whos watching earl?

[treemandan]

Not trying to pop your bubble, just saying. I was born in Mass, (Lynn,Mass) and grew up in Florida (New Smyrna Beach).
Jeff

Oh I get it now.

Yeah, I got a drop on my head and the wind blew some leaves around. Thank God. I hate the destruction.

 

[capetrees]

Nice to see everyone is safe but this turned out to be lame!

There'll be some work but not the amount I was thinking.

 

[tree md]

Oh I get it now.

Yeah, I got a drop on my head and the wind blew some leaves around. Thank God. I hate the destruction.

Word.

Whenever I here the rookies talking about going to a storm it often makes me think of the chick on CNN. The night before Katrina she was giddy with excitement. Said it was her first hurricane to cover. The next day she was sick, revolted and in tears.

Storms are a curse. Lots of money to be made but the human suffering is often terrible to witness.

If it happens in your area then you can count on making money short term but it will be slow as hell the next year or two because most who need work will get it done after the storm, It will introduce any Joe with a chainsaw into your market and bring in hacks from other areas who will not leave. Not to mention that there will be less trees for you to work on in general.

 

[capecodtree]

lack of Earl

small storms are best for all concerned. It is a great opportunity to educate clients on storm/tree awareness. Rather than do a storm clean up once, do hazard tree removal, crown thin healthy trees and expand your customer base.

 

[murphy4trees]

Good post tree md..

If you've ever seen the devastation of a bad hurricane and you have a heart, you'd never hope for it...

Its natural to get a little excited, like the night before a big game, but that is different than hoping.. work got slow in August and I was ready to jump over to connecticut for a week or two, but certainly didn't hope for it.. Bought a used 660 in pristine condition for $450, plus some time to cut the guys woodpile to 16" length..

Least I got a good saw out of it.. was looking forward to seeing treeslayer again. Maybe next time Dave.

Still like the idea of doing a reality tv show of a few storm chasing tree guys.. hard to shoot a pilot of that though..

Word.

Whenever I here the rookies talking about going to a storm it often makes me think of the chick on CNN. The night before Katrina she was giddy with excitement. Said it was her first hurricane to cover. The next day she was sick, revolted and in tears.

Storms are a curse. Lots of money to be made but the human suffering is often terrible to witness.

If it happens in your area then you can count on making money short term but it will be slow as hell the next year or two because most who need work will get it done after the storm, It will introduce any Joe with a chainsaw into your market and bring in hacks from other areas who will not leave. Not to mention that there will be less trees for you to work on in general.

 

[treemandan]

Good post tree md..

If you've ever seen the devastation of a bad hurricane and you have a heart, you'd never hope for it...

Its natural to get a little excited, like the night before a big game, but that is different than hoping.. work got slow in August and I was ready to jump over to connecticut for a week or two, but certainly didn't hope for it.. Bought a used 660 in pristine condition for $450, plus some time to cut the guys woodpile to 16" length..

Least I got a good saw out of it.. was looking forward to seeing treeslayer again. Maybe next time Dave.

Still like the idea of doing a reality tv show of a few storm chasing tree guys.. hard to shoot a pilot of that though..

Dam! You got to hang out with The Slayer? Well, I am shore jealous now.

Anyway, just the business end of leaving town to go do storm work somewhere else doesn't really to jibe. First of all I think most generall ins policies only cover a company working in its own state. Maybe its possible to get a rider of sorts to handle it but then there is the fact that most of the money you make will be spent on living expenses. Then you really need to be conected somehow to the area you are going. What? Do you just drive the road banging on doors?
Not to say the idea of helping out isn't appealing but... Hey, alot of people think we all just want to take advantage and make a million bucks.

 

[murphy4trees]

You got that right Ben,
Its easy to lose your shirt chasing storms, thinking you're making big $$$, all the while you're too busy to count your losses, not to mention all the work and then customers that were lost at home in your abscence.. YOu gotta be able to crank out some big days to make it worthwhile and you need the right equipment and skill to make that happen..


Still you gotta love the adventure of chasing a big storm.. that's where the reality TV show comes in..

 

[tree md]

You got that right Ben,
Its easy to lose your shirt chasing storms, thinking you're making big $$$, all the while you're too busy to count your losses, not to mention all the work and then customers that were lost at home in your abscence.. YOu gotta be able to crank out some big days to make it worthwhile and you need the right equipment and skill to make that happen..


Still you gotta love the adventure of chasing a big storm.. that's where the reality TV show comes in..

You get to get there quick and do the hazard stuff and trees on houses. That's where the money is and it's a very short window to do that stuff. Right place, right time. Timing is everything.

And as you said, you need to be making more than you would at home after the expenses balance out.

 

[murphy4trees]

timing and place..
they gotta have money... thats what worked with Isabel... it hit some high dollar neighborhoods in Va.. forget about the low income areas.

and its not just about high overhead.. you gotta count the opportunity cost.. in other words all the work you lost at home, which can be a lot depending on how much the phone rings.. then on top of that, some of the customers on the homefront that you let down, will call someone else next time, cause you let them down.. so you lose that in the long run.. not pretty if you have a good thing going at home..

 

[treemandan]

You get to get there quick and do the hazard stuff and trees on houses. That's where the money is and it's a very short window to do that stuff. Right place, right time. Timing is everything.

And as you said, you need to be making more than you would at home after the expenses balance out.

See, that is almost like stealing in another company's territory. Add that to looking like an outright doorknocking tree scab and its just not exactly my style.

 

[tree md]

That's why it's best to hook up with someone locally and work under their name IMO.

 

[treemandan]

That's why it's best to hook up with someone locally and work under their name IMO.

Sounds like a good opinion.

 

[murphy4trees]

Its a free country bro

you can put an ad in the local paper and sell a couple jobs before you leave. talk to some folks and get a feel for the situation, might even find yourself a place to stay..
its not stealing.. if its a true disaster, there is more work than the locals could handle before Christmas.