making the company money

[Steve Bunyan]

The boss picked up a job sidetrimming maples for the power company. The line was staked out and we had to provide clearance for a standard backhoe to operate in order to install underground line. Hydro needed a figure so the boss threw $1500(Cdn) in the air and they jumped all over it. We got there with 6 hrs left in the day(I don't work over 8 if I can help it) and I made the deal that if we finished today we took tomorrow off with pay. He said half day with pay. I said fine.

Anyway, with me cutting and a buddy doing cleanup we banged it off in 4 hrs and took the rest of the day off Planning on having my first Silver Bullet by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow.

What's the point of this story? Could it be that it's nice to come in under a bid once in a while? Do incentives help productivity? Or maybe it's just that I had to tell someone that can relate to it. As gripping of a tale as it is, I don't imagine the old lady would even make the effort to pretend to be interested.

Oh well, Say la vie, Que sera and Be Safe!

 

[Steve Bunyan]

I'm going to steal "flop-o-matic" if you don't mind. That's pretty good. A cutter I used to know would pump his own tires after flopping a tree on target and say, "Just like it had eyes!"

 

[ramanujan]

yup the old basal cut. as in "just how did you get that dicey backleaning alder down so quickly?"

"all she needed was a basal cut and a tirfor jack."

it's a good feeling when a reasonable calculated risk pays off due to our skill.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I like The Winch and a high tie added in there. Set up the hinge with a bore, put soem wedges in for SOP and make some wind.

I love reducing that risk as much as possible