Ty Korrigan

Behold! The New Sir Edmund Hilary of the Arb world... Ty

We get clients to sign a quote that contains the phrase 'Hors vice cache' that simply translates to 'Without unseen problems' So when we did a line of fence posts and found it was 30cms of top soil laid over an old concrete farmyard we didn't get held to our price. Same applies to tree work and garden building the clients supply. Ty

Rained off yesterday, freezing conditions made an hour and half drive to work impossible due to all the accidents. Today, managed a morning of chipping aided by the wife before packing up at midday beaten by the wind and rain. The client thought us mad to turn up but felt sorry for us and pitched in to help drag brash. Got home to find a leak in the bedroom and zinc flashing waving about in the wind...looks like the surfs up boys! If it keeps up then we may get calls! Ty

I'm just not that 'precious' as like I wrote before, there are many other arbs who would do worse and yes, my love of money excells that of 'most' trees. Can't feed a family on 'principles' alone. Besides, the work done on many French street trees shows that it does work well with a regime of regular maintenance. Ty

Agreed, I'm in this trade for the coin it brings and if didn't jump to the beat of a clients drum there are others worse than I who will. I'll not get all 'diva' over best practices and whats good for the tree, I'd rather fill my pockets with lucre and have a satisfied client. Having said that I don't make it a policy to butcher and mangle trees in everyday work. I think the tree in the original post is now...original! A living sculpture to be admired. Ty

HA! I'm 62kg and my associate is 67kg but our groundie weighs more than a black holes inners and wears XXXL T'shirts. Ty (rained off work)

I use a Henchman but the thing weighs 25kg and just gets heavier as the day gets on... I think I'll give one of these a go as the Henchman is too tall for some hedges and I am too short to work without a set of low steps. The great thing about the Henchman is the extendable legs which are really long and usefull. The poor thing is the awfull comedy price and the build quality which is lower than an NHS crutch. Ty

I have to say, that it is very rare to hear the same subject from the lips of an educated Frenchman. Perhaps this subject is the pre-occupation of tradesmen and artisansd I mean hospitals are full of nurses and doctors from over seas, any-one want to send them back home? All this talk of overseas workers impacting on the job scene is just so much hot air. Any-one here on Arbtalk REALLY losing money to gangs of illicit Eastern European working on the black...? I mean, proper tree work not the odd hedge and fruit tree here and there. I serious doubt it... Ty

Any Poles on the forum to defend their corner...? Ty

Protectionism...Unions, Guilds...pricefixing, how do you control who works in what industry and where? OR...a free market. I can't imagine that any-one in this industry is REALLY losing out BIG TIME to an influx of foreign workers. O.K, the odd £30 Sycamore perhaps BUT as for impacting to the point of causing suffering to established indiginous businesses... unlikely. You know, the French moan that the Brits buy up old unwanted properties, do them up and sell them for a profit thus causing the market to rise and therefore impacting on just what young rural French can buy. However...it is the French who choose to sell the old unwanted properties in the begining to 'forgeigners'... Perhaps if the British public really didn't tolerate immigration they'd vote with their conscience and not employ any-one with an accent or busy moustache. Instead, they like to save a few quid and get a better deal. The traitors are amongst you and they ARE YOU! Ty

Perhaps we could have a B.N.P membership vote here...? Ty:001_rolleyes:

British shirk force...hhhhhh I love that one! Ty

As a Foreign National myself I am certainly hoovering up work and making an impact locally. Question is... Is this work that would have gone to others or new work that I have generated...? Answers on a postcard please. What is certain, as an immigrant I must ensure my work ethic is of a high standard as I have a certain amount of chauvanism to overcome and the last thing I need is for any-one to slight me due to my status of 'etranger'. So I work hard for long hours and for competitive prices. So perhaps 'Foreign Nationals' on your doorstep could be a wake up call for any local business who thinks their feet are well under the table. Regards Ty

I've just delivered a load of chips for a guy to use to digest the 'solid matter' in his organic toilet... Ty

HUMBUG! Ty

I confess Skyhuck may have reason but I didn't like his way with words very much... Any more than mine:biggrin: Ty

Your avatar says it all Skyhuck. 'Some one is wrong on the internet'... Having written that...I'm having a dump in at a clients in mine...hhhh! Ty

Forgive me but " making a habit of lying to clients?" I certainly don't make a habit of lying and very much resent that. The non-client cost me a whole 2 hours on a Saturday morning with travel time. His whole approach was that of a market trader, I simply talked to him in a language he could understand. Calling the bluff of a 'client' to me is a harmless act and certainly not deserving of such a vitriolic response from a moderator of all people. The client was lying in his response, that is clear, saving face instead of saying 'Sorry, I can't afford it' Ty

You sound like a holier than thou smart ass on the attack to me... Ty

Your a bit 'acidic' my 'friend'... not a yet a client is he? Ty

That goes for Sycamore too... Ty

Why not just let all invasive species be then...? Including the latest 'Ash Rash'... Just shrug our shoulders and say...Ah well, every living creature has a right to live. Ty

Some-ones out on this latest job or the clients pulling my plum. Customer emails to tell me that ' thanks but no thanks as they have another quote over 1000euros cheaper' I email back and tell them if they scan me a copy of the lower quote then I will lower me price to 10% below it. (of course I have no intention of doing so, I'm just curious who has priced so low) Nothing, not a peep, I did think the customer had no funds and was wasting my time last Saturday. Property rich, cash poor ex-pat who walked around telling me how he could have these trees down in a morning but for his wife insisting on using a properly insured company...hhhh:001_rolleyes: Ty

OOOH! Been taking your 'minerals' then...? Ty

I think that when it rains I am far less efficient and get less done. This may mean we have to return to finish off another day. So if it is looking like a day of heavy rain when a long day of climbing booked I try to move jobs around and find something less taxing. Often I am so fatigued after a day climbing in the rain I am good for nothing for days after. Ty