do u.....????????

[pward]

dont get me wrong the TO hasnt done anything wrong to me as i keep on the right side, its what i hear from them and other people

[Steve Bullman]

aah of course, I was getting confused with SHDC. I've seen him put tpos on the mankiest sycs and dirtiest leylands!

 

he sneeks about jobs when i have called up to make sure there are nothing on a tree im working on, clients told me the tree officer has been round

 

Of course you 2 appreciate that most T.O's visit arbtalk fairly regularly?.......good luck with future referrals!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Of course you 2 appreciate that most T.O's visit arbtalk fairly regularly?.......good luck with future referrals!

 

I don't think they do tbph; not down here in backward county anyway.

[Steve Bullman]

I don't think they do tbph; not down here in backward county anyway.

 

well i can tell you for a fact they do

[delabodge]

Of course you 2 appreciate that most T.O's visit arbtalk fairly regularly?.......good luck with future referrals!

 

in which case they should,,tbh,,,as the people on the ground are on here,,,,reading bc have now decided to charge £50 to come out and visit a customer with a tpo tree, and request the trees surgeon puts in writting what he suggests the tree requires, where as before i`d be coming out to quote on whats been approved, now I make my recommendations,,on my first (free visit)then they either approve or not,,then I have to now make a seconf]d visit to give a price on what they`ve charged £50 to allow...madness,,,,surely this is mad???

[Paul Jenks]

Reality check here.

If quoting for a tree that either has a TPO or is within a conservation area, as professionals, we should be more or less aware of what is going to be permitted by the TO. There will, obviously, be discrepencies between views. This applies to the views and approach to situations of different TO's and the views or quoting arborists.

 

As the professional who has been asked by the client to quote or make recommendations we should be able to educate the, potential, client as to what is likely to be allowed. This will be based on what is best for the tree, primarily, in a given situation. TO intransigence aside, this is the stand point of the TO.

This will not always enamour us with the client. So be it.

Give them options for different levels of work stating which one is most likely to fall within the BS3998:2010 and will be favourably viewed by the TO.

State that there will be a charge if they wish for you to apply for more aggressive works and that in the unlikely event that the TO allows the works you'll take the fee off the cost of works.

People come to tree surgeons for advice as well as just cutting trees. Regardless of our petty feuds with TO's, I think most of us are attempting to pull the industry into a professional realm that commands respect.

Dealing with LA bureacracy in conjunction with our own, sometimes, slightly, outdated working practice is one of the small day-to-day challenges we all face.

[combined tree services]

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Originally Posted by TimberCutterDartmoor

aah of course, I was getting confused with SHDC. I've seen him put tpos on the mankiest sycs and dirtiest leylands!

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by pward

he sneeks about jobs when i have called up to make sure there are nothing on a tree im working on, clients told me the tree officer has been round

 

Of course you 2 appreciate that most T.O's visit arbtalk fairly regularly?.......good luck with future referrals!

 

 

well i can tell you for a fact they do

 

 

Some people will never learn !! I know first hand that many Tree Officers in devon and cornwall look on Arbtalk regularly . I personally would not make the mistake of thinking that they dont .Even in this "backward" part of the world .

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I wasn't going to say it but what the heck - so what if they do??? Personally I don't give a damn. Fed up with being nice.

[Steve Bullman]

Fair enough....just trying to look out for you guys, if you dont care, im sure there are plenty others that will

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Bad hair day sorry. Anger Management required. But I do get fed up with being 'nice'!