Mac McLennan

Very Nice....I'm gonna try the lottery:drunk:

Same here - Trust Insurance

Guilty your honour....Point Taken:icon14:

Like What....???? Carry on working with two lads all day in the pissing rain for nowt. As I said it was 11.30hrs. Would you then have loaded up the stuff on the ground (see pictures) taken it away and paid for it's disposal..........or thrown the stuff already on the truck on the drive...... I am very consciencious about my work.....However I do not suffer fools gladly. Your remark baffles me:thumbsdown:

Later :wave:

QUALITY:drunk:

Hope you have had a glass of wine too :wave:

I did...........This is the photo I showed them of another Cupressus. I think I said recently you cannot please all of the people all of the time. I've chilled with a glass (or two) of wine now. And will put it down to experience.

Fantastic Photo's. Looks like the H&S on that job is pretty tight. They have everything but the kitchen sink.

Wel done you......Good Job M8:icon14:

No....I had dead-wooded the whole crown and thinned one third of the tree. The bit on the left (third photo). And, I left the arisings lying on the drive (2nd Photo) ......and I tipped the stuff on the truck in the drive. Good point about the write off though. Had not considered that. May be easier than chasing payment up for what I have done.

Peeps, I need some shoulders to cry on......... Today I am sat at home after getting pi55 wet through dead-wooding and thinning a Cupressus this morning. It is not a great tree with loads of dead wood broken stems which are missing, and flat on one side where it got no light due to a tree being next to it, which has since fallen over. I thought it might be a plan to carry out a thin reducing the weight of the stems and the wind bearing effects on the tree. Preventing future failure. Anyway, the women we were working for brought the teas out 'eventually' at 1130hrs and says......I hope your gonna take a lot more than that off. So I say no, we were simply going to continue the thin throughout the whole crown as described in the specification (30%). I explain that to take more off is not in the best intrest of the tree for reasons of health and appearance. So she says carry on then and we will see how it looks when you have finished...but that she doesn't think it will be enough. I immediately Know, that no matter how much I take off, it aint gonna be enough, and I probrably aint gonna get paid. So tell the guys to pack up. Too cut a long story short .......I did not get a signature approving the quotation and specification I gave her..........I'm a W4nker I know. Took a couple of photos on my phone as the guys were packing up....sorry about the quality.

It is indeed a burden we carry. But at least you can answer the question with confidence when asked. I found there was not a big difference in cost between 1million and 5million. When I had 1million, I found there was some commercial work that I had to turn down, as I did not have cover. You only need one half decent commercial job to make up the difference. Always go for 5million even if you are 90% domestic like me.

I think you just have to be upfront with people and tell them the truth. " It will be 'approx' six weeks - unless I am able to fit you in sooner" You can't please all of the people all of the time.

Realising the two day job you have 'priced' is only going to take the day.

Happy birthday Steve....Hope you got yourelf a nice b'day pressy at the show:wave:

I would keep the job you have for the time being............It will earn you the money you need to get your basic chainsaw tickets and protective kit. Then phone all the tree surgeons in your area, and try and get some work as a groundsman. Then you'll see if thats really what you want to do.

I can only see the vid up to the bit where he mentions 'trespass'. Why would the owner or council not put a TPO on the tree to prevent this happening? Then the roots could be pruned to prevent trespass and reduce tree?

It does look very nice.......bet it costs about the same as a 'timber wolf'

Bollocks....I feel so inadequate now:bawling:

Am I the only one who uses three sections of alloy pole with hook (with spot weld) to place my climbing rope over the crotch.....???? I find this less hastle than throwbags.

Does this mean that some of the people on here have so much work that they can be selective about the work they carry out????? ie. NO CONIFERS how good must that be.

Your right ....that did make me smile You all looked to have had a great laugh making that clip.

I find the thing about flyers is this. Someone may have had no intension of maintaining their (or their neighbours) trees until the seed is sown. ie. the flyer hits the door mat.