Maybe they thought your pool needed a couple of extra noodles.

Or at least one more…

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

I have these clients I’ve worked for for about 14 years.  They’re cool.  But over the years I’ve suspected some weird sexual [BLEEP] vibe. Maybe it’s because she always referred to me as “hey boyfriend” or I’ve rarely seen him in anything but boxers. I’ve always kept my thoughts to myself until recently an employee suggested they were swingers or something.  (Yeah, I’ve been thinking that for years)  We’ve always have had a good rapport with each other.  But, We’re not friends or anything.  I get an email from them tonight.  Their community pool is out of service .  They ask me to use mine?  What the [BLEEP]?!?!?  Ugh, over the freaking line people!!!  I don’t even live in the same neighborhood!!!!

So if they were both female and HOT, would your response have been different?

I dont even HAVE A POOL!!!  I think if two hot chicks asked to barrow my nonexistent pool then, I’d have to ask someone to barrow their…..Oh… wait… I see why they’re asking now.

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Maybe they thought your pool needed a couple of extra noodles.

Or at least one more…

Well, at least they laid it out there.

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Or at least one more…

Well, at least they laid it out there.

They were trying to!

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

Who asks to borrow someone else’s pool like that?

apparently you can rent ppl's pools by the hour now?

just think how gross an air-bnb that rented by the hour would be, and now imagine that ppl would also not care about wetting the bed, either.

just so very gross.

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Or at least one more…

Well, at least they laid it out there.

No, I think they were looking for something that could stand up unsupported.

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When you get into the endzone, act like you've been there before.

It might just be me, but I have seen tree companies and lawn companies take power tools, start them up then just go to town on whatever they are working on.  My personal tools, I start them up and let them idle for a minute or two to warm them up before I start using them.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

It might just be me, but I have seen tree companies and lawn companies take power tools, start them up then just go to town on whatever they are working on.  My personal tools, I start them up and let them idle for a minute or two to warm them up before I start using them.

That's the difference between an employee and the owner who pays for the equipment.

I must confess to using a few rental cars in this fashion over the years.

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When you get into the endzone, act like you've been there before.

We usually only let them warm up in the winter and on the first lawn. The mower, I may let warm up in summer a bit but our route is super tight.  After that first stop of the day, there really isn’t much time in between stops for the equipment to cool down. When we had enlclosed trailers our equipment couldn’t cool down. Made for fun times trying to start them. Sweating more to get it started than running it.    If the route is tight that equipment is probably still warmed up before the fire it up. We use stihl and the bigger units they offer.  I started off with shindaiwa. Their slogan is/was “first to start, last to quit”. I found that to be not only a lie but pretty funny after I switched brands.  I’ll get 2-3 years out of my equipment by just doing the bare minimum.  Air filter/fuel filter/plug and grease if it’s not a blower.  2-3 years may not sound like much time when you buyit at 4-500+ /piece of equipment, but when in any given week that piece of equipment would have done what a homeowner would do in roughly 3.75 years if they mowed 40 times a year, I’m happy.  Especially when you factor in the amount it cost per lawn cut that it does. We use and abuse them, that’s for sure.   A couple pennies per  lawn depending on the equipment.  I’ve found blowers and edgers last the longest, that’s taking the mowers out of the equation.we’ll replace the mowers ever 3-4 years.  Better to sell off the old and have new ones than risk sitting one in the shop and being out a 8-13k piece of equipment.   String trimmers, yeah we tear them up.   The commercial warranty is half the residential warranty.  And I’m sure for that reason.  And yes, the right or “wrong” employee can cut a piece of equipment’s lifespan in half.  Or in a matter of months as I’ve experienced.  But being warm, our equipment has no issues being such. They were made to run all day and do a good job of it. 

Now, I have bought “residential use” stihl products in the past here or there as a backup.  And we killed them.  Quickly!

Having said all that, I think I’ve bought 5-6 new pieces this year alone. 370-500 a pop.   Sometimes it’s easier to buy a new piece when under the gun when one needs repairs.  I know mowing a lawn sounds easy on a singular basis.  On a business level, it’s not that easy.

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It might just be me, but I have seen tree companies and lawn companies take power tools, start them up then just go to town on whatever they are working on.  My personal tools, I start them up and let them idle for a minute or two to warm them up before I start using them.

That's the difference between an employee and the owner who pays for the equipment.

I must confess to using a few rental cars in this fashion over the years.

As a guy who operates pretty decent sized machinery for a living, this makes all the difference in the world. I won't even let my pops in my tractor and he farmed for 50 years lol.

