He responded quickly, I'll grant him that, whether as a member of the online Services Group I'd contacted, or whether he jumped on their site, I don't know. Anyway, he appeared in person: polite, soft-spoken, and knowledgeable about what yard services should be done, and how he, and his staff, would do them, and quickly too, starting the very next day. While he was in the process of preparing an estimate of cost, for which he'd taken detailed notes as he toured the property, he offered some advice:
When I said I'd had some work done previously, by a local advertiser, he said he knew of him, and commented that all that guy does is ride his mower around the lawn for an hour or so and then charge for that. In truth, that was exactly what had happened. I mentioned another local company, a relative of a friend. He advised me not to call them as "they did bad work." Maybe true, as they're no longer in business. His final piece of advice was not to hire his brother Dwight---he'll overcharge you, he warned.
Turns out that the brother, Dwight, who also advertised his services, was the same person as David, who was warning me against him.
I did pay him a rather considerable deposit, as he said he would need to pay expenses for whichever of his employees he sent out for the job. He had a credit card device, so I charged the amount. I had no difficulty later cancelling the charge.
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