the 'todays job' thread

[Doug Tait]

42 minutes ago, rapalaman said:

Just climbed out of some snotty, slippery conifers being retopped - Raining cats and dogs and I’d forgotten how much I hate working in the rain! Luckily I did them last time so decent foot and hand holds left but I’m soaked to the skin, exhausted,  pi…ed off and want to finish and go home to get dry ☹️

 

You have my utmost sympathy!

[roboted]

1 hour ago, rapalaman said:

Just climbed out of some snotty, slippery conifers being retopped - Raining cats and dogs and I’d forgotten how much I hate working in the rain! Luckily I did them last time so decent foot and hand holds left but I’m soaked to the skin, exhausted,  pi…ed off and want to finish and go home to get dry ☹️

There's a nautical adage for that, known as the Three "F's".

Fcked up, Fcked off and Far away from home

 

[peds]

I knocked over a row of alder for a guy in September. He just wanted them felling and leaving, he'll do the rest. Make sure you get them ringed, split, and stacked ASAP, alder isn't very patient, I told him. Oh, I will, he said. 

So I'm back here today, ringing them up. 

[Mark Bolam]

At least we haven’t had any rain since September.

[sime42]

46 minutes ago, peds said:

I knocked over a row of alder for a guy in September. He just wanted them felling and leaving, he'll do the rest. Make sure you get them ringed, split, and stacked ASAP, alder isn't very patient, I told him. Oh, I will, he said. 

So I'm back here today, ringing them up. 

 

At least the job hasn't trebled in size. Better than the customers who promise they'll "make sure that the leylandii/privet/laurel hedge is trimmed regularly now, so it's nice and easy next time you come".

 

 

 

 

[bigtreedon]

Little pop to reduce this morning in the very heavy rain 

[peds]

Tricky to tell with the angle, but you look awfully close to going over a 33% reduction there... 

[peds]

I'm in the UK for a week doing a few garden tidy jobs for my folks. I flew over Ryanair, so I didn't bring a single thing with me. They've got a few tools available, but no saw, so they asked the fella across the road if I could borrow his for a couple of days...

 

He brought it round earlier, and after a few minutes of jiggery pokery we got it working... I've never used a 171 before, and I've only just spotted the plastic dogs...

 

 

That is absolutely f*cking adorable!  😹

[Stephen Blair]

The week before my week off and this mornings Robo flail job.

[John Shutler]