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We usually only let them warm up in the winter and on the first lawn. The mower, I may let warm up in summer a bit but our route is super tight.  After that first stop of the day, there really isn’t much time in between stops for the equipment to cool down. When we had enlclosed trailers our equipment couldn’t cool down. Made for fun times trying to start them. Sweating more to get it started than running it.    If the route is tight that equipment is probably still warmed up before the fire it up. We use stihl and the bigger units they offer.  I started off with shindaiwa. Their slogan is/was “first to start, last to quit”. I found that to be not only a lie but pretty funny after I switched brands.  I’ll get 2-3 years out of my equipment by just doing the bare minimum.  Air filter/fuel filter/plug and grease if it’s not a blower.  2-3 years may not sound like much time when you buyit at 4-500+ /piece of equipment, but when in any given week that piece of equipment would have done what a homeowner would do in roughly 3.75 years if they mowed 40 times a year, I’m happy.  Especially when you factor in the amount it cost per lawn cut that it does. We use and abuse them, that’s for sure.   A couple pennies per  lawn depending on the equipment.  I’ve found blowers and edgers last the longest, that’s taking the mowers out of the equation.we’ll replace the mowers ever 3-4 years.  Better to sell off the old and have new ones than risk sitting one in the shop and being out a 8-13k piece of equipment.   String trimmers, yeah we tear them up.   The commercial warranty is half the residential warranty.  And I’m sure for that reason.  And yes, the right or “wrong” employee can cut a piece of equipment’s lifespan in half.  Or in a matter of months as I’ve experienced.  But being warm, our equipment has no issues being such. They were made to run all day and do a good job of it. 

Now, I have bought “residential use” stihl products in the past here or there as a backup.  And we killed them.  Quickly!

Having said all that, I think I’ve bought 5-6 new pieces this year alone. 370-500 a pop.   Sometimes it’s easier to buy a new piece when under the gun when one needs repairs.  I know mowing a lawn sounds easy on a singular basis.  On a business level, it’s not that easy.

I just bought a Stihl FS-111 trimmer last week for a bit over $400.  I got tired of killing "residential" class tools.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

We usually only let them warm up in the winter and on the first lawn. The mower, I may let warm up in summer a bit but our route is super tight.  After that first stop of the day, there really isn’t much time in between stops for the equipment to cool down. When we had enlclosed trailers our equipment couldn’t cool down. Made for fun times trying to start them. Sweating more to get it started than running it.    If the route is tight that equipment is probably still warmed up before the fire it up. We use stihl and the bigger units they offer.  I started off with shindaiwa. Their slogan is/was “first to start, last to quit”. I found that to be not only a lie but pretty funny after I switched brands.  I’ll get 2-3 years out of my equipment by just doing the bare minimum.  Air filter/fuel filter/plug and grease if it’s not a blower.  2-3 years may not sound like much time when you buyit at 4-500+ /piece of equipment, but when in any given week that piece of equipment would have done what a homeowner would do in roughly 3.75 years if they mowed 40 times a year, I’m happy.  Especially when you factor in the amount it cost per lawn cut that it does. We use and abuse them, that’s for sure.   A couple pennies per  lawn depending on the equipment.  I’ve found blowers and edgers last the longest, that’s taking the mowers out of the equation.we’ll replace the mowers ever 3-4 years.  Better to sell off the old and have new ones than risk sitting one in the shop and being out a 8-13k piece of equipment.   String trimmers, yeah we tear them up.   The commercial warranty is half the residential warranty.  And I’m sure for that reason.  And yes, the right or “wrong” employee can cut a piece of equipment’s lifespan in half.  Or in a matter of months as I’ve experienced.  But being warm, our equipment has no issues being such. They were made to run all day and do a good job of it. 

Now, I have bought “residential use” stihl products in the past here or there as a backup.  And we killed them.  Quickly!

Having said all that, I think I’ve bought 5-6 new pieces this year alone. 370-500 a pop.   Sometimes it’s easier to buy a new piece when under the gun when one needs repairs.  I know mowing a lawn sounds easy on a singular basis.  On a business level, it’s not that easy.

I just bought a Stihl FS-111 trimmer last week for a bit over $400.  I got tired of killing "residential" class tools.

You get what you pay for, dude.. You buy cheap, you get cheap..

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I just bought a Stihl FS-111 trimmer last week for a bit over $400.  I got tired of killing "residential" class tools.

You get what you pay for, dude.. You buy cheap, you get cheap..

That applies with dates too.

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

You get what you pay for, dude.. You buy cheap, you get cheap..

That applies with dates too.

