The landscaper
I was volunteering at the local park. They wanted me to find a new landscaper. Price was a big consideration. I thought about the challenge of 1 person doing it alone. I found a person who would do it for free. Jim. I thought I’d shadow the person on the first day. At first there was the weed eater. He’s trimming around trees, but also he’s trimming part of the lawn. Hmm lawn mower should be able to cut lots of that stuff… But who am I to say.. sometimes the blade is at the wrong angle angle, thus chopping into the grass area (gasp).
And all the while he’s talking at me. “Then I’m going to apply grass seed … Of my choice… The first time is free…” Maybe I don’t need to shadow the whole day… But he won’t stop yammering.
Pretty soon he brings out the lawn mower. He’s mowing, talking, I cannot hear him. Sometimes the lawn mower disappears. I think where he gouged the lawn with the weed eater the lawn mower catches the edge of the roots and then goes under the grass into the dirt. When the lawn mower goes under the lawn I can here him droning on and on “… Of my choice… The first time is free”