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Trials & Tribulations - The drama of running a business and of life. It's not as easy as it looks. Running a business is full of drama. Customers, employees, money, family, time. You name it, it's a problem. Share with us your drama and how you handled it.

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Trials & Tribulations - The drama of running a business and of life.

It's not as easy as it looks. Running a business is full of drama. Customers, employees, money, family, time. You name it, it's a problem. Share with us your drama and how you handled it.
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I am getting a lot of calls about plowing Saturday morning .
"hi I would like to be plowed out saturday morning one time no contract "
I try not to lol
when I tell them it would be 12 to 24 hours after the storm before we could plow a non contract driveway they get mad oh well
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wait till 12" have fallen. I expect about 100 calls saturday. Its the same by the time I clean up the lots and get close to them they dont answer. Theres a reason to be on a route.

I even tell people at the beginning of the season we'll come at any trigger. If under 4" isnt a problem then well come after 4" is on the ground. They dont bite then call me crying cause they cant get out of their drives.
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All the totals are upped. The least amount is now 10" with up to 36".

TWC: 10-16"
NWS: 11-17"





Looks like your in the potential 3ft area Will. Good luck! If you need some help, dont call me ill be buried or putting a gun in my mouth.
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Looks like your in the potential 3ft area Will. Good luck!
better not snow 3 feet my plow is only 30" tall LOL
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better not snow 3 feet my plow is only 30" tall LOL
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Your gonna have to raise it if gets that high. Take off the top half.

I dont know if ill have any left after I shoot the phone, pc and myself.

I took down my ad and put up more of a statement.
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