oldirty
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ran the crane all day today and half of yesterday. totally different tired at the end of the day....
whadja do today?
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Blakesmaster
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I think I would truly miss the physical tired feeling at the end of the day but who knows? You gettin' pretty good at the crane? Seems it would be cool to switch up like you guys do. Let you walk in the other guy's shoes. Probably makes you a better climber knowing what's going on on the other side of things. Good for you, bud.
Good post Blakes'ter. I need to spread it around. I climbed for many years and yet, as you move into management, your hair gets grey fast.
Jeff , CTSP #519
Dang, forgot my hat!
treemandan
Tree Freak
Yeah, trying to manage guys like me will put you in the grave.
TreeTarget
ArboristSite Operative
Sounds like you have some pretty boring days.. thanks for that though.
No, I just don't like getting paid for nothing. It's a work ethic I have a problem with, but the boss seems to have a bigger one with. He wants to pay me for being on site. I want paid for working...not breaks, not travel. Definately not standing around leaning on a pole and hook.
Sweated so much today, looked like I wet myself. Big sumack (sp?) and so much dust it was like a nasty paint job. Weekend off, and nothing to do but sweat some more.
Started getting the shop in order, so that I can get to work in there on rain days. Looking to get some stuff done in the next month or so, and have to decide between art and mass production. I like art, but we all need a few centivos now and then, so am conflicted between quality and quantity.
Friend says quantity with quality, but I get into it too much, I guess. Have to find a happy medium.
Have a good weekend everyone, and stay out of the heat if you can...unless you like it.
treemandan
Tree Freak
A lot of times I would be making my way up a tree and have as many as 4 guys standing there watching me. Sometimes the bawss would come round and start to piss about them standing around, I would say " just leave them alone, they are going to be busy as all get out in a minute"
Do you understand what I am saying? Its called staging, I needed them to be there waiting on me and not only that if you really want to be on the ball you really wouldn't need to wait for someone to tell you what to do. You would think of something to do and do it in the meantime.
treevet
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Man, you could replace 3 out of 4 of those guys with a Dingo.
You are right tho...
Check oil in vehicles and equipment
Grease on a rotation the above with the gun you carry at all times.
Wash windows in every truck with the cleaners you have at all times.
Check chain sharpness and tension and gas/oil levels
Make notes on the above on the notebook "you carry at all times"
Move around and look busy and even clean up parts of the client's property that has no involvement in the job.
Check lights and signals on all vehicles.
check tire pressure and grooves
etc etc
You are right tho...
Check oil in vehicles and equipment
Grease on a rotation the above with the gun you carry at all times.
Wash windows in every truck with the cleaners you have at all times.
Check chain sharpness and tension and gas/oil levels
Make notes on the above on the notebook "you carry at all times"
Move around and look busy and even clean up parts of the client's property that has no involvement in the job.
Check lights and signals on all vehicles.
check tire pressure and grooves
etc etc
Mikecutstrees
ArboristSite Guru
A microburst hit an estate we take care of yesterday. Spent 3 hours yesterday evening with talltreeclimber cutting open the driveway. About 6 trees on the ground, 10 severely damaged and countless others damaged. Spent 9 hours today starting the cleanup. Took out 3 cords of wood and a truck load and 1/2 of chips. Sucks to see beautiful trees totally destroyed. After that we took a tree off a garage. Yesterday I also took a tree off a trailer. Its going to be a very busy July.....
Mike
Mike
Good post there t-man! Lol.
Gotta still get you up this way Pam.. I mean dano lol..
Bridgeport got hit bad.. not gonna see me there though!
40 thousand outages statewide I heard this am..
TreeTarget
ArboristSite Operative
I get it...He had someone there with him though, and that was MORE than enough. I never wait for anyone to tell me what to do (as far as I can help it)...I am far from a teenager. Not at all a problem of knowing/doing what needs to be done...Just don't want to be paid for nothing.
Boss knows...have me stand around, gonna go...work me and make the day worth sweating over, gonna sweat and keep going. If you want to knit-pick about the maintainance, that would require a raise, because the description I was given at the outset was...cut and carry trees. I cut and carry trees.
I do other things as welll, for saws and tools and such, but I try not to mess with the boss's "system," too much, and aside from that...if anyone can pick a knit, it is the knit-picking boss of mine...he has enough to complain (legitimately) about as it is, without me making him scared by my taking of the initiative with his heavy equipment.
Either way, I like to work, not stand or LOOK busy.
Boy is fed, dishes are done. Sitting, listening to Johnny Cash in the dark, rehydrating from the day, and thinking on a road-trip.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Lmfao and I'z thought I'z ugly lol. Just messing with ya jeffy
oke:watcha pointing at
treemandan
Tree Freak
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Blakesmaster
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Now you need to learn how to stand there AND look busy.
Just don't lean on the rake so hard that you break it.
Now you need to learn how to stand there AND look busy.
Nailed it there.. no whining.. this is by the hour Simples!
Do as told!
What is the problem with comprehending this?
Blakesmaster
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Salted whip!
Blakesmaster
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Oh god, these yuengling's are tasting phenomenal.
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