I wish I could fire these bastards twice!

Oh man, was I HOT when I realized that my lawn service had destroyed two sprinkler heads! I haven't really used the irrigation system this year, mainly because my water bill was up in the $170's (ridiculous), and I thought spending that much to water weeds was insane.

Well, I got all industrious last week and decided to seed and fertilize the backyard, because the bare patches of dirt are what my dogs make a beeline for immediately after getting out of the pool. The routine is this... get in pool, get out of pool, head for patch of dirt and roll around like a whore, get up and shake the larger dirt clumps off, carry the new coating of dirt back to the pool.

Where was I? Ah, yes, so after I seeded and fertilized, I went to turn on the irrigation system to water the seeds as instructed. As I'm testing out all the zones to make sure everything is working, I realize that one of my hedge sprinklers has been completely cut in half (weed-whacker is my guess), and it is gushing like a water fountain. Then in the back yard, another sprinkler head has been mauled to the point where it is spraying water straight up into the air.

The only way these things could've gotten busted is by somebody doing a shitty job of lawn maintenance. I understand that accidents happen, but what pisses me off is that NOBODY TOLD ME ABOUT IT!!! And now, I can't really call them up and demand that they cover the repair costs, because I canceled their service last month.

Not only did they not tell me about the sprinklers they destroyed, but there were 5 Mondays in June, and they shorted me out of my final mow. When I called to complain, he swears up and down that they were here, yet I'm staring at tufts of weeds in the back yard that shouldn't be there so soon after a "supposed" mow. Liars!

On a positive note, I managed to tap into my inner handyman, and I replaced the sprinkler heads myself. I feel so empowered. :)