Vespasian
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Its up to me to back up my claims?. you know damn well I'm right to start with.. its up to you to prove me wrong.. Try taking your car to another garage, you take it one week your wife the next, or vice versa.. see if you get any difference.
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Find your own study, do your own research, you think I've nothin better to do than do your work for you?.. By the way, who takes your wife's car to the garage?..
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https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/06/27/study-auto-repair-shops-really-do-charge-women-more-sometimes You can read that for evidence if you like, its not the study I was going off mind but does add weight to the one I read some years back..
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evidence suggest garages will charge woman more than a man if they take their car to be serviced, fixed.. why? because men can be arseholes to woman and most men know it.. I'm sure most fella's take their own car or even the wives if it needs fixing, I wonder why?.. So, this fella gets a visit to price his tree's and his wife receives the tree cutter downer and consequently feels he's been over quoted.. I wonder why he'd think that?...
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I live on a farm, but I wouldn't describe myself as a farmer.. If someone described me as a farmer I think I'd die of embarrassment. Perhaps this farmer is just a bit careful with his money, and especially so with so many shysters tryin it on... then there's the wife, anyone knows that its a lot easier to over-quote a woman than a man.. perhaps thats whats really peeved him off.. first off he wanted a quote, but got a visit. to make matters worse they gave the price to his wife.. knowing the fella would of quoted high for the wife..
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I mean I dont take on jobs that I dont have the equipment for.. for instance I don't do monster tree's cause I don't fancy hauling tons of wood back and forth... I pass those on to proper tree companies... like I've pointed out dozens of times doin tree;s is more of a hobby for me.. something different to shake up my routine..
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I take on jobs I can do, so no problem things going wrong.
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Next time I do a tree I'll be sure to get the cops in then...
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I have insurance, I just don't have any tickets.. then again I only do private work.. no need to get yourself all flustered on my account.
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err no I didn't, that was because I'd double typed a D at some point. I remember it well.. caught it before the ten minute deadline, like a boss.
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Yea, a new pair of specs tomorrow? maybe.. I could get away by leaning into my monitor a little, save myself two quid in the morning..
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Did I, spell checker flea fkd me... it happens
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Err not sure what you mean, I have insurance.. I think!!!!.. I have public liability insurance, they said it covers tree work so what do I know?...
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Right on, I can manage small to middling jobs, wouldn't fancy taking on a forest.. then again ain't that the whole point, why employ someone who needs to charge fortunes when you can get someone in who can charge a lot less... What do I need?. a chainsaw and a few bits and bobs..
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seein as I've never had a misshap yet, I don't suppose insurgence is an issue... the only time insurance has been brought up was last year by a nosy neighbor and he asked me to top his tree's after I finished the job I was doing...
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He said there was a stream just under the tree, if it barber-chaired you could jump into the stream for a softer landing. couldn't ask for better positioning of a water course..
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I'm a word of mouth kind of guy.
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I said it was easy, I don't why that means I said it wasn't dangerous.. it can be dangerous, but most tree surgeons don't think it is, otherwise they'd be doing something else... as to spending on training, I haven't spent a penny to date, no intention of doing that at my age... I can see why its required in this day an age. But its not exactly necessary if you know what your doin and you apply a little common sense.. How many on this site had to do all this training to get into tree work, I suggest none of the older ones... this is a tree, I want it chopping down. get in said tree and learn as you go.. its what I did.. and still do. On the other hand, if I employed someone it would be different, but I don't employ anyone and if I do I make sure as hell I take all the risks...
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It'd be pretty boring though wouldn't it.... a pair of ladders lent up against a tree and me chainsawing through two parts of the tree.. Its easy as eating a meat pie... Buckin billy has learned me everything..
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good idea..
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If it was as dangerous as you try to make out, there wouldn't be any tree surgeons..
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LOL's I've never employed a tree surgeon and wouldn't be goin to no bank to draw money out for em.. slippers or no slippers.. As to some ending up driving taxi's, can't speak on that, only you aught to know your market before you set off trying to thrive in it.
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who said based purely on wages?.. I did mention the aggravation involved. the cost of removal. I don't see why ordinary people should fork out for expertise. its not like chopping a tree is hard is it.. if I can do it anyone can.. and I don't see why people think they aught charge hundreds because they went and bought expensive equipment to do the job.. the reason you buy stuff is for convenience, get the job done quicker to move on to the next one... The thing is, a good tree company should represent value for money for the customer, get in get done and move on. not charge a fortune and sit around all day waiting on a check because they've charged the old dear a grand for a ten minute job...
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Yea well its what most describe it as, leastways round these parts...
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A gardener with a rope........ proud of it. And, Mr Bullman, how does one quote a job?... climber for the day? groundie for the day.. everything else is all about the aggro of doin it, shifting it... That prick who goes about pricing a grand then subbing it is the real villain if your asking me, wants flogging within the proverbial inch for taking the piss out of customers and his subcontractors.. He and people like him are the real reason people are wary of tree surgeons. evertime I do a job they have to be remeasured I ain't gonna run off without moving the rubbish..
