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Small Mistakes Add Up To Catastrophy
oldwoodcutter replied to Haironyourchest's topic in General chat
I'm finding this thread very worthwhile, all tree workers are in the danger zone,be it the saw,the climb,some mad car driver coming through the work area, or a chog just missing someones shoulder when he switched off for a few seconds. The small mistakes do indeed all add up, some accidents appear to come from nowhere,but they've actually come from the small things in retrospect. -
wearing a filter facemask when chainsawing
oldwoodcutter replied to forestgough's topic in General chat
I have no scientific evidence, but from personal experience when i am cross cutting hardwood all day and wearing a mask, i dont cough and wheeze so much as when i didnt bother. A friend was watching me cutting cord,couple of years ago, and said how i looked to be completely engulfed in a dust cloud, which i hadnt realised, being in the zone. As an aside, i wear one when splitting on still dry days now too,and feel the better for it. -
Thats a good one Geoff, i needed a laugh tonight
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I dont keep records of quotes that are successful but it feels like around half are won. Some days i can price 3 jobs and not get any, or another day get them all. Admittedly i do now sidestep jobs that i can smell are going to be trouble, or overprice ones that look awkward with a capital A. But,by and large,yes about 50%. and that includes a few of those overpriced ones
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Impressive, thanks for posting.
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Sandringham never did pay well.
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Funny innuendos customers say
oldwoodcutter replied to Gardiners Tree Surgery's topic in General chat
I had a call last year year from a woman asking me to 'come and trim the bush round my man hole' When i turned up she showed it to me on her path, a manhole that often had to be lifted, but was surrounded by a nasty pyracantha. -
Good work there James.
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But while other 'personalities' gave up their time for children in need free, he did not, he insisted on being paid full wack.
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Poor tree work in conservation area
oldwoodcutter replied to Starscream's topic in Trees and the Law
After the first 500 i stopped counting years ago. -
The writings been on the wall for years, the owners i know view their defenders through rose tinted spectacles. I sometimes ride in my friends quite late one, and after half hour journey on main roads, i fall out of the passenger seat in need of an osteopath,and/or a chiropractor. He refers to his pride and joy as '2 oil leaks connected by an electrical fault' .
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If i'm still above ground in a years time we will see you back here then, er , Simmo.
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Poor tree work in conservation area
oldwoodcutter replied to Starscream's topic in Trees and the Law
And using a pole saw isn't against the law either, i have had very good contract climbers (and fellow arbtalkers) ask to send up the gypsy stick, to get the job done easier and safer and with cuts to a good standard. -
Being in the vicinity of the army battle area at STANTA, and raf marham, i have noticed that the camo defenders the soldiers drive, all have the spare bolted on the side. Not on the back door or the bonnet.
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That's me
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Sorry to hear that Peter, hope your insurance pays up soon, sickening.
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Ive known a few in my time, some bordering on being certified, who would have been safer for everybody in a straight jacket. Others just weird like a middle aged chap that joined the team, and quite quickly his habit of touching himself over his trousers became very noticable and more and more frequent,like every 20 seconds or so if he had a free hand. Obviously the other guys in the crew asked him what he was up to,but he would simply shrug it off as if he didn't know what they were talking about. A good worker but not what customers want to see on their property, i remember when i mentioned my concerns to him,and his future with us, he looked at me as if i was bonkers.
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You're not wrong there Dave, i can generally smell free loaders a mile off and they dont get too much for nothing off me, but the genuine ones are a different kettle of fish and we will do small add-ons if i feel its appreciated.
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My daughter had a new line fitted from the pole to her new house,phone worked for a week,then went dead. When she called India they told her she lived in bishops stortford (actually lives in Norfolk) and they wouldn't believe that her phone wasnt working. They still billed her continously,and it took her from april to october afore they got her landline to work. She's still got the scars on her forehead from the brick walls.
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Chainmail gloves and circular saw? Sends a shiver down my spine just thinking about it.
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As the fields are being cleared of sugar beet they move in to the barns,sheds, yards and gardens. Together with rising water levels in streams and ditches moving them out, and another mild winter.
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Ive seldom known a year like it this turn, pockets of large infestations all over the shop, soon as i clear 1 lot up,another gang move in. This last 20 kilo sack of poison has lasted less than a month.
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Sometimes its on as i'm settling down, the calm posh voice advising a storm or severe gale,and i cant help thinking of the storm tossed fishermen in their old tubs facing 40 foot waves out there, while i'm warmly tucked up in my bed.
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I called today off due to awful forecast,relaxed drinking tea and sitting beside my wood stove most of the day. I used to tolerate working in the pouring rain for hours on end, but nowadays i cant stand it too much.
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The Mk7 has so much electrical (for a van) on it, that if nothing is staring you in the face, its often better to get it hooked up to a diagnostic display,either a good garages general one, or fords own ids computer to get the codes read.
