John (Deere, my tractor) returned from the hospital on Wednesday. The fellow who delivered him only knew that the service manager had called him and told him to take John home. The manager was out of town on business.
Good for him. They usually seem to keep John for much longer than I would like. So I was pleased when he was delivered. No invoice. The boss would take care of that when he got back later that day.
Company came and I had no time to do anything with John until Thursday afternoon. I examined the tractor before going to work with him. Oh oh . . . It was obvious that they had not done the routine winter maintenance that I had requested. The necessary repairs were done, however.
Okay, it fell through the crack. Understandable, right? Perhaps, but the same thing happened last year. I was not happy. I called the manager, and he apologized profusely. He’s done that before. (Must have practice?) Then he nearly knocked me over.
“Can we come to your house tomorrow morning and perform the service right there so there is no delay in getting it back to you?” Needless to say, he won me over and put me back in the contented customer category. That’s one of the reasons I spent extra money for “big green.” They are great at providing parts and service.
They are coming this morning. :clap: Perhaps I’ll get some work done with John before the day ends.
I invited my older son to join me last night (Thursday) for a Social Security seminar sponsored and presented by my certified financial planner. Wow! If you’re facing retirement in the near future, you would do well to seek some professional guidance. There are options that allow a person, or a couple, to best use the benefits that are available. SSA agents can’t advise you, but will answer your questions. The secret is knowing the questions that you should ask. I’m not competent to tell you anything more than, “seek help.”
I dread trying to figure that SS stuff out. My lawn tractor is making a funny noise. I just parked it and haven’t tried to figure it out. Need to see if it’s something I can fix though. I really should mow the field (er… yard) once before winter (and my ski trails)
There are provisions in the SS rules that allow one to optimize the benefits. It may be worth it to seek some professional guidance before signing papers. :2c:
I hope you find & fix the problem with your machine. :think:
My question is how to find a good financial planner. We used an acquaintance and the guy is driving us nuts! He calls for everything now. Ugh.
Glad they came out to visit with John instead of taking him for a weekend trip. That is just maddening.
When my van started having problems a few weeks ago, we took it to our mechanic who just checked the brakes–he said he didn’t feel the problem that I mentioned. (Oh, those “girls”–they don’t know nuthin’ about cars…) My van sat there for 4 days before I got it back with an “I don’t see the problem.” We quit messin’ around and took it to the dealer who found the problem instantly…..a wonky transmission. I got the car back, fixed like a dream, in 2 days. Thank goodness we had an extra car in the drive.
Happy mowing!
The problem with John going away, is that he’ll be gone for at least a week or two. :frustrated:
I take my car to dealership . . . always. They have been in business for over 50 years and work hard to maintain an excellent reputation.
It seems that there is a communication problem at John’s home base.
The mechanic that came today gave me a couple of “hints” on how to deal with the boss. I hope it works in the future.
Hopefully John gets taken care of today so you can do some work! Missed checking up on your blog!
Thanks Lyd. It is always good to hear from you. :up: Hope you have a good weekend.
“seek help.” Oh, yes; they’ll need all the help they can get!
Happy mowing, and have a great weekend.
When you say, “all the help they can get,” I’m sure you mean that in more ways than one. 😉
I really do enjoy getting outside and doing some work. It appears that the maintenance man isn’t putting in an early appearance this morning.