Since undergoing major surgery in the summer I am not allowed to lift anything remotely heavy for perhaps another 3 months and then with care?
This has meant that this year, I cannot trim my fairly large hedge.
I've been trying for several weeks to find somebody who will do it using the many small adverts in our village and surrounding areas magazine.
One person, who I'd used for some tree work before, said "I'll give you a ring back when I can come and see it" - that was two weeks ago!
In the end, I actually succeeded, at a very expensive price but I now have a similar problem trying to get a quote for some fencing - I leave messages on their phones but none of them have had the decency to reply!
I realise I live in a fairly affluent area and perhaps these people have lots of work on but to ignore messages is not a decent way to behave and very frustrating!!
Rod