D2Cat, I hear you and am on the same page as you. I plow commercially, not residential. Don't like driveways, never have. But I do about six driveways when I can fit them in, just because they are/were friends, that have physical disabilities, are old, or widowed. Either I do them myself, or I'll have my other driver go do them for me if I'm still plowing or too busy otherwise. So, sometimes I'm actually paying out of my pocket to have those six driveways done because I can't get to them and my other driver does them for me. I have to pay him to do them. So, when they're not being charged, and I have explained to them that I have to plow them "when I can fit them in", as the paying customer always comes first for me since they have 1" triggers in their contracts, and I have to meet those contract requirements. So, when those people do bitch it just hits my last nerve. They're getting a free service that is of value, and sometimes it's money coming out of my pocket. Sure sits wrong with me. I also pay that same driver to spend appx. two hours to drive to my Mother's, Father's and Brother's house to do their driveways. The driver's always looking for as many hours as he can get, and my family really appreciates the help. So, I don't mind doing that part, as they're my family. It helps both my driver and my family. They always take care of Edger too (the driver). Tips, or food that they happen to be cooking or whatever, so it works out well for everybody.
