back in hawaii

Joshua Rugg

well i had plans to move to ohio this year and was there for only a month and now i find myself back in hawaii trying to make ends meet yet again. some things with the company and my personal life came up in ohio and they had to let me go :/ i could really use some encouragement and a good pep talk from some people passionate people in treecare. feel free to call me at 808-572-3048. cheers

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Eric Frei

I have no idea WTF happened but you are back home.

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Daniel Janjic

You can't just hang that out there and not expect a bite!

Did you hook up with the boss' daughter/son!?

Did you keep asking where the beach is?

Did you previously do time in Ohio?

Hey, at least your home and hopefully amongst friends and havn't left previous clients so long they have forgotten about you.

Get back out there!

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Cheer's

Dano

http://www.treelove.com.au

Joshua Rugg

no no it wasnt like that haha. i dont have my drivers license and they wanted me to get it and then my CDL right off the bat. my situation was good up there becuase half the crew was staying in a camper so we didnt have to drive everywhere. the boss said the city job we were working on was comming to an end and we will be working back in the companies home town in a couple of weeks. he decided that i shoud go home since i cant drive well enough to get a CDL and there is no way for me to stay on a crew if i dont have a cdl. he sends out 3 man crews and they all have to drive a truck which is over the GVW weight restrictions. :/ its sad becuase they all liked me and thought i was a good guy and didnt want me to go but the boss had no place for me to stay and he didnt want to burden the employees with driving me around. i understand that much but its just tough as i thought this would be my big break into production tree work. now im back to a small opperation with a pickup-chiptruck and chipper. oh and did i mention palms palms and more stinkin palms.

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Stihl
MS192T 14"
MS200T 16"
MS261 16"
MS440 25"

Husqvarna 359 20"
394XP 32"

Poulan P3314 14" ( new hire/groundy saw)

Jeffrey Lovstrom

Well, that sucks!, Did you disclose this ahead of time or was the owner not doing his homework? Don't make sense, I would keep a climber over a driver, weird.
Jeff

Jeffrey Lovstrom

Hey Josh, You would love So-Cal!
Jeff

Joshua Rugg

i have family in cali. i actually almost went to college at point loma san diego. its a great area!

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Stihl
MS192T 14"
MS200T 16"
MS261 16"
MS440 25"

Husqvarna 359 20"
394XP 32"

Poulan P3314 14" ( new hire/groundy saw)

Brent Ferris

I was wondering how you were making out -- would it worth your while to write the exams for the truck and licence? And be qualified?

I agree with jeffswede though, that good climbers that get along with the crew are a lot harder to find than a truck driver. I find it quite odd he wasn't willing to bend a bit for the 2-3 months necessary for you to qualify. And that said, makes me think he would have been stubborn on a number of other issues, that never surfaced because you weren't there long enough.

So, as long as you didn't tell your Hawaiian clients you were leaving for good, you should still be able to get work, and support yourself. And at least you are among friends, family and familiar surroundings -- and look at the bright side -- no snow.
Maybe the next purchase should be one of those small aerial platforms to help with the palm work. Fortunately for me, palms don't grow tall in Canada.
Hope things work out for you at home.

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