Arborists Comandments

[Buzz]

Thou shalt not spit with your visor down

 

Ha ha ha done that !! and a particularly nasty sneeze once

[Ben]

Thou shalt not spit with your visor down

 

 

[Big dog]

Thou shalt drive ones vehicle like king of the road, taking in town centre excursions where ever possible regardless of time to cast an approving eye over any young fillys.

Thou shalt learn to live on Esso's "on the run" Latte's and tuna and cheese melts.

Thou shalt wear all work clothes, no matter how crappy, like badges of honour and strut like a peacock at any given time safe in the knowledge that as an arborist thou holds a greater value than all other living beings.

One is allowed to "kiss the guns" for no given reason.

[Mr Ed]

In the spirit of the original -

 

 

I am the Lord your Job.

You shall have no other Jobs before me

You shall not watch pop idol

You shall not make wrongful use of your climbing rope

Remember the Sabbath and use it as an extra day to fit in more jobs.

Honor your Boss and your customers

You shall not kill trees without justifyable cause

You shall not use your workmates lifeline as a recovery rope

You shall not steal your workmates butties, tea, fags or bogroll

You shall not bear false witness against a healthy tree just to have a TPO lifted

You shall not covet your customers wife

You shall cover anything that you broke at a job with a layer of sawdust in the hope that it wont be noticed till your gone

[Tully]

Thou shall not pass solids or liquids whilst up in the tree

[Buzz]

Thous shalt not smear mud on scuffs or lowering dings lol

[Stephen Blair]

thou shalt not use felt tacks to repair 4 foot rip on norway spruce whenith 16 and weelding a blunt bowsaw up a ladder. I am very sorry mr robertson, it is still there all shrivelled up 16 years later held with said tack.

This thread has turned into confessions.

oh how professional us ARBORISTS are.

[Jason James Gairn]

Thou shalt not reveal all crazy ins and outs that goesoneth at work, especially the stuffith about Grey squirrels and young pigeons.

 

Have we worked together? Is that directed at me? Are you messing with my head?

[Pete Mctree]

Thou shall not freak the groundie out by screaming repeatedly whilst putting in the back cut

[Stephen Blair]

Have we worked together? Is that directed at me? Are you messing with my head?

 

aah, now we are getting somewhere, dont hold back. let it all go, you are with friends here, every day it is a heavier burden to bear,

SQUEAK SQUEAK. the guilt, the guilt "