did i get jacked by an illegal alien?

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highland145

Lifer
Oct 12, 2009
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My son - probably 15 years old at the time - did 90 percent; of the work to cut it up and dispose of it using a cheap $100 Poulan chain saw.

>> Oblama2009
Always heard that home grown help was the best kind. Cheap at worst, free at best.:)
 

TwiceOver

Lifer
Dec 20, 2002
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For reference, I had 4 15ft pine trees and 9 shrubs removed, and two trees trimmed of low hanging branches and branches touching my house. All that and disposed of for $400 by real americans.

I think you got screwed.
 

sourceninja

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Mar 8, 2005
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You know, it's people giving them jobs that encourages them to break the law in the first place. Which is why I'd like to see stiffer penalties for giving illegal's work. I think immigration should focus less on the illegals, and more on finding anyone who hires them and punishing them.
 

SandEagle

Lifer
Aug 4, 2007
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how do u know he was an illegal alien? did u ask him or check his papers or did u assume this because he was Mexican?
 

Bignate603

Lifer
Sep 5, 2000
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ALWAYS set the price for this sort of thing before the work starts. I've got a guy that comes by every few months asking if anybody wants him to take the dead fronds off their palm trees. I've got two and he always asks for $50 but he's never turned it down when I counter offer $20. At $20 it's worth it for me not to have to bother with them but for $50 I'd get up there and do it myself.
 

rudder

Lifer
Nov 9, 2000
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$100 for cutting the limbs... $350 for servicing the wife while you were at work.
 

PottedMeat

Lifer
Apr 17, 2002
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Imagine, if he gave this guy off the street $450 to cut 2 branches how much a shady legit service could have gotten out of him.
 

yllus

Elite Member & Lifer
Aug 20, 2000
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You need to rescind your U.S. citizenship and give it to that guy. He'll make more of it than you will.
 

Capt Caveman

Lifer
Jan 30, 2005
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A hour of labor for an illegal should have been $10 at most. This has to be shens.

I think I paid to remove a huge tree in the my yard and have the stump ground for $450 several years ago.
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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For hiring what you apparently believe was an illegal alien...you should be fined $10,000.

Please send check or money order to me. I'll forward it to the appropriate authorities.
 

Tristicus

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Feb 2, 2008
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It would have taken an hour perhaps two?

Lol if it had taken 2 hours he was working for 225 per hour,

on the other hand, those illegals would have a pretty tough life, as it is, so if he has kids, you helped feed his family.

I would supervise illegals next time bro

Helped feed his family? Should have followed his idiot ass home and reported him to the feds.

Fuck you OP for adding to the problem. Fuck you.
 

erikistired

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Sep 27, 2000
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a company i worked for got two illegals to move the whole office for 50 bucks and a case of beer. i think you overpaid.

that said, worst troll ever.
 

1sikbITCH

Diamond Member
Jan 3, 2001
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There is no way anyone was this stupid. I call shens.

Just in case though, I'll need $100 for posting in your thread.
 

QueBert

Lifer
Jan 6, 2002
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Helped feed his family? Should have followed his idiot ass home and reported him to the feds.

Fuck you OP for adding to the problem. Fuck you.

Yeah he should have reported him, I mean it's not like America has hundreds of thousands of legal Mexican citizens. It's always a good idea to report any Mexican just to be safe right? OP has absolutely no idea if the dude was illegal or not.