Funniest thing ive heard in tree work

[TC3]

Hysterical !
We need to introduce him to my, "You stained my concrete by pruning my crab apple tree & I want $2000" customer.

 

[No_Bivy]

yep......how'd that turn out?

 

[darkstar]

My buddy actually turned it in to insurance company.
Yep thats right .
He didnt even try to hire a pro carpet cleaner.
He new to tree buisness , yesterday he cut his hand with a saw.

 

[SkwerI]

He will find out next year at renewal time just how much that carpet cleaning claim will cost him. :roll:

 

[squisher]

That's crazy. What kind of deductible does he have?

 

[darkstar]

I dunno , thos guy is weird.
His main buisness plan is to copy cat me.
He even admitted it.
I dont really care becauser their are a thousand other tree services all lurking around every corner.
i had a plimber tell me today " you must have been doing something right all these years.
the all these years is the hard part to copy.
I worry about this guys to , alittle.
We went atv riding and he flipped his twice. Once he got thrown about 15 feet , could have been bad.
I try and talk him into another line of work but to no avail.
At least hes in colledge, if he does many big removals , shewww bad ,bad idea.

 

[Newfie]

Can't imagine a professional carpet cleaning would have cost more than a $100. Certainly not anywhere close to the deductible. Bet he could have had the carpet professionally replaced for less than his deductible. Whutta tard.

 

[Stumper]

. Whutta tard.

He's copying Jerry.

Scary !

 

[TC3]

yep......how'd that turn out?

He never paid the signed work order ($375 ish ?) & never contacted me again. I just let it go... the further away from me the better.
A friend suggested I put in to appear on one of the (dozen or so) TV Judge shows, which would be a real hoot but not for the fact that I'd be a nervous wreck. Fuggetaboutit !

 

[SkwerI]

Theresa, just mail him another invoice. It can't hurt. Then if no response mail him another invoice in a month or two. Maybe one day he might get a twinge of guilt for ripping off a poor working person and mail you a check. I'm sure his concrete stains are gone by now so he has no basis for his damage claim.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I would have just rented the dang thing myself and done it. Or paid right out of pocket for it. No sense in upping your insurance rate for little bull shat.

 

[Mr. Sir]

Theresa, just mail him another invoice. It can't hurt. Then if no response mail him another invoice in a month or two. Maybe one day he might get a twinge of guilt for ripping off a poor working person and mail you a check. I'm sure his concrete stains are gone by now so he has no basis for his damage claim.

I did that with a customer who claimed I ruined her "lawn" (I use that term loosely) by dropping a big dead oak that had 12" limbs falling off of it before she decided to have it removed. :roll: I kept sending invoices with finance charges every month. Well, I guess she liked to play games, because after about 6 months, she sent ME an invoice for new sod!

 

[TC3]

Theresa, just mail him another invoice. It can't hurt. Then if no response mail him another invoice in a month or two. Maybe one day he might get a twinge of guilt for ripping off a poor working person and mail you a check. I'm sure his concrete stains are gone by now so he has no basis for his damage claim.

You're right, Brian. Gonna do that. I'll send out one, wait a week or two... then when I get no response I should spin off a few dozen copies & send him one EVERY DAY.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

I don't think this is the funniest story about tree work I've ever heard:roll:

 

[Newfie]

I don't think this is the funniest story about tree work I've ever heard:roll:

I laughed my ass off when Stumper chimed in!