Unregistered how's it going?

Ekka · 10th February 2008, 01:11 AM

Palm cleaning for me ... that started first day, first job! LOL

arborjockey · 10th February 2008, 07:13 AM

Wow. I missed a week and there's 8 pages of replies to a thread with my name on it!! Im honored. Great new thread, Ekka, I enjoyed finding out about the people behind the post.
Well here's my excuse. My internet connection is a remote, usb plug-in device. My girlfriend had auditions in Chicago and took it with. So I spent the week disconnected from my bark bitting, saw ripping, e-net buddys. Worse than that, I had two rain days WTF. ::shocked::
When I went to a foreman seminar about 4 months ago, I noticed that just about every tree guy in the room was rocking back and forth or bouncing his foot. Tree guys can't sit still! Having a "rain day" drives me NUTS! Wish it would snow. Then I could hike or climb, SOMETHING.

Don't have any kids but I practice

I have been dating Elena, an actress, for the past 2 years and I haven't been happier

She's applying for her masters so I'll be moving again - for the 23rd time! Before that I was married for 2 years. One of the toughest questions ever posed to me was "what do you want to do when you grow up?" At 11 I didn't know and that made me nervous. When I was 25 I started to freak out because I still didn't know. Then I was a gm for two months and I was hooked. I started soaking up as much as I could. If I saw a tree crew working I'd stop 2 watch their style of work. Not wanting to be a gm for someone else, when I got divorced I started climbing for myself. That lasted about a year and a half. I climbed and stacked cell towers for a year after that. Those guys had a wealth of knowledge when it came to rigging. Their climbing styles were very restricted and slow.
Im glad to be back in the trees where I belong. I spent the majority of my childhood in the mountains of Hawaii. If you would have told me then that I would be able to chat with mates, all around the world, that work in the same profession that I love, NO WAY!! wouln't believe ya. Ekka thanks for making it happen. And to all who write in Bigshea, Sean Freeman, mdvaden, treevet, etc.....

I used to learn something new everyday in the green industry and now if I haven't learned 10 new things, I havn't read enough threads

tree MDS · 10th February 2008, 07:59 AM

Hey Eric hows it going ? Unfortunately not going too well here, just boring really, waiting for spring. I cant seem to score a decent job to save my life this winter, so I'm just killing time. I gotta say its beer for the fav- but thats only cuz vodka is just too tasty, LOL. I did get a day and a half job yesterday, doing the most doinky brain numbing crap ever (pruning these crap little trees that should just be flomped), but its hourly so thats cool I guess, as long as it pays right ? I really enjoy the vids Eric reminds me of when I started climbing down in south Florida (Fort Lauderdale), tropical and all. I'm hoping for a good year but you would'nt believe all the hacks and all thier sweet a$$ equipment popping up here ! Its an epedemic, instant treeman, just add money. Well time will tell I guess. Keep up the good work Eric ! MDS

TTHip · 10th February 2008, 08:22 AM

Ekka....
sorry about not posting much nor even visiting this site since last year......

Personal matters have kept me busy and forums were the at the bottom of the list.....

took the week off due to my son having the flu.....coming out of both ends...

i promise i'll be around more often once i become re-aclimated....

Underwor · 10th February 2008, 08:48 AM

Ekka,

You asked how I got in to Tree Business. I was studying forest resource management at Southern Illinois University in 1967, when Royal Swem of Davey Tree came through looking for summer help. They were paying $2.15/hr for climber trainees. With $.95 the minimum wage at the time, this looked like a fortune. I went to Kent OH for climbing school for 2 weeks and spent the summer in Youngstown,OH working with a crew on city elm removal mostly. Went back the second summer at a huge raise to $2.50/hr and have never looked back. Ran my own business 12 years, arborist at Western IL Univ for 8 years and been teaching for past 16.5 years. That's the story.

penfold · 10th February 2008, 08:53 AM

hi everybody, I havent been able to get to the computer as i have been quite busy cutting up all the windthrow in the locality and doing some repollarding on a couple of willows and also keeping a low profile due to england losing to the welsh last week

!
but we did beat italy by 4 points today

. Any way thanks for the thread to get me posting ekka, the last post i put up was on the firewood thread about where to sell standing timber especially a horse chestnut that is covered in burrs.

Jim (penfold)

yooper · 10th February 2008, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philinsydney

Hey Yooper,

Have you read any of Steve Hamilton's thrillers? They have wonderful descriptions of the Upper Peninsula as well s great plots.

