How far do you travel to work?

[Pete Mctree]

1 hour ago, Steve Bullman said:

Even this time of year?

Thankfully tourists don’t hit the road at 7am - I try not to work in the very centre of Whitby much in summer 

[JonnyRFT]

Back when I was working with a housing association, we covered a 100 mile radius. They had a lot of land in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambs, Huntingdonshire and Bedfordshire. Most of the work was often over 50 miles away.

 

Now, I’ve moved on from physical tree work and concentrated my efforts in consultancy. There seems to be only a handful of Arboriculturists (from what I’m noticing) compared to what work is out there. I’m now travelling all over East Anglia and a bit further West and North, working on behalf of large utility companies and only a handful of domestic clients.
 

I live in Norwich, so everything is miles away for me. I’d kill to have all my work within a 10 mile radius. 

[Donnie]

20 hours ago, Blackbriarwoods said:

Sounds familiar to my past life

4.5 hours to be met with the trees at the top of this hill to be felled. Cool part of the country though, think they filmed Skyfall on this road. 

[AHPP]

59 minutes ago, JDon said:

4.5 hours to be met with the trees at the top of this hill to be felled. Cool part of the country though, think they filmed Skyfall on this road. 

You need that quad bike or jet pack. 

[aspenarb]

5 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

Long time no speak b0D, similar when I was last on the books, yard was 45 minutes away, so could be long days, but when they could they gave me the jobs in South Suffolk, Essex, only downside was I copped London.

 

London work is about to get very expensive,its a bit of a logistical nightmare at best and about to get a lot worse. That ulez creeping out to the m25 is going to change things.

 

Bob.

Edited August 26, 2023 by aspenarb

[Stephen Blair]

17 hours ago, JDon said:

4.5 hours to be met with the trees at the top of this hill to be felled. Cool part of the country though, think they filmed Skyfall on this road. 

Loch Laggan? 

[Donnie]

1 hour ago, Stephen Blair said:

Loch Laggan? 

Glen Etive about 3 miles from Loch Etive. 
 

Here is the loch

[Peasgood]

I just step out of my door and I am there.

Orchards are through the gate the other side of the lane from my house. Occasionally I have to venture further and have usually started swearing at people within the first 3 miles and usually because of a cyclist or 12.

[Blackbriarwoods]

7 minutes ago, Peasgood said:

I just step out of my door and I am there.

Orchards are through the gate the other side of the lane from my house. Occasionally I have to venture further and have usually started swearing at people within the first 3 miles and usually because of a cyclist or 12.

Lucky person, always what I've aimed for, nearly achieved once but now have constant traffic noise.

And my tolerance levels have decreased to very low levels once I sit in a vehicle and have to travel anywhere.

[Peasgood]

22 hours ago, Blackbriarwoods said:

Lucky person, always what I've aimed for, nearly achieved once but now have constant traffic noise.

And my tolerance levels have decreased to very low levels once I sit in a vehicle and have to travel anywhere.

The only traffic noise I have is I can sometimes hear a train in the distance if the conditions make sound travel a bit more. Other than that any vehicle I hear or see I usually know the driver, isn't that extraordinary in this modern world of ours.

I am indeed very lucky, very aware of it and fully appreciative of it.

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