what would you be doing

[Martyn Amos]

what would you be doing now or what have you done as previous employment

before tree work?

i know some of you have always been involved in tree work from leaving school.

but what about other arbtalkers who came in at a later date,like myself.

from leaving school,i was involved in the manufacture of furniture for many years as a leather cutter,bandknife operator

like many other industries and manufacture the furniture has all gone from the uk:001_huh:

[Treegeek]

Prior to having some crazy passion to climb trees and do the tree thing in general i was a self employed carpenter joiner, worked in some amazing places castles palaces mod sites.

[RobArb]

i've done allsorts before i finally 'found' trees haha.. started off as an alarm fitter on an apprenticeship, i've done nightclub bar and cellarman for 3 years, assembled flat pack furniture, delivered and installed tv's and aerials, worked on a picking line in a factory, worked in the NHS for 3 years training people on IT systems, I've run my own landscaping business for 3 years.... there are also some others but i forget:blushing:

 

Anyway, i'm an arborist now and thats all thats important to me:thumbup: I suppose if i hadn't of done the other stuff i wouldn't be here now... god thats deep haha!!

[Greg]

Ran my own accountancy practice for 19 years but got fed up of sitting behind a desk all day (and night sometimes) so I decided to have a bit of a change. Certainly getting all the fresh air I need now and after 4 years of tree surgery still enjoying the work (don't really class it as "work" as I enjoy it so much).

[Martyn Amos]

Prior to having some crazy passion to climb trees and do the tree thing in general i was a self employed carpenter joiner, worked in some amazing places castles palaces mod sites.

 

crazy passion to climb trees? same here as a kid i was always the best climber,i would be the one to climb up to the crows nest[no ropes]

then i go and pass cs38/39 at 39 years old:blushing:

life dont make sense sometimes:001_rolleyes:

[Wee Jim]

i was a gravedigger before setting up my landscapeing firm so id probably still be doing that!!

[skyhuck]

Trainee upholsterer.

 

Shop keeper/bicycle mechanic

 

Factory worker.

 

Foundry worker.

 

Window cleaner.

 

Farm labourer

 

Milk man.

 

Don't miss any of them.

[Mick Stockbridge]

After two years in the RAF Regiment I said goodbye at the age of nineteen, or rather they said goodbye to me for insighting a riot.... That was back in December 81, been doing tree work ever since.

[the crafty weasel]

Qualified as an engineer but got rather disillusioned with the jobs that were on offer, so went back to college and studied environmental conservation. Worked in a Spar shop while I was in college, but don't tell anyone... worked for the pembrokeshire coast national park cutting the grass in car parks and picnic sites for 6 months one summer, then got offered the job I'm in now, site warden at a reconstructed iron age hillfort. And so ends my rather short employment history.

[Tree Man Tom]

Traine upholstery.

 

Shop keeper/bicycle mechanic

 

Factory worker.

 

Foundry worker.

 

Window cleaner.

 

Farm labourer

 

Milk man.

 

Don't miss any of them.

 

So when your having a bad day, in the pouring rain, climbing around prickly bushes. You think back to that factory job and suddenly things dont seem to bad