RobArb

did you know that if you cut a rowan down whilst in fruit the witches will come and get you..!!

is that the same old pole climbing chap who was also the old axe weilding chap as well??

no replies as yet matey... i'll keep ploddin on haha

pics of said hedge...!!! only 4 more to go...!!!!!

Hey all... I know it a bit short notice but i need a hand with a large hedge reduction tomorrow for a week? The job is in Croston nr Southport and the work will be simple labouring, dragging and chipping... If anyone is interested can they pm me tonight as i need to know pretty soon Cheers Rob

email sent

is that the c/p at oasis whinfell??

the tree we tapped was coming down anyway otherwise yes i woulda filled in the hole with a plug

Avast all the way and its free..!!

i remember last spring we "tapped" a relatively small silver birch and it gave us 1.5 litres of sap within 45 minutes... twas nice and cold on quite a warm day and very refreshing..!!

thought i recognised it, been past there a few times last year...

whereabouts is that?

not really in a tree but i get the sensation of being on a rollercoaster a couple of hours after spendin the whole day at a theme park...

possibly yeh, but i'd have to look into relocating during the week then going home for the weekend, i'm in lancashire... nice area whitby though, went camping in filey in the summer and went upto whitby for a few days

is the position still vacant?

yes even early on a wet tuesday And no i haven't been drinking...!! i spose i can see your point about charity as its a very valid statement of which i would probably concur... All i can say is roll on my numbers!! here i come world!!

i put this to you all.. if you were to one day win the lottery and win enough to be settled for life would you still do this job?? i for one can say hand on heart i would..! crazy as that sounds its true.. (sorry to diversify but seemed vaguely apparent)

just ACE..!!

HAHAHA Sycamore!! i like it!!

never seen a catalpa that big before... nice work there

Can i come work for you lol..!! i used to work for a LA through an agency earlier this year.. what i can say was the pay was excellent, the hours even better, the tools really well looked after and some really nice areas to work in (some not so though)..! I can also say that they were very behind the times... the supervisor in charge had been in the game for the same LA for nearly 25 years and still used the same practises/practices (dunno which spellin is correct!) that he did back then... there was no forward planning and all the trees ended up lookin like lollipops coz thats how the tree officer wanted them..!! I even tried to bring up the subject along with one of the experienced guys who had been there for 10 years who also felt the same but my ideas were just dismissed..! As for training needs they weren't that bad, a bit slow but all the lads eventually got the training they asked for and they got new kit every year even if it was the most basic of the basic... I think for such a big organisation that it is very hard to implement change once the wheels have been in motion for so long... one of the senior supervisors is vying for more staff to put more tree teams on the road as they are that busy but budgets wouldn't allow it and all us agency staff were let go.. i was told to apply next april when there would be a permanent position advertised (someone was leaving) but i can't see the position being advertised... Overall i think if you willing to fight for something you believe in and change your working attitude to suit the needs of the LA you could probably get the best of both worlds - job satisfaction Good luck in all you endeavour

Always fancied living in Scandanavia, been to norway and finland and just love the way of life, so thought i might try sweden... you don't know if ya never try

cheers mozza i'll have a look now

Hey all, does anyone work in Sweden, mainly the Stockholm area? I ask as things are a bit dry (work not weather) here in sunny lancashire at the moment and I quite fancy trying to find work over there? Maybe even relocate in the future... Anyway, whats it like work-wise and living wise. Any opinions and information is greatly appreciated coz i think i'm gonna have to start doin a lot of research about the place but its nice to know from first hand experiences Cheers Rob

@ Myerscough??? most people i know who have been through there and myself have not experienced any probs what so ever? have you tried talking about it to the tutors or other people?