At work today

[Donnie]

21 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

 

Wouldn't be the first time

'Strange looking white haired bearded man looking through my bedroom window again' being one of the first?

[Doug Tait]

53 minutes ago, JDon said:

'Strange looking white haired bearded man looking through my bedroom window again' being one of the first?

 

Jake I've not been near your bedroom window since my beard went white!

[rapalaman]

This should probably have gone in the jokes section, but seemed topical!

 

Drove past yours last night mate - everything ok? 😂

[Doug Tait]

Out siting town Christmas trees around the region today. Nice easy day, Council lads had the cones out and did all the prep, I just accompanied the lorry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@JDon hope you recognise yours!

[Doug Tait]

Found a video of the turbine blade convoy passing through Hawick. Bit long but around 12mins it shows the blade being lowered for the straight after a roundabout, and the tip tickling a lampost!

 

Might be of interest to some.

 

@Mark Bolam same place as the pic you found.

 

And another showing the jackets passing through.

 

 

[Doug Tait]

A still, cold and misty morning down by the river.

Beautiful big Beech with a TPO sitting beside a stretch of the Tweed belonging to the Duke's estate. Some concerns about it dropping stuff on the landed gentry, or their chariots parked nearby when fishing.

 

Took a good bit of deadwood off it, 2 of us climbed and 1 on the ground for an easy mornings work. Bonus as we left, did a quick extra and we each got a pack of pheasant sausages out the freezer. Shot on the estate, sausaged by the local butcher, and as I took them in my hand I was clapping the dog that retrieved them, lovely!

 

 

[Doug Tait]

Kindling shed v Jocelyn, poor shed came off worse.

 

 

[Dan Maynard]

1 hour ago, Doug Tait said:

Kindling shed v Jocelyn, poor shed came off worse.

 

 

Loads more kindling now! Just need to go and find where it landed.

[Doug Tait]

Threw a track on the chipper today. Back of beyond without a tractor or crane to help and one bottle jack that didn't quite fit anywhere helpful. Found a way.

 

 

[mtt.tr]

Rather nice oak tree to reduce probably the best climbing oak I've had in a long time and another 2 to go back to nice big swings and monkeying around. 

 

Though I often why bother reducing them, I'd rather dead wood and thin, life of Freelance. 

 

Edited January 26, 2024 by mtt.tr