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Hopefully this is not a sign of things to come: I submitted a bid of 5200 to remove major deadwood from about 15 Cottonwoods at a local golf course. They , in the past, have been wicked cheapskates to work for.Knowing this I thought I bid it tight. There was a big broken limb over parking that they were anxious to get out. A few days later I went by to see if it had been done and it was still there so I made a follow up call. The super told me he hired some one and I asked him to share if he was comfy doing that. He was and said he hired a guy for 1200 to do the job.
Tree Maestro calls me a couple of days later and tells me he sees the guy doing the job out of a genie lift with a power pruner and that he knows how much I like to spy on the competition. Bingo- all the excuse I need to jump on my bicycle and goof it off for a couple of hours.
I get up there to the course and see these fellas workin and cruise up to have a look see.
Guy in lift has it full extended and is sawing a 12" top out basically right over his head. Piece comes down barely missing flimsy base of lift which was set up on soft golf course turf and nothing under the out riggers.
I hung out and watched for a while and debated talking to the ground guy in a way that wouldn't be too confrontational but didn't really see that happening. They both saw me watching them not really knowing that I was a bidder on the job or tree guy.
Poor dumb ground guy darting underneath platform guy - no communication whatsoever.
I am torn between calling the guy and telling him how much bread he left on the table and that he needed to get some training or he was probably not going to live very long. As well as calling the super and giving him the details of how this guy was violating practically every known safety standard and exposing them to huge liability .
In the end I have decided to probably let Darwinism thin the heard naturally and if I get the chance try to have a friendly chat with homie if I get the chance.
How's it goin y'all it's been a while since I have visited?
Tree Maestro calls me a couple of days later and tells me he sees the guy doing the job out of a genie lift with a power pruner and that he knows how much I like to spy on the competition. Bingo- all the excuse I need to jump on my bicycle and goof it off for a couple of hours.
I get up there to the course and see these fellas workin and cruise up to have a look see.
Guy in lift has it full extended and is sawing a 12" top out basically right over his head. Piece comes down barely missing flimsy base of lift which was set up on soft golf course turf and nothing under the out riggers.
I hung out and watched for a while and debated talking to the ground guy in a way that wouldn't be too confrontational but didn't really see that happening. They both saw me watching them not really knowing that I was a bidder on the job or tree guy.
Poor dumb ground guy darting underneath platform guy - no communication whatsoever.
I am torn between calling the guy and telling him how much bread he left on the table and that he needed to get some training or he was probably not going to live very long. As well as calling the super and giving him the details of how this guy was violating practically every known safety standard and exposing them to huge liability .
In the end I have decided to probably let Darwinism thin the heard naturally and if I get the chance try to have a friendly chat with homie if I get the chance.
How's it goin y'all it's been a while since I have visited?
