Mowitnow.com

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by grahambino

isnt there a code enforcement division w/ the city of tulsa that can be contacted about this?

i have worked for 2 seperate city governments and the code enforcement folks would spend a good deal of their time removing illegal signs at intersections and on city ROWs.

EDIT:  added link to ordinances and possibly relevant text

http://www.cityoftulsa.org/ourcity/ordinances/Title51.asp

Q. Sign Fees.
1. Minimum sign fee  . . .$ 40.00
2. Applicable fee(s): Each outdoor advertising sign or business sign shall be charged a fee when application is made which will be non-refundable and shall be counted as part of the totalsign permit fee upon issuance of the permit. When application is made for more than one (1) sign on the same lot and at the same time, the non-refundable application fee will
be charged only one (1) time . $ 30.00
3. Outdoor advertising signs: zoning clearance and plan review fee . . $ 345.00
4. Business signs: zoning clearance and plan review fee  . .$ 60.00
5. Height above grade fee: If a sign is over 40 feet in height, an additional fee shall be paid   $ 60.00
6. Sign inspections/reviews requiring no application fee. Also, the minimum sign fee does not apply:
a. Promotional business sign  . . $ 40.00
b. Remove and rehang in same location . $ 30.00
c. Removal fee (ground and outdoor advertising signs only). .$ 30.00
d. Interior electrical sign  . . $ 30.00
e. Border neon sign . . . $ 30.00

how ironic, this guy is coming to remove some yard debris for me tomorrow, and he is charging $30.  good deal if you ask me.

[TheArtist]

Do they cut down trees? I have one that needs to go.

[NellieBly]

Why would you want to do business with someone like mowitnow.com? He advertises with illegal signs and he was extremely rude to me on the phone. There are plenty of other lawn care people out there to hire.

[Breadburner]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

quote:Originally posted by grahambino

isnt there a code enforcement division w/ the city of tulsa that can be contacted about this?

i have worked for 2 seperate city governments and the code enforcement folks would spend a good deal of their time removing illegal signs at intersections and on city ROWs.

EDIT:  added link to ordinances and possibly relevant text

http://www.cityoftulsa.org/ourcity/ordinances/Title51.asp

Q. Sign Fees.
1. Minimum sign fee  . . .$ 40.00
2. Applicable fee(s): Each outdoor advertising sign or business sign shall be charged a fee when application is made which will be non-refundable and shall be counted as part of the totalsign permit fee upon issuance of the permit. When application is made for more than one (1) sign on the same lot and at the same time, the non-refundable application fee will
be charged only one (1) time . $ 30.00
3. Outdoor advertising signs: zoning clearance and plan review fee . . $ 345.00
4. Business signs: zoning clearance and plan review fee  . .$ 60.00
5. Height above grade fee: If a sign is over 40 feet in height, an additional fee shall be paid   $ 60.00
6. Sign inspections/reviews requiring no application fee. Also, the minimum sign fee does not apply:
a. Promotional business sign  . . $ 40.00
b. Remove and rehang in same location . $ 30.00
c. Removal fee (ground and outdoor advertising signs only). .$ 30.00
d. Interior electrical sign  . . $ 30.00
e. Border neon sign . . . $ 30.00

how ironic, this guy is coming to remove some yard debris for me tomorrow, and he is charging $30.  good deal if you ask me.

Are you checking the immigration status of the workers that are performing the clean-up on your property...?

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by TheArtist

Do they cut down trees? I have one that needs to go.

I have no idea where the number went but I paid one of those guys driving around $60 to chop down and grind the stump of a tree I had. If you do it in the off-season, it saves a lot of money.

[sgrizzle]

Rate them over here:
http://www.landscapeweb.net/Landscape_Directory/thread/145

also, they have a rating link at the bottom of mowitnow.com. Currently they have a 5-star rating.

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by Breadburner

quote:Originally posted by inteller

quote:Originally posted by grahambino

isnt there a code enforcement division w/ the city of tulsa that can be contacted about this?

i have worked for 2 seperate city governments and the code enforcement folks would spend a good deal of their time removing illegal signs at intersections and on city ROWs.

