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im currently on a take it easy time (managed to get a couple weeks surveying in as well as a week off) to nurse a shoulder muscle injury, i was speaking to an old work mate who is laid up because he dislocated his knee...getting into the van! and the topic came up of 'What on Earth do you do if you cant climb?' i suggest helicopter pilot.....

cheers will give it try. thanks

hi! i have an issue i need to take up with the ISA regarding their online test. i have tried all of the email addresses and phone numbers from their web site to no avail, i've even tried replying to the emails they have sent me about various things, but all come back with a failure notification. Has any one got a working contact number or email? or is the ISA just a fictional organisation that is just set up to take as much money from its members as possible (thats what my conspicery theory nut work mate reckons....) cheers for any help.

is this the longest thread on arbtalk??? ive been reading it for ages..... some good stuff, some very open and strong people to come and talk about very personal problems and some great help and support given, it helps me have faith in the human race (or at least in the arb community). i was trying to write about my problems with stress, but they are nothing new on here, i talk to my girlfriend alot, she helps, i take the time to escape and sit and relax, a long walk is always good, turn off the phone, only concern is one foot in front of the other for the next 12 miles, and just dropping back to that pace of walking, helps me slow everything else down, and clear the thoughts in my head...crumbs thats how i ended up deciding on tree work as my career one day when i got lost.... we live in a very intense world just now, information is every where, bombarding the senses at an incredible rate, we have never driven so fast, commuicated so uch, had access to so much technology and entertainment, constantly being tempted by media etc,,,,all it the last 50 - 60 odd years, the human brain took a long time to evolve and adpat to a world that didnt change so much for a rather longer period of time.... I got given a paul mkenna mp3 track called sleep like a log, for those who suffer from sleep problems i recommend it. life is a journey, but no ever said it would be easy, but no one ever said you cant go looking for some help or help others along the way, (also smashing up some logs with a big old heavy axe helps)

yup, charging for quotes is the way forward, it takes time and money so charge em for it! you stop getting messed about so much

and its true, i know a lot of folk who have changed career to tree work, but not so many who started in tree work and changed to something different.

started working for a tree surgeon when i was 20 i got £40 cash a day and a bottle of cider over the summer, then got another job as a groundy £35 a day...i now (thankfully) earn a bit more than that......just getting to my 10years, now hold an ND in forestry and ARB after after going back to school (one of the best things i did and best times of my life) , a folder full of tickets and a few scars and a company. when i've been fed up i have thought about what other jobs i'd like to do and to be honest when i think about it, there isnt one that really pops into mind. your best bet is get in touch with your local companies and try and get some work experience, and try and get a couple of tickets...

If you are big enough to do stupid stuff then you are big enough to except responsibility if you mess up, but take a moment to think on those whom may depend on you, but by all means have fun! and don't come crying when you graze your knee.... as a rec thing fine as a work thing NO WAY is what i say.

3 boiled eggs, coffee, shortly followed by a gob full of sawdust washed down with fumes, keeps you going!

celox and its like cause the blood to clot really quick, it turns any blood to jelly, all of which needs to be removed before any repairs by A n E do, which can be a problem if there is internal damage, though for heavy arterial bleeding and severances it is rather useful, or so ive been told... i always keep a pouch in my harness kit,

and some info on the arb scene there in general, Uk based but work in sweden a fair bit, missus lives in Malmo, so wondering if there are any opportunities for work over the bridge.

