going solo

[SteveBullman]

im out on my own as from today and looking for any advice anyone has to give.
specially from you guys in the uk regarding insurances, what types, whose the best etc etc, and what EXACTLY im going to need.


cheers

 

[jamie]

lots

a 10" chipper on a mog.

i love my mog, ive named her Monica

jamie

 

[SteveBullman]

how about advice for someone who only has £2.50 in the bank

 

[Big A]

You'll be fine mate, if you need to borrow an 020 let me know, if I can help you I will. Got some tree work coming up, I'll be in touch about that. When I left Eastwoods it was tough for a little while, but it works out. I'm sure the quality of your work will soon pay off.

 

[SteveBullman]

cheers for the encouragement big fella.
i'll have to pop round for a coffee sometime, still got your book, guess i wont be giving that back to you on monday

thanks for the 020 offer.....probably gonna have to go and buy one anyways though, it is after all pretty much the most important tool i need.

 

[blue]

what book?or is it a private thing?

 

[SteveBullman]

book on fungus

 

[teressa green]

CHIN UP ,youll be better off in the long run ,try contract climbing if your any good the phone will be red hot ,slow to start with but believe me you ll be ok ,

 

[SteveBullman]

thats the plan teresa, and hopefully the odd private job here and there to boost things up a bit

 

[teressa green]

thats the way ,positive attitude ,what went wrong where you were ,care to enlighten us ,where in the uk are you ,? know 2 firms up here in yorks needing contract climbers urgently,rates vary from 100 to 140 a day ,with no tidy up ,could have a word if interested ,

 

[a_lopa]

what equipment do you have?ill be glad to help

 

[SteveBullman]

im in suffolk teresa so a bit far away from me unfortunately, but thanks for the offer.
aussie, right now im dont have much at all, gonna have to go and buy the whole caboodle this week
gonna cost me a fortune but hey, i'll have a brand new harness and rope and a shiny brace of saws, cant all be bad getting sacked

 

[SteveBullman]

i have a friend with a big vermeer who would let me use it whenever needed

 

[jamie]

i would pop down with me mog but it may be missed

jamie

 

[teressa green]

all the best steve ,suffolk is a bit far but work is work ,am sure something will crop up ,firms always need good lads .shame that most of them dont wanna pay decent enough wages to keep them,will keep an ear to the ground for you ,them drums is always banging ,,,,,,,could be the stella tho ,

 

[matthias]

cant all be bad getting sacked

I think a lot of people need something like that to help give them a push in the right direction. I'd love to work by/for myself but I'm in the comfort zone of steady employment and too scared to take a gamble. Change is hard but not necessarily bad.

 

[P_woozel]

a 10" chipper on a mog.

i love my mog, ive named her Monica

jamie

You have a Unimog for a chip truck! That is badass.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

firms always need good lads .shame that most of them dont wanna pay decent enough wages to keep them

the market economic's set the rates a climber/ tree workers can get ,the trouble is most client's arent prepared to pay the correct rates so this is reflected in wages accross the board from boss -boy...iv'e said this for years if i could pay a climber £200+ day i would but if a client or the market won't pay it i cant give simple as that..the prob is lowballers and inconsistant work

 

[Big A]

Did you walk, or were you sacked? 7/8 years regular employment needs darned good reason for dismissal, and you have employees rights, if you were sacked then I should get advice on that. Brother or not! You've a family to support!

 

[SteveBullman]

does "F*** off, leave the truck and your shi* behind.....and oh yeah dont bother coming in on monday" count as being sacked?