whadja do today?

[ropensaddle]

Good one lovstrom.. har, har!

Later boys, workie tomorrow.

Pics or it did not happen!

 

[tree MDS]

Pics or it did not happen!

Not worried about the pics as much as the safety and the check old dog! Lol.

 

[tree md]

Yup, workie tomorrow here too. I am booked for the rest of the week thank God. Sold 2 more this evening.

Night night ladies.

 

[jefflovstrom]

Yup, workie tomorrow here too. I am booked for the rest of the week thank God. Sold 2 more this evening.

Night night ladies.

Good day for all- good night John-Boy and Grandpa and all!!
Jeff, YZ!= CTSP!

 

[treevet]

You lie, you home wrecker!!! He luvs me!!!
Jeff--lol , IJKL

Gay cake for desert Jeffy MNOP?

Yesterday, get home from work and get a call from a regular for a cat rescue at a kid's pre school.

Get there and there he is a big fat one sitting in a crotch on a squirrel's nest. I gets the gear on including a thick long sleeve shirt and leather gloves. I get up to him and he is growling and hissing and baring his teeth at me.....just like I expected him to.

I toss my line over his head to crotch above him and move to or above him and he is gone in a second another 20 feet up.

Now mind you there are about 40 kids about 3 feet tall that asked me coming in..."you gonna save the kitty"...."are you spider man" (yes)....."you gonna rescue our cat?"....yyyooooo....yyoouuu....etc etc etc etc.... yesyes yesyes

Anyway I chases him up another 20 feet and try sweet talking him and he is doing the growling routine but adding a little shadow boxing with claws bared just to show me he means business. I get up near him and he is gone....up another 20 feet on an upright lateral.

I recrotched to come down on him and start to and he moves out to the very tip that you figure even a bird would be unsecure there. I get on the limb, now maybe 70 feet above the wooded playground and I really want to chase him right off the end of the limb but go against my instincts and tell the lady (hottie) that called me, "if I get to him then either he is gonna jump or fall and in front of all these kids it ain't gonna be pretty".

So I bale out and hit the ground and immediately...."hey spiderman aren't you gonna save our cat....why didn't you bring our cat down....thought you were gonna get the cat for us....hey...why...what...how come....

Get my gear and head home soaking with sweat from the climb and long sleeves and gloves .....and just want to ask if they got an air rifle inside.

won't be billing that one.

 

[ropensaddle]

Gay cake for desert Jeffy MNOP?

Yesterday, get home from work and get a call from a regular for a cat rescue at a kid's pre school.

Get there and there he is a big fat one sitting in a crotch on a squirrel's nest. I gets the gear on including a thick long sleeve shirt and leather gloves. I get up to him and he is growling and hissing and baring his teeth at me.....just like I expected him to.

I toss my line over his head to crotch above him and move to or above him and he is gone in a second another 20 feet up.

Now mind you there are about 40 kids about 3 feet tall that asked me coming in..."you gonna save the kitty"...."are you spider man" (yes)....."you gonna rescue our cat?"....yyyooooo....yyoouuu....etc etc etc etc.... yesyes yesyes

Anyway I chases him up another 20 feet and try sweet talking him and he is doing the growling routine but adding a little shadow boxing with claws bared just to show me he means business. I get up near him and he is gone....up another 20 feet on an upright lateral.

I recrotched to come down on him and start to and he moves out to the very tip that you figure even a bird would be unsecure there. I get on the limb, now maybe 70 feet above the wooded playground and I really want to chase him right off the end of the limb but go against my instincts and tell the lady (hottie) that called me, "if I get to him then either he is gonna jump or fall and in front of all these kids it ain't gonna be pretty".

So I bale out and hit the ground and immediately...."hey spiderman aren't you gonna save our cat....why didn't you bring our cat down....thought you were gonna get the cat for us....hey...why...what...how come....

Get my gear and head home soaking with sweat from the climb and long sleeves and gloves .....and just want to ask if they got an air rifle inside.

won't be billing that one.

That stinks, cats are stupid all the help they need and

 

[ropensaddle]

Good day for all- good night John-Boy and Grandpa and all!!
Jeff, YZ!= CTSP!

Night sue ellen:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[treevet]

That stinks, cats are stupid all the help they need and

yeah, sometimes you can get some puscy and sometimes you can't, but you will never understand it

 

[tree md]

Well, I got my little job done today. Light pruning. I made maybe 2 cuts with the 200, the rest was handsaw action.

Had to go downtown and see my lawyer about a civil matter I've got going on. Unfortunately I am having to litigate and go after money that is owed to me on a matter. While I was down there I saw one of my good clients, another attorney (actually president of the bar association here) and he wants me to come out and prune a couple of storm damaged limbs for him. This guy is a top notch client. He actually has the oldest White Oak in town. It is truly a champion tree. I have maintained this tree for three years now. Just light pruning away from the structure and deadwood. I try not to make any cuts on this tree if I don't have to. I am not a certified arborist but I was taught to prune by folks who are.

