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    Good thread Mike, should raise some interesting and usefull stuff. I worked in an industry for ten years where working for 70 hrs without stopping was not uncommon (back to back all nighters), treework was a breeze after that. I wonder in terms of burnout. If like you Mike you start at 17, can you last till your'e 50. If you start later in life you don't have the same wear and tear. You'd be a better climber than me most likely, but that may not matter too much as long as the late starter is a competent all rounder at the end of the generally agreed 5 yrs. I started in treework at about 34. Edit. That kind of roadying, had a ten year burn out so I came into treework for a rest
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    Tee Hee. Actually when I first told them I was a tree surgeon, they just laughed, and said Pah! anyone can do that. Kiwis are born with a rifle in one hand and a chainsaw in the other. Fortunately I am able to weave intricate baskets and flower arranging acoutraments out of lentils, and it was in fact my lentil weaving skills that got me in, in the end.
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    Luvin the ponga lounge suite treeson:001_smile:
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    I just realised from your post in taupomans thread that your'e the kiwi living in scotland, that had the surfboard avatar. Good to have some real live proper kiwi's contributing to the NZ stuff, we might get something right now and again
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    Guilty:001_smile: The words Pot, Kettle and Black do spring to mind. I have less than an annual growth ring on treewarior. Note to self: If your'e gonna wind up other arbtalk members, pick the ones that live a lot further away:biggrin:
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    Most of the time Treewarior is a good few years older than the tree he is climbing, I think there's only a couple of yews round here that are older than him:biggrin:
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    Yep I'm a relatively straightforward case, emigration wise so our different experiences can only add to the pot. Isn't it getting a wee bit late to be arbtalking into the wee hours Mr Taupotm:001_smile: edit or is it very early, my maths isn't good
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    Why are all these cans and bottles of beer appearing in the NZ tree stuff thread? Did you live there for 27 years treeson? I know what you mean about limitless places to explore, its amazing. Never stuck for something to do, but not always a pub at the end of a hike:001_smile:
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    I was 46 when I went to NZ for my first visit, I emigrated but had to come back for a bit, so now I'm a ping pong pom. I've been back on a visa run last year to keep my residency alive, and now do 2 tax returns. One for UK, then NZ has a wee bite. I'm quite up to speed on tree surgeon emigration, as I did the whole process meself, as opposed to using an emigration consultant. So fire away folks.
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    The age limit for imigration as a skilled migrant is 55 skyhuck. For Oz its 45.
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    Hi taupo man. I'm not sure if there are too many would be emigrants, but a lot of interest in NZ. I emigrated a few years ago and I know you went in 98, so a couple of details have changed. I'm hopeing to return this year. You only have to hold down your job for 3 months now, then your'e free to do what you like. I'm sure between us and atree, tanamahuta, ropey .. we can answer a lot of questions people may have. My concern for rob as a greenhorn on work experience, would be falling into the hands of the roughneck aerial foresters. These are very scary beasts who inhabit some of the more remote corners of the land of the long white cloud. I think he may be safer with one of the larger firms. Maybe avoiding wellington as a lot of the work there is big trees, takedowns in tricky situations and its always very windy. Perhaps one of the big firms in Christchurch might be a safer bet. edit : me and sky huck posted at same time, more interest than I thought
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    Ditto that. (As in don't ever do that again mate) choker main line round pole below strop all the way up and all the way down. The worst that can happen then is you get chinned if you slip, but you wont fall. Other than that its normal to be scared at first, lean back and trust your strop, don't hug the pole (not that you were), It'll feel more comfortable after a while, and you'll get to like it as you get more confident. Don't knock the tops out too big at first, and same chogging down, not too big at first.
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    Nice shots there treeson, particularly like the cabbage tree and the punga in last but one.
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    NPTC certs are recognised in NZ, They can be transfered to NZ tickets, but most people don't bother as it costs some $ and there's no gain to you. The official org for transferring your NPTCs is - NZ Hort Industry, training organisation (inc) [email protected] Telephone (03)4557550 Theres not the same range of gear in NZ as in the UK. Chainsaw pants are basic over there I'd def take yer stretch airs and favourite boots, but the english NZ residents will fill you in better than me on this one. Levin Saw Makers do arb gear in N.island . I don't know if they have a website. They have a full range of spikes, crabs etc, all basic gear. Don't know about harness' range available. Worth doing the research before you go. Some firms provide basic and tatty gear and communal climbing ropes etc, so if you line up a job its worth having the gear your'e used to as a back up. edit: if you emigrate you get a 40k baggage allowance on most airlines so you can take it with you
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    Some good points well made, arbclimber. I'm a great believer that it takes all sorts, we need the quiet ones and the noisy ones. I like straight talking and brutal honesty, but this is too much for some people, so I've toned it down a bit over the years. I think a lot of times people take each other a bit too literaly here on the forum, when quite capable of not doing so. -- I think there could be a bit more leeway given there. I wonder if we had an Irony - wee facey thingy - would it then not be irony?. Is this a massive derail by the way , the derailererist:001_smile:
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    Thanks for the compliment arbclimber. Me and hama used to fight hammer and tongues, but sort of have an understanding now, I think. Your'e earlier post about how easy it is to get into trouble, thru choice of words etc is so true. Everyone's had trouble with it at some time, and I think the matter might be worthy of its own thread - on learning forum speak. I still get into trouble as can't resist, mishievous posts, like the one I just made. I actually think Hama's valuable to the forum with his fungal knowledge and enthusiasm. We all have our ways of reacting to what others say, and sometimes over reacting. I like the way you always take time to disentangle your misunderstandings. I'm too lazy to do all the typing usually and just retreat or hit the magic button. Believe it or not I'm making my best effort, to stay out of arguments at the moment, and trying to make my inputs positive, or useful.
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    I have glued a picture of hama to the on/off button on my laptop. I find that I win every argument with the aid of this simple piece of technology:biggrin:
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    Yep thats Raetihi side (again forgot name if you hadn't said), we did all the powerco stuff based out of Whanganui and Parmy. Nice that you took us to the top with that shot. Heres one from the Desert road side when it had just erupted a bit, you can see the black stuff running down the side. Don't know if its ash or larva.
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    Thanks for the posts Mark and Bender, its so cool when arbtalk works its inspiring people thing bender, hope you get out there mate. Heres the chip truck and Mewp up at Mt Ruapehu doin a bit of line clearance. not much treework wise, but nice spot to work in
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    Ding Ding:thumbup1: Your'e actually talented mate, you definately have the eye for it, which is a gift, and I don't think down to your photographic training. You also know loads about trees. Ever thought about consultancy??
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    from NZ
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    Bay of islands, just cos its a nice picture, though I say it meself Usually just put them on the laptop and forget about them, I'm enjoying rooting thru them for a purpose.
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    Well done Shane for respecting the other little critters on this earth. I won't stop saying that this approach also wins work in the long term, although inconvenient at the time. No harm having a supporting voice as well as those who dissagree which they are fully entitled to do. Edit: If we didn't respect nesting season, there would be none for the shooters to shoot next year
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    Yeah looks like you could have killed 2 birds with one stone there, and got in the stunt fell thread:001_smile: I couldn't remember the name of the falls, but now that you mention it, yep, its Huka falls, beautiful spot, but a bit of a tourist honeypot, so a bit crowded when I passed thru. Edit: I do work sometimes but its truck MOT day today, must take her in now
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    Another amazing thing about NZ, I will never get over the colour of the water!

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