Things I suck at.....

"Getting back to them, standing people up, forgetting about them. writing numbers down, dates, filling out the estimate forms completely. waking up on some days "

I often find a note in my appointment book with just a phone #, no name, date, nothing. Do I call the mystery #?

Also suck at shrub ID, PHC stuff, and splitting wood for next year before next year gets here.
 
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"Getting back to them, standing people up, forgetting about them. writing numbers down, dates, filling out the estimate forms completely. waking up on some days "

I often find a note in my appointment book with just a phone #, no name, date, nothing. Do I call the mystery #?

Also suck at shrub ID, PHC stuff, and splitting wood for next year before next year gets here.

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Oh my GOD! You totally nailed what I'm always bad at.
 
Anytime I think I suck at something I just go out and meet the public. I see they all drive nicer vehicles than me, but other than that, just take a look around at a large event or mall and see where you'd rank in a rating of suckability. Leaves a guy feeling pretty average or above, maybe even lucky. But with phones and mail I'd fall in the bottom percentile.

Don't worry about plant health care failings. That's the tree's job not ours.
 
I suck at transitioning.
Come out of the tree and takes me a good while to get my head out of my ash.

I suck at letting people do things they way they want. Micro-manager. Wish I could be better at not being or trying to do things my way all the time.

I suck at not taking things personally.Yelled at a client today because he didn't like three divots in the lawn and wouldn't let it go. Threw my hat started loading the truck ready to leave. Alls well he understands and we both apoligized and calmed down. Dangerous tree and climb and you got do waht you got to do. Got stop taking things so personal.

Thanks for posting this dude. Man, you make me laugh somethin fierce!
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Tolerating fools

Being patient with competent people who don't perform up to half their potential

Babysitting adult adolescents

Learning the scientific names of local trees

Caring if grass grows

Getting to work more than five minutes early...I'd like to be there at least ten minutes early

Doing my dishes before they stack up in the sink
 
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Doing my dishes before they stack up in the sink

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In my first house I had a washing machine that hooke to the kitchen faucet and drained into the sink. Sink was full of dishes. I started washer on the way out to work. When I got home my cloths,dishes and floor were all washed
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i get senioritis on some longer prune jobs. I get to the point were I feel I have been in the tree way too long and i start rushing. The end result is I missed a section to prune or left a piece of dead wood or a stub i forgot to cut off which means i have to go back to an area i was at before wasting more time and energy. Doesn't happen too often anymore but i do find I lapse back into that every now and again.
 
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When I got home my cloths,dishes and floor were all washed

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Thanks for the laugh! Now I have to clean cole slaw off my keyboard and monitor!

AND..two of my cats went I-don't-know-where when I roared!!!!
 
I suck at footlocking too! Too lazy!
I suck at taking things to personally also.

Come to think of it I suck at quite a lot of stuff!
 
Amongst other things I suck at collecting money. I prefer not to bill because I hate riding the ole desk chair so I like to collect on completion.....

But I ring the bell and after a while I start thinking they are hiding in there or sneaking out the back door and soon I will see the ole station wagon zooming down the drive with the dog in the far back seat and the kid waving and smiling at me.

If they do answer finally I hand them the piece of paper and wait for the expression on their face and cringe. Then I vascilate between ...are you gonna play the big doppy hound dog with the tongue hangin out and eyes wide open screaming "please mister, pay me, I know you think it is ridiculously overpriced but PLEASE just ignore it just this once and pay me and I will gallop across the lawn with my tail waggin and drive away...

....or do I play the German Lieutenant this time with stern face giving an interrogation..."let me see your papers Pleaze" "what?...that is a lot of money?" "Just write the check or you may be taken in for questioning"

Sooooo...I just let the gm collect. Best biz decision I have made in the last decade lol.
 
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