Patriot2A
Regular Member
I have a friend from another forum who posted this, what do ya'll think?
"So today i planned on mowing my lawn, weed-eating, and general yard maintenance. A few minutes before I was getting ready to go out and start working, this little boy (around 12) and his mom knock on my door. The mom gives a spiel about trying to teach her son the value of a dollar and how he needs to work for his money.
So the boy asks me if he can mow/weed-eat my lawn for $20 (my lawns not small but not huge). I say yes because it both saves me the work and teaches the kid a lesson. So after hes done, i pay him and they leave. i go out and look at my lawn and he did a completely shitty job. there were a few missed spots, tons of clumps of grass, the lines were super crooked, etc...
So ST, should i do it myself from now on and have it pretty much perfectly how i like it, or should i keep paying this kid to do it, and give him some pointers along the way on how to do a better job? I cant knock a kid for earning his money in stead of being a spoiled brat, but i really dont want my lawn to look shitty either.
tl;dr (too long; didn't read) young kid mowed my lawn, did shitty job. let him do it again or do it myself?"
"So today i planned on mowing my lawn, weed-eating, and general yard maintenance. A few minutes before I was getting ready to go out and start working, this little boy (around 12) and his mom knock on my door. The mom gives a spiel about trying to teach her son the value of a dollar and how he needs to work for his money.
So the boy asks me if he can mow/weed-eat my lawn for $20 (my lawns not small but not huge). I say yes because it both saves me the work and teaches the kid a lesson. So after hes done, i pay him and they leave. i go out and look at my lawn and he did a completely shitty job. there were a few missed spots, tons of clumps of grass, the lines were super crooked, etc...
So ST, should i do it myself from now on and have it pretty much perfectly how i like it, or should i keep paying this kid to do it, and give him some pointers along the way on how to do a better job? I cant knock a kid for earning his money in stead of being a spoiled brat, but i really dont want my lawn to look shitty either.
tl;dr (too long; didn't read) young kid mowed my lawn, did shitty job. let him do it again or do it myself?"