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Old 26th January 2008, 03:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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On a scale of 1 (being really good and pleasant) 10 being (satan himself hates me) those are up there around a 9

Why aren't they a 10, because at least the crap can fall down and most of it is near the road for easy clean up.

Now the previous cutting has been crap, see all those little stubs sticking out, if you were going to climb that shit stick with spikes you'd have to cut all of them off on the way up.

Also, you need to confirm with the customer that they dont want that crap on the trunk cleaned up etc, be vigilant on this or you will do your backside if some of it falls off and some doesn't etc and they want it cleaned off.

If it were my job, I'd be getting a bucket truck.

From a holistic point of view, cleaned or not, they are totally out of proportion with the house and landscape and look ugly. The ones in the background with their little cabbage on top is what these will look similar to cleaned. Now imagine some nice trees or shrubs there which could provide flowering colour or fruit even, what a poor choice.

See the double ones on the left hand side both front and back?

Go and check the retaining wall for leaning, bowing or cracking.

Good luck, the mess will be triple what you anticipate and if you have to haul these rather than chip them, take a camp bed and gauntlet gloves.
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