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Got it, Aug.8) Wow, Ive never heard of doing it that way. Why do you do it that way since it does cost you more per hour, no?

Augie, if you get your guys thru temp agencies, why is it tough to get workers with DLs, aren't they all pre qualified with a DL?

Its all relative. As the Dylan song says, "We all gotta Serve somebody" Me? I would make an awesome employee for somebody. I love tree work, its almost all I think about. But I hate appointments, calls, emails, repairs, scheduling, dealing with custys, employees, you name it I hate it, except...

You sir, are nuts, for not throwing some more loot in his direction to try to ensure staying power. Maybe you should reread your post...:/: Lets see, the way I read it:excellent driver (CRITICAL SKILL), excellent on ropes (CRITICAL SKILL), "all he wants to do is work" (UM, YEAH, CRITICAL...

I think top guys for these owners can do fine, $25-$35/ hr. An owner makes more but he's gotta pull his hair out to do it. Me too, big time.

Finding workers is tough. Lately I've been having decent luck with workers from temp agencies, they cost more but for the most part, are decent and reliable, knock on wood. My excellent climber has a friend who is tough, they both are tough, and have been in a lot of street fights, fwiw. A few...

Ive got a degree but I haven't let it hold me back:/:

I'm good, thru sheer repetition, at saws. Kinda sucky at knives though:whine:

Yeah, he'd probably get a kick out of us getting a kick outta him

Lol re crappy factory edge:thumbup::thumb up: Good story!

Cool. :thumb up: In smaller co's like mine, there's no one available to do the limo or car pool thing, everybody has to be there on time all on their own. edit maybe no one picked you up, you got there on your own, but in a small company, everybody is needed to drive a truck to the job site.

August, didn't everybody but the driver sleep on the way to the woods? They did in my crummy. That getting up a 2am chit to be in the woods by 5.30 or 6, not sorry to see those days in the rearview mirror. That is amazing to me that your mentor could do such good work while wasted. Just hard to...

LOL! I remember one of the guys, Clive was his name, he showed up on a fairly spotty basis, no doubt due to drunkeness, I asked one of the guys why the boss put up with him, and was told "because when he's here he will get right down in the mud and do whatever it takes to get the job done"...

I remember when I first started working in the woods in Maine in 1977 (I mention the year simply as it may relate to higher dui instances), obviously green to the woods and life in general, I was amazed that probably 75% of the cutters had lost their licenses due to drunk driving, they all got...