So whadja do today?

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Think about it Butch, you get o climb with spikes, there's always break time waiting for the groundies to do the hard work, and if you using a bucket and/or crane, then it's really easy. You hang a rope, tie a hunk on, make a cut. Where's it hard?
Granted, when you get into chuncking down big spars, that can be physically hard, cutting with a big saw and standing on the spar for long times, but it ain't rocket science.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yea Mike, your right. I don't know what I was thinking. I might even cut my fee in half, now that you've told me how easy it is.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

"I think it's pretty safe to say that we all enjoy what we are doing but to say money doesn't matter?"

Yo Newfie, I never said $ didn't matter, but that $ wasn't the chief motivator, what moves you to keep doing what you're doing. When people ask, "What are you going to do when you grow up?", the answer shouldn't be "What pays the bills".

If you don't do it first and foremost because you want to, imho you should take time to find your bliss and follow it. And Mike is 100% right, most removals are bo-ring compared to PHC. And at the end of the day you leave something dead instead of something growing. You can be part of the problems of air pollution, dirty water, global warming etc., or try to be part of the solution.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Mike and Guy, ya'll have sold me! From now on when I'm asked to do a TD, I'm gonna trim it instead.

I'll get back to ya'll on how it works out.

SAVE THE TREES!!!

 

[a_lopa]

GUY,your not completely insane but backing mike up on his removals are easy is like me telling you tree care is so easy they both can be difficult.dont be so biased.fine prunbing thining is difficult/no where near as stressful as removing big timber climbing over buildings

 

[MasterBlaster]

I have a feeling those two don't know a whole lot about difficult takedowns.

 

[a_lopa]

yep theres somethin goin down with them two,and its not trees

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

I have a feeling you two make take downs more difficult than they have to be.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
I have a feeling those two don't know a whole lot about difficult takedowns.

Been there, done that and got the greasy T-shirt. Yes they are physically difficult and stressful. But PHC is a whole different kind of stress, challenge and rewards. And Butch I wish you'd double your fees instead of halfing them; more good trees would live. 90%???

I think we've hit the wall on this one. I'm going to the beach.

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's a moot point 'cause from now on all I'm gonna do is TRIM!!!

I've got two dead pines to TD today. I'm gonna try and sell a fert/trim job instead. That's what ya'll would do, right?

 

[a_lopa]

guy and mike should be dead wooding roadside trees if they care so much

 

[NeTree]

MB-

Well, yeah...


'Cuz after it don't work, THEN you can sell the removal and double yer money!

 

[MasterBlaster]

No removals!!!

ONLY TRIMS!!!

Besides, their dead already.

 

[NeTree]

C'mon Butch...

I'm sure with enough money and skills, you can bring 'em back to life!

 

[a_lopa]

they boys really have hit new ground with there anti removal banter,its part of the job.or maybe they can resurect the dead and walk on water

 

[Husky372]

dontcha know the only ones quilified to make removal decisions is guy and mike. not the land owner and sure as hell none of us. so next time anyone has to do a takedown you better get all the test done you can and pictures and send it to these masters before you make a bid, then they can decide what the right couse of action is. just the opinion of a tree murderer.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm outta here!

I gotta go trim those dead pines.

 

[Husky372]

remember MB its all in how you sell it

 

[NeTree]

But what if they won't spend the $? Or can't?

 

[Husky372]

Originally posted by netree
But what if they won't spend the $? Or can't?

then eric you obviously didn't sell them on the benifits to guy & mikes world