MasterBlaster
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Ice Storm in KY
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Al Smith
Mac Daddy
I just heard from Tom,AKA Alpine tree . Tenatively they are moving out Saturday ,providing things go smoothly with the equipment repair .
They won't be doing the FEMA stuff though .
They won't be doing the FEMA stuff though .
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Good grief that bunch has not left yet .
Supposedly southward bound in the morning . If it weren't for the fact I have a damned good job I'd go with them .
Alas though somebody has to stay behind and keep the home fires burning .It might as well be me .
Supposedly southward bound in the morning . If it weren't for the fact I have a damned good job I'd go with them .Alas though somebody has to stay behind and keep the home fires burning .It might as well be me .
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
One local crew got to Ky on Tuesday .As of last night the other hadn't left yet . They should be about a hundred or less miles from Net and B .
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Wagnaw
Guest
Looks like I'm going. I found a gig doing restoration work in Paducah, KY. The guy needs Climbing help, so I'm headed out on Friday night or Sat. I'm taking the truck since Mandi needs the car, and I haven't decided if I should take the chipper yet (just in case I decide I'm better off on my own).
I'm planning on being back for the 21st, but I'm not too sure at the moment. Dude is paying me 300 a day (as an employee), so I may stick around for a little stint.
I'm planning on being back for the 21st, but I'm not too sure at the moment. Dude is paying me 300 a day (as an employee), so I may stick around for a little stint.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Plan well and good luck!
arborworks1
Treehouser
Leave your chipper, If you get out on your own you will be able to find someone with a chipper when needed. Good luck, Be safe.
okietreedude
Treehouser
if anyone is wanting to go to ne ark, i have a buddy looking for bucket ops. not sure of the pay. hes trying to get in on a trim contract so its no cleanup, just cutting hangers. let me knowif your interested.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Well folks I don't think it's all that good of pickings in Ky .
One of the crews that went to Paducah KY is heading back . Evidently there is a lot of undercutting going on . Which I figured would happen .
They bid a 2 thousand dollar job but when they showed up to do it someone else was on the site for 600 bucks .
One of the guys was saying that at the motel they were at there was at least 50 bucket trucks in the parking lot .
One of the crews that went to Paducah KY is heading back . Evidently there is a lot of undercutting going on . Which I figured would happen .
They bid a 2 thousand dollar job but when they showed up to do it someone else was on the site for 600 bucks .
One of the guys was saying that at the motel they were at there was at least 50 bucket trucks in the parking lot .
okietreedude
Treehouser
Al,
I learned the hard way a couple years ago that if your going to chase an ice storm that draws national attention, youd better be there the very next day.
2 yrs ago, a friend and i went to a town that got hit bad. we showed up 6 days after it hit and there wasnt much to do. we stayed 2 days, did a couple small jobs and left.
better luck next time (if there is one) and leave sooner.
I learned the hard way a couple years ago that if your going to chase an ice storm that draws national attention, youd better be there the very next day.
2 yrs ago, a friend and i went to a town that got hit bad. we showed up 6 days after it hit and there wasnt much to do. we stayed 2 days, did a couple small jobs and left.
better luck next time (if there is one) and leave sooner.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
What is interesting is last night we had wind gusts to 65 MPH .Trees down every where .
Tom aka Alpine tree had calls all day for work .Had he had his chipper running he would have also been in Ky .So,you just never know about these things .
If the local yokels get just a measely two weeks of work it will hold them until the weather breaks in spring and business picks up . That should pick up in a month to 6 weeks usually .
Tom aka Alpine tree had calls all day for work .Had he had his chipper running he would have also been in Ky .So,you just never know about these things .
If the local yokels get just a measely two weeks of work it will hold them until the weather breaks in spring and business picks up . That should pick up in a month to 6 weeks usually .
SkwerI
Treehouser
Ahh, the joys of working on the road. The FEMA deal we were supposed to be working on fell apart after 3 days, so we never got the promised 10-12 days of work at our promised pay rates. Did a few fays of private work then the guy I was working for tried to offer me a different pay rate on a hanger contract. His numbers didn't work so I declined. If his numbers were accurate then he would have made a fortune just paying me the daily rate we originally agreed upon. But like most tree guys, he's FOS so I cut my losses and came home.
