What a result !!

[Scrumpy]

Trees (conifers ) being cut down in neighbour's garden yesterday.. 
Three guys with all the gear .. chain saws etc;..

I spoke to one of them to ask if they could take down two Silver Birch that had grown so tall .. 
He said he would speak to Peter their boss.. Peter came round to my house immediately..
Lovely old guy.. He looked at them and said he would do it and agreed that they were very tall..
I asked him how much.. I waited with bated  breath... He looked at me.. and smiled..
 'For you... 30 pounds'..
I was so happy.. 100/200 was quoted last year.. 
They will shoot up again .. But I will not let them get too high...

[Mups]

Wow!  That was almost too good to be true, Scrumps.
I suppose that does include putting them through his chipper and taking it all away, does it?
That is exceptional. 

[klondike]

You must have a fetching smile Scrumpy. You weren't  winking too were you 

I think it costs them to dispose of the wood but probably by trip so maybe your neighbour is subsidising yours.

[Mups]

You must have a fetching smile Scrumpy. You weren't  winking too were you 

I think it costs them to dispose of the wood but probably by trip so maybe your neighbour is subsidising yours.

Yes,  I reckon there's more to this than we know.  
I can feel a limerick coming on.  

[Alex]

It's the ' lippy' wot does it     Result Scrumps !

[klondike]

Maybe they checked the fringe and felt sorry for the trees 

[JBR]

Trees (conifers ) being cut down in neighbour's garden yesterday..
Three guys with all the gear .. chain saws etc;..

I spoke to one of them to ask if they could take down two Silver Birch that had grown so tall ..
He said he would speak to Peter their boss.. Peter came round to my house immediately..
Lovely old guy.. He looked at them and said he would do it and agreed that they were very tall..
I asked him how much.. I waited with bated  breath... He looked at me.. and smiled..
 'For you... 30 pounds'..
I was so happy.. 100/200 was quoted last year..
They will shoot up again .. But I will not let them get too high...

Do they take away all the felled wood?

[Michael Rolls]

Well done

[Scrumpy]

I reckon it was the lippy wot done it.. 

I have learned that a Silver Birch.. Aspen.. are not good trees to grow in a regular garden..
They keep growing and growing... and are fast at it ..
They should be at least 50ft away from property.. Their roots can cause much damage..
I won't bother with another.. The guy took them down just above ground level.. He told me to grow something smaller and easier..

He had already priced my neighbour's job to over a thousand..
He just drove his shredder from my neighbours house to mine ... Left the garden tidy.. Brilliant..

[GrannyMac]

A great result Scrumpy! 

Yesterday at 07:19:39 PM

Yes,  I reckon there's more to this than we know. 
I can feel a limerick coming on. 

Have a look.... ☺️

[Mups]

I reckon it was the lippy wot done it..

I have learned that a Silver Birch.. Aspen.. are not good trees to grow in a regular garden..
They keep growing and growing... and are fast at it ..
They should be at least 50ft away from property.. Their roots can cause much damage..
I won't bother with another.. The guy took them down just above ground level.. He told me to grow something smaller and easier..

He had already priced my neighbour's job to over a thousand..
He just drove his shredder from my neighbours house to mine ... Left the garden tidy.. Brilliant..

Brilliant.    You were really lucky.  

[Scrumpy]

Right place at the right time.. with the right person...

I had a letter hand delivered through my letterbox..
It was from a Jehovah Witness that has been doing the rounds in this area for many years.. 
If I (mistakenly) answered the door I would look at her and say 'Oh no.. Not you again..'
 We chat.. about the price of fish et;.. When she opens her bag to take out a leaflet I tell her that it is time she went .. next door..
I have a white washed stone porch.. People can use the pens provided to write a message on it.. She wrote 'From June . Your favourite Jehovah Witness' .. I wrote underneath ' Dream on'..

In the hand written letter she explained that she was unwell.. She said you are my favourite non- Jehovah...  You have made me laugh over the years... I like you.....
I knew that she and her husband were both very poorly.. Lovely lady...

[klondike]

I made the mistake of buying a Watchtower to get shot of them once in my youth. Didn't get rid of them til we moved.