Anyway, this guy is a hoot. He's not your typical attorney, he is a Marine and a Vietnam vet. I was doing storm work a couple of years ago and I was so swamped and bidding door to door up the street, I didn't even notice I was bidding a job right next door to him until I saw him coming down the street in coveralls with a wheel barrel full of fire wood. He yelled what are you doing here, I said I'm bidding your neighbors storm work. He dropped the wheel barrel and said I want to shake your hand. I had pruned his trees a month or two before the storm hit and not a limb was damaged on any of his trees from the ice. His neighbors all around had horrendous damage. He thanked me emphatically. I told him not to worry about collecting anymore firewood and dropped him a load for free. So I have got to go do some light pruning for him this week now as well.

LOL, after all of the removals I have been doing the past few months everything this week is pruning. I could almost get away with tomorrow's job with a polesaw except I have to cable one tree. I am getting a pretty good work out rope climbing though. After using the spurs for so many months it kinda feels like work to go without them.

All of my work is referrals these days. I haven't put out an ad in over a year. I had planned to put out some ads in the Spring but I had medical issues to deal with and was not sure I would even be able to do the work if I advertised for it. 4 jobs this week, all referrals. I work for two judges, a few lawyers and a handful of cops. I know they all catch grief sometimes but they are great folks to work for when you're not on the wrong side of them. They are very loyal clients. It feels good to have a loyal customer base.

 

[tree md]

Dayum, two more calls since my last post... Things are starting to heat up and get a little busy for a one man band...

 

[Blakesmaster]

Dayum, two more calls since my last post... Things are starting to heat up and get a little busy for a one man band...

My phone rang a ton today too. Getting a bit annoying to tell the truth. I tried a radio spot and I'm getting a good amount of calls from it, and they're ####ing gold, these calls, but they are all retirees and really hard to converse with on the phone. Go figure, only elderly folks have the time to write down a phone number off a radio add. lol

 

[tree md]

My phone rang a ton today too. Getting a bit annoying to tell the truth. I tried a radio spot and I'm getting a good amount of calls from it, and they're ####ing gold, these calls, but they are all retirees and really hard to converse with on the phone. Go figure, only elderly folks have the time to write down a phone number off a radio add. lol

Hey Blakes, I'll tell you a little secret I learned. If go on a serious advertising campaign for a year or two (like Sherman marching on Atlanta) and you do a good job and treat people right, your business will be made. It's all about building up your name and clientele in a new market (retirees ARE gold). Once your name is established you can kind of live off of referrals for awhile. Now someone like TV who is rocking a crane and can handle everything that comes his way will want to continue with the Yellowpages and all avenues of advertising to maintain high volume. If your a small service like me and a good salesman you will be overwhelmed with a good advertising campaign. you're going to be able to pick and choose your jobs (and deal with a lot of tire kickers and competition). Make those jobs count, treat your people right and they will treat you right. With the right advertising, competitive prices and a good hard work ethic you will be able to build your business into somrthing you can really be proud of... And really the sky is the limit. If you prefer to stay small in the hard times and not take that leap of faith you will still be a made man.

Sounds like you are well on your way. I'm proud of ya buddy!

 

[Blakesmaster]

Hey Blakes, I'll tell you a little secret I learned. If go on a serious advertising campaign for a year or two (like Sherman marching on Atlanta) and you do a good job and treat people right, your business will be made. It's all about building up your name and clientele in a new market (retirees ARE gold). Once your name is established you can kind of live off of referrals for awhile. Now someone like TV who is rocking a crane and can handle everything that comes his way will want to continue with the Yellowpages and all avenues of advertising to maintain high volume. If your a small service like me and a good salesman you will be overwhelmed with a good advertising campaign. you're going to be able to pick and choose your jobs (and deal with a lot of tire kickers and competition). Make those jobs count, treat your people right and they will treat you right. With the right advertising, competitive prices and a good hard work ethic you will be able to build your business into somrthing you can really be proud of... And really the sky is the limit. If you prefer to stay small in the hard times and not take that leap of faith you will still be a made man.

Sounds like you are well on your way. I'm proud of ya buddy!

Aw shucks, bud, thanks. I'm still not entirely sure which direction I want to take my biz. Small and personal with clients is nice. Knowing that I don't really need to count on employees to show up and do a good job is ####in' fantastic but...man, I RREEEEEAAAALLLLLLYYYY like cranes. lol Thanks for the advice, bro.

 

[tree md]

Aw shucks, bud, thanks. I'm still not entirely sure which direction I want to take my biz. Small and personal with clients is nice. Knowing that I don't really need to count on employees to show up and do a good job is ####in' fantastic but...man, I RREEEEEAAAALLLLLLYYYY like cranes. lol Thanks for the advice, bro.

Hey, who knows, I may be working for you someday...

