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Perhaps the fancy term of ‘sub contractor’, when referring to itinerant climbers , should more correctly say - a youngish fellow ( ie under 55) who has grasped how a zigzag works, and is quite adept at stuffing an unchecked bundle of £20 notes into his shirt pocket, before clearing off in a bent up 4x4 with very oversized wheels on at a rate of knots, usually about 3 hours before the rest of ‘the team’ wearily stagger to the firms transit tipper and head back to the yard.

 

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15 minutes ago, oldwoodcutter said:

Perhaps the fancy term of ‘sub contractor’, when referring to itinerant climbers , should more correctly say - a youngish fellow ( ie under 55) who has grasped how a zigzag works, and is quite adept at stuffing an unchecked bundle of £20 notes into his shirt pocket, before clearing off in a bent up 4x4 with very oversized wheels on at a rate of knots, usually about 3 hours before the rest of ‘the team’ wearily stagger to the firms transit tipper and head back to the yard.

 

How I wish.

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Nearly, but not quite describing the freelance climbers I use (including Rich Rule before he headed to Norway).

 

Anyone who says they don’t take cash is a liar.

I do, but unfortunately have to bank it now, which the bastards charge me for!

I need the money going through to grow as a company.

 

Good freelancers like Rich saw the job as a whole and were shit hot dragging and raking as well.

 

The temptation of hiring someone just to climb then leave encourages a big mess on the deck and more time overall on the job.

 

Trust me, I’ve done it.

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