Time to hang up my spikes

[oldwoodcutter]

I’m going through a particularly busy spell at the moment, I had 3 tree customers to meet this morning and quote for, all within an 8 mike radius . Just for the hell of it I kept a straight face and way overpriced all 3 jobs, and unbelievably got the lot.
And don’t think I’m normally too cheap because that’s certainly not how I roll.

[the village idiot]

37 minutes ago, oldwoodcutter said:

I’m going through a particularly busy spell at the moment, I had 3 tree customers to meet this morning and quote for, all within an 8 mike radius . Just for the hell of it I kept a straight face and way overpriced all 3 jobs, and unbelievably got the lot.
And don’t think I’m normally too cheap because that’s certainly not how I roll.

Interesting unit of measurement.

 

Presumably if another Mike moves into the area the radius will be even smaller! 

[onetruth]

 

56 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

Interesting unit of measurement.

 

Presumably if another Mike moves into the area the radius will be even smaller! 

He obviously meant "mile", stop taking the Mick.

[the village idiot]

7 hours ago, onetruth said:

 

He obviously meant "mile", stop taking the Mick.

I think oldwoodcutter's system could catch on.

 

I've just been out knocking on doors.

 

It's a rather taxing four Dave journey to the co-op, but to my delight the Duck and Badger is only three Peter's from my front door.

[Fox]

On 28/02/2018 at 12:27, Nathanzac said:

My level is ok. I can srt for access and then switch to ddrt once up moving around I'm ok also. Enough to get the job done anyway

No offence but after working with you in Germany I think you need allot more experience . Some of the things you and your mate were doing were plain dangerous . 

 

Get another 12 months behind you and don't give up just yet . 

[Gary Prentice]

On 3/11/2018 at 07:02, the village idiot said:

I've just been out knocking on doors.

I wouldn't open my door to you 

[Nathanzac]

No offence but after working with you in Germany I think you need allot more experience . Some of the things you and your mate were doing were plain dangerous . 
 
Get another 12 months behind you and don't give up just yet . 

Dangerous? What exactly did I do that was Dangerous?

[TIMON]

 
I've just been out knocking on doors.
 

You joined the Jehovah’s Witness’s?!
Nice one [emoji51]

[Fox]

On 15/03/2018 at 11:54, Nathanzac said:

On 15/03/2018 at 09:20, Fox said:

No offence but after working with you in Germany I think you need allot more experience . Some of the things you and your mate were doing were plain dangerous . 
 
Get another 12 months behind you and don't give up just yet . 

Dangerous? What exactly did I do that was Dangerous?

I'm sure people do it but climbing SRT on a zigzag is just crazy even more so without using the rope wrench. 

 

You got about 15 feet off the ground and decided not to go any higher , took your rope wrench off and wondered why you couldn't descend on the single line just using your distel knot 

 

when you turned up and got all your kit out it was obvious that your new to the industry , that's fair enough everyone starts somewhere . But there's no need to use a big shot to get your line in a 20foot tree . 

 

I think you thought you could just buy a load of gear turn up get paid 250 a day and go home . It don't work like that . Get another 12 months and you will improve massively . 

[Nathanzac]

I'm sure people do it but climbing SRT on a zigzag is just crazy even more so without using the rope wrench. 
 
You got about 15 feet off the ground and decided not to go any higher , took your rope wrench off and wondered why you couldn't descend on the single line just using your distel knot 
 
when you turned up and got all your kit out it was obvious that your new to the industry , that's fair enough everyone starts somewhere . But there's no need to use a big shot to get your line in a 20foot tree . 
 
I think you thought you could just buy a load of gear turn up get paid 250 a day and go home . It don't work like that . Get another 12 months and you will improve massively . 

I admit that I'm inexperienced and am happy to take structured criticism but if you are going to do so then make sure you do it correctly. Your 1st paragraph said about climbing srt on a ZZ without a rope wrench and then you said that I decided to not climb any higher, decided to remove the RW and couldn't decend!
How can I remove a RW when according to you I didn't climb with one in the 1st place?

My actions were partly down to inexperience but also 1st day nerves and being thrown straight into srt. What exactly as you quoted was '"dangerous"? With regards to the big shot I didn't use it once and only offered it for others to use. Surely there's nothing wrong with that?

I've come on here to seek advice and possible work and you coming on here stating I was dangerous isn't helping and is in fact demoralising. I thanked you both for the advice that you gave on that day!