Working monday?

[dmk395]

Who is working?

[Guido]

going on right now about the same thing....

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19415



BTW - Respect your national holiday's and your customers'!!

Take Monday Off! :)

[SJR Lawncare]

I am working, my holiday is in the winter. I wish I could take the time off, but unfortunatly that would really put me behind.

Unless someone could talk the grass into taking a holiday too!

SJR

[Alan]

I'm working, but not on customer stuff. I've got a project in progress, remodeling one of my plow trucks to accomodate a tailgate spreader and custom flatbed. And it's NOT going well!

[John Allin]

Love those Holidays....

No one in the office to bother me while doing paperwork.

[kutnkru]

I have to agree with JAA on this one.

Although I like to bang my head against the dash between sites while mowing to heavy metal, I enjoy listening to classical music while doing work in the shop or wading thru the files in the office.

The girls and their mother have gone to CA for a last minute vaca to see Grandma before going back to school. My brother is due in later tonight so I stayed behind to see him, havent seen him in over 3 years.

Late night at the bars, and late start at the office tomorrow am. Then it'll be a "remember when" afternoon with he and my other brothers.

[jeffyr]

Just on my own property !!!

[1MajorTom]

Nope, no working here.

We are going to a rib cookoff.

[dhicks]

I'll cut one on Monday and that's it!

[Pauls Mowing]

No work for us on Monday, and we respect our customers' residents, so we won't bother them and mow.

Paul

[wojo23323]

I am taking Monday off. Will catch up on Tues, Wed, and Thurs.

[carltip]

Here in south east Texas it has been raining for about six days so we are just a little behind. As of now we still have a 40 percent shot at rain tomorrow. At this point I almost would not care, it would save me the holiday pay. We also had trenched a yard last monday for an irrigation system,... needless to say its going to be a muddy mess. Normally we would not work but, weather permitting we will be.

Carl

[Southern Lawns]

Gotta work here! Taking advantage of an empty parking lot at a commercial prop. Kinda lookin forward to the place to myself for a major cleanup job. Should get it done in a day.
Jodi, Enjoy the ribs! Sounds like fun.
Raymond

[Sammy]

I have three commercial jobs I could not get to on account of hurting my back last week.
Will knock them out on monday. :(

[crazygator]

What does "Time off" mean?

[Randy]

I'm taking the day off to be with my family. Busted my hump last week so I could kick back with the family. We well play horse shoes and eat and drink and injoy the day together. Happy laber day. :)

[Allyn]

Always work Monday's, but I have Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun off everyweek. Unless it is extra work.

The only time I would not work on Monday, Tuesday, Wed. is if there was a emergency, or Thanksgiving, or Christmas.

I really like those Monday holidays. Out on the site, at least comercial ones all by yourself. No one to hurry you or hassel you.

But I am usually done by 1 pm anyway.

Allyn

[kutnkru]

Originally posted by Allyn
... Out on the site, at least comercial ones all by yourself. ...Thats a good point. Many businesses will be closed and it will make for easier than normal mowing not having to worry about car winsheilds, pedestrians, etc.

Under these conditions i might actually enjoy the opportunity to blow the clippings into the lot and do so just as a means of personal gratification -LOL!!! :laugh:

Enjoy your day tomorrow everyone!
Kris

[KerryB]

Cutting two commer. props in am. spend the rest of day with family.

[GreenQuest Lawn]

Ahhh Commercial accounts are great on holidays. I have 2.5 days worth of them and can usually work through them quicker on a holiday. Not worrying about where the clippings go is great. No cars or people.

I find it to be relaxing. plus I spent today with the family.

[Mike (MLC)]

We might be working Monday, depending on the weather. Most of my customers yards have been flooded out. We have had almost 14 inches of rain this week, non stop. I would like to catch up, but there is a 70% chance of rain tomorrow. We'll see.

[Richard Martin]

I'm a solo operator with 8 hours of work today. This will be my busiest week ever so there are no openings in the schedule to do the work on other days. The only jobs I would skip would be if I show up and they're having an outside party.

[TJLC]

I have to finish up my big comm. that I start on sunday. I'm debating whether or not to do any res. yards today. You guys that take off, enjoy your day.

