Saw a couple fellas doing some "Tree work" yesterday when I was working a half a block away, one was about 10 feet up in a tree above his 15 foot extension ladder that was leaned against the trunk, no signs of a rope at all while his brush dragging grunt was pulling branches to the pickup. I thought they were removing the trees and figured they would get done in their own way and be gone soon enough, I returned the next day to see these two (insert expletive here) "trees" left in the lawn, I pulled over long enough to snap a couple shots and they speak for themselves. These guys had no PPE, an unrestrained extension ladder, a hand saw and two old, beat up pick ups (Chevys just for the record 
no idea what they got paid for what they did. I was down the street, removed a handful of branches 2" or so and lightly thinned a Gleditsia, removed a handfull of branches from a red sunset maple and took a small load to the green waste dump ($5) took me maybe 2 hours with a handsaw and pole pruner (from the ground of course), customer was happy with results and happy to pay $150. Who got a better deal? I dunno, but, I feel my work was done right by a professional and charged fairly although maybe a bit high ( I figure if he thought I was gouging he had ample opportunity to discuss it with me), I don't figure I hornswaggled the customer, he phoned me in the evening and I told him, hey, I quoted $150 but it didn't take me as long as I figured so I will only bill you $125, he told me no way, we said a price and he was satisfied so he was going to pay me the full amount and that was that. Anyhoo, just wanted to show these butchered wilow stumps so here goes. the other snap is the Gleditsia and th last is the Maple - just for fun.
no idea what they got paid for what they did. I was down the street, removed a handful of branches 2" or so and lightly thinned a Gleditsia, removed a handfull of branches from a red sunset maple and took a small load to the green waste dump ($5) took me maybe 2 hours with a handsaw and pole pruner (from the ground of course), customer was happy with results and happy to pay $150. Who got a better deal? I dunno, but, I feel my work was done right by a professional and charged fairly although maybe a bit high ( I figure if he thought I was gouging he had ample opportunity to discuss it with me), I don't figure I hornswaggled the customer, he phoned me in the evening and I told him, hey, I quoted $150 but it didn't take me as long as I figured so I will only bill you $125, he told me no way, we said a price and he was satisfied so he was going to pay me the full amount and that was that. Anyhoo, just wanted to show these butchered wilow stumps so here goes. the other snap is the Gleditsia and th last is the Maple - just for fun.
