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14th May 2008, 08:43 PM
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| Moderator - Previously known as JayD  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia
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14th May 2008, 10:58 PM
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| Part of the Furniture  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl
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14th May 2008, 11:36 PM
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| Mature tree  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Ekka You better get in your car and drive down to Melboure i have some groundy work for you champ.  |
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15th May 2008, 09:20 PM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers? LOL You need dozer drivers and crane operators for the trees you do. Hey, how about when the customer says ... "can you cut it up 15" long for firewood". Be there a bloody month!  Bring ya own fuel bowser for the 120xp coz tank after tank every 20 mins you'll need 20Litres a day.But seriously I think I have to do something coz I'm going stir crazy in this town with all the geniuses that have stood in the sun too long. I'm feeling lost lately, cant do what I'm trained for, cant get paid what ya worth, and your compared to the last Islander who got off the plane. In fact, and this is 100% gospel truth. I changed my ad and it now reads "we're educated Aussies". Then some old tight wadded fart opens the gambit at a quote with this statement.... "if you're not cheap enough I'll get the Kiwi's" (referring to doorknockers). That's what people have become up here and the fuggen quote was a pissy $110 job and he had to think about it and root me around. Then the ole coot tells me he knocked back a $1.2million offer by developers for his property. If ya dinkum, so am I. I'm so fair dinkum it's dangerous. 
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15th May 2008, 09:47 PM
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| Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia.
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Had a call tonight, can I come for quote at 2.30pm tomorrow? "Shopping around for cheapest price as we are going overseas & short on money" Yeah, sure I'll see you tomorrow.Check Virgin Blue Home $79 Bris-Melb ? Maybe a tree change. |
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15th May 2008, 09:50 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia
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15th May 2008, 09:54 PM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Yeah, Byron's not as cold as Melbourne. You know, I read these forums and God did Bless America with all those tree diseases and problems. He shit on us here for sure! 
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15th May 2008, 10:01 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia
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never been to the states but ive read a few threads on some pretty nasty pathogens and pests. hows the pine borer damage! theres a yankee site where they show the affected areas over a ten year period, like a bloody nuclear bomb went off. apparently dozens of tree companies are going out of business now because pines and business are running out. crazy times. makes our problems look pretty petty in comparison. | |
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15th May 2008, 10:04 PM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Yeah, then you got Emerald Ash borer, Dutch Elm Disease, slimy froth flux, Sudden Oak Death and Cartwright/Nosak syndrome .... God did bless'm alright. 
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15th May 2008, 10:26 PM
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| Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
you call it being blessed?Okay but you didn't spend last saturday in half of a live oak removing misltoe and dead wood.There was so much misltoe and dead in there when i removed it the tree looks naked.
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15th May 2008, 10:36 PM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
It's sarcasm Bill, what good is it having dentists if everyone's got perfect teeth?  I'm not saying all the trees here are perfect however in comparison not a lot of real bad shit happens to them for most part.... sadly. Be great for business if some bad assed bug etc started killing a bunch of trees like over there ... either treat your tree or cut it down, and then toss in the kicker which would be only certified people able to do either.But nope, aint like that here.
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15th May 2008, 11:03 PM
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| Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
[QUOTE=Ekka;30553]LOL You need dozer drivers and crane operators for the trees you do. Hey, how about when the customer says ... "can you cut it up 15" long for firewood". Be there a bloody month! Bring ya own fuel bowser for the 120xp coz tank after tank every 20 mins you'll need 20Litres a day.But seriously I think I have to do something coz I'm going stir crazy in this town with all the geniuses that have stood in the sun too long. I'm feeling lost lately, cant do what I'm trained for, cant get paid what ya worth, and your compared to the last Islander who got off the plane. Ekka What about becoming a trainer, set up a RTO, i spend heaps every 12months on training, should have a look into that ,i have to send 4 men to get there fallers tickets at $1400 each bloke,how's that.  |
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15th May 2008, 11:28 PM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
I have to get my TAA40104 trainers cert then hook up with a college and do training that way. Frankly, I was going to but changed my mind. It's a lot of work and expense then what, argue with know alls? 
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15th May 2008, 11:31 PM
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| Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
I could mail you some pine beetles.... You'd have to pay though 5% of every job you get from it =) |
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16th May 2008, 12:46 AM
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| Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
how about we discover some nasty bug that loves palms?We'd be doing the whole planet a favor. 
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16th May 2008, 07:46 PM
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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
I've got a job for you down here Ekka. |
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16th May 2008, 08:17 PM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Hey Lopa, Why dont you share with us your Brisbane experience?
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17th May 2008, 02:18 AM
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| Veteran Heritage Status  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
I have nothing good to say about Brisbane or Qld. A moving type population IMO
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17th May 2008, 10:42 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mudgeeraba, SE Queensland
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Hey Ekka, GC? |
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18th May 2008, 12:36 AM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
What about GC?
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18th May 2008, 05:41 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mudgeeraba, SE Queensland
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Would you work there?
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18th May 2008, 06:00 PM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Depends on who down there, I used to live there not long ago, Broadbeach Waters.
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20th May 2008, 03:27 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mudgeeraba, SE Queensland
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
Just in case we need anyone...we have a couple of biggish jobs coming up..
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20th May 2008, 03:58 PM
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| Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: What would you pay for good workers?
I got a Kanga with Grab, worth another man that thing! Can bring if req'd.
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