whadja do today?

[treeman75]

A family brought their little nasty terrier to the ball park today and it snapped at some little boy trying to pet it. It was some little nasty reddish brown cur, like a tiny husky.

Then we had a two hour wait until our next game so my wife wants to go , of all places, WALLMART! On the way out we walked right past a truck parked in the loading zone with a pit bull hanging out with its maul flapping around. If I had known we were going there, well, I would have said no, but I was amazed it didn't at least bark at us. Hell, my old shepard be spitting and snapping at anybody walk next to his car.

Then the other day some **** almost lost his lap dog out the car window on a sharp left turn. My friend has a Chihuahua, he has let his go.


Anyway:

Just waiting for this MT55 to come out of the shop to finish off a couple bigger jobs we stripped out and left the poles. Also a lot of trim work with my new stick saw which I have never had before. Stubborn I guess. Its been pretty decent hammering through a few good jobs. I am sure it will break soon, or rather, be broken. Most pole work is to delicate for the stick saw anyway. I am tired from kwanzans, neck bout broke.

AND:

I have been rolling across some stately estates, the kind the Vet would approve of, you know, the kind where you only ever deal with the hot older rich wife, the kind you just know that if you wanted, you could.

Just buy a vermeer mini and be done with it already!

 

[treeclimber101]

Lol... wait, isn't that why he has Eric??

I met Eric and Chris , actually Eric is quite handy to have around ... Obviously Chris is no slouch either so I think they'll go far

 

[Zale]

Had a pretty good day. I actually got 12 of the guys to work today on a job I scheduled for 2 Saturdays with a 6 man crew. We knocked it out today in 5 hours and they all got 8 hours overtime. Maybe I will not have to work next Saturday, but I am sure that they will find something for me to do. That will probably be another beautiful day too! I will let you know,,,,
Jeff

You gotta stop and smell the roses sometime. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

 

[treevet]

plenty o time to rest in the winter....for us northerners anyway.

 

[no tree to big]

plenty o time to rest in the winter....for us northerners anyway.

Must be a north east thing cause we don't stop!

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[treevet]

you're in Chicago.....you stop

 

[treevet]

what dif does it make anyhoo

 

[no tree to big]

Idk, Im bored Im trying to fight but hot cold rain snow nor wind will stop me I work more days then the mail man

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[sgreanbeans]

If its as bad as Scott said it was, he'll be back. They always come back at some point and time.

It was bad, real bad. But when I left, I dropped bombs, shook the place to the core, I set a plan in motion that placed a good one in charge and forced the removal of a phuktard, so things maybe much different. I hope so anyways, some good guys there.....some bad ones too.

 

[tree MDS]

Just called a potential customer to "follow up" on an estimate. I don't think I've ever done that before. But hey, I spent 45 minutes talking with these people, devising a plan for their job/trees. Besides, I'm still slow and a three day job is looking pretty good about now. Seems they're still waiting on a price from the other guy. Was real tempted to ask who it was, but decided it was in bad taste. How long can it take to come up with a price for cutting down some trees and doing a little trimming? I would be questioning their competency at some point... I mean really!! But that's just my thinking. Anyway, can't wait to hear how this plays out, as the people already said they were comfortable with my price and thought it was fair. I'm betting this one goes the way of the underbidder. I guess time will tell.... whenever bozo finishes making his calculations, that is. Lol. Just thinking out loud this am.

Any of you guys ever follow up with people on estimates? Think its in bad taste (lady did say she was glad I called)?

 

[dbl612]

Just called a potential customer to "follow up" on an estimate. I don't think I've ever done that before. But hey, I spent 45 minutes talking with these people, devising a plan for their job/trees. Besides, I'm still slow and a three day job is looking pretty good about now. Seems they're still waiting on a price from the other guy. Was real tempted to ask who it was, but decided it was in bad taste. How long can it take to come up with a price for cutting down some trees and doing a little trimming? I would be questioning their competency at some point... I mean really!! But that's just my thinking. Anyway, can't wait to hear how this plays out, as the people already said they were comfortable with my price and thought it was fair. I'm betting this one goes the way of the underbidder. I guess time will tell.... whenever bozo finishes making his calculations, that is. Lol. Just thinking out loud this am.

Any of you guys ever follow up with people on estimates? Think its in bad taste (lady did say she was glad I called)?

no problem following up in a respectful way. shows you are interested. good on you not asking who comp was, usually brings out bad vibes. stay neutral.

 

[tree MDS]

no problem following up in a respectful way. shows you are interested. good on you not asking who comp was, usually brings out bad vibes. stay neutral.

My thoughts exactly. I'm also trying to figure out if the local market has been low-balled into the dirt so badly that I should maybe consider selling everything and buying a couple zero turns and some weed eaters. Lol.

 

[treevet]

Tell her to schit or get off the pot.

Scheduled an est mid week on Wm. Howard Taft, a row of multi million dollah mansions overlooking the riv. Showed exactly at 10 am on time. Climb the giant front door steps and ring, then I bang the knocker. Nothing. Find a hidden door under the steps and ...same procedure...nothing. The house right next door is the one "Rain Man" with Dustin Hoffman was filmed at. The next mansion I worked a lot on years ago. So I go home and call the beotch and she answers the phone and says we can schedule another time if her husband doesn't answer the phone # she gave me....

man it tough sometimes being the "tree guy to the stars"......

 

[tree MDS]

"Tree guy to the stars". Lmao... you sure this isn't just the early onset dementia kicking in again?

 

[tree MDS]

I trimmed the trees along Ivan Lendl's driveway last year (talk about a cheap bastard). Can I call myself "tree guy to the stars" too!?? Pretty, please!!?? Lol

 

[treevet]

sure

 

[gorman]

I trimmed the bushes for Taylor Swift's mansion the other day. To hide in them.

 

[jefflovstrom]

I got a hair cut.
Jeff

 

[treeclimber101]

Cold calling is awkward . I hate calling someone twice to schedule the estimate ... But people here are very fast pace seems they forget half the time they even called or I get ohhh my husband musta called or vice versa then it's the awkward hand over the phone 20 second " hey did you call a tree guy about something " and I'm like on the other end hoping they just say no so I ca hang up and wash off the uncomfortableness of just starting a fight between 2 people who don't communicate knowing it's gonna start **** !

 

[treeclimber101]

Then you get there to do the work and the husband/ wife grills you on what she had no idea about paying and what your doing and how long it will take . I am usually pretty fed up by then and just start to put the crap back into the truck to just call it a day ...