[wallzwallz]

no work today:D ,for you guys working today that's great if you want to but what about your employees do they want to? I can see if you've had a lot of rain you would want to catch up,but if not you should be able to schedule around a 3 day weekend.

[Charles]

I was planning on working but the texas rain is upon us. Its been raining off and on for a week. But there was a flash flood watch issued here last night and today :) So september should be a great grass cutting month

[awm]

WELL ITS NOON AND SO FAR IVE WORKED ALL DAY.
didnt make any money but daughter has a friend over
and the music is torture.ill find something to do outside if it
kills me.:confused: :)

[cclllc]

Rained last 2 days.No work today.:( :)

[65hoss]

I woke up at 9:30 this morning. Read a book for about 30 minutes and fell back to sleep for about an hour. Now I'm here. I never considered working today. Since I'm in mostly residential I don't want to be there when most are home. Too much talking and not enough working.

[Island Lawn]

Glorious Rain!

I've got work to do but the mulch man is closed today.

Edger is waiting to be picked up from the shop, but they're closed too...

I could buy some fert from Lesco but it's a holiday for them too.

I'm mostly res and everyone is home.

The traffic is thick w/ drunken outta staters on the road with the all the other beach maniacs enjoying thew weather


I'm convinced! It must be a holiday!
But I will have to make up for it tomorrow!

:blob3: :blob4:

[smburgess]

After reading some of the posts, I more organized than I thought! LOL
We don't work holidays and I pay my guys "holiday pay" (8 straight-time hours).

[Randy Scott]

Cut one commercial account today to get out of way for tomorrow. Full, full day of fertilizing tomorrow.
Got my wife out to help with mowing for first time ever. Got her edging, trimming, working the backpack blower, and the ZTR. First time on the ZTR. Have a section in back where the lines can be a little less than par if they turn out that way. She was amazed at how difficult it was at first to go in a straight line! Duh, I told her. You think it's so easy making properties look nice. She has a little more respect now. She had fun though and thought it was neat zoomin" around. She did pretty good after a little while. Maybe I will sub her out to myself and stay home!
Just a nice leisure day of cutting with her. A little different than the normal bust a$$ day. Maybe not as profitable but what the hey, it's only one day!

[Fine Lines Lawn]

A couple of the crew wanted off, so I let them off. The rest of us went out and mowed 3 Meijer stores. (a little larger than Super Targets) They always get done on Monday and I wouldn't know how to reschedule them into the remainder of a busy week, so I'm glad they're done, and we're current:)
I took the crew to Red Lobster when we were finished.
No waiting at 3:30:blob4:

[EJK2352]

I took the day off to spend some time with the family. :) ;) :) ED

[paul]

We installed 3000' of bike path today, cut it 6' wide 10" deep then backfilled with stone. put 4 machines in it done by 2 pm:)
had the stone deliveried Friday not a bad day.

[cp]

I worked on the Fourth this year, mainly because of the way it fell during the week, and I never got over the bad feeling that gave me.

Off today, not planning on working any more holidays...

[Mark]

Had one commercial cut late today,Our piano player at church died friday of a brain aneurysm she was getting ready for a singing at a nurseing home and died on the piano bench,she will surely be missed as i am the song leader and will be playing guitar for now,funeral was at 10am today. She now resides in the Kingdom of Heaven with many others who have passed at our little church. The rest on the week is plenty booked up for me,i have 10 large yds for tomorrow so ill be working form 8am till dark. Marks Mowing Service

[Davis TLC]

Spent most of the day with the wife, did some shopping with her, got a nice new Carthartt jacket out of the trip. Then went and mowed one residential left from last week when it started raining. So I worked part of a day.

[General Grounds]

:blob3: no work here, played 2 rounds of golf today, trying to rest up for a busy fall, lots of seeding to do. T

[laserman]

:blob3:
Tryin to get caught up. Rianed 7 days in a row. Idon't mind gettin wet but some cus. dont want it cut in the rain. Plus ground is way two soft for my 48 hydro and I'm tooo lazy to get off the sulkie.