Looking to stretch my wings into the Copenhagen area, as a sub or direct contractor.

old boss got a holler from a window when climbing down a pop on a saturday morning, woman ' you cant cut down that tree, i know about these things, im a naturalist' boss ' whats running about with no clothes on got to do with anything' woman ' well your only doing it for the money' boss 'of course im doing it for the money you silly bint, i'm a contractor, its what we do' and indeed my work is being ruined by a couple of newly qualified types that have started up in my local area , £1000 beech tree, done for £400, and put in mind in Sweden if your a sole trader you pay as good as 50% tax. i want to go and watch these two numpties trying to take the tree away in there little trailer with out chipping it. Its true these folk cant survive, but as there is never a shortage of idiots, it cant be a constant grind, as well as these bloody students who are popping up looking for work experience and will work for free (though i must admit, when i need an extra man on the ground.....) the gripes i read on this are the same as 10 years ago and will probably be the same in 10 years time, though its a life style choice, it takes a special sort of person to get up to the top of a tree in what ever weather and do what we do, just imagine how much fun and excitement you could have if you worked in admin........

Any one have any contacts / know of any companies in Denmark, Copenhagen? any help much appreciated

Any one have any contacts / know of any companies in Denmark, Copenhagen? any help much appreciated

hahaha! fire was bloody warm so had me top off, the missus rather enjoyed the sight of me hacking a piece of wood with a knife, needless to say i didn't finish it that evening and is possibly one of the reasons why i wouldn't mind doing some more carving

Hi all, So last weekend there was a power cut, i was sat with the missus, the fire was burning away, she'd bought me Ray Mears Bush craft book, which i was reading by candle light, i read the bit about carving spoons, picked out a random piece of fire wood and began hacking away using my rather large Mora outdoor knife. It was therapeutic, i enjoyed it, My first effort is rather rustic to say the least, especially when compared to some of the stuff i have seen on here, but it looks and functions like a spoon so id call that a win, I ordered a couple of knives from the uk both mora (frost) that come as part of a start up kit including a book on carving spoons and stuff, the crook knife is the Mora 163 double edged blade, i bought this kit because i know Mora blades are good, but having ordered it i have read that there crook knives arent the best... is this the case? what knives should i get? any help, advice much appreciated

yup it helps solve the problem i have of the harness slipping to low as i found it was prone to doing so, especially when using a bigger saw, also makes it better fro when you are on a flip line and spikes all day which before wasn't the comfiest in the TM.

had one for the last 2 weeks, brilliant!

i got my first pair of stretch air class 2 gladiators - i ve had to ditch the thermals, and they are going in the closet as soon as the temperature gets much above 0 here in sweden, they are so hot, also was disappointed with the quality, small details, but important to me, poor finishing on the stitching, meaning the zips on both pockets jammed up, fixed with a trimming the loose threads, but still on 200 quid pair of trousers you want them to be spot on, also after one weeks use the back of the left leg has several small holes in from being caught by the saw when climbing (i hang the saw on my left side) my mates got the hi flex class 2 and similar issues, the appear to get holes in too easily, they are very hot and not so flexible. I like the stretch air braces, i always found the buttons on the hi flex would mash into me when wearing a harness so cut them off and would wear a belt. The pockets i like more on the stretch as well, and i think there is a bit more to keep the wind off your arse with the stretch than the hi flex. - by the way im talking about type C, all round protection.

the 200 teapot is the bomb, infact is bomb proof, i ve seen em take a massive amount of abuse an punishment and start up, you seen the top gear stuff with the Hi-lux? the 200 is the equivalent, it is the tank of top handled saws, i ve seen many cheaper types just disintegrate when put through the same stuff as the stihls. I hope the new husky is up to spec but having looked the pics, well.... i aint holding my breath, the chain brake design looks the same as always, flimsy, it has the auto tune which ive only ever heard folk have problems with, not to mention the large amount of new huskys that are snapping rods after 20 - 30 hours use at the momment....

it takes a while to get hitches and rope combos tuned to the individual, you may find a set up of a vt works amaizing one day but wont grab the next due to wear, or grab too much etc. the HC is a good bit of kit, they work well with a pantin to tend the slack. Until i got given one i thought they where just fancy pulley wheels that cost too much.

346 is the mutts nuts!

dont forget holiday entitlement.....

im working about 2 hours from their main factory in sweden, miht try and get a sneak peak