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I think I made a few points Reg.
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You are a Certified Arborist?
‘Point of’ Dave? perhaps ‘motive’ would have been a more accurate description on what I meant. Why would you drag my name up in a thread that I had nothing prior to do with and wrongly suggest that I laid claim to some craning technique, which ironically has nothing to do with what the thread was about. Please show me where I ever made any such claim?
Furthermore, you continually trying to cast doubt about the videos that I have on the net, saying this and that is easy and footage favourably edited etc....And no matter how many times now that I’ve explained to you that I’m only trying to cram in as much as I can of what really counts, which is widely accepted by most, you instead insinuate that I have something to hide....like your earlier statement that you’ve never seen me move around the tree in a video....the whole time reminding me at every opportunity how you’ve been there and done it time over.....regardless of the fact that I never disputed or even asked you the question. What is the ‘motive’ behind all this?
And while we’re on the subject of videos Dave, one might ask why you would make a video of half a dozen little ash logs repeatedly just hanging in open space, just the other day? Don’t answer that....I’d sooner go on believing that you really do have quite the sense of humour after all!
About 10 years ago I figured I’d better get some theoretical quals to complement the practical skills. The ISA does have a chapter in the UK and Ireland but carries very little weight. You can still buy the study guide and take the exam, same as in the US and elsewhere....but having researched it more, past exam papers included, decided that I could commit to something with a little more depth. I instead opted for the RFS cert Arb which demanded at least a day a week school attendance, several practical assessments i.e. planting, pruning, spraying, maintenance, climbing, chainsaws, first aid etc, at additional costs....followed by the written exam at the end of the year. I obviously had a huge advantage in the practical stuff and managed to pass the written exam also....but the whole thing ran into thousands over that period. Worth it though on my part.
I went on to study for the AA Technicians cert which is more consultancy level, and which I admittedly found very tough, not being an academic. But I learned lots, had a great teacher Mr Dave Dowson at Treelife, and did manage to scrape through and pass the written exam.
However, I failed the second part, the Management Exercises. Woodland and Construction Site surveys....I just wasn’t fast or practiced enough with the pen. I had the knowledge but clearly not the exam technique to finish in time. My Tree and P&D knowledge held firm under scrutiny, but I just wasn’t up to speed in completing the other stuff. I could still take that other test with the view to being better prepared, but there’s obviously been lots of water under the bridge since then so that opportunity is pretty much dead and buried. Haven’t thought about all that in ages.
You no spring chicken yourself.
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