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Well that's damned it, I was hoping to do a whole month without falling head first into a wordle heffalump trap 🙃

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Hi Hoping someone could help, although I think I am on a hiding to nothing, but even confirmation that this is the case would be appreciated. I have an area of grass next to my end terrace at the end of the road. The land is council owned and planted with fairly established trees. I have owned the property since 2006 and every year, one of the trees in particular, blocks my gutters with its leaf fall, and I have to pay to get these cleared. A few years ago, I even installed brush strips, but these seemingly do very little. I started contacting my council in 2010 to request they do something with the one tree in particular, given the impact it has on my property. Over several months I was passed from one department to another, and nothing was ever done. Tried again a few years later. The council told me an inspector was sent out to look at the trees, but they were deemed acceptable so again nothing was done. And so it goes on every few years. In 2024, due to dampness at the property (mostly because the current inhabitants were causing really bad condensation admittedly), I had a RICS damp survey done on the property. The survey noted: h) The gable side wall is largely sheltered by tree cover from large trees located in the adjoining green. This will lessen the impact of exposure to wind driven rain, however there will be a lack of solar gain thus reducing the thermal performance (retained heat and surface temperatures) of this wall. i) Owing to tree cover it is evident that rainwater gutters are regularly blocked with leaves. It is understood that these were recently cleared, and brush strips fitted designed to prevent blockage of downpipes. Previous leakage has led to saturation of the main wall, evident by vegetation growth to mortar joints. j) The chimney stack is saturated and vegetation growth has taken hold of mortar joints. This has likely led to destabilising of the brickwork along with damp penetration internally. This required the chimney stack to be removed, the wall repointed, the roof timbers that were damp replaced, the gable end interior plaster removed, replaced with insulated plasterboard and replastered. Obviously, all of this was at significant expense. I have written to the council, enclosing a copy of the report, as on their website they state: Things that the council is responsible for • the removal of nuisances, such as publicly-owned trees interfering with buildings However, the council have come back with the following: ‘Council inspects its tree stock on a cyclical basis to monitor condition and address any safety concerns. Tree owners, including local authorities, have a duty of care to ensure that their trees do not pose a foreseeable risk to people or property. However, there is no legal obligation to prune or remove trees in response to seasonal characteristics such as leaf fall, shading, or minor debris. We will arrange for the trees in question to be re-inspected within the next couple of weeks. Please note that we will only consider removal or significant pruning if the trees are found to be dead, dying, diseased, or structurally unsound.’ I also asked for a claim form for reimbursement for the works which they attached but warned me: ‘Regarding the damp survey and your request for compensation: if you wish to pursue a claim against the Council for property damage, you may do so by completing and submitting the attached claim form to our Risk and Insurance Team. However, you may wish to seek independent legal advice beforehand to better understand the rights and responsibilities of property owners living adjacent to trees.’ Has anyone legal any idea of what the rights and responsibilities of property owners living adjacent to trees is as I do not recall anything in the conveyancing documents? However, having tried to follow tree law, I fear there is little I can do. I am grateful the Council are re-inspecting but don't think anything will be done as they don't have to, as I think the law deems leaf fall to be natural and none of the above to be property damage - ie property damage being more likely a falling branch damaging a roof not to shelter etc. Would be grateful if anyone could confirm? Many thanks for any help!

I got fed up after both a Husqvarna and an Oregon one failed and leaked. I now just use an 5L aspen can filled with pump fuel and a 5L oregon chain oil can. Both pour really well without a funnel if you keep them at about 3/4 full. But I'm normally never far from a vehicle.

Thanks for your correction -I didn't realise it was actually a 10cm thick branch . So, that's actually quite good productivity, for a machine powered only by a 13Hp engine.. When I quizzed the Carlisle agents, they were insistent that their bigger 25Hp engine unit made no discernable difference to chipping performance, only to tracking speed up an incline. Hence they would only now sell the 13Hp engined units. Perhaps I'd better get up to Carlisle, to test out the demonstration unit.

I wonder if we're more or less terminally confused by the ai revolution than our ancestors were by the industrial revolution. Information is a lot more available these days but I'm not sure that leads to greater understanding. Especially after reading the above...

Morning all, Drizzle just now but 15 degrees and sunny forecast. Crazy. Side pruning some conifers today.

Ahh, that might explain it.

@shavey

Yeah, that was what I concluded. Though I had them in a dim unheated garage I think, maybe if they were in a bright, warm conservatory or something they'd do better. No need to buy more seeds, just use some from last year's chillies. They're always viable. Dead easy, especially if your drying them out anyway.

Looking for insurance for our log business machinery and public liability who is using who ?????

Yeah, which is slightly fair. But the power that pushes my 13" or 20" at easily quarter revs would definitely push a 28" round at least a bit.

So would my thing be but it's still not better (yet, possibly).

I have one on my 500i.. Stihl Full Wrap Handles BELLEBROOKARB.CO.UK Stihl Full Wrap Handles For control and handling I asked my stihl dealer to get one initially. They just said they aren't available in the EU. Which is wank to not supply that for one of the best arb saws available when you can readily get one for a 462.

Yes and yes, although the hinge quality on most Ash trees particularly the larger ones are unaffected by Ash dieback. Another tree served notice on by the highways. Set back 5m from the road edge with relatively lol usage and hardly declining. No way did it warrant removal let alone 28 day notice from highways. Very poor judgement. Sadly I was just the hired gun to kill it for another company. I'm awaiting a job direct for myself where I can offer to appeal the notice. Its all to common the highways are serving notice on trees that would be deemed tolerable risk if using QTRA which I know they use. So appealing it should be fairly straight forward.

I usually go up and get it before descending. Experience has taught me it’s worth the tiny bit of extra effort, to save a lot more effort.

This is the big turntable machine isn’t it? Couple of peeps on here have them. I may be wrong but I heard TW stopped supporting the machine. So you may have to get engineery with spare parts. Got any pictures?

Chicken, bacon, leek, egg pasta covered in a honey and Dijon flavoured white sauce!

It would certainly explain the shocking state of my hands after using the piles of shit for years , 90’s saw with 70’s AV’s

Ere ya go

Whats the old saying "Americans can be relied on to do the right thing after its exhausted all other possibilities" Well Trump has been exhausting

And a rare photo of when the stones first met.

@Mark_Skyland @PaulTem Thanks both of you for your replies!