Clients that make you go hmmmmm.

[PeteB]

On 17/05/2025 at 14:53, Mick Dempsey said:

Well call me next @#+¥ing year then!

Jesus H Christ, You have to leave your own house, drive to theirs, knock on the door, act all nicey nicey, talk to them for however long, all in the hope of securing a day or twos work.

 

Yesterday I drove 40 minutes to what sounded like a promising job.

They were nice enough (the couple) the job was two small medium ash over a septic tank, piece of piss.

I pointed out a 3/4 dead cedar right next to the house.

I said if you want to spend money on trees, that’d where I’d start.

She says no initially, then asks if I could just leave the trunk and cut every branch to a foot or so (still attached to the trunk) so it looked like a giant heated hair roller (she thought it would look like modern art)

I said no, that’s stupid, I won’t do that.

Anyway half an hour later, I secure a days work doing the ash.

 

Funnily enough it was a  water mill very near a chateau where I worked for an American couple years ago.

A few bits and bobs the main job was a single big Leylandii removal.

We parked the chipper and truck next to it first thing and whilst filling the saws the husband appears and without a hint of embarrassment asks if we can do the other stuff first as the wife wants some alone time with the tree to say her goodbyes!

I said no way.

 

Sometimes I think line clearance sounds nice, no public, just head down and go.

Then I remember I’m usually drinking tea on the sofa by 2.30.

Swings and roundabouts etc.

 

Alone time with the tree......makes me laugh! Charge an hourly rate and be courteous  and get a bit extra,