We were near Paducah as well. Our hotel was just east of Paducah and I was working mostly in Princeton. I saw more dead skunks in the last week than I have in my entire life!
We were near Paducah as well. Our hotel was just east of Paducah and I was working mostly in Princeton. I saw more dead skunks in the last week than I have in my entire life!
sawinredneck
Treehouser
Sorry it didn't work out Brian, but glad to hea you are alright after the srormy weather movedt hrough.
Any word on how Erik is doin?
Any word on how Erik is doin?
SkwerI
Treehouser
Erik ended up bailing yesterday as well. When I spoke with him Wednesday he was planning on working through Sunday and then heading home, but then he ended up leaving Thursday morning. He should be home by now as well.
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NeTree
Guest
Got back about 3am. Glad ya at least made some green, Skwerl.
I made some too, despite eating the truck fuel on the way back.
Picked up plenty of local contacts, too, so might fly back down there sometime.
I made some too, despite eating the truck fuel on the way back.
Picked up plenty of local contacts, too, so might fly back down there sometime.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
That bunch that went down from here should be back today .
I guess things kind of fell apart .Tom is coming out tonight so I might get more info this evening .
I guess things kind of fell apart .Tom is coming out tonight so I might get more info this evening .
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NeTree
Guest
There's money to be made in private work down there, for sure, but it's not what we went there for.
Leave it to the govmint to frig it all up.
Leave it to the govmint to frig it all up.
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Wagnaw
Guest
Well, I'm headed to Paducah as soon as the dryer gets done and the clothes get packed. I figure I'll probably get there around 7-8 O'clock. ...not sure if there'll be internet, but I'll take pictures of any cool work that gets done.
I have a feeling I'm about to be bustin' my ass for a little bit. I've been getting really rusty hanging out in Asheville.
I have a feeling I'm about to be bustin' my ass for a little bit. I've been getting really rusty hanging out in Asheville.
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NeTree
Guest
Depends on how you access the internet; for the most part, I use the broadband on my Palm, which works excellent. Verizon Wireless is about the best covered cell there.
Gimme a ring when you get there; I might have some work for ya, a few calls that came in after I split.
Gimme a ring when you get there; I might have some work for ya, a few calls that came in after I split.
SkwerI
Treehouser
A fair amount of work to be had in Princeton as well.
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NeTree
Guest
Better pickins there, I think, than in Madisonville or Paducah.
SkwerI
Treehouser
Here's a few pictures, sorry I didn't get more. Nothing overly exciting to take pictures of. Very little severe damage, just broken limbs for the most part. The first picture was on the highway and the first signs of damage that I saw. I got a couple from up in the bucket showing a little of the work we were doing and the Kentucky skyline.
On Wednesday I spotted Nosak's truck and trailer at a campground and had to pull in and snap a couple pictures. Notice the duct tape holding the bumper on his Mercedes SUV and the horrible condition of his crappy bucket truck. :roll:
On Wednesday I spotted Nosak's truck and trailer at a campground and had to pull in and snap a couple pictures. Notice the duct tape holding the bumper on his Mercedes SUV and the horrible condition of his crappy bucket truck. :roll:
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NeTree
Guest
I got tons of pics; I'll get 'em sorted soon.
Nosak... lmfao.
Nosak... lmfao.
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NeTree
Guest
Still trying to get a copy of the news broadcast my crew was interviewed on.
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Wagnaw
Guest
Yeah, NOSAK has a billboard here in Paducah, and I see his little street signs everywhere.
There's TONS of work here in Paducah still. Though, I think you have to get a city work license and all that to work here. There's a lot of tree services, but the guy I'm subbing for is from Knoxville, and he doesn't seem to have any trouble finding new jobs.
There's TONS of work here in Paducah still. Though, I think you have to get a city work license and all that to work here. There's a lot of tree services, but the guy I'm subbing for is from Knoxville, and he doesn't seem to have any trouble finding new jobs.
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