For awhile, Maw wanted Paw to dig up the THICK-based roses. Paw was getting too old to care and being a sentimental guy, he wouldn’t let go of the hard work in caring for those damn prikly things.
I had debated before noontime where I should start and called up someone from the “Landscaping” section of the “23005 Berryessa 4/27/11 – 5/3/11” edition of “PennySaverUSA.com”. The listing has a big, fat, white arrow insie a black box. He was the first that I called. And for $100.00 he would remove ten and/or eleven of our rose bushes out front, remove the stumps and haul the debris away.
After eating lunch at around 1:00pm, he came rather earlier than one hour, since he is stationed off Antonio Rd. in San Jose, CA. He was a tall, dark-skinned guy and wore a mustard-yellow, jump suit! He had a military-type cut and wore a cellphone in his right ear.
When I asked him for a quote, he was hesitant. Then Maw started to raise her voice and get mad at the guy. “Business is business. I need a quote. You are not the right person to do business with!” Then she started to walk away.
He then quoted the price of $100 for the removal of ten and/or eleven rose bushes, the removal of the rose stump and the hauling of the items. He asked when the trash will be hauled away. I said tomorrow morning on Friday.
Maw raised her voice at the guy again: “I know English. You are not the right person to do business with”. He then started to talk back to his potential customer. “What is wrong with her? Why is she being like that?” he asked me. I didn’t say anything and let the ball roll.
It sounded like he didn’t haul away his trash but merely told us that he would put “it” in his truck if they don’t pick it up. He didn’t hear me when I said TOMORROW morning. Where he put it will probably be dumped illegally (or not, I’m hoping).
Knowing that the creep was a Muslim, I kept covering my nose with my high-collared, acrylic turtleneck, black-colored jacket, not because of the VERY windy day but because it’s sypathetic to business. After the “business transaction” was clarified, he said: “It is cold today”. He walked away and said he will see us tomorrow morning. Twice, I had to ask at what time he would show up.
The friggin’ spook didn’t even write up proof of the work. So this will probably be paid in cash because he seem to need some sort of work immediately. After 1:20pm, Kamal left the scene in a taupe-colored, Ford Frontier truck (xxxx199), which was parked in front of our neighbor located across from us.
As per the “PennySaverUSA.com”, his license number ends in xxx562. I’ve checked the “www.calb.ca.gov” website (or more specifically “https://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/CheckLicense.aspx”😉 and looked up his “business number”, which looks current. I also checked the “.biz” website and of course, the name of any contact is not listed. But at least he is local; since he knows about our city’s codes.
Tip of the day: Ask a friend of a friend for reference in doing gardening, landscaping and yardwork. Continue to scout around for good help. Save you money for good help, especially for your nursing home! Bahahaha!
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