It's a helluva start it could be made into a monster if we all pull together as a teeeeeem!

 

[TreeTarget]

...not that tough

...was today Monday? We didn't have a big job today, but I can count six things that went, not so well. None of them were major, but their nonexistance would have made the day go much smoother. Finally get back to real work after all the moving, bad weather and injury, and run into a Monday on a Tuesday...at least it's picking back up...

 

[treevet]

Hey Blakes, I'll tell you a little secret I learned. If go on a serious advertising campaign for a year or two (like Sherman marching on Atlanta) and you do a good job and treat people right, your business will be made. It's all about building up your name and clientele in a new market (retirees ARE gold). Once your name is established you can kind of live off of referrals for awhile. Now someone like TV who is rocking a crane and can handle everything that comes his way will want to continue with the Yellowpages and all avenues of advertising to maintain high volume. If your a small service like me and a good salesman you will be overwhelmed with a good advertising campaign. you're going to be able to pick and choose your jobs (and deal with a lot of tire kickers and competition). Make those jobs count, treat your people right and they will treat you right. With the right advertising, competitive prices and a good hard work ethic you will be able to build your business into somrthing you can really be proud of... And really the sky is the limit. If you prefer to stay small in the hard times and not take that leap of faith you will still be a made man.

Sounds like you are well on your way. I'm proud of ya buddy!

good advice MD

but I don't need a yellow pg ad....cost to much and too widespread of response.

rest of stuff you said...spot on...."Golden Rule" words to live by

 

[Mikecutstrees]

Gay cake for desert Jeffy MNOP?

Yesterday, get home from work and get a call from a regular for a cat rescue at a kid's pre school.

Get there and there he is a big fat one sitting in a crotch on a squirrel's nest. I gets the gear on including a thick long sleeve shirt and leather gloves. I get up to him and he is growling and hissing and baring his teeth at me.....just like I expected him to.

I toss my line over his head to crotch above him and move to or above him and he is gone in a second another 20 feet up.

Now mind you there are about 40 kids about 3 feet tall that asked me coming in..."you gonna save the kitty"...."are you spider man" (yes)....."you gonna rescue our cat?"....yyyooooo....yyoouuu....etc etc etc etc.... yesyes yesyes

Anyway I chases him up another 20 feet and try sweet talking him and he is doing the growling routine but adding a little shadow boxing with claws bared just to show me he means business. I get up near him and he is gone....up another 20 feet on an upright lateral.

I recrotched to come down on him and start to and he moves out to the very tip that you figure even a bird would be unsecure there. I get on the limb, now maybe 70 feet above the wooded playground and I really want to chase him right off the end of the limb but go against my instincts and tell the lady (hottie) that called me, "if I get to him then either he is gonna jump or fall and in front of all these kids it ain't gonna be pretty".

So I bale out and hit the ground and immediately...."hey spiderman aren't you gonna save our cat....why didn't you bring our cat down....thought you were gonna get the cat for us....hey...why...what...how come....

Get my gear and head home soaking with sweat from the climb and long sleeves and gloves .....and just want to ask if they got an air rifle inside.

won't be billing that one.

Well that sucks. I had one run away last week. Out on a 2 inch limb. Grabbed him by the scruff and stuffed his butt in the bag. Went down, got payed, went home. You could have gotten him. That was my 4th rescue. Don't be afraid of a little kitty.

Mike

 

[treevet]

Well that sucks. I had one run away last week. Out on a 2 inch limb. Grabbed him by the scruff and stuffed his butt in the bag. Went down, got payed, went home. You could have gotten him. That was my 4th rescue. Don't be afraid of a little kitty.

Mike

That would have been about my 12th cat rescue but this one was too close to dying for me to save him and with all those kids watching...... I woulda been game if they weren't there. Scruff is the target.

All time was saving a big macaw parrot for a buck fifty and big kiss. Same technique with pillow case and treat but got the legs instead. He played hard to get too but the trick was cocktail cherries. He was swearing at the dog on the ground. Laughs all around.

 

[ropensaddle]

That would have been about my 12th cat rescue but this one was too close to dying for me to save him and with all those kids watching...... I woulda been game if they weren't there. Scruff is the target.

All time was saving a big macaw parrot for a buck fifty and big kiss. Same technique with pillow case and treat but got the legs instead. He played hard to get too but the trick was cocktail cherries. He was swearing at the dog on the ground. Laughs all around.

Poly wanna cracker:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Mikecutstrees]

That would have been about my 12th cat rescue but this one was too close to dying for me to save him and with all those kids watching...... I woulda been game if they weren't there. Scruff is the target.

All time was saving a big macaw parrot for a buck fifty and big kiss. Same technique with pillow case and treat but got the legs instead. He played hard to get too but the trick was cocktail cherries. He was swearing at the dog on the ground. Laughs all around.

I don't understand this dying thing.... I thought the goal was to get the cat out of the tree?

J/K Mike