Joy Yeomans

oh bugger, that scuppers packing the stilletoes:lol:, best get back to plan B and pack my flipflops - after all there wont be alot of walking

or just shows your a bit of a cock:blushing:

no no no the debate is ......... landrover or jap motor:001_huh:

as for alberes question if its so tough why do it? cause we enjoy it, what else would we do if theres no jobs? i want my business to work, and it is, plus i dont want to work for anyone else, but times have been tough, but we are doing ok as for Britain versus other countries sorry cant comment only know about GB joy

good luck

yes well we will, when at times ive paid my men and only got £9 in my own purse to buy a weeks groceries - this has happened many times and still does when people dont pay on time and that isnt a lie - get real its not only hard for employees but ffing tuff for us as employers and i will get mad defending our stand because you make us all look like idols in ivory towers surrounded by minions working their blocks off - get real we ALL have to work b.dy hard and my husband is still out carting timber NOW and wont be back til gone midnight - who pays his overtime ?? why does he do it, cause their isnt enough hours in the day to fit the repairs in and fetch the timber , thats why.. and no we dont take big wages , we sometimes dont get any money out the business at all - and youll find that across the board just try and see it from others points of view, try and understand what its like to keep your head above water, keep your men in work cause you dont want to let them go as their friends and want to try and find enough work for everyone just try, thats all im asking joy

well your lucky i know of three men all recently made redundant, both skilled workers, one a skilled builder, one a skilled welder, one a skilled car mechanic, one has gone for agency work for minimum wage of £6.10 doing permanent nights , one is doing agency driving for £7 per hour and one is doing odd jobs as self employed for £60 a day we would all love to pay more for our workers, but you aint on the breadline at £9 you are at minimum wage tho. unfortunatley until the recession lifts their will be more skilled people out their than jobs, and unfortunately employers wont pay what you want or need to cover your overheads they will pay what the market dictates joy

beautiful as always from you fab joy

Drs dont have to pay for their own kit worth thousands, or their own insurances, not many builders/electricians etc have to keep buying chainsaws at £600 +/harvestors and forwarders for £50k+, new tyres for tractors at £1k each, keep training at £1k for a week and tests, a brickie only needs a trowell an leccy only needs some wire and a van, what we need before we start the job full ppe can be a grand, travel off road into a forest so need a 4x4 yes you are a skilled profession , but just put it into perspective of what your employer needs to keep going, we do appreciate our lads and we look after them, bonuses at christmas, meals out parties etc and they are appreciated if you want more go subbying - simple, pay your own tax and ni, work it all out when you get back from work, fill in your tax return when your tired do your repairs yourself and make sure you get your full weeks work every week to pay your mortgage good luck joy

i would attend your interview in a smart shirt or very smart casual, it might sound stupied but comes across as youve made the effort for the interview, you may only be grounding but you look like you want to be considered youve made that extra effort against the lad who turns up in ripped jeans and dirty t shirt.

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theres always some

we comply with every bit of red tape, we pay for training and pay wages whilst our employees are being trained - we fulfil all time taken to do risk assessments and the background to fulfil risk assessments our insurances is not in hundreds its thousands, we take pride in what we do BUT we are in a recession where men who are skilled have been made redundant in thousands of industries and who have possibly operated chainsaws in the past now try their hand at our industry and cut corners possibly or their costs are lower - thats what we are up against in forestry work - it is low paid, as the end product has had a poor value made worse by timber sat at rideside getting lighter when customers dont send in wagons asap, estate managers take the profit from grant funded work for themselves instead of passing on to contractors, thefts of timber and unscrupulous timber hauliers reduce contractors tonnages do you want me to go on well i guess you know now how i feel on this subject:thumbdown: joy - would love to be employed please and paid a decent wage - but stuck working for my slavedriving husband:lol:

