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Originally Posted by koziol41
Here it is.Kinda long.I have been snowplowing my 2 neighbor's driveways for the last two years one has his home for sale &doing it just for people to drive up and look at it and for the open house (he lives in az) The other guy is not elderly has grown kid's and just a snow blower both drives are gravel and kinda long not asking for anything jusy being a good neighbor.But now it's getting to kind of a pain and extra wear&tear on my truck, cost of gas etc..I guess being honset and telling them i dont want to do it any more.How would you guy's handle it.Dont want to be acrappy neighbor charing them $$$$ could open up a whole new can of worm's!and i'll bet if my truck breaks down they wont help!thanks for the help.
First. . .
It's difficult for me to determine where the thoughts are going.
Do you want to continue taking care of your neighbors, or, are you wanting to hear 'Stop' doing it?
Allow me to throw another situation at you.
I had a neighbor that moved two months ago.
Until he moved, I took care of his yard. (And
He is 74 years in age, his wife is 59.
He works 6-1/2 days a week. His wife has a bad heart.
He has arthritis in his knees.
They have 3 kids, all grown, and two of them live in the area, but, won't raise their hands to help their mom and dad.
This elderly couple had their house for sale, and I was cutting the grass one day, and their oldest daughter and son-in-law stopped by and in a sort of sarcastic way asked if they could tell the realtor that the neighbor will continue to do the lawn service after their mom and dad move.
My reply:
"Ummmm no. In fact, since you mentioned it, I have been doing this for your parents, because their own kids won't lift a finger to help them.
So, when your parents move. . . I'm done."
So, the ultimate bottom line is this. . .
If you don't want to remove the snow from your neighbor's driveway, that's your decision.
If your neighbors don't reciprocate and be 'neighborly' toward you. . . why waste the energy?
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How would you handle
Hey thank's alot guy's for all the help.I will keep plowing there drives this season.Come this summer i have to be honset with them and them it cost me to much and i really dont want the responsibility.
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I think that is the proper decision...as Buckarcher and donjamer suggested. It would have been kind of low to leave them high and dry in the middle of the winter. Let them know soon of your decision regarding next season and put the ball in their court.
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Originally Posted by BIGKEN
I think that is the proper decision...as Buckarcher and donjamer suggested. It would have been kind of low to leave them high and dry in the middle of the winter. Let them know soon of your decision regarding next season and put the ball in their court.
1. you continue to do it for free.
2. you continue to do it, but for money.
3. they will pay someone to do it.
finish off the winter, let them know after one of the last storms, (gives'em a year to think about it), next year your either plowing for money, or just not plowing there driveway.
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