Heads up

Just read the story again in the paper this has me seething. The guy in charge on site, paul steward is in for a promotion and refuses to apologies, supposely it was a"succesful outcome"! If this site didn't have a swearing policy i write what i think of this guy!

Disgusting! A man slaughter charge should be on the cards for the numpties that allowed this to happen.

somewhere between 20 quid and 10 grand.

I'll do it for 100 quid as i've no common sense:001_tt2: I'm amazed at what some of you are willing to pay. Without blowing my own trumpet i've been told i'm one of the best groundies people have ever worked with yet i'm only commanding £80 at day. can i have a job?

but a rope is designed to take weight right? when i lower with my line its stuff that is alot lighter than me.

When goverment should be promoting growth through all industries due to the economic downturn........more red tape is exactly whats needed:001_rolleyes: words fail me when it comes to the numptys that rule us elected or otherwise! Viva la revolucion!

If you enter this industry you need to be prepared to take a few knocks. Me writing in a book that i've been a nob and messed up won't help anyone, I've done myself badly with a silky took a nice chunk off my thumb, did i get down, go write in a book and go to A&E? no i got the job done went and helped on another, then went to A&E (Same experience for most of my other injuries). Stupid yes, as it was worthy of a trip straight there, but i think thats the kind of blokes we are! There are so many variables in our work it will never be 100% safe, it can't be. Its our experience and skill that make it closer to that "safe" mark. We learn from OUR mistakes not others (most of the time). Its why things like cutting yourself with a silky are all most like a rite of passage. Face it we love it!

Truely shocking, i'm totally gobsmacked infact. SO much wrong in those videos, how someone wasn't killed is amazing. Those "instructors" should be sacked without question. The amount of people (16 at least) milling around in tree and on the deck was such a hazard. Having had a close call from a big branch snapping out from the chains as i came in to turn it, to seeing so many guys standing around the pick scares the snot out of me. Crazy balancing( if you can call it that) mental cutting lack of PPE shock loading a crane even my dog could tell you that looked deadly!

tried but no joy

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I quite often do that with a lanyard when im in a hedge with out a harness on.

Very stressed at the moment, seriously thinking of packing this in and moving away. Life seems to be a constant 1 step forward 2 stumbles back and its starting to grate. Craving change and a holiday.

after 5 years of working together i'm surprised by the turn of events, cheers for the advice guys:thumbup:

Not quite sure what to do about my current situation. I'm a subby and its always been an unwritten rule that i'm payed on the day or at the end of the week. If theres an issuse with money and asked if i can wait then i generally will. I'm just having real issues with the guy i do alot of my work with I'm reguarally being paid late, over the last few months every couple of weeks i'm having to wait longer due to cashflow probelms. This i can deal with but its the comments of "i haven't been paid so can't pay you, its just how it is" that are really starting to grate. I'm a chilled out guy when it comes to money but i'm getting in quite a mood over this. Do i suck it up or have it out with him?

Got one of the gelert bag their good but when your kits wet the back pack straps break due to the extra weight. Its called the strappy bag by many due to the bucket load of straps and handles it has.