What do you do when your mate is doing it tough?

Thanks again guys, some good stories there and good to see the mateship still around.

Well I chopped a shipload of wood yesterday including some good hardwood I had saved for a rainy day.

Just remembered I dont have a bloody trailer at the moment....LMAO...My neighbour has a 6x4 so I'll see if he rings today otherwise I'm going down there!!!

He's only been doing this for about 5 years and mostly domestic. Has a few small contracts with local tennis court and cemetery but I really don't know much else about his business.

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Originally Posted by Chris79

That is a tuff question, in all honesty I dont know how I could help a mate in that position. Im not even sure I would know they were having trouble, not something I have ever realy talked about with my mates.

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This is true, us fellas are a stubern bunch,we never hardly talk in depth with our mates,its all about cars and grog, never the real life issues
My best mate who ive known for well over 20 years wanted to end it all, and rang me as a " see ya mate ", we talked on the phone for hours and i stopped it from happening,as ive been in the same boat and a decent shoulder to lean on an ear to listen is all us stuburn bastards need
Im over all this male depression,speak up,nothin in life no matter how bad or ruff is worth ending it all.......

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Originally Posted by megatexture

he could expand his buisness to include exterior house cleaning, windows, driveways the outlay would be jack all all you would need is a high presure cleaner. there must be something that needs doing in winter that he can branch out into or just get another part time job.

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Gutters, Mulching, Hi pressure cleaning. The rain over flows the gutters coz they are blocked, the rains makes the already slightly moss'y paths extra slippery, and mulch will make the customer gardens look a million bucks. All of these things will add to the word of mouth advertising, that will help grow his business. What works in summer as an independent landscaper/mower man doesnt work in winter! Have a plan that basically splits the year into quarters, The hotter months is basically trying to survive the heat and mow the lawns, with a bit of gardening, as things cool down, start into the mowing, mulching Gutters & Pruning, when in the wet times, pressure cleaning and mow when possible, as things start to warm up again... gutters again as the rains have filled them again, mulching as the rains washed a lot away and mowing... and so starts the cycle again... try to survive the summer heat! Wont take too much time to grow his business into something successful and profitable.