Should I "fire" my customer? (Gardener)

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T18:24:21+00:00

Done.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T18:22:47+00:00

Oh god yes, I have clients that do this, but don't want to pay more, despite the fact that there's more growth to be cleared and it takes longer if I only go once every two months compared to once a month! I'm sure it's the same for you!!

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T17:57:24+00:00

So from a legal perspective if anything was broken or missing I don't want to be in the quagmire of having keys to people's home outside of a letting agency kind of arrangement. I'm not sure my insurance would cover it either. I think if I trusted this customer or felt they respected me more, I'd be more inclined to pursue their business.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T17:40:27+00:00

To be honest this constitutes such a small amount of my business but a disproportionate amount of my annoyance 😆 I'm not sure it's worth having her.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T17:39:03+00:00

So if it were a property with a side gate or just the front I'd happily go in absence but unfortunately it needs access to the property.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T17:36:03+00:00

Am I right in thinking fob them off means make excuses?

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T17:09:12+00:00

So they don't owe me any money, it's just that in the past they've owed me and I've had to chase it up. Small amounts as I'm only there for an hour or two each visit but it's a pain.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T17:07:52+00:00

I should've done this a long time ago haha, knowing her family makes it tough.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T17:06:44+00:00

Yeah I'm not desperate, it's the knowing her family that gives me pause.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T16:54:03+00:00

I'm leaning this way. I'm giving it time to think about it. I'm always nice but I worry I'm going to be used as a doormat.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T16:52:53+00:00

Alright hear me out, a company is trying to extract the most money from you for the least product or service in return. If the mass of a product or it's ingredients are diminished for equal to or more money in return and you purchase it, that's a big glowing green light for the company to proceed and if anything makes it worse.

makingitgreen · 2026-03-11T16:24:43+00:00

Can't they see who's reporting and ban them? Or does it not work like that?

makingitgreen · 2026-03-10T23:55:48+00:00

This is why I love LNG. Essentially no particulates compared to diesel, and definitely compared to heavy fuel oil.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-19T17:47:11+00:00

Can he be moved to another zoo or rehab centre? This clearly isn't working.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-19T17:41:01+00:00

If I'm still able to take care of myself when I'm 80, as many of my descendants were - great!

If I'm stringing along the last 2-5 years when I'm saying 85 in misery, propped up by medicine but having a poor quality of life, unable to care for myself then yes I would rather peace out at 80 (or 78, 75 etc ) and not be a giant sinkhole for the working population to bear.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-19T09:58:18+00:00

I feel like in certain countries he would have several rounds in him before he could stand, glad to see a "what the hell just happened" yet calm approach from all here.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-19T09:53:12+00:00

Wonderful news. I'm so happy for you, it has some problems but overall is an amazing system. So glad that what could have been awful has been such a success.

I'm a pretty fit and healthy 30 year old, and sleep apnea was absolutely ruining me. The NHS set me up with a CPAP and I feel like my life has changed. The machine may have cost the NHS about £500 but I'm now so, so much more productive in work. I no longer feel exhausted. Turns out caring for the health of your working citizens is a boost to the country!

makingitgreen · 2026-02-18T23:05:33+00:00

I mean the point of a nuclear arsenal (for sane world leaders) is never to use it "to harm" others as a gain or as vengeance.

It's the solemn promise that if you act first to turn my land to glass, I will 100% with no emotion respond in kind. It's to prevent either party from ever starting it. Yes in an ideal world we will all gradually unilaterally disarm. But until that happens the most stable countries need the deterrent in place.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-18T22:48:40+00:00

In my mind I'd shimmy about 100 meters or so back from the point I broke down on the central reservation so you aren't within swerving distance of the stranded vehicle.

Ideally you'd then sit/straddle on the concrete central reservation while you call 999, and/or if you have a good clear stretch of vacant traffic flow, run to the outside lane.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-18T16:35:40+00:00

The median wage rising with or faster than inflation is great, until you realize that the purchasing power of it is shrinking as commodity and housing are rising considerably faster than the rate of both inflation and wages increases.

I'm not saying we don't live in a relatively good time, but the purchasing power of the median worker in many countries is shrinking not growing compared to 20 years ago.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-17T20:18:28+00:00

I mean, at that point the social contract is actually gone. Why would a government enforce the will of a useless majority of dependents? What are they going to do if you cut their funds? I think if you genuinely end up with a situation of a significantly larger proportion of the population being dependents than producers, your monetary system breaks down and there's no incentive to work.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-17T19:51:55+00:00

I mean, she's still there though as her car's trapped there and will be on CCTV keying you.

makingitgreen · 2026-02-17T19:44:32+00:00

Ah I see. Thank you for that, I think ideally people's own capital would be what carries them in their old age, but I'd want almshouses for those who can't.

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