when you think your good at your job

[Lyndon]

live to earn another day is my moto! if you dont feel 100% happy then you are more likley to make a mistake which is fine felling a field oak but 80 ft pines and powerlines i think it is better to err on the side of caution and listen to your gut.

 

If the company expect you to work with tecniques like that dont doubt your abilitys doubt the company!

[scottythepinetree]

Reckon the other climber was a bit of a plonker not to back you up, considering he had his doubts also. Cope one over those lines and you'll never work in line clearance again. Over here, the company may never work on the lines either. You need to be 100% sure. You weren't sure and clearly did the right thing.

 

You'll prove yourself to the company in time, by turning up every day, on time, working hard and not having any accidents. That's all you owe them for your wages.

[geoff]

Reckon the other climber was a bit of a plonker not to back you up, considering he had his doubts also. Cope one over those lines and you'll never work in line clearance again. Over here, the company may never work on the lines either. You need to be 100% sure. You weren't sure and clearly did the right thing.

 

You'll prove yourself to the company in time, by turning up every day, on time, working hard and not having any accidents. That's all you owe them for your wages.

 

Spot on.

[western]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys, has made me feel a lot better:thumbup1:

[Mark Bolam]

I think you showed more balls by not doing it than by going ahead.

 

I would never ask a climber to do anything I wouldn't do myself*, the ultimate call is always with the guy up the tree IMO. I think the foremans lack of climbing experience is a bit worrying.

 

 

* Except be quicker than me these days.

[carlos]

i think trust is an issue here as your new on the team, you need to be able to trust your foremans judgment which is not easy if you dont know them.

how are they making their desicions ?? based on years of experiance, safety or quickly getting the job done.... hopfully a sensible blend of all three!

bottlin it never feels good but neither does having an accident!

just my two cents worth.

gd luck carl.

[Billy]

climber always gets the final say, I've had to argue a few times with some groundies/foremen though...Always the ones that have never climbed mind! From what you've said though i probably would have gone ahead and halved it if the tractor was big enough and i trusted the guy driving it, with big kit its nearly impossible for stuff to go the wrong way if everyone is working together as they should.

But as everyone else has said, everyone went home safe and sound and paid so its not a problem, as you were 11m from the lines and you should be 2.5 times the length of the longest product from hazards as a rule if you were doing ti by the book halving them would be a big no no....swings n roundabouts