Will Ayers

id go for it will, gotta take the plunge at some point, il give you work as and when i can

im gunna john, and im gunna need every little job you c:call2:an get me on

"how much will you earn daily with the full time job, 100quid ish??"

I WISH, if that were the case then id bite their hand off, that sort of steady salary for a guy like me just out of college would be pukka

no there offering me about £65 a day after tax. that is why i had the doubts in the first place

I thought the application dead line for SSE is the 24th july?,I was phoned to be informed that i was on the short list for interviews as a supervisor but have a job now.

i got an interview long ago but it takes them ages to work out the paper.

nice to see you dropping it like its hot i love your rigging vids but this was wicked. what was done with all the timber, was it all moved or left where it lay. if you moved it there were a few sore backs after that!

I would happily have this man on my team, if you ever need work up this way give me a shout Will.

peter i might just take you up on that offer, see you in wales?

im a self employed climber living in southampton, if any one requires a hand or someone to climb for them then give me a bell on 07903832321 or send an e-mail to [email protected] or send me a PM on here.

cheers

will

I did line clearance for years and mainly hated it. But, with the decrease in domestic work and the increase in competition (about quadrupled in last 7 years) I am looking at maybe getting back into it.

i understand where your coming from mate but i think i will be able to rake in enough to tick over, i know businesses are struggling but the work seems to be out there.

besides, having spoken to the missus she's on side. years ago i had a dead end job that i hated and was a grumpy bugger. she doesn't want that again

this isn't realy an option woodpicker as i am contracted to work 5 days a week for the utility company and will not be able to wind one down as one picks up. i have thought about doing this but i dont think id be able to keep up contacts in the industry as easily so im sure that if i took the utility job then i would more than likely get distracted from the domestic work and find it hard to get back in to it.

i think my mind is made up now, i just need to sit down and do the sums

thanks for your advice guys, now i just need to tell the missus why im turning down a permanent job for the risk of freelance!

ah but is that what will make me happy and actually the moneys not bad, nice to have someone say that i should go for the permanent job but i find it too easy to persuade myself to steer clear of it, i dont think line clearance is for me. as the other guys have said i think its better to be poor than unhappy

dish water with lovely bleach and fairy liquid to contaminate the soil

hmmm

tansley was offering you that pdf of crane jobs did he send it you? it probably says in there.

other than job security sse is off my list you guys are right i think. i need to get out there and give it 100% on getting more work in and stick with it. i love the work i do now and have no interest in line cutting. i know tree cutter stu will do enough line cutting for all of us anyway. i have to hand the contract for SSE in 7 days, i think it may stay unsent.

wicked, i did a dismantle on a lime that was shot after i came down we felled the pole and the hinge snapped at about a foot and a half, i reckon we could have pulled it over between us without touching it with a saw.

yours was taller though and there isn't much sound wood at all, good work mate

theres no way they'd take me on part time or as a subby otherwise i'd bite their hand off. my worry is that i'll turn it down and then work will dry up, if i could get a promise for two days a week from someone then that would be great.

my heart says to avoid what i wont enjoy but my head says to do whatever brings in the money

that said if i work three days a week as a freelance climber I can earn more than a weeks wages with the utility company

i was with you Steve regarding never working on the lines but it seems madness to be turning jobs down at the mo.

you all seem to be saying i should follow my guts and do what I enjoy but that leaves me thinking, "what if?"

it's a risk but is it better to be happy in your work and poor, I think it probably is otherwise I would not be in this business at all

awesome, did anyone climb it?

i have been offered a job for good money with an organisation that i have no interest in joining. the work would be line clearance and my passion is with domestic or risk reduction arboriculture. i have enough work at the mo to tick over but no great offers yet, do i hold out with the odd bits im doing at the mo for a few small companies or do i go for the security of a jopb i wont enjoy. i am worried that if i work for the utility company then i will lose contact with domestic arboriculture. is it wrong to go in to a job, knowing i won't enjoy it? is it wrong to risk going self employed and leaving the missus to pay the bills?

has anyone made the decision to work for a company and regretted it?

are the rewards from working self employed or in a job you enjoy more than not having the stresses of money?

im stuck as to what to do

any advice is appreciatedpositive, negative or outright rude

cheers

top man. well done:001_smile:

colorado looks amaz:001_tt1:ing, i want a go!

give me rain any day rather than what we had today. we had to stop work today as both climbers, myself included were wobbly on their feet. not safe to work when your in that condition.

im in a river all day tomorrow so that cheers me up:001_smile:

thanks for the PMs sorry i cant be more specific but i need to know firm numbers before we can set a date etc

if there are any other questions then please post them here

cheers

splicing workshop in the south

i am trying to organise a splicing workshop in the south probably at sparsholt college.

i know some of you might be interested or may know of other people who are. if so could you get in touch with me as i am organising a course with treeworker. we need at least 8 people. the course is a bit pricey, costing £160 but that includes the tools to take home and lunch and tea etc. i need to know definite numbers before we can get the ball rolling so let me know as soon as possible. PM me or e-mail to [email protected]

cheers

will.

hello there. i am out of work at the mo and am a fully qualified climber with an ND in arboriculture, if you need me, weekends or during the week, then i should be able to get to you.

cheers

Im based in the hampshire area (winchester) and can guarantee I will be cheaper than everyone else who's posted.

cheaper! but better?

ankles are realy bad though as when they are dislocated the blood supply to the foot is cut off and if not treated you could loose your foot. this isn't the case with elbows apparently and hence the long wait.