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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Stopped by this tree in my woodland today and instantly recognised the sweet chestnut leaves. Then it struck me as odd because I hadn't planted any there and none of the others were that big. Also, it looked like alder bark. It's definitely an alder but there's a sweet chestnut growing out of it. Must've been a small hollow where a nut was stashed. Wonder how long they'll stay like this?

Gasoline 2 stroke chainsaws are the stuff you can rely on. Batteries in cold weather are unreliable. Might work or just do nothing. Who wants that? 2 stroke engines should never have been replaced. As diesel SOHC engines for cars or air cooled diesel DEUTZ F6L912. Some of us need things that work all the time every time we need it to do so. Not "high tech" BS that is about 90% of the time Made in China and you might as well throw dice to find out how or if they will work/do the job today... Makita is a perfect example of a good brand-(Dolmar) that was bought and willingly destroyed. Because some individuals wanted this or, were told to "move on"/ do so! And before anyone tells me 2 stroke pollutes , there are injected 2 stroke since at least 10 years ago if not longer ,that are indestinguishable from 4 strokes. Used in snowmobiles. Anyway... Enjoy your battery toys 🙄

Lets ask the moon nicely, see if she can speed up and squeeze an extra one in...

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<AI could end up destroying many boring jobs and replacing them with creative jobs.> - what kind of creative jobs exactly? There won't be much going in music, acting, writing, illustration, graphic design, concept art, etc in a few short years time. But as I've already said: I'm not overly concerned about mass unemployment. Machines have indeed been displacing human workers for at least two hundred years, but they have been doing so entirely at our behest, and tightly controlled by the constraints of their mechanical design. They have not been creating "information" and "news", to dupe the gullible. Also, machines have not been taking away our children's childhoods, or coaching them in how to take their own lives, or grooming them. I think we need to distinguish between machines and AI. I do see AI as fundamentally different from other developments. It's not a linear progression, (for want of a better word). We've never outsourced human thought until now. You often cite the need for human oversight and intervention. That isn't really happening, even at this early stage of the game. It's all being rolled out as fast as possible to maximise influence and profit for the tiny proportion of people that actually benefit from AI. Look a how many major fckups, or "mistakes", Grok has already made for instance.

Hi Mathew, if you add yourself to the tip sites (linked here or above) you might get some luck there. Noting that most tree surgeons and so on working regularly in your area will be sorted where to get rid of their waste, you are more likely to get occasional loads from people working outside their area and not wanting to return to their usual places (time driving 'home' costs). It helps if you can be accessible as you can - a drive to tip onto helps, no locked gates, able to take any waste on offer and so on. Second thing is to take a walk around, listen out for chainsaws working (they arn't hard to find), weird as it may be but not every tree surgeon is a member here, won't see the tip sites. You might get lucky, a face to face conversation can get results - though again be prepared to leave a number and post code (goes into the pile of phone numbers in the van) - if you are closer or more convenient than a usual tip that can help. In the tip sites add in that you are willing to give a consideration for time and petrol. Last one, local knowledge, there was a fella with a yard - forget where - think advertising on Gum Tree advertising uncut logs delivered - might have been Rutherglen way

I agree with you here, as I approach the end of my 7th decade I'm glad to have lived most of my life in what I considered to be the ' real world ' with real values and purpose. That's not to say that my generation weren't fed a diet of complete BS because we were.... but these days the with the current generation things have got way worse in so many directions that it's hard to be specific in a short post. From our dystopian corrupt uni party government and counsels that are following the globalist agenda and it would seem to me to be working hard to undo the society that our forefathers worked so hard to build, to all the woke crap that's being taught in schools and delivered to most others on a daily basis by a bought and paid for MSM. I honestly see ' Digital ' as anti human and as a creeping invasion of our planet that we've all become far too dependant on, we've had 30 years of internet and most have enjoyed ' the carrot ' , I'm personally expecting the ' stick ' anytime soon.... and when it comes will we realise that we've all been donkeys to allow this to happen ? I guess I don't think AI will be good for the majority of us and that life was better back in analogue days.

