Today....
- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
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Some days karma looks favourably upon you. Happened to me twice this week.
Scenario 1
Pulled up to a job yesterday that had been on my schedule for a few weeks. Nothing crazy, but a solid $1000 job that I felt I could pound out in 4-5 hours and call it a day. Carrying my gear back to where the tree was supposed to be and all I see is a log laying on the ground and the stump beside it. Immediately turn around and see the homeowner glaring out at me from the back door. I didn't even pause as I walked past him and said "you could have called and said it was done". I don't care if you find someone cheaper or who can do it sooner. What I do care about is you wasting my time and screwing up my schedule. He's been blacklisted.
So as I'm sitting in the truck going through unscheduled jobs that could be done anytime, trying to fill the day, my phone rings. The heavy rains the day before had cause a Mani to uproot and lay itself across their neighbour's roof and they needed it cleaned up ASAP. Good thing my day had opened up, because the customer and neighbour were so pleased with the work I did getting the tree off the roof that they both hired me to do some other work around their properties.
Scenario 2
Had a big dead elm removal today that was easy enough except for one one long, large twisty limb hanging over the neighbour's garage/yard and also tangled in the neighbouring trees. When I quoted the job it was the only thing stopping it from being a straight flop. Showed up and noticed the limb no longer there. A quick peek over the fence showed it had snapped off and was laying in the neighbour's yard (with thankfully no damage to anything). So now it was a straight flop and it gets better. The neighbour came over and said he didn't even want the limb cleaned up. He wanted the wood for his firepit so just asked if I could cut it up for him. Yahtzee!
Scenario 1
Pulled up to a job yesterday that had been on my schedule for a few weeks. Nothing crazy, but a solid $1000 job that I felt I could pound out in 4-5 hours and call it a day. Carrying my gear back to where the tree was supposed to be and all I see is a log laying on the ground and the stump beside it. Immediately turn around and see the homeowner glaring out at me from the back door. I didn't even pause as I walked past him and said "you could have called and said it was done". I don't care if you find someone cheaper or who can do it sooner. What I do care about is you wasting my time and screwing up my schedule. He's been blacklisted.
So as I'm sitting in the truck going through unscheduled jobs that could be done anytime, trying to fill the day, my phone rings. The heavy rains the day before had cause a Mani to uproot and lay itself across their neighbour's roof and they needed it cleaned up ASAP. Good thing my day had opened up, because the customer and neighbour were so pleased with the work I did getting the tree off the roof that they both hired me to do some other work around their properties.
Scenario 2
Had a big dead elm removal today that was easy enough except for one one long, large twisty limb hanging over the neighbour's garage/yard and also tangled in the neighbouring trees. When I quoted the job it was the only thing stopping it from being a straight flop. Showed up and noticed the limb no longer there. A quick peek over the fence showed it had snapped off and was laying in the neighbour's yard (with thankfully no damage to anything). So now it was a straight flop and it gets better. The neighbour came over and said he didn't even want the limb cleaned up. He wanted the wood for his firepit so just asked if I could cut it up for him. Yahtzee!
It was massive! One of the biggest wisteria stems I have ever seen. No love here for wisteria or kudzu
Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
Doesn't grow so well up in northern Minnesota. Wife got a plant about 20 years ago and talked me into building a massive arbor out of cedar logs to support the weight of the Wisteria. 20 years later the stem is no biller than a #2 pencil and it probably weighs less than a pound. In the mean time the Engleman Ivy has taken over the arbor, my outdoor shower and most of my screen porch. That stuff I could do without.
That is a pretty impressive Wisteria though.
That is a pretty impressive Wisteria though.
Same thing up here about 2 or 3 years ago. A relative sent me a photoshopped pic of a gent on his riding mower with a small snow plow attached to the front, clearing his driveway. The white snow was altered to yellow to look like pollen. Had to say it was pretty funny.
Bendroctanus
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Springfield
Whew! That lead is hung!
It made it feel safe but the challenge of getting the last bit unstuck was a lucky. It turned as I cut the second side of the fork and pulled the grcs Up the tree yikes! It kinda slouched down into the next crotch but with a big pull and a second rig point we were able to get it down- a picture of it precariously sitting on this limb after it moved the grcs
Bendroctanus
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Springfield
Yes, much butt puckery to be had that day. I know the feeling. I’ve scooted my Hobbs a couple times and I probably didn’t poop for a couple days each time.
Glad you got it down safe and glad you got down safe. Nice work.
Muggs
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Canuckistan
Got a new book, from 1976. Think that's @rico on the cover there
"little should fall from above", now where's my balaclava?
"little should fall from above", now where's my balaclava?
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Amazing!
Had a great day today. Feeling blessed with the clientele I’ve come across over the years. @Treetopflyer , this is the site where you flew the C10 and plucked out the hollow old pear tree.
Got to prune a Sycamore Maple, prune a Honeylocust for an upcoming solar install, reduce a pretty well beat up Silver Maple, and take out an old trunk next to it. The old trunk was extremely rotten and wrapped in multiflora rose and bittersweet vines. When I made the stump cut I was amazed at how mushy it was.
That's about right for 1976. No ppe and flush cuts. How about it Tom?
Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
Love that crane of yours. Wish I had a use for one.
Thanks! I’ve had it for a few years now and keep finding uses around my home and shop other than tree work. Ended up using it to build my old chip truck and my little log truck. Handy as anything.Love that crane of yours. Wish I had a use for one.
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
Saturday sidejob. Mulberry was shading the roof, and the solar company used a drone to draw the line through the tree where they said it would open up enough light. I explained how these trees grow, but they really wanted to keep as much of it as they could, so the customer got what they wanted and were happy. No lift, no heavy equipment. Just a guy on a rope. It was a fun one.
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