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Mick Dempsey

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  1. Mick Dempsey
    I have noticed a definite drop in enquiries, I’m not in your situation employee wise (only one). I have been in business a good while and experienced a good few ups and downs. In 2008/9 I made a few mistakes that took a few years to overcome (buying stuff that turned out to be useless) I think it was boredom tbh. My only take from it all is don’t panic yourself into rash decisions, selling stuff or buying it or whatever. Sometimes not making a decision is the best decision you can take.
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    Then maybe ask for the serial number, if he refuses, duck him in the village pond.
  4. Mick Dempsey
    Do ZZs have a serial number?
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    The high stump thing always makes me laugh. Client ”Could you make a chair out of it?” Me: “Absolutely not” Client ”ok leave it high, we’ll make a feature out of it” Me: “no problem, but I guarantee you sooner or later you’ll regret it and want it cut lower” After the job is finished the wife comes out, looks at the metre high stump “cut it as low as you can” “No problem”
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    The most obvious thing to do is go back through your old tree surgery clients. Phone them up and ask why they’re not using you anymore.
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    That’s a pretty bold claim Mark. Accusing the bloke of theft I mean. How can you be sure?
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    Well that makes sense to me (more and more tree surgeons owning their own grinders) especially with the better pedestrian ones being very effective these days. Turns a £750 job into a £1000 job for just an hour or so at the end of the day. For the really big grinding jobs, you get in someone with a monster grinder.
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    I understand why you feel perturbed. Your pride and joy, something you’ve gone in debt for, that heralds a new start, let you down on its big opening night. Hopefully just a hiccup.
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    If it’s hydraulic oil (most likely) it’s likely a poorly done up pipe that QC failed to pick up. Not the end of the world. What model Först is it?
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    There’s never been a better time for a young man to travel the world as a tree worker, but don’t hang about! Who knows what’s round the corner?
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    I knew Lucy from the early in my career. As you say always cheerful, helpful and knowledgeable. I learnt of her passing from a friend in the industry late last year. Very sad, still young. RIP.
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    Ornamental cherry, prolly.
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    Klou fixed.
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    Bit of work around the garden. Got fed up with the mulberry tree in front of the house. IMG_2929.MOV
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    It’s usually a laugh, better when Terry Wogan was taking the piss behind the mike.
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    I remember watching this on telly., I’d have been 12. At the time I was pissed off that Britain didn’t win. Legend has it they were supposed to sing it in Swedish, but switched to English on the night, and the rest as they say..
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    Calm down etc..
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    It used to be a joke, and it was good as a joke, laugh at Johnny Foreigner taking it seriously. Me and the wife watched it every year until the voting started (which coincides with alcohol levels reaching critical) Now, God help us, it’s getting serious. My misgivings. 1: Too many messages, lbgtqt stuff, gushy inclusivity blah blah blah. 2: The Ukraine thing, I’m all for supporting them, but let’s not use it as a propaganda tool, thankfully Zelensky won’t be allowed to make a video appearance. 3: Too many Scousers on TV.
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    If there’s one thing I cannot abide it’s nuisance noise. I don’t mind a dog barking for a bit, not for hours, or when it’s clearly in need of attention. A saw going for a couple of hours to prepare firewood (it’s often bought in metre lengths here and has to be cut) Two stroke strimmers, hedge cutters etc, for the duration of a domestic job. But inconsiderate noise by inconsiderate people really grinds my gears.
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    Musical differences.
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    Link no worky.
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    Me right now.

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