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Sorry, dissent = different!

Oh, for sure you can sub contract stuff, that's dissent to getting someone to help you. But yes, your right we've done all this before, I wasn't trying to start a new discussion, just trying to as add to this stupid thread, so that the OP might get the gist that there's more to running a tree company than getting an NPTC or two.

To argue what case? There shouldn't be any case to argue? The sole trader has to have employees liability for anybody that comes into help, but didn't have to pay PAYE as long as those helpers are genuinely self employed.

The sole trader is all ready, in reality, the employer of the "self employed" helpers and employees liability insurance is already a legal requirement. PAYE is not a requirement depending on how the self employed person controls what work he/she does.

Oh, ok, so it might be more to do with the soil route then. I've seen sycamore rot pretty quickly when soul is raised around them. Also I can now remember that garden waste e esp. Grass cuttings are really bad. In this case the soil was a bit clay but had quite a lot of rubble in it so maybe it was well enough drained. Part of the raised area was within a retaining wall around the t tree, but after that was removed there was still another m below ground and at that level all the ground was raised so not flaring away from the tree. Why was it being cut down?? What's that got to do with how some trees survive in raised soil???? Odd question!!

And your NPTS etc. are not in any way a qualification to do tree work, and on there own they are completly useless in procuroing contracts from councils etc.

There are plenty of contracts available where you dont need to AA approved, just go for them instead. You will find that in most cases you will have to submit a lot of paperwaork and if your paper work is fine then you will get the contracts (on price to of course), but many organistions choose to use AA apporved only so that they then dont need to look at all the paperwork of each contractor. Its a free world, those issueing contracts can choose any organisation they like do the assessments for them, AA, CHAS, checkatrade etc etc. If you can find one that only uses contractors approved by the governing body that you have just invented and that you are the only member of then you are onto a winner!

Seconds before falling off!!

Glad you say that Mick, as Im really struggling at the moment. I cant do anything like what I was doing 2-3 months ago and everyone is telling me not to worry about it, just keep doing the training and start building again next year on much stronger base than last year. So, will try and lsiten to you and everyone and stop worrying about it but I feel slow and tired and cant be arsed with any of it!! But in the last month I have done "devils aquathon" 2km swim plus 10km run up a hill and back down, steep as you like! and then also did a mountain bike duathlon 5.5km/19km/5.5km and did ok but a bit slow. And my first half marathon since 1988, in a reasonable 1hr 45 minutes so not all bad!!

Hi all. Just ground out the deepest lime Stump Ive ever seen. The ground had been built up around the tree, over the years by about 2.5m. We were on a site with a digger, so after I have gone as deep as I could go with the stump grinder he managed to get the rest out. Where I ground down to was still about 1m above the root flare! It had been putting on new roots all the way up through the new soil levels but nothing big enough to really hold the tree up so I was a bit surprised it was still standing (we dismantled it the day before) and very healthy. Is it possible then that Limes are resistant to having the surrounding soil levels changed? Most trees would have died from this. I cant remember any other cases so just wondering if anyone else has experience of this. Thanks.

Cheers, I had cotoneaster but not the type. Agreed. Chipper is the best place for it!!

Cheers. Ached for a week after!

I did my first half marathon since 1988 weekend before last. 1hr 45 minutes.

I only know four types of tree so please can someone settle an argument and confirm waht this is please?

Wow. Good job!!

Not sure what green means? Think I typed ten!!!

Agreed!! Yes, it is tricky. But can be done. Nothing wrong with a couple of sandwiches though, but in my case it's the remaining loaf of bread sat at home which is going to get scoffed when I get in that's a problem. So not having sandwiches makes you not crave more bread. And not buying it means you can't have green slices of toast etc.

Good effort with the alcohol. The odd bit won't hurt but if stopping for long periods is the best way for you then that's understandable. It's still my worst habit, and a boozy weekend can lead to a few beers every night and take a whole week sometimes before I get it under control again. I'm certainly no expert with diets, so don't want to come over as any kind of authority on the subject, but from my experience bread is the worst, mostly because it does nothing good and leads very quickly to more bread. It makes you crave bread, so cutting it out is like stopping drinking, you soon get used to not having it. Carbs are ok and you must have them. But potatoes and pasta release there carbs quickly so if you hadn't burnt it off during that time then it can get stored as you know what. So slower release stuff is better as you have more chance of using it up. But definitely don't cut out carbs altogether. Maybe potatoes are the worsed but they are easily replaced and brown rice and pasta is possible but cardboard taste nicer!! Ultimately calories in must be less than calories out. It's as simple as that, but if calories in are such that they don't make you want more before you have fully used them up then that makes life easier. Rye bread, also called pumpernickle, is clever stuff. I eat tons of dark rye ryvita as well. I lost one and a half stone last year easily, the next half a stone went and came back!! Still working on that one.

Forgive me if we've covered this before but do you climb trees for a living or do you operate a desk? Lee. I'm sure you know the boring truth that cutting alcohol will be the fastest way of losing a stone. Depending on how much you drink (if you do?) a bit of cutting back plus exercise and a stone could go easily in six months or less but the slower you lose it the more chance of keeping it off. Then bread would be the next worse thing IMO. I simply stopped buying bread at home. Rye bread only, but you can't really make sandwiches with rye bread. So I'll have the odd bit of bread while out but I can't scoff a load at home. Makes me sleepy now if I have it anyway.

Whats your aim Lee?

Pedals are cheap, shoes are not!!

Well of course do whatever good for you. Just making a comment about the buying of new stuff sometimes getting in the way of actually doing anything. I'm as guilty of that as anyone, I love buying all the new kit, but I do try and then use it all! Lots of friends want to get fit and so they buy a running treadmill (for example) and use it to hang clothes on. The best thing is to commit with friends what you are going to do and then you all try to not let each other down. If a sore backside is an issue then a bike like Mick's is probably not a good idea.

This all happened about a year after I left his employment. But, yes, you make your own way in this world and take what's offered. But if I had been lining work up while still employed then I would expect to be sacked.

It sure is, as my above post shows, but theres more to honour than just honour, could also be known as "dont burn your bridges!" or dont £%*& on you own doorstep, etc etc.

After you have left is a different matter, I agree. But if you got the contacts while at the company and that was the reason you were sacked then thats fair enough. Of course your then going to follow up those contacts as you need the work. If you leave employment by choice, and then customers contact you then thats fair enough. Thats pretty much what happened to me but one of the customers was the LA who preffered to deal with me than my old company (boss was a knob, like mentioned above) so they encouraged me to get on board with them and the rest is history. I got no end of abuse from my old boss but legal action was not taken and wouldnt have helped him, and I never felt guilty for a second.