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Yes our first year of wildfires, the heath was ablaze both sides of the road to the hospital so I had to use the back roads to see my younger daughter who had just been born. There's a story linked to that photo of the gorse being baled on the heath I recently posted.

There was a plague of them iirc, and they got pissed off and hungry.

Yep and one bit me this summer too.

At least the taxpayer won't be paying for his jail.

Eh, why? Thirsty or something?

I remember the ladybirds started biting people.

'76 Remember it vividly. As a cub scout camping in a sea of golden grass.

Did you rate it as a grinder though Josh? Pretty sure that’s the one Ross White had, and thought it was mentally good, possibly too good for the size/weight. Like an animal 8” chipper that weighed 400kg.

I know. A truly vintage year in all respects. Some might say. 🤔

@Anno who's this then, from a few year back.

I get you.

Bolam summed that up so well in a thread a few months ago. Climbing rope deemed untrustworthy to support a 100kg man but somehow fine to swing 400kg pieces over a £20,000 conservatory.

Researchers have discovered why women put on weight once married. A single woman, after a night out, returns home looks at what's in the fridge and goes to bed. A married woman, after a night out, looks at what's in the bed and goes to the fridge.

I had an early zt1844 when they were cheap, few niggles, one within warranty but didn’t take the warranty claim further (brought from global, I’m in Sweden) sold it a few years back with 200something hours, engine went bang about a year later with not many more hours expensive belts, worth having a spare of each

One things it’s not and that’s the “ Far Right” we have heard a lot lately about the rise of the far right yet here we are in familiar territory. The antisemitism that Labour allow to fester and Starmers tolerance and pandering to certain groups will not be explained away by some weak mealy mouthed waffle that no doubt will follow tonight. Just watched Starmers pathetic speech, a single mention of a vile individual 🤷‍♂️

member After some advice/opinion, I’ve asked on the yank forums with no success. I have has Raycos to this point an RG25 now an RG35 (wheeled) and consider them a well built reliable tool. I’m looking to replace the 35 and am looking at a very low hours Bandit back in the UK, on tracks. New is out of the question because things are scandalously expensive in France, and no dealer in the UK will sell me one and support it if it goes abroad. My question is, will the Bandit be a better grinder than the Rayco? it’s got 3 more horses because it’s fuel injected, smaller wheel, but looks like a better system for replacing teeth. I want better, can live with comparable, do not want less effective. Any advice, informed or not very welcome.

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I had no idea they were so recent tbh. Live and learn.

That's just a fat Boris Johnson, now, that would be a way to clear the hospital beds,

I guess we should get the terminology right. It’s a strimmer if it uses nylon cord. A brushcutter if it uses a blade Problem is that most have interchangeable heads.

I was not aware of them when I bought a first brushcutter in 74. I experimente with wire rope but it fatigued almost immediately and span off. I first became aware of nylon cord strimmers from a jack Hargreaves program on the beeb TV. Probably a couple of years later.

Yes strimmers were a very common tool in 85.

I got let down last minute and am looking for someone with up to date (passed or refreshed within last 5 years) felling certificate (small trees is enough) and valid 1st aid+f. Job is in Cumbria, Duddon Valley starting on Monday 6th of October for 2 weeks. It's felling and processing Larch trees for future milling and peeling on site. Message me for details. Thanks Peter

1976. I'm sure they were around in 1985, but I was posing a question to any older farts as to whether they were in widespread use then. I wasn't taking much notice at the time.