Right in my hood!

sgreanbeans · Aug 14, 2010

arbor pro said:
I get it all the time..."I want this tree removed or I want these branches overhanging my property pruned back to the lot line. It's right on the lot line so, I'll pay half and the neighbor will pay half."

When I tell them I need to get written authorization from the neighbor before proceeding, I get the same line, "Oh, ok, I'll talk to him again and get back to you on that.

Surprising how often one neighbor is trying to pull crap on another neighbor and get me, the arborist, caught up in the middle of it. I don't let it happen.

Me too, all the time. If I smell tension on the property line, I tell them what I need from them and go, they can get back to me when they have worked it out.

As for the builder thing, your right, it was my fault for not making the builder the primary. My Brother is a very large builder and I have should have known better.

John Paul Sanborn · Aug 14, 2010

With communal trees I say that I need written permission to access one yard and work with one client only. How they work out the way the money is handles is their business. Unless both are previous clients I will not work with both people on one tree.

Not that I do much of my own work these days. I usually close the deal and run the job through an client willing to split it fairly.

sgreanbeans...

I have a deep backlog

So when you bringing me down there?

sgreanbeans · Aug 15, 2010

JPS, Let me get this equipment thing worked out, dont think I am quite up to speed yet for you, only heavy equipment I have right now is Matt, who, although, is not as big as you, is one big SOB who can lift inhumanely large logs! He needs to be replaced with a Skidloader or a Mini, with you here, he would not be able to keep up! We rent of course, but currently trying to work a deal for BOTH. When I get them, make no mistake about it. I WILL NEED YOUR HELP!
Just for GP, would you like to stay at the boat or a regular hotel..................Stupid question! Of course you wouldn't want the distraction of staying at a casino hotel, with all the food and games!

John Paul Sanborn · Aug 15, 2010

sgreanbeans said:
Just for GP, would you like to stay at the boat or a regular hotel..................Stupid question! Of course you wouldn't want the distraction of staying at a casino hotel, with all the food and games!

I like the casino hotels for the chow though...

We have a 29 ft travel trailer I need to get some write-offs on. I dropped near $2k into it this year.