Chicken or the egg

[Mick Dempsey]

On 14/11/2023 at 17:28, Doug Tait said:

[josharb87]

The thing is gender doesn’t matter.

 

It’s that catch 22 of no experience at this stage. 

 

just need luck and persistence, small things help like  heed the advice to ring rather than email -harder to ignore/say no! 

 

 

 

 

(but yeah, I’ll agree with doobin and excels1or, it is embarrassing how these threads go) 

[Mightbe_lost]

Well thank you to the helpful among you, ive really taken on board your suggestions.

I've actually now bought my course forward, so definitely not put off, just more spurred on. 😘

 

 

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

24 minutes ago, manco said:

unless theyre a cyclist, then go nuts, cos they deserve it.

Agree cyclist is a menace!

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

2 hours ago, Excels1or said:

Jesus christ, this post has turned into another dogs abortion. 

No it’s a dialogue ,in modern world.

[Mick Dempsey]

Sviatoslav has an opinion, it’s not a popular one, but no one’s getting injured, he’s not spouting ’hate speech’ or whatever

Don’t like it? Then argue it, or don’t bother, but let’s not act all outraged.

[carlos]

2 hours ago, Sviatoslav Tulin said:

No it’s a dialogue ,in modern world.

god what is your old fashioned dialogue like.......!!!!

[Dan Maynard]

I think call rather than email, not liking written communications is one of the things that pushes people into arb in the first place.

 

The other thing I'd do is ask around and keep asking your network of family friends and acquaintances if they know someone who is a tree surgeon. When I was starting I got the same 'need experience' from the firm who had a yard in my village, but a friend of a friend had a small local firm a bit further away. I still do 1 day a week there 7 years later.

[Muddy42]

I'd wait until you have your tickets, PPE and a saw. Then try calling some farmers or people in rural areas.  They always have trees falling on or hanging over fences and everyone needs firewood.

[Mightbe_lost]

1 hour ago, Muddy42 said:

I'd wait until you have your tickets, PPE and a saw. Then try calling some farmers or people in rural areas.  They always have trees falling on or hanging over fences and everyone needs firewood.

I have full PPE and my husqvarna 550xp and a selection of garden/landscape tools. I've bought my course forward to a couple weeks time so I am going to focus on that then continue the search after Xmas.