Media crap not helping work

[Mark Bolam]

Google are at it again, every month since May now.

I logged in this morning and this was the lead on Google’s homepage.

 

It’s mainly badly informed and incorrect BS.

I’ve talked to several of my regular hedge customers this year who haven’t got us in because of it.

 

It’s not helping.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

I can see that being a pita.

Will they get you to do it this autumn?

[Stubby]

Can you explain to them Mark that it only applies to agricultural hedges and not domestic . ? Obviously you need to check before you crack on . 

[Mark Bolam]

I’ve done plenty after I’ve explained what the law actually is.

You can cut domestic hedges 365 days a year if you aren’t disturbing birds nests.

 

They will need doing at some point Mick, so might get a glut in autumn.

 

Hedgecutting is pretty unenjoyable anyway, without taking off a load of extra regrowth, and having to charge more.

[Mick Dempsey]

Do you think the media is in the pay of ‘Big Hedge’?

[GarethM]

Conifer mafia

[Ty Korrigan]

This misrepresentation of regulations is rife in France on both French and English speaking Facebook groups.

Trying to discuss the subject produces angry responses and endless links to blogs and articles that just echo misinformation.

Result has been that I have cut almost no hedges since March and then experienced an unwelcome rush of enquiries which I could not cater for before the 'cut off date'

This also impacted heavily on enquiries for tree work resulting in an almost empty agenda by the time I stopped for the Summer in June 30th

The jobs that WERE accepted being mostly for October onwards.

I can bend with the wind as I don't generally work July and August anyway but to lose April, May, June in the event of future legislation would require some serious diversification or another income stream.

 

 

Edited August 17 by Ty Korrigan

[woody paul]

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

Can you explain to them Mark that it only applies to agricultural hedges and not domestic . ? Obviously you need to check before you crack on . 

Also domestic/ household hedges need cutting certain times of the year, where as agriculture /countryside hedges are broadleaf and best cut winter. 

[Ty Korrigan]

And so it begins...

I'm on holiday until the end of August and assume every other self respecting Frenchman is also on holiday too.

Yet I just opened my Gmail to see 2 enquiries for hedge cutting to add to the SMS I received.

No tree work though.

I'm going to be strict with myself and turn down most hedges for all but my regular clients.

I've no wish to fill my books with aching shoulders and days of seemingly endless raking up when there are always trees to be cut.

Or to chew through a back log of 5 months worth of potential hedge clients caused by a misinterpretation of regulations aimed at farmers and annoying social media Eco-Karens punting their agenda whilst their cats continue to decimate the song bird population.

 

Edited August 20 by Ty Korrigan

[peds]

Don't forget to tell them that as well, not just us.