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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
I've been trying to hire someone at $20 an hour, that's competent enough to simply rain-x windows, lightly polish stainless steel (by hand), and wash a boat and other easy mindless things. I've literally given up.

This ^^^^^ is why I thoroughly object to welfare and related programs. As long there are good-paying jobs going wanting, and employment is at anything less than 100%, nobody who's not certifiably, physically disabled should collect a single dime from the government.

$20/hour for Rain-X'ing windows, lightly hand-polishing chrome and washing boats? Hell, I'd take that in a heartbeat for mad money if I lived in jimmy123's area.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Mark123 is too far away, so I bought a lawn mower, weed eater, trimmer, and blower.

There’s a lawn service guy on YouTube that is a Wisconsin resident. He spends his summers in Wisconsin doing his lawn care business, then goes to Florida for the winter and does lawn work.

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There’s a lawn service guy on YouTube that is a Wisconsin resident. He spends his summers in Wisconsin doing his lawn care business, then goes to Florida for the winter and does lawn work.

Winters around here are pretty dry, relatively little rain, so not much growth. My grass might need to be cut once a month, if that often, in winter.

Summer, on the other hand, rain can be daily, grass grows fast, weekly cut, or maybe every ten days, is in order.

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
I do pretty much all my own vehicle stuff. The Expedition came with a lifetime powertrain warranty from the dealer.
Only caveat is 5,000 mile oil changes and tire rotation along with scheduled maintenance must be done by an ASE certified shop. Or else I would be doing them.

Same here except I do my own tire rotations also. I’m looking for a good used balancer right now. After I buy one of those the only reason I’d ever need to use a service shop or dealership would be for a recall or engine/transmission replacement. Tired of warped rotors from uneven lug nut torque.

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
I do pretty much all my own vehicle stuff. The Expedition came with a lifetime powertrain warranty from the dealer.
Only caveat is 5,000 mile oil changes and tire rotation along with scheduled maintenance must be done by an ASE certified shop. Or else I would be doing them.

That sucks because on your vehicle you can slide underneath it, without even having to jack the vehicle up or anything. I used to change the oil in my 2008 expedition in 10-15 minutes.