moving to atlanta

[bill22]

Hey all me and Shelly are moving to the atlanta area [to be closer to her folks ] I was wondering how is tree work up there, are there any decent companies up there or would I be better off subing like I do now? Are there any companies I should avoid at all costs? I'd perfer a larger company but beggers can't be choosers. If it helps I have a class b cdl, climbing and rigging gear including a bollard and a few saws. any help especially from locals is much appreciated.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I can't help you out much, you but good luck anyway!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Treeco Dan....? I'm sure he's in Atlanta.

Good luck with the Move Bill. Dont be a stranger here either!

 

[Al Smith]

He's got a web site ,just type in Treeco .

 

[flushcut]

Good luck in Hotlanta.

 

[Jed]

Best of luck Bill.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

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[bill22]

I got an offer from freeman treecare and crane service which seems ok but i'm leary of people on the interwebz that I don't know. Sorry i haven't been on much guys, been really busy, thanks for the good wishes.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Work is a good thing!

 

[bill22]

yeah man, i gave alot of work away to a buddy of mine in geneva because I couldn't get to it in time. Just sharing the wealth of busy season I guess.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hey, ain't nothing wrong wit dat!

 

[bill22]

change of plans, its gonna be at least a month before the move, i almost cut a finger off on Tuesday and I'm out of commission for at least a month.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Lordy! What's the story???

 

[flushcut]

That sucks I wish you a full recovery.

 

[bill22]

I was removing a dangerous tree in Baldwin park, got it brushed out and down to a 25' pole. All I had to do was drop 2 8' sections so it could be dropped. I had to use his 660 with a 36" bar and the first section went well, cut a notch out of the second section and started making the back cut, while I was cutting one of my spurs cut out and I tried to grab the trunk and reset,but my hand slipped and my ring finger on my right hand went right into the chain. 2 days at ORMC and 4 hours of surgery i got released. Shelly has a pic of it after the surgery but not before I will post later.

 

[flushcut]

Ouch!

 

[stig]

Shit, Bill.
Hope you get well soon.

 

[Paul B]

Heal up dude.

 

[bill22]

Thanks guys, all I can do is wait, in 7-14 days I should have the 2 pins and 13 wires stitches removed.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Hate to read of such mishaps. Quick recovery!

 

[SoonerFan]

Quote from the Replacements...

"Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever."

Heal up quick Bill.

 

[flushcut]

I guess the up side is it was a finger and not worse. Heal up and go cut some wood.

 

[bill22]

A quick update I go in Tuesday to have the pins removed, but no telling how long I'll have to wait to get back to work because the doc was talking about physical therapy and healing, I think an amputation would have been a better bet.

 

[SoonerFan]

Keep all your parts for as long as you can. Once they are gone, you can never get them back.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Heal up, brother, and don't dispair. I have (and I know two others) that have cut their fingers with a saw. Yours sounds worse, but at least you've still got your fingers.