Dave, I remember looking after a garden and the client was always saying " this, and that, and that, and that , and that............. need doing"
I replied, " I you had an infinite amount of money you were prepared to spend on your garden, and I had an infinite amount of time and energy to spend on your garden: all these things would be done. However, neither situation exists, so let's prioritise and be more realistic"
KEF you're not alone in seeing people steal from charities. It happens more often in the museum gift shop and coffee shop than you'd imagine. I've even seen people putting pens (plain black biros from poundland) in their pockets from my messy play box and opening the cupboards in the classroom to poke around what is in there (workshop activity kits and a whole load of non of your business!)
Dave, people who sit on their backside watching tv have no idea how long things take in real life. Always remember you van have a good job OR a fast job. Not both! Sounds like you were best off getting out of there sooner than later. Imagine his fussing when the plants didn't flower on 1st March "like they should for spring".
Why do folk assume if you want to be on your own, or just not be involved in christmas in any way, it's just your way of saying " aw, fuss over me and beg me to do this, that , or the other"?
It's taken my years to convince my daughters that the answer to the question "what would you like for christmas ?" is "nothing"
As a devout athiest , I care about christmas as much as I care about ramadan, yom kipur , diwali, and any other form of psuedo religious nonsense.
Folk can get as excited as they like, but I'm not one of them.
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Dave, I remember looking after a garden and the client was always saying " this, and that, and that, and that , and that............. need doing"
I replied, " I you had an infinite amount of money you were prepared to spend on your garden, and I had an infinite amount of time and energy to spend on your garden: all these things would be done. However, neither situation exists, so let's prioritise and be more realistic"
She never gave me a list again.
I always had to chase people for money. One of them I had to knock on her door at 6am to catch her. I never worked for her after that.
Dave, that customer needs to put his money where his mouth is by the sound of it .
You know you did a good job and that's what counts .
Customers like him are ten a penny good gardeners are not .. ..... this he will find out
Try and let it go over your head.tomorrow is another day!
KEF you're not alone in seeing people steal from charities. It happens more often in the museum gift shop and coffee shop than you'd imagine. I've even seen people putting pens (plain black biros from poundland) in their pockets from my messy play box and opening the cupboards in the classroom to poke around what is in there (workshop activity kits and a whole load of non of your business!)
Dave, people who sit on their backside watching tv have no idea how long things take in real life. Always remember you van have a good job OR a fast job. Not both! Sounds like you were best off getting out of there sooner than later. Imagine his fussing when the plants didn't flower on 1st March "like they should for spring".
I find it's the other way round by quite a large measure - but the good guys are so quiet and self effacing that we don't always notice them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Love to you jo.
I'm totally with you.
Why do folk assume if you want to be on your own, or just not be involved in christmas in any way, it's just your way of saying " aw, fuss over me and beg me to do this, that , or the other"?
It's taken my years to convince my daughters that the answer to the question "what would you like for christmas ?" is "nothing"
As a devout athiest , I care about christmas as much as I care about ramadan, yom kipur , diwali, and any other form of psuedo religious nonsense.
Folk can get as excited as they like, but I'm not one of them.
More love to you jo. xx