leaving the trade

[Andy Collins]

Nelly belly, can you not run your business in a similar vein to what James is suggesting, basically keep on doing some tree work part time, alongside some building work? It always seems a great shame that people feel they need to get out of the job for health reasons. I had to change things a bit following last years health problems, but I can still earn enough from the changes I've implemented. Of course, you must do what you need to earn a crust at the end of the day, I'm just trying to point out that you may be able to keep doing some tree work in a lesser capacity.

[Tommy_B]

Nelly belly, can you not run your business in a similar vein to what James is suggesting, basically keep on doing some tree work part time, alongside some building work? It always seems a great shame that people feel they need to get out of the job for health reasons. I had to change things a bit following last years health problems, but I can still earn enough from the changes I've implemented. Of course, you must do what you need to earn a crust at the end of the day, I'm just trying to point out that you may be able to keep doing some tree work in a lesser capacity.

 

Could you get into the landscaping side more? Landscaping in the summer and tree work in the winter? As Andy and James said it could give you the opportunity to do the best of both worlds.

 

Whatever you choose, I wish you all the best.

[WorcsWuss]

Not a bad idea Neil...... No reason necessarily why you need to do the hard work.... Just drop the subbing. Use a climber for any jobs you do get and you do the ground work. Can't be any harder on your back than stooping to lay bricks (or, heaven forbid, 6" solids!) all day....?

[Nellybelly]

again thank you all very much for your kind words it really is so nice of you all.

 

Andy and Simon i haven't got the experience in the trade to be running my own jobs if i'm honest and it might sound silly Simon but i'm fine laying bricks and as i can alter my stance a little to suit what i'm doing its the saws that cause me the most grief with my hands as i'm forced to hold the handle straight where as with laying even heavy 6" blocks i can clamp my right my thumb, index and middle finger round them and leave two that hurt out of the way which i cant do with the safely with a saw, hedge cutters are the worst for my hands leaving them clawed up for a couple of days after just an hour on them but laying bricks, blocks and even flagstones is fine and if i'm honest i'm a far better trowel than i ever was a climber, hahaha

 

Mike and Simon your star men if you do need a hand with any masonry please give me a shout i'll gladly take it on

 

Cheers again Fellas you really are a good bunch

[Andy Collins]

Well in that case all the best wherever you end up, I'd just hate to see someone grudgingly leave the trade without really thinking it through. I was lucky, I found my way around my particular problem, not really ideal but it keeps me happy

[WorcsWuss]

Make sure your CIS and utr are in order and send me your mobile number & email and I'll give your details to our site managers...

[Nellybelly]

hopefully Andy it wont have to be a permanent thing, just have to make the right choice for the time being untill i can get my hands patched up (6week lay off) and get the problems in my back and neck looked at by a specialist (???)

 

Its just that my little man was born on the 14th dec, and being the only earner now to provide for my 3 kids put the wind up me a little, when i found out the mrs was pregnant and with the problems that i have my heart had gone a little bit with the climbing and i'd started to lose my bottle if i'm honest, i'm no good to anyone up a tree worrying about my little 1's and worry that 1 day making a panicked decision that i'd end up hurting my self or even worse some one on the ground below me

 

Cant remember who asked as well but no treemotion sorry

[Nellybelly]

Make sure your CIS and utr are in order and send me your mobile number & email and I'll give your details to our site managers...

 

Cheers mate, all cis and the like is still on going how about cscs??? wasn't in the trade at the time that became the in thing, but know that it's not need for all jobs

[WorcsWuss]

Cheers mate, all cis and the like is still on going how about cscs??? wasn't in the trade at the time that became the in thing, but know that it's not need for all jobs

 

Don't worry, not with us, we're not so big that we rely on someone else to assess the ability of our guys to do a job properly.... We like to keep an eye in things ourself!

[Nellybelly]

Don't worry, not with us, we're not so big that we rely on someone else to assess the ability of our guys to do a job properly.... We like to keep an eye in things ourself!

 

Great stuf mate, the idea of its good but in my eyes its spiraling out of control with the assesing companys ripping a few extra kid out the working man, the trade ticked over for long enough without the latest government stealth tax on the self employed