Turns out this was unreliable shite. The slightest bit of humidity or cold in the air and it refuses to turn on. Sat next to the hall heater, it works. Plan is to send it off for warranty repair and then ebay it. Its replacement arrived today, far more powerfull, uses Makita 18v batteries, but they do others. Ordered 28th, 8 days from China. Arrived with 5 bar in the tank ! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1M3J3WH

Well yes there will certainly be lots of jobs for people managing AI. Debugging, developing, rolling out and whatever the opposite of rolling out is. And of course dealing with the fallout of the faults and limitations of AI.

Hello! Looking for fire wood as I know that a lot of wood can go to waste and buying is very expensive! Please give me a shout if you need to get rid of some wood!

That is an interesting take on how AI will change things. With all the technology over the last 200 years, we are still working till 65 (75....) and it hasn't given us significantly more time to do stuff. So perhaps yes, it will shift the workforce from what can be automated more to what can't be automated - perhaps to use machinery designed by AI, or to do creative things. Or in the bright new future, it will chain the workforce to their desks even more just watching AI process stuff making sure the AI errors arn't too mental?

Only logs please. i have chainsaw, log splitter and storage for unseasoned wood.

I agreee that AI is going to make some very significant changes to the labour market. The main point I was trying to make is that machines of one sort or another have been displacing human workers for at least two hundred years now. Before the railways came to the UK almost everyone worked in the countryside. Within one generation this had been turned on its head - most people worked in factories and lived in towns. It didn't mean most people were out of work. Actually AI might be a far more positive thing than the industrial revolution. That detroyed creative, hard but fulfilling jobs like growing food and replaced them with (mainly) soul destroying jobs in factories. AI could end up destroying many boring jobs and replacing them with creative jobs. I don't see AI as fundamentally different from other developments. Yes the changes will be collosal. But no we don't yet know how it will pan out. Instead of my local council employing hundreds of people to do soul destroying things like make figures on a spreadsheet add up and plan stuff a computer can plan much better they can actually pick litter, clean off graffiti, work with local businesses to develop and many other creative things. Newport council manage 160 acres of woodland, with a budget and team of zero. If they can save a fortune on routine things a clever AI computer can do maybe they can finally employ some forestry and environmental officers to look after them. It seems to me it is too easy to say "jobs will be lost" and forget that this may actually be a good thing. Of course there will be those who are unwilling or unable to re-train. So there will be a whole load of new jobs created helping such people to adapt. Sadly some people will simply refuse and become victims, but for many it could be the end of a dull job and the beginning of a creative job. I guess I see the needs for human intervention as almost unending, and if AI gives us the ability to tackle some of this then bring it on.

Agreed I think those are the standard US connectors (SAE) so should be very compatible.

You have to understand those with bad Trump Derangement Syndrome will never be happy, regardless of the local population’s reaction. The particular individual you replied to has it real bad to the point it’s having an effect on his mental health.

Morning all, Snowing a bit here with more predicted by 10. Only a couple of inches on the ground. I don’t fancy slipping and damaging my knee replacement or anything else, so no site work until it clears. Might look at a couple of jobs though. Stay safe

-5 with a little snow and ice causing transport issues for the school bus, so day off work with the little girl. Got busy with some baking, knocked out some Cornish pasties for lunch with a Victoria sponge currently in production.

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My Grandad fixed aircraft in the Battle of Britain,he volunteer from NZ and paid his own fare. I have to apply for a E-visa in order to visit the country he paid to fight for.

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Morning, we have around 8’’-10’’ of snow lying but the roads are gritted, everything’s just a little harder in the cold. Trailer hitches frozen, ratchet straps frozen, handles of container doors come off in your hand so you need to open it now with a shovel 😂. started a council job yesterday, monolothing some big beeches and sweet chestnut. have a good day.

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