EDIT:  added link to ordinances and possibly relevant text

http://www.cityoftulsa.org/ourcity/ordinances/Title51.asp

Q. Sign Fees.
1. Minimum sign fee  . . .$ 40.00
2. Applicable fee(s): Each outdoor advertising sign or business sign shall be charged a fee when application is made which will be non-refundable and shall be counted as part of the totalsign permit fee upon issuance of the permit. When application is made for more than one (1) sign on the same lot and at the same time, the non-refundable application fee will
be charged only one (1) time . $ 30.00
3. Outdoor advertising signs: zoning clearance and plan review fee . . $ 345.00
4. Business signs: zoning clearance and plan review fee  . .$ 60.00
5. Height above grade fee: If a sign is over 40 feet in height, an additional fee shall be paid   $ 60.00
6. Sign inspections/reviews requiring no application fee. Also, the minimum sign fee does not apply:
a. Promotional business sign  . . $ 40.00
b. Remove and rehang in same location . $ 30.00
c. Removal fee (ground and outdoor advertising signs only). .$ 30.00
d. Interior electrical sign  . . $ 30.00
e. Border neon sign . . . $ 30.00

how ironic, this guy is coming to remove some yard debris for me tomorrow, and he is charging $30.  good deal if you ask me.

Are you checking the immigration status of the workers that are performing the clean-up on your property...?

actually yes I will be.  When the workers come on site they will be required to present proper identification.  If I discover or suspect that any of them are illegal, not only will I decline their services on spot, I will report the company to ICE for investicagion.  I guess we will find out in a few hours.

also, if any worker is unable to communicate with me in non broken english, they will be sent away regardless of their status.

[NellieBly]

So quality of work really doesn't matter, just their ability to speak English? Does that mean you don't hire whites who use improper grammar? That's how I judge people.

[sgrizzle]

I generally avoid working long term with people I don't understand if for comparable price/quality I can get someone I do. Regardless of color.

[NellieBly]

My website says I have five-star rating, too. All the links on the site are to generic pages that aren't even local and the phone number has been disconnected, too.

Shady at best. He buys a website, gives himself five stars, then sticks illegal signs out to advertise. Oh yea, cusses at me. This is someone I want to do business with.

[inteller]

well they promptly got rid of my mess.

you can make comments here:

http://www.landscapeweb.net/Landscape_Directory/thread/145

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by NellieBly

My website says I have five-star rating, too. All the links on the site are to generic pages that aren't even local and the phone number has been disconnected, too.

Shady at best. He buys a website, gives himself five stars, then sticks illegal signs out to advertise. Oh yea, cusses at me. This is someone I want to do business with.

If you check, many of the ratings are from "admin@landscapeweb"

[TURobY]

Here is the WHOIS information:

Domain Name.......... landscapeweb.net
 Creation Date........ 2003-11-25
 Registration Date.... 2003-11-25
 Expiry Date.......... 2007-11-25
 Organisation Name.... landscapeweb.net
 Organisation Address. 11769 E 63rd St
 Organisation Address.
 Organisation Address. Broken Arrow
 Organisation Address. 74012
 Organisation Address. OK
 Organisation Address. UNITED STATES
Admin Name........... Adam Morgan
 Admin Address........ 11769 E 63rd St
 Admin Address........
 Admin Address........ Broken Arrow
 Admin Address........ 74012
 Admin Address........ OK
 Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
 Admin Email.......... amorgan33@cox.net
 Admin Phone.......... 918-249-0642
 Admin Fax............ 555-555-5555
Tech Name............ Adam Morgan
 Tech Address......... 11769 E 63rd St
 Tech Address.........
 Tech Address......... Broken Arrow
 Tech Address......... 74012
 Tech Address......... OK
 Tech Address......... UNITED STATES
 Tech Email........... mmorgancreek@aol.com
 Tech Phone........... 918-249-0642
 Tech Fax............. 555-555-5555
 Name Server.......... dns1.thisismyserver.net
 Name Server.......... dns2.thisismyserver.net


