How'd it go today?

[flushcut]

I passed my ISA arb exam today guys!

Awesome!
I spent the mourning with baby girl went out and chipped some brush for a buddy and came home for more baby time. I love my life.

 

[rskybiz]

Congrats Grendel!
Spent two hrs between a pine and oak. Hanger in the pine and dead over the house in the oak which is now on the books for end of Feb.then estimates the rest of the day with a real estate co. owner
Lots of it looking like my best winter here yet. yay!!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

It got UGLY today! Not much but befores today.. Rob and Katy were quite busy.....

 

[woodworkingboy]

Wonder why they wanted you to cut? The tree helps to hide the junk, or at least softens it up a bit.

 

[Grendel]

that is HIDEOUS CV! Take it apart like a puzzle or what? Looks mostly hollow.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I picture Stig there living with gypsies.

 

[Grendel]

Now you can charge more!

haha, maybe just a little bit. Hoping it will give me a leg up in the local area. I've spent the last two weeks slaving away on our new drain field, trying to beat the heavy snow, so climbing is a weekend proposition at the moment.

Glad you guys are doing good.

 

[mastermind7864]

It was windy and chilly here today. Glad the shop heater was working good.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Wonder why they wanted you to cut? The tree helps to hide the junk, or at least softens it up a bit.

It was in decline. 1/2 dead and might squish the junk .
No one wants their junk squished

 

[mastermind7864]

Having my junk squished does not sound like a good time.

 

[MasterBlaster]

This sounds like a saddle thread.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

No... those were Chevys

 

[Bixler]

Move the junk and bomb it?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I wish... Wasn't gonna happen ... sooo rope and pitching all day..

 

[Steve Mack]

People sort of amaze you don't they?

Three and a half Golden cypress, [did I ever mention that I hate them more than Leylandi] I don't know whether it was the bushfire smoke or the hill but there was no way I was doing anymore there today.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

They never cease to make my life interesting Steve, that is a given.
Cypress no fun, unless like the ones Deva does....Macrocarpa?

 

[rskybiz]

Enjoy the ones here except the nature of them being hollow.
Ps Stephen those are Dodges

 

[CurSedVoyce]

HA! You are correct. One was a Chebby... but the one under the tree was a Dodge. SO there ya go.. There was a chebby bus just up from the second van as well...

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Did two Put On Ground Only jobs today. After that a consult. Removal at some point. Tree is dying. Got home a little late, after a late start due to filing tax 'paperwork' and sorting out some business filing.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Sold a 3k multiple tree job while I was resting. Made a call and probably sold another 600.. Phone keeps ringing.
The dude that used to contract climb me went out of business and is referring clients. The Yelp and Google are adding more.. I am in serious WTF is going on mode. I don't dare list in the phone book or paper. I am easily booked through Feb and into March. Next year is booking up by my monthlies.
I must have lived a former life right. I know so many that are out of work right now.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Excellent!!!

 

[mastermind7864]

You must be doing the next right thing every time there is a choice. So many try to take the softer easier way, and end up living the hard life.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I also raised my rates by 20 percent.. Only thing I can think of is I was too low the last 6 months. But all the new stuff reflects the 20 percent, and those scheduling know I was going to raise it. They were advised.

 

[squisher]

Heh everyone needs a raise. Congrats Stephen.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Thanks brother!
It just feels right