Disaster narrowly averted!

[sid]

I have a tree service coming this morning to take out one tree and trim another. I thought I heard a truck, so I went to the back door, but there was nothing there. Walking back to the front I saw the lawn service truck parked outside my house.

NO NO NO

I ran outside and stopped the guy before he could start spraying. If I hadn't decided that it was worth the extra humidity to open my doors and let some markedly cooler air in, I would never have heard his truck over the sound of the fan blowing in my ear. And they always claim that they knock/ring before they get started, but I know that's not quite true.

I would have had to send the tree people away. "Come back in 24 hours."

Whew.

Comments

[maab_connor]

*phew* good thing you heard them! i had a lawn service for a while but they drove me INSANE. they were supposed to call when they were on their way from the previous job site - this was SOP for that company, not something i requested, but it's the reason i had chosen that company b/c we leave the back gate locked and w/o calling they couldn't get back there. they kept not calling. and only getting the front. and then trying to charge me for the whole lawn. it became An Issue. so yeah, they're supposed to call, and they're supposed to knock... but they do not. yay for bat!ears when you needed them!