Domain Name.......... mowitnow.com
 Creation Date........ 2004-03-17
 Registration Date.... 2004-03-17
 Expiry Date.......... 2008-03-17
 Organisation Name.... landscapeweb.net
 Organisation Address. 11769 E 63rd St
 Organisation Address.
 Organisation Address. Broken Arrow
 Organisation Address. 74012
 Organisation Address. OK
 Organisation Address. UNITED STATES
Admin Name........... Adam Morgan
 Admin Address........ 11769 E 63rd St
 Admin Address........
 Admin Address........ Broken Arrow
 Admin Address........ 74012
 Admin Address........ OK
 Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
 Admin Email.......... mmorgancreek@aol.com
 Admin Phone.......... 918-249-0642
 Admin Fax............ 555-555-5555
Tech Name............ Adam Morgan
 Tech Address......... 11769 E 63rd St
 Tech Address.........
 Tech Address......... Broken Arrow
 Tech Address......... 74012
 Tech Address......... OK
 Tech Address......... UNITED STATES
 Tech Email........... mmorgancreek@aol.com
 Tech Phone........... 918-249-0642
 Tech Fax............. 555-555-5555
 Name Server.......... dns1.thisismyserver.net
 Name Server.......... dns2.thisismyserver.net


11769 E 63rd St is the registered address for Morgan Landscape. MowitNow.com is a division of Morgan Landscape of Broken Arrow Oklahoma. Notice how Mowitnow.com is the only one with reviews?

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by TURobY

Here is the WHOIS information:

Domain Name.......... landscapeweb.net
 Creation Date........ 2003-11-25
 Registration Date.... 2003-11-25
 Expiry Date.......... 2007-11-25
 Organisation Name.... landscapeweb.net
 Organisation Address. 11769 E 63rd St
 Organisation Address.
 Organisation Address. Broken Arrow
 Organisation Address. 74012
 Organisation Address. OK
 Organisation Address. UNITED STATES
Admin Name........... Adam Morgan
 Admin Address........ 11769 E 63rd St
 Admin Address........
 Admin Address........ Broken Arrow
 Admin Address........ 74012
 Admin Address........ OK
 Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
 Admin Email.......... amorgan33@cox.net
 Admin Phone.......... 918-249-0642
 Admin Fax............ 555-555-5555
Tech Name............ Adam Morgan
 Tech Address......... 11769 E 63rd St
 Tech Address.........
 Tech Address......... Broken Arrow
 Tech Address......... 74012
 Tech Address......... OK
 Tech Address......... UNITED STATES
 Tech Email........... mmorgancreek@aol.com
 Tech Phone........... 918-249-0642
 Tech Fax............. 555-555-5555
 Name Server.......... dns1.thisismyserver.net
 Name Server.......... dns2.thisismyserver.net


Domain Name.......... mowitnow.com
 Creation Date........ 2004-03-17
 Registration Date.... 2004-03-17
 Expiry Date.......... 2008-03-17
 Organisation Name.... landscapeweb.net
 Organisation Address. 11769 E 63rd St
 Organisation Address.
 Organisation Address. Broken Arrow
 Organisation Address. 74012
 Organisation Address. OK
 Organisation Address. UNITED STATES
Admin Name........... Adam Morgan
 Admin Address........ 11769 E 63rd St
 Admin Address........
 Admin Address........ Broken Arrow
 Admin Address........ 74012
 Admin Address........ OK
 Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
 Admin Email.......... mmorgancreek@aol.com
 Admin Phone.......... 918-249-0642
 Admin Fax............ 555-555-5555
Tech Name............ Adam Morgan
 Tech Address......... 11769 E 63rd St
 Tech Address.........
 Tech Address......... Broken Arrow
 Tech Address......... 74012
 Tech Address......... OK
 Tech Address......... UNITED STATES
 Tech Email........... mmorgancreek@aol.com
 Tech Phone........... 918-249-0642
 Tech Fax............. 555-555-5555
 Name Server.......... dns1.thisismyserver.net
 Name Server.......... dns2.thisismyserver.net


11769 E 63rd St is the registered address for Morgan Landscape. MowitNow.com is a division of Morgan Landscape of Broken Arrow Oklahoma. Notice how Mowitnow.com is the only one with reviews?

yeah thats him.  did good work.  havent seen the signs yet.

[sgrizzle]

Ahh... that explains a lot. Easy to get "good ratings" on a "3rd party site" if you control all of it...