Just gotta avoid the buy one get one free special.

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That applies with dates too.

Just gotta avoid the buy one get one free special.

Wait a minute, I thought that was the deal guys were shopping for.

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Just gotta avoid the buy one get one free special.

Wait a minute, I thought that was the deal guys were shopping for.

That's what they think they get but in reality its probably more like:

A cheap date is temporary, herpes is forever.

I read that like one of those Zales/Kay commercials.

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We usually only let them warm up in the winter and on the first lawn. The mower, I may let warm up in summer a bit but our route is super tight.  After that first stop of the day, there really isn’t much time in between stops for the equipment to cool down. When we had enlclosed trailers our equipment couldn’t cool down. Made for fun times trying to start them. Sweating more to get it started than running it.    If the route is tight that equipment is probably still warmed up before the fire it up. We use stihl and the bigger units they offer.  I started off with shindaiwa. Their slogan is/was “first to start, last to quit”. I found that to be not only a lie but pretty funny after I switched brands.  I’ll get 2-3 years out of my equipment by just doing the bare minimum.  Air filter/fuel filter/plug and grease if it’s not a blower.  2-3 years may not sound like much time when you buyit at 4-500+ /piece of equipment, but when in any given week that piece of equipment would have done what a homeowner would do in roughly 3.75 years if they mowed 40 times a year, I’m happy.  Especially when you factor in the amount it cost per lawn cut that it does. We use and abuse them, that’s for sure.   A couple pennies per  lawn depending on the equipment.  I’ve found blowers and edgers last the longest, that’s taking the mowers out of the equation.we’ll replace the mowers ever 3-4 years.  Better to sell off the old and have new ones than risk sitting one in the shop and being out a 8-13k piece of equipment.   String trimmers, yeah we tear them up.   The commercial warranty is half the residential warranty.  And I’m sure for that reason.  And yes, the right or “wrong” employee can cut a piece of equipment’s lifespan in half.  Or in a matter of months as I’ve experienced.  But being warm, our equipment has no issues being such. They were made to run all day and do a good job of it. 

Now, I have bought “residential use” stihl products in the past here or there as a backup.  And we killed them.  Quickly!

Having said all that, I think I’ve bought 5-6 new pieces this year alone. 370-500 a pop.   Sometimes it’s easier to buy a new piece when under the gun when one needs repairs.  I know mowing a lawn sounds easy on a singular basis.  On a business level, it’s not that easy.

I just bought a Stihl FS-111 trimmer last week for a bit over $400.  I got tired of killing "residential" class tools.

I don’t think you’ll regret that.  Should suit you fine.  I almost bought a 111 a few weeks ago.  Went to 3 dealers and couldn’t find the 131’s. Last place I went I told the guy I wanted the 111 since no one seems to have the 131.  He says hang on.  Comes back with 2 of them! Score!   Anything fc100 or higher will do what I assume you’re needing it for. You might even be able to put a small brush blade on that one.  

If your needing a blower, I recommend the BR-600.  A favorite amongst us as well seem to be an industry favorite from what I see from others.  Lightweight, super easy pull. Very nice anti-vibration.  It’s not the most powerful one out there.  But when I can blow a 2” rock up a curb and blow open an aluminum gate, I’d say it’s got enough [BLEEP].  I initially bought one years ago for myself.  It was my “old man” blower.  I can’t have nice things.  All the kids want your cool stuff. Now we’ve got 4 of them 

I still can’t find anyone with edgers.  But I try not to venture out further than I have to.

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Wait a minute, I thought that was the deal guys were shopping for.

That's what they think they get but in reality its probably more like:

A cheap date is temporary, herpes is forever.

I read that like one of those Zales/Kay commercials.

That reminds me of a Canadian show.  Guy said “I took a prostitute out to dinner.  I gave her my peas she gave me her peas.” 

I’m not sure I spelled that like they did in the script.  But that is how it was said.

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My favorite classical music streaming service has been bought by Apple Music. They'll probably ruin it.

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My favorite classical music streaming service has been bought by Apple Music.  They'll probably ruin it.

Classical music was ruined when Beethoven put out “Grenadiermarsch in F for mechanical clock”.  On his Album/LP.  Don’t blame Apple. I’m not trying to blast classical music.  It’s awesome when I’m trying to relax and sit in my chair before I check my BP.  My wife likes it.  But she is smarter and technically makes slightly more than I do.  So I suppose that’s fitting.  

Let there be Rock!

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My procrastination. I should have mown my lawn Wednesday when the weather was nice. NoOooO. Here I am on Saturday of Labor Day weekend sweating on the grass.

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