I had a list of 4 or 5, Allan. One neighbor paid $500. for fall clean- up- excluding garden cut-backs. I think I waited for the right guy and the right price. It's called a free market system or ask Archytas! Two retired men still do the outside work but a lot of the neighbors are professional couples and are willing to pay whatever- some are doctors and need snowplows quite early. That is another point in my favor- the men can work their other jobs first. Not sure why you think I am being dishonest about this. Remember I did this along with 3 sons for a long time or bribed them with food, the car, etc. :-) Don't wives also bribe husbands, etc.?
On Oct 16, 3:08 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > What was it the boxer Mr. Clay used to say.. the Good old rope a dope. > > Why don't your employee aka snow lawn / snow guy the same as your > neighbors?? Rigsy it seems to me that would be better than worrying > about it,, or if you can not pay more be honest with him,, I am sure > he already knows.. > Allan > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 4:10 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you kidding? :-) I could probably write a book about my internet > > experiences prior to Minds Eye. Anyway, to keep on topic, my prayers > > must have been courteous as I got the lawn/snow guy I wanted. Now, I > > just hope he never checks the prices my neighbors are paying! > > > Yes- there is a certain charm in the drifting about but I must say you > > do a great job of roping us back on path plus you have such > > interesting thoughts and topics. Even when I am lost in your > > theoreticals- formulas- etc., I'd like to think you are stirring some > > latent brain area that was quashed in my schooling. I find you are a > > patient gentleman. Thank you. > > > On Oct 15, 1:14 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bring back that old rigsy! You are welcome indeed Bill. We have > >> trouble staying on topic, but this is part of the charm. > > >> On 15 Oct, 05:01, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Yes- this is a sweet hangout and it's good you have joined. I thought > >> > early on that much of the nastinest could have been avoided if people > >> > had been required to use their real names thus being responsible for > >> > their posts however many felt that tags would allow greater freedom of > >> > expression and also protection. There are certainly many inane nasty > >> > writers/opinionators that use their proper name. Anyway, I have > >> > mellowed. :-) In my "salad days" on the internet forums, I could be a > >> > wild thing esp. after a few drinks and with a similar lively group- > >> > chalk it up to experience, learning the hard way, the mystery of > >> > ardent spirits- whatever.// I think there is a difference in school > >> > smarts and life smarts...unfortunately. > > >> > On Oct 13, 6:03 pm, William L Houts <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > Hey Friends, > > >> > > This is just to say that I feel right blessed to have fallen in with a > >> > > group of such affable smart people. Like all of you, I'm betting, I've > >> > > been sailing Net oceans since their very beginnings on college Usenet > >> > > groups, and even before that on BBS systems. > > >> > > The difference here, I find, is a spirit of collaboration in > >> > > discussions, rather than some digital wartime ethic of cutting each > >> > > other off at the knees. > > >> > > It makes for better reading, and for a kind of warm glowy pro-human > >> > > feeling which, it seems, you don't often find on Net discussion > >> > > groups; and I've checked out dozens of them, both on Google and Yahoo. > >> > > Also, I'm not the smartest one here for a change, and I enjoy hearing > >> > > the arias performed by your singing minds. > > >> > > So here's a little bouquet for you all, and a ghostly boo! just to be > >> > > a little season appropriate. > > >> > > Cheers and fond wishes, > > >> > > --Bill > > >> > > -- > >> > > "I just flew in from the Land of the Dead > >> > > and boy are my arms tired."- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > -- > ( > ) > |_D Allan > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > I am a Natural Airgunner - > > Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --
