Mesterh
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Sounds like lots of good ideas and looking forward to the new site:thumbup1: If the blog section starts getting out of control can we have the option to not see it when we click todays posts, unread posts etc or have it disabled from the start and we have to enable it to see them? I think the question and answer thing could be quite good as long as the questions are relevant to the forum then the decent answers should follow (Bolam's exempt obviously)
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I have no experience moving from a non vat to a vat registered company but im sure you cant claim xx years worth of vat back on previous purchases. Well, I dont think you can claim every purchase back as a guy I know thought he could and was rubbing his hands, accountant soon set him straight!
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I was thinking that. Good to see youve decided to splash out and buy some.
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Possibly but I think most dont want to be there but have no choice. In my book if you 'have' to work 7 days a week then you really need to sort things out. I must admit it is very convenient shops being open almost 24 hrs a day but im sure I could easily cope without it.
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Imo they should go back to the way it was and close on a Sunday, give the poor buggers who work there a day off. Life is getting far too busy.
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Never heard or seen that before! Sounds extensive ie using a tungsten chain and also a bit more like hard work to me but I guess they must have valid reasons to do it. They weren't using the roots for other things like making tools or carvings were they?
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This is why I don't like base anchors
Mesterh replied to Steve Bullman's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Good call on the heads up. Never used srt myself but I have always wondered about base anchors being another thing to think about. Does the additional length of rope add to any bungee effect much? Good thing he had a secondary attachment point. -
Which is why I think it is ridiculous to have one firm doing both jobs. They aren't really going to put much thought and effort into the tree side of things when it's something they don't want to do.
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London Plane:thumbdown: Yes a good idea if they are in leaf.
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I can remember all that, 3 strand bungee nylon rope and spongy multiplat. Those were the right bad old days, thank god for innovation. I guess if they made the zz midline detachable it would look nothing like a zz and perform nothing like a zz. There are a lot of links that need some work doing to them. not just the pulley.
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Apart from obviously Steve and the moderators I think another for Mr Humphries in regards to showing some of the other benefits trees bring rather than just cold hard cash.
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I don't keep quotes and they aren't serial numbered which would certainly help. Sometimes looking at the stats make you wonder if it's worth it, well for me anyway. Does make far better business sense to record these things though.
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I would guess around 50% on average. It's higher on real tree jobs but can be a lot lower on the easy stuff. Commercial about 80% as they usually come to us rather than just look for loads of quotes. It would help if I kept track of everything though.
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That always makes me laugh, well for about 10 seconds then it turns to shoutyness. People driving in the OVERTAKING LANE when there is no need is my biggest pet hate, I just undertake as they are obviously turning right somewhere!
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Why does it take two workmen to move a 1 m sign and direct traffic
Mesterh replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
How ironic! You do realise you were wasting their time and the tax payers money and abusing them by doing what you did? -
I think you should of left the word emergency out of the title and replaced it with staff wants to go home.
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That would go down well if their mother had died. There are far more important things in life than work. Plus how often do these emergencies come up, more or less never so it's not really an issue imo.
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What's wrong with one of the lads running him home or to wherever in the works truck then driving back? If it's a true emergency then it's far more important than losing a few hours worth of work.
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Why does tree work pay so bad in comparison to other trades?
Mesterh replied to RexPayne's topic in General chat
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Why does tree work pay so bad in comparison to other trades?
Mesterh replied to RexPayne's topic in General chat
Lots of people with chainsaws and not enough trees to cut. Plus its easy for anyone to get a van and chainsaw, do all the easy stuff that are good earners for cheap and get a subby climber in to do anything that requires a bit of skill.I dont think it works quite like that with most other professional trades, well the better paid ones anyway. -
More pics of a man's helmet isn't something we should ask for imho.
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Now that's how you prune a tree. Nice vid thanks
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Truly is a shame but there's no chance the hedge will be allowed to stay like that. No doubt the council and high ways have seen it but turned a blind eye until the complaints started. It will probably be fine within a couple of growing seasons though. I wonder if anyone from on here will get the job?
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I think he's busy organising a protest march. Steve, if you need to raise funds by selling little cakes and things I can help, by suggesting you start a thread asking for help.
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I'm sure* that if you provide all the info then even if you lose your ticket they can and have paid people out. They know the exact time and place the winning ticket was bought so can easily ignore scam artists. *sure as I think I read it somewhere or someone told someone about it while I was half listening.
