Brits talkin about Brit stuff

[Thor's Hammer]

No disrespect to your father THOR but all they did was make a club for the good ole boys...they have done FA for me and others, exexpt belittle me/us week in week out with there silly snippits in HORT WEEK etc ect about there approved contactors scheme ie unless your AA approved your a cowboy

I hear you there. It IS an old boy network. I hate them as much as you do.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

anyone know of any MEWP hire websites??need a self propelled 12-16' one for a few weeks maybe

www.skyhighaccess.co.uk

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

Blue tell um you know me ,there a good firm and very reasonable rates ,ask to speak to Steve or misery guts Chris lol [Steves the better one to deal with] they have Genie booms 36' working height ..got your text Blue very funny lol

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

I hear you there. It IS an old boy network. I hate them as much as you do.

Well get in touch with UNIMOG or Ian etc etc we could do with a guy like you onboard,ohh and a ££ one'err .....**** me anything would be better than the AA......

 

[iain]

thor they list at £15530 if you phone me i can talk you through it honestly :angel:

 

[blue]

opps ment tp put 12-16m on last post not feet.checked out rollas link,looks like they maybe have one of the type we need.problem is 75% of the job would be off level tarmac just the last 25% would be working on a grassy uneven slope.would the ones on wheels like yyou see on building sites work on this type of terrain??

 

[teressa green]

packed in during the war/peasants result ,im not the one whinging about the arb asssociation/councils etc ,i batten my head down ,do the job,get paid and go home ,rolla get real ,twg will fall flat on its arse ,it wont get you work or get you council contracts whose going to vote for board members out of a bunch of hairy arsed tree wallahs,as for quitting ,its something i never do ,7 days a week im out there promoting my self ,grabbing the dollar,quitting ,maybe your too pricey ,or setting your sights too high ,go cut trees ,and make some money,am not having a go just telling it as i see it ,and believe me i wont be wasting money or time joining,would rather spend the money advertising,hope it works out for you ,and if it does ,ill show my arse in woolworths window,

 

[Buzzlightyear]

if you really want to change things, get everyone to cancell their insurance tomorrow. that will get the underwriters attention really quickly....
its all a scam anyway. in 26 years we've had no claims....

Spot on Thor, and if you let it lapse Algarve won't insure you......they make it sound like THEIR doing US a favour

 

[iain]

i don't mind having to pay insurance
what i do mind is having to pay through the nose because
the figures our insurers use to decide our premiums are compiled from all chainsaw related accidents including foestry + the daft sod's who go to B&Q etc, n buy a saw with no knowledge or ppe
and promptly cut off body parts :angry2:

 

[Buzzlightyear]

I wonder if builders premiums are as high as ours, i'm paying 600.00 a month for a 3 man team.

Your spot on Iain

 

[rangitata]

Looking for Alex Cork

I worked with Alex in Brisbane, Australia 1999-2000. I was hoping some of the british arborists would know him and could get him to contact me to catch up and say gidday.


Cheers Mike

 

[PRUNER 1]

gents, i need some help. can anyone in the know, clarify the need for loler checks. guideline or legislation? this must be absolutely definitive answer! also, is the need for the checks a 'grey area'?

 

[Ross Turner]

To my knowledge you are required to have your kit loler inspected every 6 months & if you lok on the HSE website you will find info on LOLER.

Im suprised that Phil or Richard dont know about this.

 

[iain]

i believe that so long a the person making the inspection of the kit is a competent operator then you aren't forced to use a loler reg inspector
ie a climber can inspect karabiners etc

however i'm sure that puwer has the gen verbatem

 

[Ross Turner]

Iain,All climbers should check his kit daily & weekly & record the check,then every 6 months they have to be inspected by a competent person for inspecting arb equipment(Loler inspector).

I see Tillhill are advertising up in Stocton for people to work on local authority contracts as well as vegetation management.

 

[iain]

yes the person checking should be competent and also independant but not neccesarily a
loler reg inspector

tillhill took over the stockton on tees council work from glendale 18mths or so ago

 

[PRUNER 1]

i used to work on that contract for glendale many moons ago. we used to have quite a good laugh climbing dumbass big poplars all the time. used to look forward to working there cos the trees were bigger than south tyneside and we were well out of the way of the bosses. phil and rich do know about the loler stuff, i was just checking for my own interest.

 

[iain]

Wet Rainy Sh1ty Day

 

[Ross Turner]

Pruner1.out of interest who checks your kit?.Have you thought about doing the course so you can inspect kit.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Wet Rainy Sh1ty Day

Well I sat in the office all day