now. I fear I have reached the Frumpy Old Man stage of life... I'd be on the screen porch watching you like a hawk, pointing out how I (or Fred the Vietnam Vet) did it better, while downing vodka tonics with a splash of cranberry and slice of lime... then I'd realize what a ######## I am and feel guilty, so I'd tell you to stop and rest a minute and have a drink with me... and then I'd bring you in the house and make you look at my pictures and ticket stubs from the 70s, and you'd do it, because I also raided my son's stash and he always has the Killa from Manila that you can smell 3 houses down... and then I'd break out my bootleg DVD from Pink Floyd in Stockholm in 1975 and we're singing Wish You Were Here at the top of our lungs... and then we'd be hungry and I'd remember those ribeyes that need to be cooked and fire up the grill...and before you know it, you're chitfaced and it's midnight and too late to drive home... plus you never finished the yard, so you have to spend the night and finish it in the morning...
Anyway, it wouldn't work.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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brb, going to Lowes to buy a lawn mower
Apr 12, 2018, 11:50 AM
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check your tmale
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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My lot has no grass to mow
Apr 12, 2018, 11:48 AM
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Wanna buy a Honda push mower?
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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I've debated getting one for a hill I've got to weed eat
Apr 12, 2018, 11:56 AM
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I've got so much lawn equipment though I really don't need any more.
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re: Honda push mower
Apr 12, 2018, 12:26 PM
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That's what I have, and that damm thing is unreal. Seriously, you set that thing to mulch and you can cruise thru grass that is 8" high and it doesn't even leave a visible path of clippings. As long as you keep the blade sharpened of course. I only use the bagger in fall and early spring, for the leaves. And it truly does start with one pull. Has to be the best mower ever made for the price, got it on sale at Home Depot a couple years ago for $299.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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which? I may be in the market for a new one, for real***
Apr 12, 2018, 12:30 PM
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I pay mine extremely well, maybe too well,
Apr 12, 2018, 12:13 PM
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he gets a hot Sunday dinner, sex and home brewed beer.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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hrrrrnnnggg
Apr 12, 2018, 12:17 PM
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sorry...mean "hiring?"
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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DGUARCHITECT, a man of many talents. Slum lord, landscaper,
Apr 12, 2018, 12:20 PM
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hiker, and camper.....The only thing he can't do is not sweat profusely.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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Ha, JOKE'S ON YOU, I'M NOT ACTIVELY SWEA-
Apr 12, 2018, 12:29 PM
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crap, i typed that too fast....here it come
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You bang your husband for cutting the grass? Every time?
Apr 12, 2018, 1:15 PM
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Daily? Bi-Weekly Pre-scheduled sessions? I need to be a better negrotiator.
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I pay 6k per year for mowing, trimming, mulch, leaves, fertilizer aeration etc.
Apr 12, 2018, 2:03 PM
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I’m know I’m getting screwed but don’t feel like the hassle of switching.
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Re: I pay 6k per year for mowing, trimming, mulch, leaves, fertilizer aeration etc.
Apr 12, 2018, 2:33 PM
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So, you have a messican family living in the garage?
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