Newby climber.

[Jamie]

maybe. it's picking up again. give it a go. the weather is great the midges are better.

 

Jamie

[Dean Lofthouse]

Should have left the engine running Dean.

 

Problem solved.

 

That was the problem, about 50 trucks had all refuelled from a water contaminated fuel bowser

[Zenfordinner]

If you fancy traveling to Hertfordshire we could use a second climber on Friday.

Ever topped Conifers?

[ladyarb]

would love to but no never topped conifers but im a fast learner !! where abouts in herts ??

[johnty]

hi its johnty i was on the same course as you at Kingswood.

Hope you got picked up from the petrol station ok. How's the job hunting going?

[Zenfordinner]

would love to but no never topped conifers but im a fast learner !! where abouts in herts ??

 

Ladyarb, sorry but have filled that space. If you do not find work closer to you in the next few weeks or so, then pm me and I will see if we can put anything your way.

 

Definitely worth getting some experience before setting up on your own, groundwork first will stand you in good stead. Working alongside experienced climbers will give you valuable tips, confidence, and experience without having the responsibility of a job - which you would if you freelanced climbed straight away.

 

I have not seen any lady climbers this way, saw one other lady grounding once. I do not work on site much these days, but when I was out grounding every day, I found that my being a woman was definitely a talking point, both with clients, general public, and other workmen. Many domestic clients liked that a woman was part of the crew. Working with other men, the only thing worth mentioning is that I always had to prove myself, even if only subtly, in the sense that they had to see for themselves that I worked hard and was quite capable, upon gaining their respect being a woman did not matter, as it were.

 

Probably the most resistant folk I met were a few older men, one on a building site who did not like a whippersnapper female telling him that he was not to drive his digger beneath the tree that was in the process of being felled. He said, like a boy in a school lunch line, "we were here first", but backed off once he saw the look on my bosses face and realised that the tree was coming down and he might be wise to stay out of the way. The most outrageous thing a male client ever said to be was, after coming down a Sycamore, that I should climb in hotpants! He was old enough to be my father, and blushed profusely when he said that.

 

I was fortuneate to learn with a very capable, talented, hardworking craftsman of a treeman. I wholly recommend working for someone who has craft, as you will learn tricks from them that could otherwise take years to figure out, learn or pick up. (I have worked with climbers in the business or 13+ years, who although quite capable had less craft which limited their ability and also made them less safe in certain respects). Also, it certainly makes me feel safer- I have worked with more gung ho climbers, which is alright on little jobs but on large felling, I definitely prefer someone who knows what they are doing. Everyone has off days, but someone dedicated instills a confidence that is encouraging when starting anew.

 

 

Gook luck to you.