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    Isa website so bad it’s embarrassing

    No, OHSA should write their own standards for tree care and enforce those. Yeah, it should probably look a look like Z133, but that's not their document. On one hand I'd be good with that. On the other I know the reality is that those of us who are committed to doing this the right way will...
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    Isa website so bad it’s embarrassing

    So you would be good if all tree care operations fell under OSHA's regulations for the logging standard? That is where we would be if it wasn't for TCIA and ISA right now...
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    Isa website so bad it’s embarrassing

    I don't care about the regulation stuff. Glad we are not a heavily regulated industry. Was thrilled I was able to build in an unzoned township. Glad the city I live in doesn't enforce electrical code for single family residential, etc... I value the ISA because they help US (at least ME)...
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    Isa website so bad it’s embarrassing

    Agreed...and if they don't do it, nobody else will.
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    Isa website so bad it’s embarrassing

    I disagree...I think they have done a great job advancing professional education of arboriculture. Historically, better than presently. But I think its necessary to have an organization leading that charge. I think ISA is that organization. However, the local components do it MUCH better...
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    New device from ISC

    Oh...even better!
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    Isa website so bad it’s embarrassing

    Yeah ... I think the move from Chicago to Atlanta didn't go well. I'm guessing they lost a lot of "institutional knowledge" with not a lot of staff moving and it'll just take time to build. Hopefully they do
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    Love tree work. Not the tree business.

    @Tom Dunlap that reminded me of Ecclesiastes: "I have seen what is best for people here on earth. They should eat and drink and enjoy their work, because the life God has given them on earth is short. God gives some people the ability to enjoy the wealth and property he gives them, as well as...
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    Isa website so bad it’s embarrassing

    write to them and lettem' know. They gotta hear from members we have expectations.
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    New device from ISC

    Yeah...thats what makes it almost as fast as the Unicender now. Also, realized that when I am working my way up the arrows will point down until I go around that cam cam and flip it. I was trying to keep them pointing up the whole time.
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    Love tree work. Not the tree business.

    PS back to the topic thread...use the passion for tree work as your tail wind to drive the business. When I have to do the paperwork parts I don't enjoy, I think "this could be my whole day if I had another job!"
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    Love tree work. Not the tree business.

    It's another tough balance. Thanks for sharing. Loss puts things in perspective. But my advice is don't make decisions in pain...use that to reevaluate, but make decisions from a place of peace and reflection.
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    Love tree work. Not the tree business.

    Makes sense Obviously every market is different. And you could sell to another individual or a longer conglomerate. But, FWIW, I've had conversations with someone who is looking to retire. They have an agent helping them look for a buyer....the conglomerate companies need at least $2MM in...
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    Love tree work. Not the tree business.

    What's going to change in 2 years such that will be a better time to sell than now? Do you have a potential buyer? What would you do if you sold now? Why is downsizing dumb? Sorry to hear about the loss of your friends. Was their passing related to tree work?
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    New device from ISC

    Personal preference...I always use leather gloves. My hands get stinky (OK...more stinky!) in latex palms, and I've had a few times where they get pulled into the friction device or hitch cord. So I use leather. There are a few I've like, but Wells Lamont Hydrahyde have become my go to...
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