Happy Thanksgiving

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Can you believe it? Where did the summer go? Here we are, at Thanksgiving time already. This is the perfect time for us to say it:  Thank you, to all our loyal customers, our hard-working employees and all the people who help us run our business. After a late spring we had a good summer and a fantastic fall thanks to Tropical Storm Irene. If the weather holds out, we plan to keep a full crew right into January, and a smaller crew, as needed, over the winter. Depending on snow depth, the wintertime can be a great time to do tree…
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October Snow

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How did you like that October snow storm? The last time we had a substantial snow in October was probably over 40 years ago. While we did have a little tree damage here in the Sebago-Long Lake Region, by and large, we came out of of this with a lot less snow, and therefore a lot less damage, than other parts of New England. We've heard that Connecticut and Western Mass got a lot more snow than we did here, and with even more foliage on the trees there, they must have had a lot more tree damage. Maybe some of…
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Tropical Storm Irene

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In late August the weather man started to predict a possible hurricane headed our way. It's been years since we've had an actual hurricane. I think Bob was the last one. Well, Irene certainly did hit us, although with only tropical storm winds. I can only imagine the damage that would have occurred if Irene had maintained her hurricane force. As it was, at Q-Team came to work the "morning after" to over 60 voice mails (and that's before 7:00 am). Our power was out and our phones were out. The women in the office had to use their persnal cell phones…
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Q-Team Refuses To Do Job – Property Owner Fined $10,000+

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The June 29th issue of the Bridgton News is reporting on a property owner who, after exceeding the legal shoreland-zone tree-clearing limit, has now paid a fine of $10,000 plus legal fees and will be required to re-plant trees and keep them alive for at least 5 years. Last fall we (Q-Team) were originally hired to do this tree cutting, but when the scope of the cutting suddenly grew beyond the legal limit, we refused to do the job at the requested level, so another contractor was hired and, apparently without regard for the shoreland zoning rules, cut the lot…
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Cheaper is better… Right?

Q-Team Blog, Services, Winter Services
These days, and especially in these uncertain (but improving) economic times, people are extremely cost conscious. There's nothing wrong with that.   ...that is, as long as it doesn't end up costing you more in the long-run,   ...or causing damage to your property,  ...or causing problems with your neighbors,  ...or compromising your ethics,  ...or putting your assets at risk,  ...or,  ...or. We've all heard the old saying "You get what you pay for". In some cases that saying can be true. Tree service contractors (as with any contractor) have numerous ways at their disposal to cut their price and work cheaper. Here are a few undesirable methods to watch out…
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