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Thought we'd decided Common names only please:001_smile:
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Honey Fungus- killed your lawn as well sir:001_smile:
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Loving the way you've curved over the trunk under the owl- looks fantastic like icing on a cake
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Theres a mirriad of reasons to use botanical (latin?) names especially as someone mentioned you want to pin down a species. The best one is when you are in common name mode and a snobby or knowledgeable customer starts going all latin on you. Give them a moment then give them it back with interest. It's beautiful if a bit cruel. So go on , learn botanical- you'll be glad you did
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Question on employment / self employment wages
likeitorlumpit replied to farmer_ben's topic in General chat
If you are on paye £8 per hour YOU pay NI and your boss does at a similar rate on your wages- this is often not widely known Holiday costs your boss only and is minimum 18 days a year though most bosses also pay 8 or 9 bank holidays on top of this So £8 per hour will give take home/bottom line of around £6 depending on tax status. Your £8 costs your boss probably double if he is doing things by the book Accounts/banking/book keeper/ training/ getting work in=overseeing/paperwork/ vehicles/ bad weather days/ insurances/ soon to be pension provision/holidays/ maybe advertising/ the list is longer. This is why if you are self employed you can charge much more- basically you are on your own and can be called in ad hoc. It's a great benefit to businesses to have contractors that can be used as necessary and allows firms to keep their customers happy. -
thats hillarious- wine isle at morrisons= higher status me- I'm in the beer aisle at waitrose:001_tt2:
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check out pitch etc on Jones site on right- lots of useful info there
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I know a guy who works for a company that install them- I mean big business They go all over including France where they put them up in forests that have power lines running through them. They don't touch solar. I believe we will see a reaction to all this as the public start to understand that they are subsidising these installations to the tune of billions. I mean 42 pence per unit for production- who pays that for their leccy:thumbdown: But by all means go get it- while you still can:thumbup1:
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Got it:thumbup1: Yeh- use it where appropriate is very much the case for me Though sometimes I forget myself and it just slips out as it's my first choice language for all things plant. I'll often know the latin name but have to dig deep for the common. Then again I'll often use both.
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I love being a bit posh with domestic customers Means I can add 20% to the bill:lol:
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they use latin in medicine/dentistry/pests and diseases Often use chemical names rather than makers names. It just makes it more specific and it makes it a tool for discussion about the little differences or similarities between trees/shrubs. It's fascinating and I love talking latin names among like minded individuals. Don't knock it just because you've got some reverse snob thing going on- just accept it and use it if you need to/were trained to or use popular names if you feel they suit you better. It was explained to us that there are many common names within this country for the same weed. Just depends where you live. So if you use latin then there should be no confusion. Latin also helps with sub species for which there are often no common names. Also adds to rich tapestry of life Lamium punctata It also acts as a barrier to entry into a world that normal people don't inhabit. Exclusive eh? a bit V.I.P.
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Just been going through F R Jones site- there's loads of stuff on manuals/servicing etc. Go there and have a look and I'm sure you will find something to help.
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Brilliant Ginja.. sink or swim. You certainly swam
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Thats very true I'm interested in your sugar comment though- is this a recommended practice I'm not saying - yes thats great we can use more chemical- it's just that some people want green weed free lawns AND trees. We have also noticed that shallow rooted trees and shrubs are much more susceptible to herbicides- though not noticed any effect yet with roundup. When applying residual herbicide to borders our general rule is use less where they live- this tends to tally with label guidance. It's a long time since I was educated and I know a lot has changed in practices and recommends. I'm grateful for all the info. that I am picking up on this site. I know I will never know everything- thats 100% fact
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Question on employment / self employment wages
likeitorlumpit replied to farmer_ben's topic in General chat
where do i start downtime cleaning/repairing tools tools soon to be pension provision getting to site PPE I was once advised you need to charge 3 times what you want to earn It's not far off the mark -
This isn't weed n feed AIUI its designed for non crop areas and is quite new so no need to 2 sugars your lawn lets hope they get it sorted as we are loosing horticultural chemicals this may be good but may be bad- cazaron was a good friend:001_smile:
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remember you've got a chainsaw- you can make your own wedges Also keep a spare new chain in it's package that you can treat yourself to when everything is going wrong. Amazing what a tonic it is
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Blamed gardeners who had mixed it wrongly If thats true then why did they pay for replacement trees?? How to kill your neighbours tree- treat the clover in your lawn:lol:
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It was the comments about not sleeping that got me Imagine there'd be quite a few sleepless nights.
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So there is an old yew- say 300 years old then house gets built- with 60's foundations Cut tree down and if soil is plastic clay water ingress swells the soil- OK fair enough i would expect the house to move as soil swells -but- has there been any work done on the effect of the existing tree roots rotting and maybe taking up this swelling- just a thought. Plus is there any way this could be managed so the swelling happened in concert with root death.
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Not strictly tree related but countryside related
likeitorlumpit replied to Matthew Arnold's topic in Picture Forum
so they're using you as there unpaid waste disposal team Presumably you couldn't prosecute as there is insufficient proof we get it round here though it's often more like 200 strong lager cans and a few other unsavoury items. -
presumably the idea being that you just throw the logs in rather than all that stacking malarkee Good job
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could they put a sign up stating no one under between 3 and 6 if weather very dry:001_tt2:
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Be interesting to know if yellow pages does actually 'pay for itself' Remember they charge a lot (say £500) for a small advert. You don't justify this with one job worth £500 I would want to see at least £5000 worth of work for £500 advert- maybe even £10000 as I can't justify 10% of my revenue going to advertisers. Currently we don't advertise at all other than web site there just so people can sus you out. Best advert is word of mouth- we all know that:thumbup1:
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Should the AA approve contractors who run 3.5 ton trucks?
likeitorlumpit replied to benedmonds's topic in AA
lets say that again.......... the majority of clients only care about the price Then when something goes wrong they wash their hands of your problem. However you look at it someone else will cut corners But try and be professional.. keep 80% within the rules and you can hold your hand up and say 'I did my best' On the subject of overloading though- Cabstars actually run better when chock full:thumbup:
