No, they’re not really. I just wanted to get your attention.
The other night I came home and the sole tree in our backyard had a branch that had split and was peeling. The branch (a “top,” in arborists’ lingo) was leaning over and touching our house and was potentially a problem. So I called around to a number of tree service places and arborists… you know that I left four or five messages… it’s like none of them had receptionists. On top of that, only one person called me back. The rest of them didn’t even bother. I don’t understand how someone can simply not return a call, especially when there’s a job involved!
In any event, I ended up paying $550 for them to climb up and cut down this branch. I’ve never had this done before… does this seem like a lot? It did to me, but I also understand that the insurance these companies must carry must be astounding.
In any event, I came across a few informative sites along the way and I learned a bit about tree service. For instance, you should never allow a tree service to “top” your tree… no arborist worth their salt would ever do it since it does nothing but damage to the tree. The things you learn…
Posted in Everyday Life