Steve Hamilton

No I havent read any of his books, I checked out the link,might have to look into some of his books. Funny to see somone in Sydney know about the U.P. hell I have seen people on CNN and the weather chanal refer to us as way up in wisconsin.
take care, Denny Dhooge

penfold · 10th February 2008, 09:11 AM

I am in the same category as pomme, i only drink real ale and occasionally wine. I haven't done the lottery for a long time, the nearest i get is doing the bonus ball at the local pub which is a ?40 pot and the rest goes to charity. (theres only 49 numbers on our lottery). Sorry to hear about your dad A_lopa I lost mine when i was only two and half.

Penfold

Juno · 10th February 2008, 09:24 AM

Well things are going good around here.
Bought my own climbing kit this week.

I couldn?t whait to test it, so when I got it, 2 hours later I was in the tree. It climbed really nice.
Saterday I went whit a european treeworker and climbed a Salix alba.
He learnt my a little bit more about treeclimbing. I really liked everything about the treeclimbing.

Also the wetter for these times of the year is really really well. 17 degrees not to hot not to could.

JCONN · 10th February 2008, 11:48 AM

HEY EKKA,
Sorry about not responding for so long I have been out of town for the past few days. Everything here is going pretty well even though it has been a slow snowplowing season tree work has been steady. We have had alot of fierce wind storms for the last month and a small little ice storm about a week ago, trees that were healthy didn't seem to be to affected but the ones people haven't takin care of led to alot of take downs. I have been a few counties away staying at a friends house, he owns a landscape buisness and he takes care of alot of I guess you would call them gated communities, and I have been helping his company out with taking care of all the storm damage. Next time I go there I will bring a camera to take pictures of all the hack work I saw in the area it is ridiculus.
I dont have any kids my self, but 2 dogs that are just like my kids to me they come first in many discesions I make.
I also try not to drink to much but a nice beer or a captain and gingerale sure do hit the spot after a hard sometimes frustrating week

pomme · 10th February 2008, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Good stuff, dont know how I'd go underground all day though.

pomme how did you get started in tree work?

By accident.
I was training as a marine engineer at 18, quit due to lack of college course. my next door neighbour was an arborist working for a local firm who had lost his driving licence (vodka related). needed a driver labourer. fortunately he was extremly knowledgeable and a fantastically talented climber and teacher.
i then caught the tree bug couldn t get enough. after 3 years became gang forman. spent 8 years with that firm. again left to get the much needed formal qualification, and set up my own business.

20 years this month must like it i suppose

coast cutter · 10th February 2008, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

coast cutter how did you get started in tree work?

Miss fortune realy. My boy works for a local tree company after we where made redundant from previous job. I do contract chipping and stump grinding for 3 local guys.

coast cutter · 10th February 2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tilia

hello ekka,
Things here are very similar at the moment. im on the sunshine coast, but working all over NSW, Vic and just about to head off to Tassi 4 some tree work. any body out there have information on mistletoe species found in australia???

Tilia, are you working in NSW due to lack of work on the Sunshine Coast?

thenorth · 10th February 2008, 01:11 PM

nice thread Ekka...............
it allows for quite some input from all the members.............
anyhoo,,, all is good at this end guys,, i have done lots of work at the woodlot, now its break time, we are heading to florida next week, the camper is on and ready to go...
i just might have a beer, or two, while on holiday...

lots of snow and very cold here in northern ontario,

take care all
john

The Northshore,Canada

Scottus · 10th February 2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Thought I'd start this thread for you Scottus, we've had a lot of rain here and our dams are the fullest they've been for 2 years at 35%.

Kids are back to school and the youngest started for the first time, so cute with her little bag and uniform.

Time flies Scottus, so how's things down your way? Don't be shy now.

Hi there Ekka, wondering if you or your collegues have any knowledge about Zeolite and its applications - more pertaining to growth rates for trees in slightly acidic conditions.

Cheers
Scottus

Ekka · 10th February 2008, 02:04 PM

Scottus, cant say I know much. Maybe start a thread.

I did find this PDF on the net, seems a viable alternative to activated charcoal and does more than a soil conditioner if toxins are about.

http://www.cmzeolites.com.au/applica...n_Zeolites.pdf

10th February 2008, 01:11 AM	#151 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,932	Re: Ekka how's it going? Palm cleaning for me ... that started first day, first job! LOL __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

10th February 2008, 07:59 AM	#153 (permalink)
tree MDS Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Litchfield county CT Posts: 9	Re: tree MDS how's it going? Hey Eric hows it going ? Unfortunately not going too well here, just boring really, waiting for spring. I cant seem to score a decent job to save my life this winter, so I'm just killing time. I gotta say its beer for the fav- but thats only cuz vodka is just too tasty, LOL. I did get a day and a half job yesterday, doing the most doinky brain numbing crap ever (pruning these crap little trees that should just be flomped), but its hourly so thats cool I guess, as long as it pays right ? I really enjoy the vids Eric reminds me of when I started climbing down in south Florida (Fort Lauderdale), tropical and all. I'm hoping for a good year but you would'nt believe all the hacks and all thier sweet a$$ equipment popping up here ! Its an epedemic, instant treeman, just add money. Well time will tell I guess. Keep up the good work Eric ! MDS

