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Look at this if you fancy some recovery work this winter
kentjames replied to Buzzsurgeon's topic in The Lounge
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Not bad... we still have the red arrows though :
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So if I understand it correctly, you were working for the landlord and the lady was the tenant? I can understand her distress if the landlord didnt inform the tenant. I do fairly regular work for landlords, one thing you learn quickly is not to rely on them to keep the tenants informed. I have always taken contact details for the tenant and contacted them directly ahead of the start date, I feel this is only fair since it may be a rented house, but its the tenants home and therefore their private space you will be working within. You learn, you improve, don't beat ya'self up over it.
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Amazing footage, other half showed it to me on msn earlier, lucky chappy
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Enjoying it so far, my kinda project... Its also made me wanna get on with my workshop this week while this naff weather is about lol
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Have you thought about having your eyesight tested or retested? I sometimes suffer them, but mostly from the fumes while doing hedge cutting at the moment
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Yup, know that one all too well, I know im a new'ish climber and not the fastest but I wont risk safety for speed or profit. Looks like a great job though, and yes i find the volume of waste difficult to calculate - but then by its nature is dense and doesnt compact well.
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Yup, know that one all too well, I know im a new'ish climber and not the fastest but I wont risk safety for speed or profit. Looks like a great job though, and yes i find the volume of waste difficult to calculate - but then by its nature is dense and doesnt compact well.
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Finding a cause is like closing the stable doors after the horse has bolted. IMHO - Best action from now on, remove the hedge and burn and remove the roots with an excavator, enrich the soil and replant with a different species to prevent future cross infection.
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Finding a cause is like closing the stable doors after the horse has bolted. IMHO - Best action from now on, remove the hedge and burn and remove the roots with an excavator, enrich the soil and replant with a different species to prevent future cross infection.
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One of my industry friends dumps on an allotment, and I know some months ago whilst discussing insurances that he said the combined allotment owners were advised they needed a simple public liability insurance. Now looking at insurances in general you need to be a 'competent operative' to be 'qualified' in using machinery. Going on my previous conversation with my friend I would advise if you are an 'allotmenteer' you enquire amongst your fellow allotment owners and if nobody knows then approach your council with regards to the liability insurance and qualifications required under its cover. OR if you are a professional and not an allotment owner, your own liability insurance will 'probably' be invalid unless you are deemed to be competent. And competency in insurance terms are usually those operatives who are certificate holders. The course for powered pruners is CS48
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One of my industry friends dumps on an allotment, and I know some months ago whilst discussing insurances that he said the combined allotment owners were advised they needed a simple public liability insurance. Now looking at insurances in general you need to be a 'competent operative' to be 'qualified' in using machinery. Going on my previous conversation with my friend I would advise if you are an 'allotmenteer' you enquire amongst your fellow allotment owners and if nobody knows then approach your council with regards to the liability insurance and qualifications required under its cover. OR if you are a professional and not an allotment owner, your own liability insurance will 'probably' be invalid unless you are deemed to be competent. And competency in insurance terms are usually those operatives who are certificate holders. The course for powered pruners is CS48
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Well at least she paid you what was agreed and didnt argue that bit. Ive always found millionaires to be all the same, and its usually how they come to be millionaires in the first place, by being ultra money wise (aka tight!) This week just gone I was Leylandii hedge cutting using a hired mewp and the guy was so happy he handed us £20 each cash as a drink on top of the invoiced amount paid. Needless to say he isnt a millionaire and i think those who are not sure appreciate the hard work that goes into our job more than those who are well off.
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Well at least she paid you what was agreed and didnt argue that bit. Ive always found millionaires to be all the same, and its usually how they come to be millionaires in the first place, by being ultra money wise (aka tight!) This week just gone I was Leylandii hedge cutting using a hired mewp and the guy was so happy he handed us £20 each cash as a drink on top of the invoiced amount paid. Needless to say he isnt a millionaire and i think those who are not sure appreciate the hard work that goes into our job more than those who are well off.
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Good luck with the interview, be yourself but remember your please and thankyou's, personally I find it amazing how many people forget - goes a longgggggg way in making a good impression and showing your interaction with people and potentially clients on the ground.
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Excellent news silky, good luck in your new position
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Interesting view point steve, however for the sake of some training and some PPE he could save his own life and be there to provide for his family for many years thereafter too. It was just a thought, at the end of the day it would be better for the HSE to get involved rather than the emergency services?
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Never been one to do this but... If you suspect them to be a 'professional', or someone doing it for money as a job in some way, could or should WE responsible arb's be reporting these contractors to the Heath and Safety Executive? Surely they are dangerous to themselves and others within the work place and therefore should be fined or stopped from doing such work? Just a thought?
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Theres a Rayco RG1625A Super Junior Stump Grinder on ebay at the moment if you havent seen it? Or a HUSQVARNA SG13 13hp STUMP GRINDER stumpgrinder on there too Im not connected to either nor can say how good they are but thought id tell ye... James
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Not sure this would fit in your tool box, but its the best thing i ever hired when doing fence recently
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I like to pay my part time labourers (brash pullers, clearer up'ers, material umper lumpers) £10 per hour. At this rate everyone is happy and they happily turn up on crappy wet days and work like pack horses when required. My theory is that you pay peanuts you get monkeys. Me, myself and I on the other hand, work an 8 hour day for £160, this includes all aspects of my business which is landscape gardening & maintenance, landscape construction, tree surgery and removals and hedge cutting (plus the odd shed build and all sorts in between) BUT I am the boss of me and I have ALL the responsibility involved in being self employed. Including: Finding work, securing work, quoting, following up, organising, doing the work, running around getting stuff, invoicing, advertising, websites, accounts... The list is somewhat endless.
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I've yet to cock up in a major way when it comes to pricing a job and time scale involved. I have had some jobs which have been hard work to get it done in a day but it was a day that has been quoted and still within 8 hours so no big deal. I have lost out on some jobs where people have questioned the need for 3 days to do a job, but then I don't think people really appreciate the time required for some work and what is involved. All to often when we start on day one of a multi day job the client usually ends up saying something like 'I had no idea what was involved and how hard it is, don't you guys work hard' or similar. Won well on several jobs and done by 2 or 3pm and back home for tea and medals
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I have one too, as above, cant fault it for the money, I've used it to the point of it nearly needing a new chain and i believe you have to get a compatible oregon combo for it which is probably no bad thing. Some times it has it moments starting first time but after that starts first pull and is very good on fuel consumption. For the money, new, i don't think you can find better. Id love a new stihl top handle but cant warrant the price tag for the amount of work id give it at the moment. James
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thank you sir... I do have a picture the warden sent me via email somewhere showing it in full leaf the following spring. I do think its important to keep these country skills alive and its great that the National Trust, and others, do these courses.
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Never said it was easy, I did find it a very interesting skill to learn, and since it was only 2 miles down the road from me at Sissinghurst Castle it was something to do in the cold months. Here's a snap of a section of what we did that day, about 7 of us were on the course so its not all my work.