[TurfGuyTX]

I'm not working Monday, but some of the guys have a few that have to be done. Short day for them. A little extra rest is nice for this time of year.

[smburgess]

Nope, paid holiday for my crews.

[Bob Minney]

Originally posted by dmk395
Who is working?

Not me

[Rhett]

Will be working Monday. Wife is going into the hospital Wednsday for back surgery, so Monday will try to get done Tuesday's work and so on to clear the schedule for Wed. Usually would not work.

[JimLewis]

Heck ya we're working monday! We mow 20-25 lawns per day per crew. If we didn't work Monday, we'd be a whole day behind and be behind for the rest of the week. Then, we'd end up working next Saturday. We'd all rather be working on a Monday than a Saturday.

And I don't see most of my customers being bothered by our service if they happen to be home. I've never had anyone mention it being a problem in the last 7 years. We always work weekday holidays (except Christimas and T-day).

[Fantasy Lawns]

I'm with Jim .... but it's commercial jobs only ... seems the holidays always fall on Monday ..... so that's what we normally do only on this day

[Hoosier Mower]

I'm also taking Monday off. It'll be a good day to spend with the familey and work on some stuff around the house.

[bubble boy]

working.

and from experience, so do a ton of LCO's here.

what if it rains say thursday? do i push monday to tues then fri to sunday?

only once did someone complain

[AVRECON]

Alot of rain here the last 5 days. So I will be working monday.

[BigJim]

Working down here because it aint a holiday,our Labour Day is in October:cry:

[jeffex]

We went from famine to feast with 2.34 inches of rain last Wed. and its raining right now[sun. am.]. 50 people need thier lawns cut all at once. I am amazed at how FAST the lawns recovered. Right now there are several tropical stoms brewing in the atlantic and the out look for rain in the drought stricken north east is good. Hell ! yeah I'll work 1/2 day to keep up.

[MOW ED]

No.

Gonna do anything BUT mow lawns and fix equipment for a change.

Besides this fall is shaping up to be busy.

Have a good Holiday, its for all of us.

[wojo23323]

We are working on monday as long as its not raining hard. Its rained on and off for 6 days and I'm about 20 yards behind schedule. I'd rather work on Monday than a Sat. or Sun.

[ProMo]

I did my commercial yesterday wish i would have brought my fishing pole two office bldgs on a lake

[williamslawn]

It has been rainning here for a week we will do commercial accounts tommorrow. Labor Day: a day for labor.

[wrtenterprises]

No way! If I were behind schedule I would consider working a commercial property. Absolutly not on a residential. I think it's very important to respect our national holidays. And the "at home time" of my customers....

[ProCut]

Was planning on taking the day off and work a little here at home, but, customer called last night and needs her shrubs shaped up for an appraisal on her property. Wants it done first of the week. The only day I have free first of the week is Monday. Haven't sprung it on the wife yet......

[AGG Lawn Maintenance]

I will be working on Monday. We only take off for Xmas, Thanksgiving and July 4th. Travis

[lawnkid]

I'm taking the day off cuase I cut on Tuesdays and Fridays only. Anyway i'm gonna have my family birthday party with like 50 people. Maybe I'll get that engine for my Scag sooner than I thought.:D

[rodfather]

I am going to work if the weather cooperates. Gave all my guys the day off though.

I have one job that I cut personally once a month. It's a Christmas Tree Farm, bout 6 1/2 to 7 acres total. I normally do it with one of our Toro 72" Groundsmasters. All of the trees are nicely spaced apart and there is virtually no triming. So what the heck, do it and be done before noon.

[gravedigger5]

I will be working. Already checked with most of my customers back on Memorial Day, no problems. If someone is having a party (customer or neighbor) probably skip and try to catch back up Tuesday first thing. Grass is growing good here, again and everybodys back on schedule. Hate to go and screw that up again.:dizzy: Marc


Are We Having Fun Yet???:cool:

[mowngrow]

we are working here, the grass does not care that it is a holiday.
no rest for the weary

[Mike Nelson]

No work for us, we only work holidays when it snows.

Weather calls for rain today anyway.

Have a great day:D