when nature calls on the job?

[(WLL)]

i have been working in the field fer many yrs with all kind of folk and was wondering what y'all do when nature calls fer the big #2. i know this is an odd topic but this kind of **** happens every day. so fer me i try to wonder of in the woods to a nice private place whenever its possible, if not i go in the back of the truck which i hate doing. i would never ask the homeowner too use there bathroom. today i got the runs so i stayed home

 

[John464]

scared to ask the homeowner? then go out back behind their shed and cover it with some leaves when you're done

 

[(WLL)]

scared to ask the homeowner? then go out back behind their shed and cover it with some leaves when you're done

id rather use the truck than to disrespect our customers. thats just nasty

 

[ClimbinArbor]

nothing like getting chips in the crack of yer a$$........ but it works

 

[lync]

I've got a 10 yard litterbox with me might as well use it.

Corey

 

[Thillmaine]

Life

I just add a little "life" to our chips (which becomes "Yard Life" mulch) when neccesary...

 

[M.D. Vaden]

I find it messy to use home restrooms, because clothing often traps chips between the shirt belt and jeans.

So even after brushing off outside, restroom use often leaves a bunch of dust laying around after untucking a shirt.

It all may depend on a particular arborist's diet.

If they eat a bunch of light stuff like carrots and apples, maybe they won't smell up the joint.

But what if they chow down on cheese, chili, milk or pizza? If they pass gas, it could be embarrassing.

I think that a chip truck is a great idea, as long as nobody has to work with it on the other end - like dumping a free load for a homeowner who will spread it in the next day or two.

 

[Ole Farmerbuck]

Umm........this kind of a smelly topic! Do it wherever you want and then blame it on the dog.

 

[oldirty]

id rather use the truck than to disrespect our customers. thats just nasty

"ma'am...i'm here for you tree's but if you dont mind, can i clog your toilet real quick?..."


one of my personal rules is to never go into a homeowners house. just not good form if you ask me.


if i can sneak into the woods to drop a duece i will. i usually like to bring some wood with me so i can put a cheek on it and lean without worrying about falling over. i dont really like to hang on to saplings to get it done.


if no one can look into the truck or its not totally wide open i have no probs hopping up in the back of the chip truck.

 

[kennertree]

I've only had to take a dump on the job once, thats out of 10 years. When I worked for another company, one of the guys on the crew had to go so he went in the woods and did his business. The customer's dog shortly there after went and cleaned it all up. When the customer came home we observed the dog jumping up on her and giving her kisses. The next day we went out there and they told us they would leave the door unlocked in case we had to go to the bathroom. Don't know if this was just coinicidence that they done this or if she smelled a big turd.

 

[JeffL]

Most days I know when "the urge" is going to hit me when I'm out on a job, so I'll throw a roll of TP in the truck. If I'm lucky enough I'll find a fairly private spot in the woods, snip a twig off a sapling, hang my TP on that, find a nice tree to lean on and git r' done. :greenchainsaw:

Kick some leaves/dirt/sticks on it and youre good to go and back in action without having to do the potty dance while trying to work. lol

 

[(WLL)]

i have been known to return from the woods with the sleeves ripped off my shirt. lol

 

[JeffL]

i have been known to return from the woods with the sleeves ripped off my shirt. lol

I've lost a sock or two.

When I worked at a golf course a few years back, a few of those towels they hang with the ball washers near some of the tees may have disappeared as well. :monkey:

 

[ropensaddle]

Ever drop one from fifty foot? I have the canopy kinda hides you
I always yell headache though!

 

[gink595]

Ever drop one from fifty foot? I have the canopy kinda hides you
I always yell headache though!

Let me guess, you have it on youtube. LOL You sick puppy, bombs away mother :censored: er

 

[ClimbinArbor]

lol rope ill have to try that one

ive found that dropping off a load before leaving rhe house in the morning works best. that way you dont have to during work, save an emergency. also makes ya feel a lil lighter aloft lol. i hardly ever eat during work. prefer to bust it out and have a couple protieb bars. never understood how guys could eat a big bag of grease from mcDs and go climb around with a cannonball in their gut.

 

[gink595]

I've only had that problem once, where I just couldn't wait to make it town or back home. I was clearing some trees out on some farm land and was in my Bobcat and trying to cross a chisel plowed field and all the bouncing just made me give away, so I was in the fence row and here came the owners wife to see if I would load her down with some dirt for there flower beds, I squeezed and pushed and screwed around trying to wipe but didn't make it she caught me. It was a awkward moment that didn't need discussing any further. Me and her husband had a good laugh about it.

 

[country boy]

I've only had that problem once, where I just couldn't wait to make it town or back home. I was clearing some trees out on some farm land and was in my Bobcat and trying to cross a chisel plowed field and all the bouncing just made me give away, so I was in the fence row and here came the owners wife to see if I would load her down with some dirt for there flower beds, I squeezed and pushed and screwed around trying to wipe but didn't make it she caught me. It was a awkward moment that didn't need discussing any further. Me and her husband had a good laugh about it.

LOL

 

[tree md]

LOL, reminds me of the time me and my partner had coney dogs from Sonic for lunch. About a half hour after we got back I see him running through the back yard with a napkin in his hand, heading behind the HO's shed. I LMAO at him. Wasn't too funny when I had to make a run for the shed 15 mintes later.

When I was younger I did landscaping before I got into trees. I was a foreman on a maintenance crew and had a guy that worked with me that looked just like John Denver (coke bottle glasses and all). We were working on a business complex one day and he disappeared on me. I went around the building to look for him and he was butt naked (except for the coke bottle glasses) squatting over a water spicket. It took me about a half hour to recover from my laughing fit.

 

[TimberMcPherson]

Maybe its an american thing, but what is wrong with asking the homeowner to use the bathroom? Are you supposed to be beyond needing to go?
I wouldnt think it better to hide your crap somewhere on there property with that risk being found either during or sometime after. Do you know how long you would be remembered in that neighbourhood if you were caught by someone? How many of there friends they would tell and so on?


Would you deny someone working hard on your property the use of the bathroom? I guess I just see things differently. Or perhaps workers are looked on differenty here. Here it would be unusual to not get tea of coffee on the job by the homeowner. If we are on the job a full day on a quarter of the jobs we will be offered food for lunch (which we politely turn down with thanks).