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  1. NorCalBrock

    Contract climber diaries

    Word! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. NorCalBrock

    Contract climber diaries

    Yeah - thank you! A child on the way gives me the same feeling as a challenging tree: a giant ball of excitement, adrenaline, and healthy fear...right in the chest Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. NorCalBrock

    Contract climber diaries

    I'm an owner / employee of my corporation and can't cover myself on comp - too much fraud and it makes sense. You could feign injury when you don't feel like working or get slow and sign off on it. However, Aflac offers a supplemental insurance that helps cover additional bills if you miss...
  4. NorCalBrock

    ArbFest West

    I'll be there! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    What shoes do you wear for limbwalking and non-removals?

    I wear Scarpa GTX - tried Solomon and Salewa but the eyes kept breaking and the rubber kept coming apart. I have very narrow feet - the Scarpa's fit great and are nearly indestructible and have a great heal for spurs, yet enough flex and give for pruning. https://www.scarpa.com/kailash-gtx-15...
  6. NorCalBrock

    Dr. Cornwallis's Work Thread And Stuff

    I've been thinking hard about them too - great mileage, towing capacity, and the interior is sweet. When it's time, I'll probably go that route. The only thing I worry about is the breaking, axel, and suspension as it is a 1/2 ton Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Dr. Cornwallis's Work Thread And Stuff

    Look into the 6 cylinder turbo trucks on the market - F-150 is 12,200 payload and it pulls like a dream Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. NorCalBrock

    Edelrid Talon climbing gaff

    I hesitated on velcro as well. After switching, I'll never go back - the comfort and ease of on off is more important than lasting for 10 years. I keep them clean, out of the sun, in their own bag. 2 years - No issues with the Velcro rolling or getting mucked up. I'm still adverse to hooks...
  9. NorCalBrock

    Billing For Crane Rental

    Yeah - that's double or triple work if you do a field collection of paper or data, then need to add it to QB desktop. That sounds like what I tell customers when they want something I don't feel like doing or don't want to learn how to do....jk. Never had any issues here, it backs up data...
  10. NorCalBrock

    Billing For Crane Rental

    Yes - it does it all automatically and your bookkeeper has access to sort it out if they need to. It literally takes me 5 minutes to do bookworm at the end of the day. What about a tablet with built in wifi? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. NorCalBrock

    Billing For Crane Rental

    Yes - it is online. I can handle everything right from my phone or tablet And I can accept payment by credit - I tack on the percentage on the bill if they want to pay by cc...it's in the terms of agreement. Create customer, estimate with line items, sign, invoice, pay. They can also pay...
  12. NorCalBrock

    Billing For Crane Rental

    X2 on what Jason said on payment - for week-long jobs I demand payment for the work done at the end of day before I come back the next. Just put it in your terms, let them know up front, and don't do it if they don't agree Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. NorCalBrock

    Billing For Crane Rental

    I use QB pro - not for crane, but sometimes very detailed and many line items. Create a customer and estimate, it gives you a signature line, then collect payment same day. You can attach a contract PDF and copy and paste a term template that says something like: By signing this estimate, you...
  14. NorCalBrock

    Popped a toe like a grape (Simi graphic?)

    Seems like I read these exact conversations in rookie mistake a couple weeks back! Mine was a finger. Myrtles can be heavy when they get big as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. NorCalBrock

    Work Photos

    I find that suspenders are the only solution for skinny butts, big removals, and long climbs - I'm pretty sure I have an ass that magically dissolves into my boots within 20 minutes into a climb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. NorCalBrock

    Why do we climb

    Positive psychologists call it "Flow". It's when we do something meaningful and lose sense of space and time - the ego just disappears. When we love doing what we do - the world disappears- it's an out of body experience. Surfers, marathon runners, mountaineers, musicians, craftsman, artists...
  17. NorCalBrock

    TreeStuff and SherrillTree Join Forces

    Hmm...mixed feelings still on this. Notch, I feel, is a product product that is trying to do a couple things: 1. Provide lifetime warranties on bags, throw bags, and other gear - nobody else does that. 2. VALUE - an entry level climber can save a few hundred on a new kit. That's money in...
  18. NorCalBrock

    Rookie mistake

    I now put it in the contract they can't be outside once the work starts or I walk from the job and charge them for work completed...I have had to give a couple reminders but they go inside once I refresh their memory for safety sake Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. NorCalBrock

    Quickbooks Online

    I started with Freshbooks because of initial cost and it served my startup needs; but found it to be limited once payroll and more advanced features were needed. It also got more costly once I started adding other 3rd party applications Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. NorCalBrock

    Rookie mistake

    Yeah - I got it at the pharmacy- I knew they'd just splint it and take an X-ray. Didn't want to wait 4 hours for an X-ray so I'm just treating it myself. Had a ER friend look at it and said "splint and ice - if it is crooked in a month then go see a dr." It wasn't crooked then and isn't...
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