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We had some good rain and crazy lightening.
Now the job I'm on is an absolute sippy hole and we have 38 Norway's coming Monday.

I've got 16ft Nellie Stevens going in the ground tomorrow, it's going to be a joy

 

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These are the jobs I dream of haha how do you move 16ft trees?

R630 and a CT322 they weren't too bad, later this week we'll have a crane on a different job planting 8" caliper October Glories

 

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When do you guys send renewals to residential customers for snow? I thought it was early still but at one of my first cuts of the day today the owner came out to make sure they're still on my now list for this season

Commercial go out September 1st, residential October 1st

 

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Anyone see the Sopranos movie yet?

I think this is a valid topic for a NJ thread

I'll be watching tonight once the kids go to bed. Of course they were wide awake the last two nights

 

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Went to see it last night, I had high expectations and it lived up to them. I have no idea why some people are surprised it's the Dickie Moltisanti story

Literally "Many Saints" but you can't expect the medigans to know that

 

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Usually the leaf boxes would have gone on this past weekend but there's no point yet. Next week looks pretty seasonal so maybe we can get the ball rolling

 

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I have no words, I can't imagine being in either of your shoes.

 

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find a different place. The hardware store by me has it for 120 ish. My supplier also doubled their price ( at 220 now) on seed. Ef that

What're you getting for 120?

 

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Tall fescue? or is it rye or something. I probably won't need any more seed this year anyway but I thought about buying a few bags for next year since my supplier said they're expecting it to go up even more

Can't be tall fescue or winning colors for that price. Besides the price probably starting spring at $250/bag, there's inevitably going to be a shortage.

 

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Seed will store fine until spring if you can keep it dry. Not just out of the rain & snow - stored in an area that won't hold excess moisture in the air/ground (concrete garage floors etc) even with that, I would only store what you'd use in April & May next year, nothing more

 

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I've never owned any of their stuff, but I've seen other guys buyers equipment fall apart

 

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That was probably Andy Ansboro - He's not wrong, some members finally got the shot at the 11th hour this weekend. Even if you're against getting it, you have to be against it enough to also give up the best job in the world. On top of that there was also a sick out where a bunch of guys, vaccinated and not vaccinated, called out in protest of the mandate. A lot of the non vaccinated guys around my age worked anyway because we wanted to get another tour or two in.

Currently understaffed, out of service or being covered by non-vaccinated members who are being held on duty (not an official list, we put this together at the kitchen table an hour or two ago)

Engines: 1, 10, 16, 65, 37, 74, 76, 35, 91, 80, 83, 84, 66, 97, 48, 228, 243, 284, 245, 253, 318, 206, 238, 207, 211, 226, 279, 264, 301, 311, 317, 285, 294, 258, 237, 325, 283, 310, 214, 231, 160, 156, 162, 167

Trucks: 15, 9, 12, 24, 11, 22, 4, 26, 28, 29, 56, 109, 114, 163, 172, 161, 166, 155, 146, 116, 136, 103, 174, 111, 147, 176, L78, L79, L86, L87

A few rescue & squad companies are running short as well from what I hear

Also - multiple must fill companies (companies that are required to be filled any time they're tied up on a job) are being used as relocated companies to cover staffing shortages around the city. All of this with some guys who are going to be fired within hours still on the job.

I know the FDNY is massive, but that seems like it's still nearly half the fire department if not more. The finger pointing will start as soon as this bites the city in the ass, and unfortunately the finger will be pointed at the firefighters who were suspended/laid off over their own health decisions

 

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This race is killing me

 

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Anyone use a JCB 407 or 409 for snow? Any pros/cons?

My older 407zx treated us well but I traded it in a few months ago. Parts aren't as bad as you would expect

 

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Anybody have a supplier keeping PVC in stock? I'm running low and all my suppliers have little to no pipe in stock

 

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I think fuscos rental has a stand on. Funny that I saw Fullerton crew over the weekend with a brand new one blowing leaves with it on a commercial lawn the size of a stamp. I shook my head as I drove by

My maintenance crews use them on every property, might as well it does the work of 2-3 guys

 

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Thank God there are jurors with brains in WI. Watched CNN for a few just to amuse myself. Probably gonna be big shopping sprees tonight after dark......free TV's for everyone

The first win for America in a long, long time

 

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https://www.christmasdesigners.com/christmas-lights.html

It might be hard to get some items this late in the season but I'm sure you can get c7 or 9's. Warm white goes really fast though

 

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my issue would be, I'd think hanging christmas lights would put you at a higher risk of an expensive workers comp claim. all those ladders and tall roofs are just a slip and fall away from making a Really Bad Day happen.

Workers comp for it is higher, but it only impacts the portion of your payroll that goes to hanging lights. For the extra six figures in revenue it's well worth it. With that being said, @Tony_D it takes a little while to build up the customer base for it, so you are going to want to make sure you have a few clients lined up before jumping in. Do it the right way from the start, use commercial grade lighting and materials. Buying sets at Home Depot or Walmart is cheaper for someone just starting out, but in the long run you'll make a better margin doing it right and buying spools and bulbs individually etc. Just like with anything else, pricing it involves a bit of a learning curve.

 

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10 days out

And so it begins