10th February 2008, 08:22 AM	#154 (permalink)
TTHip Sappling Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 7	Re: TTHip how's it going? Ekka.... sorry about not posting much nor even visiting this site since last year...... Personal matters have kept me busy and forums were the at the bottom of the list..... took the week off due to my son having the flu.....coming out of both ends... i promise i'll be around more often once i become re-aclimated.... __________________ - in between evolution -

10th February 2008, 08:48 AM	#155 (permalink)
Underwor Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Dakota Posts: 50	Re: Underwor how's it going? Ekka, You asked how I got in to Tree Business. I was studying forest resource management at Southern Illinois University in 1967, when Royal Swem of Davey Tree came through looking for summer help. They were paying $2.15/hr for climber trainees. With $.95 the minimum wage at the time, this looked like a fortune. I went to Kent OH for climbing school for 2 weeks and spent the summer in Youngstown,OH working with a crew on city elm removal mostly. Went back the second summer at a huge raise to $2.50/hr and have never looked back. Ran my own business 12 years, arborist at Western IL Univ for 8 years and been teaching for past 16.5 years. That's the story. __________________ Bob Underwood, Associate Professor of Forestry ND School of Forestry Minot State University - Bottineau Campus Bottineau, North Dakota

10th February 2008, 08:53 AM	#156 (permalink)
penfold Sappling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: leeds, uk Posts: 15	Re: penfold how's it going? hi everybody, I havent been able to get to the computer as i have been quite busy cutting up all the windthrow in the locality and doing some repollarding on a couple of willows and also keeping a low profile due to england losing to the welsh last week! but we did beat italy by 4 points today. Any way thanks for the thread to get me posting ekka, the last post i put up was on the firewood thread about where to sell standing timber especially a horse chestnut that is covered in burrs. Jim (penfold)

10th February 2008, 09:11 AM	#158 (permalink)
penfold Sappling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: leeds, uk Posts: 15	Re: penfold how's it going? I am in the same category as pomme, i only drink real ale and occasionally wine. I haven't done the lottery for a long time, the nearest i get is doing the bonus ball at the local pub which is a ?40 pot and the rest goes to charity. (theres only 49 numbers on our lottery). Sorry to hear about your dad A_lopa I lost mine when i was only two and half. Penfold

10th February 2008, 09:24 AM	#159 (permalink)
Juno Sappling Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 29	Re: Juno how's it going? Well things are going good around here. Bought my own climbing kit this week. I couldn?t whait to test it, so when I got it, 2 hours later I was in the tree. It climbed really nice. Saterday I went whit a european treeworker and climbed a Salix alba. He learnt my a little bit more about treeclimbing. I really liked everything about the treeclimbing. Also the wetter for these times of the year is really really well. 17 degrees not to hot not to could.

10th February 2008, 11:48 AM	#160 (permalink)
JCONN Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ROCHESTER NY Posts: 12	Re: JCONN how's it going? HEY EKKA, Sorry about not responding for so long I have been out of town for the past few days. Everything here is going pretty well even though it has been a slow snowplowing season tree work has been steady. We have had alot of fierce wind storms for the last month and a small little ice storm about a week ago, trees that were healthy didn't seem to be to affected but the ones people haven't takin care of led to alot of take downs. I have been a few counties away staying at a friends house, he owns a landscape buisness and he takes care of alot of I guess you would call them gated communities, and I have been helping his company out with taking care of all the storm damage. Next time I go there I will bring a camera to take pictures of all the hack work I saw in the area it is ridiculus. I dont have any kids my self, but 2 dogs that are just like my kids to me they come first in many discesions I make. I also try not to drink to much but a nice beer or a captain and gingerale sure do hit the spot after a hard sometimes frustrating week

10th February 2008, 01:11 PM	#164 (permalink)
thenorth I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: canada Posts: 4	Re: thenorth how's it going? nice thread Ekka............... it allows for quite some input from all the members............. anyhoo,,, all is good at this end guys,, i have done lots of work at the woodlot, now its break time, we are heading to florida next week, the camper is on and ready to go... i just might have a beer, or two, while on holiday... lots of snow and very cold here in northern ontario, take care all john The Northshore,Canada

10th February 2008, 02:04 PM	#166 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,932	Re: Ekka how's it going? Scottus, cant say I know much. Maybe start a thread. I did find this PDF on the net, seems a viable alternative to activated charcoal and does more than a soil conditioner if toxins are about. http://www.cmzeolites.com.au/applica...n_Zeolites.pdf __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors