IRATA tree cutting and stuff

[Jamie]

Hello boys and girls,

 

Here is a slight explanation for my absence of late (i hope some of you missed me:confused1:).

 

Well last year i got my IRATA level 1 ticket and come october last year i started working in an oil refinery. Well that came and went, then i got into some geotechnical work, mainly tree cutting on the railways for the geoboys. I also did some rock drilling, meshing and mattocking, now i'm painting the Forth Rail Bridge.

 

i've managed to pick up a few tree surgery shifts recently too. they have been good, 5 months out and the only thing i've lost in my tough skin and a bit of strength, straight back in at the deep end .

 

Here are a few photos of my recent exploits.

 

rock drilling in oxford,

 

me on a c brace on the queensferry cantilever

 

 

thats it just now ladies and gents

 

jamie

[Jamie]

only 4 images in a post

 

me on the top members of queensferry

 

looking down to andy

 

the guys on a c brace at the bottom of queensferry

 

the other team on the d brace between the top members on queensferry

 

 

jamie

[Jamie]

last 2

 

 

looking north from the top of queensferry

 

looking north from halfway up queensferry

 

we have some big 110m abseils soon, i'll get some pics of them, and some of the rigging as i know you boys all get off on it:blushing:

 

oh and why we have to wear life jackets i dont know, after falling 110m all the life jacket is going to do is hold me upright on the sea floor as we have a ton of kit on us.

 

jamie

[Taupotreeman]

Nice work if you can get it. Hope they pay you well. Mind you, reckon I'd pay them to let me play on the Forth rail bridge on a day like that.

[Jamie]

Nice work if you can get it.

 

you ever spent 8 hours on an angle grinder? money isnt as good as the geo work, but still quite good and i'm home every night unlike geo

 

Jamie

[atree]

Awesome,Hope its goin well.Do you miss tree work fulltime?

[Robert_S]

Nice pictures mate, why did you leave your tree surgery job mate was it for the money?.

[Jamie]

miss treework tons, i'm better off (financially) this way and i have more future oppertunities but i really miss seeing the natural world, oil refineries are horribly sparse places and smell very weird with lots of potential hazards

 

bridges are windy

 

Jamie

[Treewolf]

Stunning photos!

[Tom D]

Nice one Jamie, Pm me if you are out of work, I am well busy at the moment and have a lot of irons in the fire too, i might have work if you are interested. You want to get on the windmills mate, very good money I hear.