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16-05-2009, 06:43 PM
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How much to pay for someone to mow my lawn?
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Martin wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2009 14:38:00 +0100, hugh ] wrote: In message , Gordon H writes Joking apart, I can remember when I attended an ICL programming course in Windsor, back in the 70s, we were entitled to 1st Class train travel, along with the brief cases and umbrellas. Bloody hell. I went to Ealing on a System 4/70 engineering course in 1967 and we only got 2nd class. But then I was in manufacturing. You were obviously sales. I travelled by plane and underground to an IBM course near Lords cricket ground in 1969. You youngsters and your feather-bedding! I was given a list of the instructions, a 3" roll of paper tape and told to work out what the program was supposed to do and fix it to do it. Seriously. It's quite mind-boggling, looking back on it :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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#32
16-05-2009, 06:45 PM
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-- .. wrote in message ... In article , Martin wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2009 14:38:00 +0100, hugh ] wrote: In message , Gordon H writes Joking apart, I can remember when I attended an ICL programming course in Windsor, back in the 70s, we were entitled to 1st Class train travel, along with the brief cases and umbrellas. Bloody hell. I went to Ealing on a System 4/70 engineering course in 1967 and we only got 2nd class. But then I was in manufacturing. You were obviously sales. I travelled by plane and underground to an IBM course near Lords cricket ground in 1969. You youngsters and your feather-bedding! I was given a list of the instructions, a 3" roll of paper tape and told to work out what the program was supposed to do and fix it to do it. Seriously. It's quite mind-boggling, looking back on it :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. and how much does it cost for the computer to mow the lawn then? Getting it back on thread of course Mike |
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#33
16-05-2009, 07:58 PM
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writes On Sat, 16 May 2009 17:38:55 +0100, June Hughes wrote: In message , Martin writes On Sat, 16 May 2009 16:53:42 +0100, June Hughes wrote: In message , Martin writes On Sat, 16 May 2009 14:38:00 +0100, hugh ] wrote: In message , Gordon H writes In message , Martin writes On Sat, 16 May 2009 11:20:52 +0100, Gordon H wrote: In message , supercarl writes Hello, What is the going rate for someone to mow a lawn? (Front and back, fairly small as it is a new-ish property, on a slope). Cheers I'll do it free, subject to travel expenses second home allowance and utility bills. and first class train pass, gift of large petrol engine powered lawnmower, extremely short working year and immunity from prosecution? Joking apart, I can remember when I attended an ICL programming course in Windsor, back in the 70s, we were entitled to 1st Class train travel, along with the brief cases and umbrellas. Bloody hell. I went to Ealing on a System 4/70 engineering course in 1967 and we only got 2nd class. But then I was in manufacturing. You were obviously sales. I travelled by plane and underground to an IBM course near Lords cricket ground in 1969. I did that in 1969 on a course for Autocoder (IBM 1400 series computer). Perhaps we were on the same course. I did an OS 360 and IBM Assembler course in January or February1969 I think I stayed at the Clarendon Hotel, It's got a lot of recommendations on Trip Advisor if it is the same one. which I am told is now a bed and breakfast hotel. I may be Near Russell Square?? wrong. I can remember a girl who had been to Essex University and lived in a flat in Chelsea because I went for a meal at her place. I can also remember a girl from Hungary but that is all. However, it is a long time ago. I stayed in a hotel just around the corner a few minutes walk from where they gave the courses. The course was memorable for IBM losing all our punched cards. I don't recall that happening. I can remember someone saying something about being able to see into the cricket ground from the windows but that is all. They took all the packs of cards containing our work and sent them somewhere to use as test data. Whoever received them binned them instead of returning them. The instructors giving the courses had been given the same courses the week before us. I wasn't very impressed with the instructors' knowledge. I haven't done programming for many years but enjoyed the course at IBM. I also enjoyed the job (Distington Engineering, Workington - part of the then Steel Corporation). I remember being very impressed that my boss did Fortran, which I didn't need because I wasn't the least bit scientific. However, we did all the programming for the admin side of the business and that was great fun. (Like playing Christmas carols on the computer at Christmas using punched cards - a bit sad but that was in the days of second generation computers and transistors etc). -- June Hughes |
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#34
16-05-2009, 08:25 PM
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"Kate Morgan" wrote in message o.uk... Hello, What is the going rate for someone to mow a lawn? (Front and back, fairly small as it is a new-ish property, on a slope). Cheers Here in S. Devon it's about £13 per hour, using his own equipment and having to move lawn furniture, too! -- -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials South Devon £10 per hour in Gloucestershire, whatever happened to Scouts and Bob-a-job ? Wouldn't elf an safty have stopped that? kate |
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#35
16-05-2009, 08:30 PM
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supercarl wrote:
What is the going rate for someone to mow a lawn? (Front and back, fairly small as it is a new-ish property, on aslope). Typically £15. It isnt worthwhile cutting grass by the hour, it is difficult to make a living doing it, so the people who do it charge typically, £10-20 per house. I do a rented house's garden once a month or so, charge £25 for it, cut the grass, remove rubbish from garden, put weedkiller around slabs, trim hedge back if necessary. No weeding, just strimmer around the edges (no borders, just grass or slabs). Every time I go, I wonder why I bother, it just isnt worth the effort, but I know the landlord, and he always pays up quickly. If I had 3 or 4 houses to do in the area, it would be alright, but just the one, not worth it. Alan. -- To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. |
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#36
17-05-2009, 09:54 AM
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"moghouse" wrote in message ... On May 16, 10:58 am, "Kate Morgan" wrote: Hello, £10 per hour in Gloucestershire, whatever happened to Scouts and Bob-a-job ? Sky news announced that every man stood on his own was a paedophile |
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#37
17-05-2009, 10:50 AM
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: 3" sheer luxury! Did you have to handcraft your own hole punch and paper tape reader? Long before that course, I was given somebody else's undocumented Elliott 803 machine code programme and told to fix it. Better 5 holes than 8 holes  It's mind boggling to think of how we did so much with such small amounts of memory. And that is a comforting thought as I approach my old age. |
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#38
24-05-2009, 07:51 AM
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supercarl wrote:
Hello, What is the going rate for someone to mow a lawn? (Front and back, fairly small as it is a new-ish property, on a slope). Cheers In my village in Essex, there is a lady advertising to do gardening at somewhere between 6 and 7 £/hour (I can't receall the exact amount). There is some note about grass cutting using her electric mower. I don't quite know if she means she will only use her mower, or she has an electric one. I must admit, it's tempting to get her to do my lawn for that amount, if she would use my petrol mower. |
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#39
24-05-2009, 02:43 PM
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On May 24, 6:51*am, Dave wrote:
supercarl wrote: Hello, What is the going rate for someone to mow a lawn? (Front and back, fairly small as it is a new-ish property, on a slope). Cheers In my village in Essex, there is a lady advertising to do gardening at somewhere between 6 and 7 £/hour (I can't receall the exact amount). There is some note about grass cutting using her electric mower. I don't quite know if she means she will only use her mower, or she has an electric one. I must admit, it's tempting to get her to do my lawn for that amount, if she would use my petrol mower. Can I book her now, please? I'm in Essex so she can't be far away! She can use any mower she likes. I have an endless amount of weeding for her. |
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