OT: Lawn care: Do you pay when they don’t show up?

[svelte]

It is probably going to depend on how you pay them.

We pay ours a flat monthly fee to keep our yard looking great. Typically, that is a once a week visit and he gets the same amount whether there are 4 or 5 weeks in the month.

If you pay yours by the visit ($180 for 4 weeks to me implies it is by the visit), then I would probably not pay them for a missed visit.

[LuckyInOC]

If it was an actual rain delay…

I would pay him an additional half the next time.
This would be due to the additional work that would be required to bring the lawn care back to normal.

Now, if it didn’t rain at your location and he chose not to show up, then I would pay standard rate next time. He should make the attempt; show up and if raining leave note.

On Rain delays, it should be a split pot…

Lucky In OC

[LuckyInOC]

If it was an actual rain delay…

I would pay him an additional half the next time.
This would be due to the additional work that would be required to bring the lawn care back to normal.

Now, if it didn’t rain at your location and he chose not to show up, then I would pay standard rate next time. He should make the attempt; show up and if raining leave note.

On Rain delays, it should be a split pot…

Lucky In OC

[LuckyInOC]

If it was an actual rain delay…

I would pay him an additional half the next time.
This would be due to the additional work that would be required to bring the lawn care back to normal.

Now, if it didn’t rain at your location and he chose not to show up, then I would pay standard rate next time. He should make the attempt; show up and if raining leave note.

On Rain delays, it should be a split pot…

Lucky In OC

[LuckyInOC]

If it was an actual rain delay…

I would pay him an additional half the next time.
This would be due to the additional work that would be required to bring the lawn care back to normal.

Now, if it didn’t rain at your location and he chose not to show up, then I would pay standard rate next time. He should make the attempt; show up and if raining leave note.

On Rain delays, it should be a split pot…

Lucky In OC

[LuckyInOC]

If it was an actual rain delay…

I would pay him an additional half the next time.
This would be due to the additional work that would be required to bring the lawn care back to normal.

Now, if it didn’t rain at your location and he chose not to show up, then I would pay standard rate next time. He should make the attempt; show up and if raining leave note.

On Rain delays, it should be a split pot…

Lucky In OC

[Oxford]

To clarify:

He never mentioned doing a make-up day for the day missed. He only said it was raining. It did rain in the morning but cleared up by afternoon like most of the so cal storm systems moving through.

I give him a lot of extra projects like planting and clearing out planter areas etc… and pay his price quoted on the same day completed. These are outside his lawn care fee.

Side note: When I lived in LCV, the lawn care guys would be in ponchos shoving mowers in down-pours. Rain is part of the job, like cold and heat.

OX
…getter done and you get paid.

[Oxford]

To clarify:

He never mentioned doing a make-up day for the day missed. He only said it was raining. It did rain in the morning but cleared up by afternoon like most of the so cal storm systems moving through.

I give him a lot of extra projects like planting and clearing out planter areas etc… and pay his price quoted on the same day completed. These are outside his lawn care fee.

Side note: When I lived in LCV, the lawn care guys would be in ponchos shoving mowers in down-pours. Rain is part of the job, like cold and heat.

OX
…getter done and you get paid.

[Oxford]

To clarify:

He never mentioned doing a make-up day for the day missed. He only said it was raining. It did rain in the morning but cleared up by afternoon like most of the so cal storm systems moving through.

I give him a lot of extra projects like planting and clearing out planter areas etc… and pay his price quoted on the same day completed. These are outside his lawn care fee.

Side note: When I lived in LCV, the lawn care guys would be in ponchos shoving mowers in down-pours. Rain is part of the job, like cold and heat.

OX
…getter done and you get paid.

[Oxford]

To clarify:

He never mentioned doing a make-up day for the day missed. He only said it was raining. It did rain in the morning but cleared up by afternoon like most of the so cal storm systems moving through.

I give him a lot of extra projects like planting and clearing out planter areas etc… and pay his price quoted on the same day completed. These are outside his lawn care fee.

Side note: When I lived in LCV, the lawn care guys would be in ponchos shoving mowers in down-pours. Rain is part of the job, like cold and heat.

OX
…getter done and you get paid.

[Oxford]

To clarify:

He never mentioned doing a make-up day for the day missed. He only said it was raining. It did rain in the morning but cleared up by afternoon like most of the so cal storm systems moving through.

I give him a lot of extra projects like planting and clearing out planter areas etc… and pay his price quoted on the same day completed. These are outside his lawn care fee.

Side note: When I lived in LCV, the lawn care guys would be in ponchos shoving mowers in down-pours. Rain is part of the job, like cold and heat.

OX
…getter done and you get paid.

[desmond]

Sounds like your trying to just justify you position, now I think your just cheap.

[desmond]

Sounds like your trying to just justify you position, now I think your just cheap.

[desmond]

Sounds like your trying to just justify you position, now I think your just cheap.

[desmond]

Sounds like your trying to just justify you position, now I think your just cheap.

[Author]

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