How/why did you get into treework?

[Khriss]

Because I didn;t want to build Tanks for the Army...............( Royal Ordance Leeds )

[Bob Rolfe]

climbed a lot and i mean a lot of trees 50ft plus when i was a kid around 12-13yr old got into rock and mountain climbing at school around the same time

gave it sort of the same time girls became more interesting then took a job as a gardener did that for 2 yrs and the managers started asking does anybody fancy trying out on the arb side of things if your not scared of heights that was in 1992 done it ever since ...... still loving it

 

reason.. I like to look down at people which is a change for me seen as im only 5ft 2 ha ha

Edited December 6, 2008 by Bob Rolfe

[johnty]

There seams to be quite a lot of ex millitary guy's and girls in the tree world. Must be the outdoors.

[John Hancock]

Ex Royal Marine PTI/ out doors instructor 14 years loved climbing Etc

Did some ground work before i joined up, and know a few people in the tree game. Glad i left, would not change my job for the world, love it:001_tt1:

 

You might of known a mate of mine...Rich Weaver, aka 'calf-head'....

[Ian Leach]

Got given a chainsaw in sweden and let loose thinning a 40 acre woodland out, never looked back since.

[johnnytrees]

i used help the old fella in school hols left school 82 & joined his firm @ 15 the same age he was when he started @ arther greens @ silsden in 1948 been in the trade ever since like all things has its ups & downs but i wouldnt do anything else 2,nd generation in the blood, hopfully my girls will follow in my footsteps maybe not?

[Dean Lofthouse]

I woke up one morning a Tree Surgeon

[johnty]

You might of known a mate of mine...Rich Weaver, aka 'calf-head'....

 

Sorry don't recall his name, i think i would remember a name like Calf Head i do know a Box Head and a sperm whale head. Lol

The Marines have some funny but stupid names:confused1:

[johnnytrees]

I woke up one morning a Tree Surgeon

 

what yr was that !

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Downshifted from mega-stress gas turbine commissioning engineer with all the trimmings but no actual life, rather gaining 5st from constant hotel food, living on the M6 blah blah blah. Made redundant - best thing that happened to me. Fresh air and no politics, now I sleep.