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  1. Ty Korrigan
    I wonder at that too... Ty
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    Well, for my part, I done a 10week course and was told I'd never make it commerically even though I never intended to be some Billy Whizz climber just to be competant enough to run my own company. Now we take on jobs far and above the few basic certs I carry. After all, who is out there regulating it all anyway? Ty
  3. Ty Korrigan
    Ah yes, Ladybird books... Best education a boy can have! Ty:thumbup: The Richard Bransons of the arb world and not in a millionaire sense either. Left school with scars and dyslexia and now own a truck, chipper and have a professional reputation. Without, all those certs behind them.
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    Unusual question I know and it is definately not a name and shame thread. How many of you guys run your own businesses and make an honest decent living without a rack of NPTC certificates. Just your own intelligence and experience to win your daily coin. I am struck at the number of guys I come across over here who have never gone to college but learned on the job, fair play I say. Ty
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    When I was a U.K based groundy, the boss I worked for (fair but hard) told me he left college and started up immediately his own business. No experience, just confidence, common sense and drive. As a newbie, you don't have to take on more than you can chew. After all, you can either say NO to a job beyond you or say YES and work it through. Employing others more experienced and taking the role of groundy for that job whilst observing closely. I say go for it, I did and it worked for me! I have never found a job beyond me or turned one down due to technical difficulty or sheer size because I know I can call on better men than I and employ them. This is because I am a businessman first and arb second. Having said that...I'm still not rich. Ty
  6. Ty Korrigan
    I hear Dean at Global and Pete at G.M are having anxiety attacks and late night brainstorming sessions over how to overcome this latest challenge. Timberwolf have simply thrown in the towel whilst the German makes have quit these shores entirely. I'm waiting for the stumpgrinder to hit the scene, 45hp, tracked, remote for 4k available through Argos on reasonable 100weekly terms. Ty:001_rolleyes:
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    My red Dooozel waxed badly recently. When I looked into the tank and saw a layer of 'scum' I was shocked! But after we got it started the heat from the engine melted the Dooozel scum and all is good after all. White Dooozel doesn't wax in cold weather. Ty
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    So, how is everybody doing out there? It's been a full 9 days since I had an enquiry from an ex-pat but 6 from French clients this week. One client has just accepted 3 more quotes for hard landscaping including a boules court and fencing which will keep us further occupied for a week. Due to make a big push on the yellow pages front to generate more local work and hope to soon have an updated web site online. Regards Ty
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    I have visions of James Bond de-fusing a nuclear device... Ty
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    Recently, we always seem to be a steady 4 weeks in advance but with the poor weather we have had a few 4 and 3 days weeks which has put us well behind. I find that working in really poor weather conditions just stuffs me up for the rest of the week. I'm happy to claw this back on fine weekends later in the year but as ever...I'm up against the French work ethic of drinking wine on wisteria covered terraces whenever there is real work to be done...hhhh! Ty
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    My mate Rhett (Bretonboy) is a famous exponent of the hedge-hog-log. The day Rhett forgot his spikes...DUH!
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    BLERK! Your a mess friend! Ty
  13. Ty Korrigan
    I've just done a search because again I have an itchy red rash over my torso and arms. This occured on Friday after I had spent the day climbing ivy covered oaks. This is a regular thing with me. Any ideas? Ty
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    I like to leave a nice peg to hang my ladder on so when I come back from my 5 course Frenchy lunch I can shin up in double quick time...hhh! Ty
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    Why are there no hybrid trucks/vans being made? Engine+electric motor...? Also, would not a small gas engine be ideal to power such a small truck? Like on forklifts etc... Ty
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    My mum used to go spare if I left pegs out in the rain... Ty
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    The only time I have left pegs was when I took down a very dead Monkey Puzzle. The bark was deep, soft and wet to the wood. Spikes would not penetrate so I carried a small hand axe and chopped away the bark so I could get my spikes in. Then when I reached the crown I removed the branches leaving pegs to stand on as they where safer than the available wood which was really very hard under the rotten bark. Then I could get on with removing the rest of the crown without worrying about my spikes slipping out. Then I removed most before using a couple to descend on quite safely. It was my judgment call that day and not standard practice. Ty
  18. Ty Korrigan
    We use a Henchman senior plus extension. It is a great piece of kit BUT...not that well made (well not mine anyway) However, it is stable and I detest cutting hedges from a normal set of steps. I will buy the junior version one day as the one we have is too tall for certain hedges. I replaced the scissor bars that keep the thing from folding up with metal tubes as they where just utter rubbish. Strangely, Henchmans used to be equipped with bars in the past. It is heavy though at around 25kg but if you cut as a 2 man team then weight is less of an issue (it gets heavier as the day gets longer...) Ty
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    I do frequently work Saturdays on my own, hedgecutting or mowing. Maintenance and grinding isn't a problem if its cold although the grinding sometimes can be too messy if the gardens are boggy. However..this is France and getting a Frenchy to work the sacred weekend is an uphill struggle. For the first time in months my associate has finally worked a Saturday and only because a client shouted loud enough. Sundays...well, it is forbidden to make noise at all in many communes and certainly impossible to get a Frenchman to work. Ty
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    With the poor weather we have been experiencing, we may be down as low as 180days worked by the end of this financial year. We lost another 2 days last week due to snow+cold. Still, there is always the workhouse or crime to turn to if the going gets really tough...hhh! Ty
  21. Ty Korrigan
    No, they are untouchable. If no-one believes me then just try touching them... I'm all for honey traps. Exploding articles full of indelible dye and hidden cameras. Draw them like a pus filled thorn in finger... Thing is...you WILL get done for using unreasonable force or because you already have record or cannot prove it was this guy who took it despite a dozen witnesses and don't forget he is an ethnic minority... He will get off because he is being filmed as part of 'My Disgusting Gypsy Lifestyle' for Channel 4 in which teenage virgins get married to ex-cons in their early twenties then live in chintzy caravans between the railway, motorway and Lidls (their larder) Or am I wrong...? Pray tell! Ty
  22. Ty Korrigan
    What about...a Dacia Duster...? Really popular in Morocco and France. Low first gear, high clearance and a 1.5dci motor for WAY less than a Nissan Quashkey... Ty
  23. Ty Korrigan
    You know, my job is my living but I like it so much I also do it for free from time to time. And I love cutting grass...hmmmm! Ty
  24. Ty Korrigan
    No, I am a Twit... Ty
  25. Ty Korrigan
    So if the hedge is 3 times what I can see in the images then 750euros per day is about right after all. Think I'll pop a quote in the post quick! Ty

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