What's wrong with fluffy hoodies anyway????? Apart from it's too warm too wear one at the mo! I agree with the riggers tho', they're soooo 2004!! It doesn't matter what we say, do or think, I don't think the general public will ever care as long as the job gets done, and they dont feel ripped off! If anything they seem to think that a legitimate company is stitching them up,as they have to charge more to cover all their overheads. :bang: Case in point, today I had to pollard a willow that we originally had to reduce by 30%, the reason was given that they wanted to see more for their money, so we did it, then charged them more for their money, and they were well chuffed. I bl**dy well give up sometimes.
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What's wrong with fluffy hoodies anyway????? Apart from it's too warm too wear one at the mo! I agree with the riggers tho', they're soooo 2004!! It doesn't matter what we say, do or think, I don't think the general public will ever care as long as the job gets done, and they dont feel ripped off! If anything they seem to think that a legitimate company is stitching them up,as they have to charge more to cover all their overheads. :bang: Case in point, today I had to pollard a willow that we originally had to reduce by 30%, the reason was given that they wanted to see more for their money, so we did it, then charged them more for their money, and they were well chuffed. I bl**dy well give up sometimes.
we have some council trees to do, they are totally land locked and have to be extracted up 4 flights of stairs. they were previously 'pollarded' and are in the back garden of a nursary. when we turned up to start the job, all sh!t kicked off with the locals, they got a consultant in who recomended a 30% reduction, they are big poplar one was pollarded at 40 foot and then spreads horizontal for 20 foot before going back up. the council dont have the balls to stand up to these residents (who have no say in the trees, but are doctors and laywers etc) so 2 of them are getting pollarded and one is getting removed.....to top it all off the council will only give us dispensation (to park on the single yellows)for an hour and the begining and end of the day to load and off load tools, gaffa reckons its a week long job.
its shaping up to be a fun fun job, with more fun encounters than anything else. boss told the council noone is climbing them if there is even a breeze as they are a bit sh!tty....read jamie aint climbing them in a breeze.
jamie
its shaping up to be a fun fun job, with more fun encounters than anything else. boss told the council noone is climbing them if there is even a breeze as they are a bit sh!tty....read jamie aint climbing them in a breeze.
jamie
ROLLACOSTA
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Arrrr stop all your whinning ,you lot a raking it in !! tree surgeons doesn't that mean folk who have a license to print money ???
Seriously I had a customer today who looked extremely pi$$ed off when I ground out a 2' oak stump out in under 15 mins .Seems like they wan't the job done but don't want too pay..
Customers that employ cowboys because there cheap desrve a cr@p job imo !!
Seriously I had a customer today who looked extremely pi$$ed off when I ground out a 2' oak stump out in under 15 mins .Seems like they wan't the job done but don't want too pay..
Customers that employ cowboys because there cheap desrve a cr@p job imo !!
teressa green
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got a widow maker of a copper bech to do today ,dropped 3 x large limbs in last 3 mth will post pics later ,going to be a devil of a job,
teressa green
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as promised what a sod of a job
Mr_Brushcutter
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Pollarded some crack willows a few weeks back in a community nature reserve. Was not happy the pole saw didn't work so i had to do it on ropes. Not high trees but rotten as anything as you'd expect with old crack willow. The bigest tree was so rotten it was untrue.
Of course now the customer is having a paddy about paying for the job. They thought they could have done it quicker with voluteer group. I wish i hadn't burnt the rubbish or i'd have taken it back and stuck all the branches back on.
Of course now the customer is having a paddy about paying for the job. They thought they could have done it quicker with voluteer group. I wish i hadn't burnt the rubbish or i'd have taken it back and stuck all the branches back on.
PRUNER 1
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i had a ball ache of a turkey oak to deadwood today. frictions saver, redirects, strops the lot. sick as fook. all tip work too. soooooooo glad when finished. not a tall tree but broad as hell with all the crown around the top
nice when theyr big and open like climbin frames but this one were just plain crap! did an easy syccie after that. startin to enjoy it again lately cos weve got lots of big stuff in. mojos up a bit hhigher than was!
nice when theyr big and open like climbin frames but this one were just plain crap! did an easy syccie after that. startin to enjoy it again lately cos weve got lots of big stuff in. mojos up a bit hhigher than was!highpoint-utd
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theiving fookin scrotes have robbed my whacker plate cement mixer and all my saws .came home today to find shed had been busted into and all equipment gone in the middle of the twatin day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whacker plate was brand new £800 down the pan .anyone got a bit of rope i need to hang meself arggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
SteveBullman
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feel for ya mate, its happened to me before
teressa green
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was cavity filled 20 yrs ago with concorete,massive cavities and rot, a real sod of a job
iain
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high guys
i'm moving house tomorrow wacfu , nightmare ! running the job / packin the house / dealing with numptys at solicitors, then my computer did one on me iv'e spent the last eight hours formatting it and reloading the f 'in thing. full of cold n feel 5hite merry xmas and a prosperous new year to all
i'm moving house tomorrow wacfu , nightmare ! running the job / packin the house / dealing with numptys at solicitors, then my computer did one on me iv'e spent the last eight hours formatting it and reloading the f 'in thing. full of cold n feel 5hite merry xmas and a prosperous new year
to allRoss Turner
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Moving anywhere nice Iain?.
iain
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between where we are at the mo and whitby a small village called easington
Ross Turner
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Just been told today that if we sit a NPTC test & fail it we have to pay for the resit.
What do you lot think?
What do you lot think?
iain
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Ross Turner said:
Don't Fail It !!!!
Ross Turner
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its not me it the other lads.
iain
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tell them not to fail it
lets face it i costs a boat load to nptc a crew and they can, f off at the first wind change, without so much as, a kiss my butt
i know it seems harsh and personally i dont put forward anyone, who i dont think is very close too standard , i dont ask them to contribute to costs, but i can see where yr gaffer is coming from, the pot is only so deep
and we ' The legit firms ' are getting squezed from every possible direction lately something has got to give !!!
lets face it i costs a boat load to nptc a crew and they can, f off at the first wind change, without so much as, a kiss my butt
i know it seems harsh and personally i dont put forward anyone, who i dont think is very close too standard , i dont ask them to contribute to costs, but i can see where yr gaffer is coming from, the pot is only so deep
and we ' The legit firms ' are getting squezed from every possible direction lately something has got to give !!!
Ross Turner
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None of them is qualified full stop.
highpoint-utd
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erm bolloxs ,is not the nptc test a required training sylabus for puwer and hse compliance .id say the resit fee would be down to the firm.then again they might just be trying to scare the lads into passing.(an old glendales trick)which they still do .especially since chris trivvet left em and went on his own .
