larry

Mark

Hope this finds you well mate. I have completed the course, at Merrist wood. Gained all tickets and had a bloody good time!! Need some advice mate!!

I had an interview yesterday for a job as a trainee climber. It is a nice lttle business, the boss and two lads. Decent truck, chipper and tools and a nice work catchment area. I have been offered the job, which is great. The wage is £65 a day on the books, above board. What you think?? I will get the opportunity to climb and develop my new skills and learn the trade too. Im on a 3 month probationary period as on 1 July.

I have my truck and trailer licence and HSE first aid. I dont want to put this on the forum as everyone throws in thier piece, saying "when I was younger I worked for nothing" ect. I can't be bothered with all that!!!

So thats that mate. I need to secure work, but dont want to be seen off, but do appriciate Im the new boy!!

Cheers Mate

Regards

Larry

Stevei.

Cracked the 9 wk cse at Merrist wood. Gained all tickets!!

Had a great time and made some good friends and contacts.

Whats the better saw choice, stihl MS 362 with 16 and 20 inch bar or the ms 441 with 18 and 20 inch bar. Im thinking for chogging down and ground work with a good deal of clout all round!! Any tips welcome!! Hope your keeping well and family all good.

Regards

Larry.

Mark, hope you are well mate. Im enjoying a weekend at home, however Im away with my lads on exercise to Dartmoor tomorrow and the weather forecast is Horrendous!! Snow from Wednesday!

Im going to Merrist wood college in Feb for the 10 week tree surgery course, and really looking forward to it, so I can really get involved and good to go when im out of the Royal Marines in June.

I managed to furnish Stevie Blair with some arctic socks, I think they are just the job, he seems happy, if you want a couple of pairs let me know and I will get them to you.

Hope work is going werll for you and life is good.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Until then mate, regards.

Phil "Larry" Lamb.

Hi Mick,

hope this finds you well,

I thought I woould let you know how my quest for knowledge and experiance is going.

I have just done three days with a well established business, (25 yrs), in my local area. I phoned him explained what I was after.

Well, I worked with Mike for 3 days, and had a "hoofing" time.

All I did was stand back and watch the lads go about thier business. They Did lots of pollarding, ect, and I did lots of dragging!! I was given a few tips, a look at the climbing kit, saws, chipper, ect, all very interesting.

The customers were all very chirpy, and were all keen to talk to me about Afghnistan and the Marines rather then their trees, which Mike and the lads found very amuseing, and an old deear gave me £10 for a few beers, beacuse she loves the forces and the Queen!! Which I split between the three of us.

Well, hopefully wroking two days next week, on a complete take down of an old oak or sycamore.. A great insight.

All the best,

Larry Lamb.

Hello Mate, through the buzz vine, someone mentioned you are an Ex Bootneck!!

My name is Phil (Larry) Lamb, I myself am serving in the Corps at the moment, however the desire to move on is approaching after 10 years!!

Basically, what I'm after, if possible, is as much info as you can throw at me on the arb industry,such as where you trained, quals you gained, employmeny, how busy ect ect.

Also your general feelings of going outside.

Any info gratefully recieved, hope to hear from you soon.

A very happy new year.

Kind regards

Larry.