Well i thought it was at first glance, a friend posted it up on a U.S lawnmowing forum thought you guys might find it interesting,,,

Did i ever tell u guys this story? I don't remember. Want to hear it? Too bad, i'm telling it anyway

The year was, perhaps, 1994. It was my 2nd year in business. I had a total of 3 customers the year before. I'll never forget this episode.....there was a slight chill in the air, it was dark, and i was alone. It was spring time in central new jersey. I decided to go driving around putting business cards in mail boxes. I put out maybe 20. Two days later, i got a call. Boy, was i excited. I ran right over. The lady answered the door and let me in, we sat down in the dining room. Her husband was sitting at the table in his wheel chair. Across the room i saw a fully loaded bar, and the lady sipped a non colored drink, and smelt of booze.

The man went on to tell me how they wanted the lawn to look good. They didn't have much money because the accident left him paralized from the waist down and he hadn't seen a paycheck in 2 yrs. I felt awefull. The poor guy, crippled, it was sad. He goes on to say that in spite of their financial situation, they don't ask for much but, if they could just have a decent lawn they would be so happy. You see, since the accident, he is house bound basically, and all he wants is a pretty lawn to park his wheelchair on and spend time outside. The previous year they hired a company to renovate the lawn. They paid $900 for aeration/seed, the lawn was around 5k. They even showed me the invoice. But the lawn was terrible. Now in those days, i didn't even know what aeration was. I looked over the place and recomended thatching/seeding. The price was $350. He looked sad...you see...since the accident, they could barely put food on the table. $350 was not something they could handle. I felt so sad for them. Then he asks, " if i give $50 right now, will you do the job, and i can give you $50 every month until it's paid off?" I felt so bad for them....yes, i agreed.

So the next day i rented a thatcher, bought 25 lbs of seed, and went to work. I took about 15 giant garbage bags full of thatch from that lawn. Seeded it, and felt good in my heart, that i had helped somebody who was in such and unfortunate position.

About 3 weeks later i was in the area, and decided to drive by to see how the job was comming along. As i got close to the house....i couldn't believe my eyes.....it was the guy, he was WALKING from the garage to the car CARRYING a set of golf clubs on his back..........

I never did get paid for that job