Did I tell you about the latest stress? Maybe somewhere..

there's an ongoing story of me and trying to get decent yard help... all year... I finally hired another guy and he agreed to do my yard... $40 each time.

I wanted him to come weekly during Oct, then every other during our "winter"... he came the first time, cleaned it all up (extra work) and charged me $150!!!!! omg ok... he said he would mulch for that also... well, ok.

He didn't come the next week... no mulch yet. He came the following Wed (not Mon like agreed --his offer) and still didn't put mulch out. So I didn't pay either... avoided him... at least that was $40 less loss, right?

Ok... I had to go out again that day after he came ... I had trouble getting the car out of garage, trying to maneuver around a stack of mulch left outside my garage... OMG he had stacked MORE than one stack... I couldn't see the other in the mirrors... and I ran over bump de bump, squeal, tear etc... and spread some bags over the driveway.

Ok I figured he was on lunch and would come back. Nope. Not then, not the next day nor next... maybe Mon? no... as I had to drive over the bags day to day... trying to not clip my mirrors on the angle getting into the garage... the bags tore more, dragged to the street by the car, red mulch staining the driveway...

Finally! He came today (wednesday)... spread ALL the mulch in the front... around plants where it only takes 8 bags max... he put out 24 bags he says (there were only 22 stacked...) NONE in the back yard! HUH???

The kicker? He left me a bill wanting $124. for the mulching.

You MUST be kidding!