Is 9 per hour poor when alot cant get a job and bosses price jobs to get them against companies who undercut we as employers pay all the costs and have all the headaches and have to find employees holiday pay training costs ppe etc Try being a boss id love to be paid 8 per hour finish at 5 not have to work late or weekends have 28 days paid holiday and ask for new boots and trousers when ive buggered them and not have to repair owt as thats the bosses problem Just my little rant Joy Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk 2

Read bag supplies advert in forestry mag they are offering 10% off at apf and lc packaging will be at apf had a flyer from them offering good pricss Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk 2

roh thinks they run mineral oil and not hydraulic oil - but he says he could be wrong we do have a jcb 520 but he says he will have to check tomorrow joy

hope you get it sorted dean, we were very lucky with our little house over many many years ago now that we were unfashionably wanting to fit a woodburning cooker/heating aga stove, when many were ripping them out and fitting oil/gas, our plumber who is a close friend had fitted many such systems to farm houses for many years from the 60s and 70s and fitted ours as a friend he also gave us invaluable advise about siting radiators sizes and fitting the whole system. he also once told me that these so called "corgi" registered as it was and "hetas" as it is now arent worth the paper their written on - as they learn in the classroom and pay for their qualifications rather than learning from fitting and correct practice. just my opinion - joy

thats how we have a bbq, we use the softwood offcuts from the machines, most are just kindling rejects and put on a few larger logs, make sure it burns up well and when flames are died down much like a normal bbq then its hot enough to cook on, as said load up once or twice and cook quick, then you will have to top up again for another cook up joy

on our stanley stove, when we fitted it over 12 years ago it was fitted by an old plumbing friend of the family and he knew we were going to cook in the stove and use the hot water for heating and washing etc and recommended when he fitted it (It was second hand when we bought it) to fit a thermostat electric valve - sorry dont know the correct term but im guessing its what other people are saying, when we light the cooker it gets up to temp with the water thats just in the boiler at that time, and on the thermostat you have a dial you turn to what temp the cooker heats up to then allows the water to flow into the boiler, it works very well for us, and allows the kids to have baths etc we only have 8 radiators and a hot water tank, but everything keeps toasty with the oven temp still at a respectible 200c for most cooking, could allow it to get hotter but cant stand to be cooking around it over that temp! sorry if i cant explain very well, but im sure a plumber who knows his worth will help joy

For my first saw i was given a stihl 26 as if doing your chainsaw test external clutch and easier for me to learn on we used to use all stihl now some lads prefer huskies for forestry felling and snedding but as a groundie saw i got on well with the stihl Joy Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk 2

Only bad point about machine sharpening ichainsaw chains it heats the chain and then if in forest ni impossible to resharpen by hand Joy Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk 2

Depends on species as sitka is light per tonne but things like scots and some pines are v heavy Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk 2

matthew, if you have a tractor available we can hire you man and large 40t log splitter, it hydraulicly loads the large rings onto it for splitting down into billets 3ft approx long pieces at a time really large diametres. if you have something that would lift it off trailer/truck when we deliver the kindling? as then wouldnt need to charge travel, possibly, we charge £250 for man and machine for a full day if you provide tractor it only needs a small tractor with a pto will run off old fordsons or compact type tractor. about 40hp id guess. to work at max. capacity need another chap to take billets off from themachine and stack or run straight through your jappa from the machine if you want to discuss, give us a ring in evening best to speak to Rohan thanks joy 07971 220186

hi thanks gensetsteve for the headsup, we can do log nets have in stock pallet loads, we put 60 nets on a pallet, and can do softwood in m3 nets bulk if any good give us a ring we are off A50 at Uttoxeter, can sometimes do delivery if not too far with 14 odd pallets at a time and do kindling as well thanks joy 07971 220186 (yard mobile) office no 01889 564519

oregan fuel cans with the proper fillers (donkey dicks), cause the lads broke one and we need another couple and the husky ones are pants they leak ! not good for husky hubbies wish list, ;- stretch airs, 661 or large saw, new helmet, etc etc and from other stands a loads of big kit the list goes on joy