Photo and blog post by John Hoff
So I was away trucking for, like, I think it was three weeks. It was an epic run, the first time we'd ever used "tandem trucks" to offload cargo so one driver could stay in Dixieland and keep driving. Needless to say, my lawn grew a bit while I was gone. The city told me to cut the lawn and the city was, of course, right. Like we used to say when I was in the army, "No excuse, drill sergeant."
When I got back, I was looking around for a lawnmower I could borrow when some dude drove by in a black pickup truck, with a lawnmower in back. I made a deal from an open car window, in the middle of the street. The dude named "Jose" agreed to...
...mow my lawn for a mere $25.
As much as I am working for change and revitalization in my neighborhood, there are times when I'm glad stuff isn't changing too fast. In my 12-year-old son's affluent suburb, I doubt very much if dudes named Jose go around in banged up pickup trucks, asking residents if they need yard work done. Or, for that matter, doing it so cheaply.
The photo above shows how well Jose did my lawn. And, yes, I totally put Jose's number in my speed dial.
When I got back, I was looking around for a lawnmower I could borrow when some dude drove by in a black pickup truck, with a lawnmower in back. I made a deal from an open car window, in the middle of the street. The dude named "Jose" agreed to...
...mow my lawn for a mere $25.
As much as I am working for change and revitalization in my neighborhood, there are times when I'm glad stuff isn't changing too fast. In my 12-year-old son's affluent suburb, I doubt very much if dudes named Jose go around in banged up pickup trucks, asking residents if they need yard work done. Or, for that matter, doing it so cheaply.
The photo above shows how well Jose did my lawn. And, yes, I totally put Jose's number in my speed dial.
I am a little disappointed you would take advantage of someone like this and not hire this job out to a Union shop. Union's need our support now more than ever.
ReplyDeleteSean is an idiot.
ReplyDeleteWhy pay a Union to do what a man can do for half the cost?
ReplyDeleteSean would that be the brotherhood of international lawnmowers? Please.
ReplyDeleteSean is right. I am in AFSCME Council 6 and I only hire union shops to mow my lawns. I want union wages and health care for the people who mow my lawn. It costs $150 each time its mowed, but I am willing to make the sacrifice for my union brothers and sisters. I just forgo some of the finer things in life so my fellow man can have health care and a decent wage.
ReplyDeleteHilary is obviously a troll making ridiculous statements to try to make unions look bad. As for Sean: why would you put an apostrophe on the word "unions" when it's not possessive?
ReplyDeleteduh. Sean is a troll too. Probably the same person as Hillary and they are just talking back and forth to each other.
ReplyDeleteI use illegal immigrants to mow my lawn. I'm not rich and if I can save money by employing illegals, it doesn't bother me. I'm not racist like those Arizonans.
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