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  1. Kathy_Holzer

    women with no competition

    [ QUOTE ] I think this has turned into a good thread because these questions do need to be addressed not just in Michigan but in other regions too [ QUOTE ] agreed, an excellent forum for discussion (s'posed to be a forum, right?) [ QUOTE ] The skill level at ITCC for females is lacking[...
  2. Kathy_Holzer

    women with no competition

    i think some of you guys just don't get it how hard it is for women to even show up as competitors in some cases. we are at a disadvantage, just by virtue of being in the minority. no peers, everything geared toward the majority (male climbers), fighting uphill in an industry of men who are not...
  3. Kathy_Holzer

    Stiffed for the first time

    verbal contract was fine - they pretty much asked a few questions over the phone and set to work. as i remember, they just took my word for it that the money was owed to me. sucks when it comes to this, but nice to get paid.
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    Stiffed for the first time

    google NACM - national association of credit managers. send her to collections and quit thinking about it. that's what i did - twice in 10 yrs, more out of principle than for the $. you pay a stiff percentage to the collections agency (remembering like 25%), but they will get you your money...
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    women with no competition

    in 2005, when i had taken a year off competing to train for something else, we had one woman competitor. she did not complete all events. she had no desire to go to ITCC, but she did help herself to the generous award package made available by the chapter for the winner of each division - except...
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    Happy Birthday Kathy H

    oh geez.. hate it when i fail to show up for my own party!! belated thanks for thinkin of me (..and thx to the anonymous tipster) my teardown, errr FIXER, is under control now, so i should have a tiny bit of free-enough time to surf my favorite buzz.. see y'all round. k.
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    When is it to wet?

    Re: When is it too wet? wow. for me to call work on account of rain, there better be accompanying 40mph+ gusts. it gets pretty old being cold and wet and the gear/truck are mighty stinky by the time summer rolls around (if it ever does..), but you get used to the crappy footing and learn to...
  8. Kathy_Holzer

    ArborWear Stretch Tech

    got me pair last week and wore them under half-blown out rainpants all day in 50 degree rain - best pants for this condition ever. didn't stick to me, didn't absorb water, weren't too hot under rain gear. spiffy britches. i am never taking these things off. seriously.
  9. Kathy_Holzer

    women with no competition

    hi tom, got my hands full at the moment, but i wouldn't put it past rhonda and those gals over at western chapter..
  10. Kathy_Holzer

    women with no competition

    i competed like 5 times at the pnw chapter, and more than once i think w/o any competition. my chapter was so thrilled the first year i competed at the time to have a woman representing them they were very happy to pay my way. the next year i won the world title. ya never know. my own...
  11. Kathy_Holzer

    Hip Bruising

    [ QUOTE ] If only there were tree climbing harnesses designed specifically for women, like there is in rock climbing... [/ QUOTE ] can't say i've had more or less bruising on spikes - have worn four or five different saddles, landing apparently permanently in treemotion. second that about...
  12. Kathy_Holzer

    seattle freezes - thoughts on pruning?

    thanks everyone for the thought provoking replies. my instinct was more or less what sylvia said - tread lightly, with natives and imports alike. fortunately (!!?) it's raining again and 45 so there ya go. back to the goretexpolypropylenecoldwetfingers pruning and climbing we're used to...
  13. Kathy_Holzer

    Leyland Cypress...Hedge?

    sorry, don't read russian
  14. Kathy_Holzer

    Leyland Cypress...Hedge?

    standard practice around here. now is the time to start tho - i've had people w/ leyland hedges 40 ft tall and never "hedged" decide suddenly that they should be a 15 ft hedge. not work i would do. the little guys tho respond well to it. i did work on a 40 ft leyland removal once between houses...
  15. Kathy_Holzer

    seattle freezes - thoughts on pruning?

    thanks joe for reminding me to go the the source - got a bunch of shigo books i haven't unpacked yet since moving in october. wonder which box..
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    seattle freezes - thoughts on pruning?

    [ QUOTE ] There was a good article on this process in the ISA Arborist News. I think it can be found on the ISA web site. It is Volume 13, Number 6, December 2004 I hope this helps! [/ QUOTE ] thanks for that - i'll try to find it. the issue doesn't come up much here, but i'd like to...
  17. Kathy_Holzer

    seattle freezes - thoughts on pruning?

    ok. give.
  18. Kathy_Holzer

    seattle freezes - thoughts on pruning?

    hey guys, we're in a bit of a cold snap (for us) meaning it's gonna be below freezing for a week. i have a customer who heard on tv that pruning trees below freezing is bad for them, which i think is probably untrue. i know where you get real freezes, pruning continues all winter. my question...
  19. Kathy_Holzer

    lurking women, care to introduce yourselves?

    here's one moderator's slant on it: just play nice. the forum is HUGE now and everything has been discussed at some point somewhere. hard to find the previous discussions sometimes, at least for me. if a reply doesn't add anything at all to the thread, think about making into a PM rather than...
  20. Kathy_Holzer

    high or low overhead?

    when i started out i borrowed enough to get a one-ton with no dump, already 10 yrs old and fleet maintained. used that for a year making dump runs til i had enough business for a full-time employee and then bought a brand new 6" chipper. chipped into that no-dump for about 8 yrs and forked the...

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