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James replied to david woodhouse's discussion Loss of enthusiasm
"I feel a bit like this in September/October when I have been doing regulars since March and the season is coming to an end. Bored and looking forward to telling them see you in March.
I find by March I'm ready to go again and looking forward to it…"
16 hours ago
Honey Badger replied to Paul mccormack's discussion Deleks XE-500
"Hire some boards in the price. Saves cracking slabs."
21 hours ago
Honey Badger replied to david woodhouse's discussion Loss of enthusiasm
"Speak to any trade after decades we're all bored.
Do it for the money. Ideally on a price far more profitable.
Don't forget your free and have no master."
21 hours ago
Billybop replied to Peter sellers's discussion Tesco electric vans
"Sure Tim yes we don't hear about the broken diesel vans in the fleet do we, definitely an element of confirmation bias going on over these alleged faulty electric ones. A lot of people hate EV's in general because they feel forced into something…"
yesterday
Tim Bucknall replied to Peter sellers's discussion Tesco electric vans
"I mean... diesel vans also have electrical wires, and I doubt if rats would be getting at the high voltage side.  Diesel vans also have 12v batteries, and if an EV won't start because the 12v is flat, it can be started with a standard jump pack. …"
yesterday
Paul mccormack posted a discussion
Hi, Has anyone got any experience of these barrow/dumpers. Or very similar machines. Can't have a skid steer or tracked machine because of large areas of white paving, no black skid marks allowed. Thanks
Wednesday
Peter sellers replied to david woodhouse's discussion Loss of enthusiasm
"John and Adam, make some good and relevant points.
I can have some empathy with you but I am 67 and been in the trade 45 years and guess you are not of a similar age?
Yes I have lost my "spark" for probably 40% of the work which is predominantly…"
Tuesday
Adam Woods replied to david woodhouse's discussion Loss of enthusiasm
"I think youve made the important step - youve recognised it AND posted here. So that has got to be a "well done".
I found a particular type of job/client made me feel that way. For me they were clients that didnt really "love" their garden and…"
Tuesday
John F replied to david woodhouse's discussion Loss of enthusiasm
"Hi David 
Many of the bread and butter jobs we do can be repetitive leading to boredom  but it's the same with many other jobs out there .
Also there is the isolation factor it's easy to become immersed in our own thoughts it can be a lonely job to…"
Tuesday
david woodhouse posted a discussion
Hi.Im looking for some ideas to help get my enthusiasm back in running my gardening business please. I've been established for 18 years but this year I have totally lost interest in the job. I slowly reduced my work to majority grass cuts whilst…
Tuesday
James replied to James King's discussion Elephant Trunk 3 or Easy Lift Harness
"Thank you "
Tuesday
simon caine replied to James King's discussion Elephant Trunk 3 or Easy Lift Harness
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Monday
simon caine replied to James King's discussion Elephant Trunk 3 or Easy Lift Harness
"I do with mine , it says not to but I've been using it for about 10 years I could not do hedges without it"
Monday
Ashley Huggett is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
Monday
Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd replied to Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd's discussion BR800 recall
"We've checked ours today and also unaffected. It's not the season for them being recalled!"
Monday
Billybop replied to Peter sellers's discussion Tesco electric vans
"Many years ago I worked for a major supermarket (pre home delivery services) but I remember mice and rats were highly attracted to the service bays around the back by the smell of waste food. When the vans are parked around the back at night it's…"
Monday
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Deleks XE-500

Hi, Has anyone got any experience of these barrow/dumpers. Or very similar machines. Can't have a skid steer or tracked machine because of large areas of white paving, no black skid marks allowed. Thanks

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1 Reply · Reply by Honey Badger 21 hours ago
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Loss of enthusiasm

Hi.Im looking for some ideas to help get my enthusiasm back in running my gardening business please. I've been established for 18 years but this year I have totally lost interest in the job. I slowly reduced my work to majority grass cuts whilst…

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5 Replies · Reply by James 16 hours ago
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Echo PB9010T

Currently run Echo P8010T blowers. We clear a lot of leaves from very large commercial sites so need something with lots of grunt! Used to use Stihl BR 800 but swapped when Echo brought out the 8010 as it eclipses the 800 on every level. The 9010…

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6 Replies · Reply by Ben Carter on Saturday
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