Frank

This is the point i'm trying to make. I have 2 boys and i would never force them into the treeworld that I live in, but I do want to have a thriving business that they can just slip into if they want. I have 10 years till Aaron is 18 and that is part of my 10 year plan, and 18 years till Oliver is 18 so that is part of my 20 year plan. Growth will be at a minimum rate but hopefully at maximum potential. I would soooooo loved to have joined my dads business when I was younger, no matter what he did as a trade, but he didnt have a business. He just worked for a company in an office. Aaron takes pictures of me climbing trees to school, then when I pic him up his little buddies ask what trees I've been climbing etc. Its ACE. Aaron gets real proud and chuffed with his self.

I FULLY AGREE. An xbox 360 elite is only really fun at 8 years old when you have someone to play it with you. Time with the kids is precious and I AM spending more and more with them, but I also never want to limit the possibilities of my business. Getting the balance will be hard.

Dan changed his name, cos he realised there was Huskydan, husky d, husky king, husqyb husky c huskyf husky etc etc. wanted to stand out from the crowd. HE HAS NEVER PUT THE AXE THROUGH THE ROOF. HAHA

More like 30% serious and 70% mucking about. I do want more than a truck, chipper and a lad on the ground though. When i'm too old to climb I want my business to carry on thriving, not sell it, and not just swap, so I'm on the ground and the lads in the tree. You know what i mean, the big problem with progression is as Huck and someone else said, its finding someone who does the job as well as you do/would like it done. HARD. Especially in this day and age.

Hopefully you, if you get outta bed before 2p.m:001_tt2:

Haha, more like "Hurry up, you need to do Mrs Richardsons hedge today, cos we need that 80 quid for asda tonite".

Absolutely. But hey, I have to have ambitions. I have never believed in running a static company, there is always the next level to reach. Like I said, im only young. I watch too much dragons den haha.

My idea is slow and steady not too much too quick, soo many folks round here (not tree companies) get a load of work adn hire 6 staff, buy 3 transits, then wonder why they have to lay them off over xmas. I will aim high. I have a 10 year, a 20 year and a 30 year target plan already in front of me now. 3 years self employed on 27th feb 2010 and I am only just about to buy my first chipper.

What I meant was, the more time you put into work, the more money you earn, otherwise why are you bothering putting effort in at all. My plans for the future are far bigger than just getting trees to the ground or taking branches off here and there. I fully agree that with you that more time with family, enjoying life is mightily important and getting rid of the off site chores will help that no end. However, you are then gonna be static and not progress, you will only earn what you can till 4 p.m, hence you can only earn what you can charge. You can only charge what others are willing to pay. On the other hand, if you where to progress to where I want to be eventually, then 2 gangs will go out performing tree surgery, 1 surveyor will go out doing reports etc, stumpgrinder will go out erm.....grinding, trees at the nursery will be selling face to face and online, so they will be getting delivered, the grounds maintenance gangs will be cutting grass and hedges etc.The oak beams milled 5 years ago will be going to quality new build houses, etc etc etc. You get the picture. I will get up every morning, casually check the ftse 100 in the financial times, whilst sipping freshly squeezed orange juice whilst the missus is in the shower planning her shopping trip into town. I then choose which car to take to the office for a couple of hours and then head to the golf course or gym in the afternoon. :lol:

Sounds like my system. Better than live performances haha:001_cool:

Spending more than 10k on a hifi is one heck of a justification But it is also one hell of an investment. Naim audio make the best HI-FI kit in the world. FACT. I will post some pics of my system up shortly. Then you can see what a real seperates system is all about.

All well and good but how does that span out into the long term??? I.E business wise??? Surely your company will be fairly static??? In other words, you will be limited in how much profit you make and how much spare time you have. More spare time = less profit More profit = less spare time. My idea is to build up slowly (I'm still a young buck at 27). Progressing my company gradually until it is an all singing all dancing environmental arboricultural solutions masterpiece offering everything from tree surgery to planting, surveys to consulting etc etc. By then the company will be paying for someone else to answer the phone, price the jobs, climb the trees etc etc, and I will tootle about yuppyville sipping mocha lattes in my range rover.

to think that was many many years ago that was a mere seedling. Trees are awesome.

If its for your own fire, dont bother. If your gonna sell it on then ask him if he has 200ton. haha

Is it 100 tonnes exactly?? and is it Free of charge???

Oh and they need to be left turned on at all times to keep all the resistors and such at a certain temperature or summat. They really are un-parraled for home music experience. You dont get Bass or treble controls or graphic equalisers etc, Whatever was recorded in the studio onto the compact disc is replayed back in your living room.

I have the BOSE premium concert sound system in my Audi A6 and its pretty awesome. Crystal clear sounds everytime. However. I can only reccomend NAIM audio for my in House audio orgasm's. All their stuff is the dogs dangly regions. The best sound systems in the world. Period Naim Audio :: Welcome Expect to re-mortgage your house to pay for any though. But, I cannot stress how GOOD they are.

patience is not one of my many virtues matey. I want it all, and I want it now.

Haha, ok mate cool. Keep us posted.

but when I typed in deadwooding 90ft+ oak. It said nothing found????

oh rite, ok , hold on there.[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO2cY6FZ7CM]YouTube - Deadwooding 90ft+ English Oak 2of3[/ame] should work, just some really random videos, nothing special, just me trying to join the youtube revolution haha.

amazing,so what does that mean????? Do they still make and sell the shirts??? with it being a dot co dot uk site are they based in uk aswell????How do we order/??? Do you make money from having a sellers account??? Im confused.

Just signed up for an account and uploaded some videos, all successful. Watched them back from my account. However, when I try and search for them on general search thing, I can type in the exact name of the video and it says not found??? What am i doing wrong.? Any help would be much appreciated.

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