TheTreeWiseMen

Oh yes....

No, selling big f*ckin' guns to all sorts of unscrupulous people all over the planet.

I always fancied being an international arms dealer.....

Treat every job as if you were doing that job for your mother-in-law. From how you talk to the client when pricing the job, to how you blow the saw dust out of their yard, sorry garden when you're finished. Oh, and BE nice and smile! Doesn't matter if you're the best salesman/most knowledgeable arborist on the block.......if the client doesn't like you....they ain't gonna be buying any work from you.

I'll take it..........Cheque ok?

Oh yes....

From mine to mate, lovely mellow tune....

I was looking at it earlier too, thinking what the fu...

I first met Mr. Kenyon when I was at Merrist Wood over 20 yrs ago. I heard he had a bad motorbike crash which ended his climbing. Cool to know that he's still there though. I'm 40 this year and I stopped climbing a couple of years ago (with over 15 yrs of it under my belt) after smashing two discs in my lower back. I miss it sometimes but am so busy running TWM that I don't have the time. And anyway, it's not my job to climb anymore, (I'm too busy doing the small business owner thing). I pay my crew to do all that climbing stuff! Would love to get back out to the Redwoods in California and haul my sorry arse up one of those bad boys for a recreational climb at some point in my life though.

That's funny! Far from it actually. I just miss a good can of chilled Brew. Alot of Yanks I know who have been to the UK love it too. To them there is no stigma attached to drinking Brew, it's just the same as enjoying a strong Belgian beer while in Brussels.

5 Euros (sorry ain't got a Euro key on my Yank keyboard) an hour?? STROLL ON.....

Doubt I'll have time Steve. What's the date for Capel?

...and your border terriers!

Check your PMs Charlieh.

Just say the word and you can send me some Special Brew in return.....In fact, I'm coming over in April, so if you want to get a shopping list to me, now's the time. It would be no problemo.

Thanks Mr. Hudson, I am particularly psyched with the truck. A mate who's a cartoon illustrator did the logos and a local graphics company did the rest. And yes, it certainly does get the phone ringing. Dig your 'mog!!

You lot are right. I'm over 'here' and recently did a job for a Scots geezer who had a border terrier, which reminded me what great little dogs they are. I'll be getting one in the next year or so when my daughter is a little older. When I worked as a game keeper I saw them demolish rat populations around the pheasant laying pens.

Some real nice looking kit there peeps. Here's what the Limey has managed to get together over 'here'.

What can you do eh? The British abroad..... And sorry, but I fail to see how enquiring about a certain beer when living abroad can be compared to jumping out of a tree into a hedge, which you can't see into.....and ending up with a stick shoved up your dumb arse.

Stupid **** more like.

On the subject of jokes........Two southerners - businessmen in London - were sitting down for a break in their soon-to-be new store. As yet, the store wasn't ready, with only a few shelves set up. One said to the other, 'I bet any minute now some thick tourist is going to walk by, put his face to the window and ask what we're selling.' No sooner were the words out of his mouth when, sure enough, a curious Yorkshireman walked to the window, had a peek, and in a broad Yorkshire accent asked 'What's tha sellin ere?' One of the men replied sarcastically, 'We're selling arse-holes.' Without skipping a beat, the Yorkshireman said, 'Tha's doing well ... Only two left!' Southerners - should not mess with Yorkshiremen. Sent to me by my best man.....yep, a Yorkshireman.

Wow, sounds a bit harsh. But that's the U.K. through and through eh?

Good idea for a new thread, 'What was your first car?'

And I was just saying that when we worked Chinese tractors in the woods......we broke them.

Mowing and forestry work is a little different though eh?