Hard Times

[adbat234]

I steal things.Costs me nothing so the margins are huge!

 

Ha ha ha , made my day.

[evergreen]

Was just wondering during these hard times when work can be in short supply, what do you guys do to earn some extra cash? I've only been going around 9 months and work is very short at the moment, i'm expanding into logs but these wont be ready till later in the year. Was thinking of maybe offering a Grass cutting service, but i imagine this is very cut throat with low margins?? What do you guys think?

 

Cheers

 

Dave

 

Stick with it Dave, not too far to go now, will pick up in March. keep your pecker up:biggrin:

[gibbon]

funny you all say its a quiet time. I find september to march manic. Bird nesting froz march to late july is dead. All we do is tree work. If it gets quiet them just work go your own house or garden. Failing that go on holiday

[harvey b davison]

Find something else that your interested in, learn how to do it, and then use it to fall back on. Thats what i did, if i carnt find any woodwork to do then its off to drive wagons for me. I find that its makes a nice change and i always feel refreshed when i get back to my proper job.

[Bentonarb]

Work is always slow at this time of year . Its taken me 5 years to get a point were i have plenty of work to last me through the winter . For the last 4 i have only just made enough money to stay going. You have to stick with it and things will pick up .

[Mike Hill]

I sold a Cube of Oak the other day for £100.I even included stacking it for the Client,thats a great way to have a look around for anything worth Stealing.

[Stephen Blair]

I sold a Cube of Oak the other day for £100.I even included stacking it for the Client,thats a great way to have a look around for anything worth Stealing.

 

ha ha ha, that shouldnt be funny but it is:lol:

[TArrryan]

I sold a Cube of Oak the other day for £100.I even included stacking it for the Client,thats a great way to have a look around for anything worth Stealing.

 

I'm still laughing at this, Its made my day too, lets hope clients don't follow us here!

[Mike Hill]

I was once told "its not what you are selling,but how you sell it".

 

So I have rebranded all my Firewood.

 

Here is a Glossary of Terms:

 

Kiln Dried:Pile Covered with a Stolen Tarp

Air Dried :Tarp Stolen off Pile

 

Oak: Any Hardwood without Tell Tale Bark Attached

Woak : "White Oak" Actually its Willow without any Bark

Canadian Furnace Ceder :(Leylandii)

Assorted Fruit Tree: Bits of Plum Tree,mainly Branches Sprayed with Ribeena.

Soft Wood: Pallets I have nicked

 

If any Clients moan that any of the above won't burn.I offer to visit and show them how to start a Fire Correctly.Its a great way to have a look inside their House etc.

[Frank]

Mikes just made this the best thread ever. Haha.