Are we in a bubble?

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

9 minutes ago, Khriss said:

We look down on people in Richmond , they best off in Cornwall . K

And theme more than welcome - so long as they bring their big city bucks with 'em and leave their big city, multi-cultural wokeness behind.  That sort of malarky will not be tolerated in the backcountry.  Just cause they've f2cked their own communities to buggary they've no business doing it to ours as well. 

[Paul in the woods]

Going back to the original post. As someone who's recently tried to get someone in for a job I'm surprised how hard it's been. There's not a local tree business I'm aware of and those that are a bit further out don't seem to have a web site and just rely of facebook/mobile.

 

I've spoken to a couple of neighbours and they ended up getting people in from 30 miles away which seems daft for small jobs.

 

It's not a wealthy area but there's lots of second homes and a good number of large roadside ash showing signs for dieback.

 

Plenty of work for someone with a MEWP I'd have thought.

[Khriss]

6 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

And theme more than welcome - so long as they bring their big city bucks with 'em and leave their big city, multi-cultural wokeness behind.  That sort of malarky will not be tolerated in the backcountry.  Just cause they've f2cked their own communities to buggary they've no business doing it to ours as well. 

I would not hold yr breath on that one - glad we aint got guns round here , you wouldnt get yr way past the blood and lip filler spraying everywhere . K

[Retired Climber]

25 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

Yeah I'm doing the same, I'm gonna make loads, probably more than you, cause I'm not retired.

I retired from climbing; I'm not retired. 

Good luck with it; I hope it works out for you. 

[skyhuck]

Sir, when a man is tired of climbing, he is tired of life.

[Retired Climber]

15 minutes ago, Paul in the woods said:

Does it though? I've been a net saver since the financial crisis and I don't think anyone at the time would have thought interest rates would have stay so low for so long.

 

You would tend to think the the current government borrowing can't last for ever but many seem to think it can.

 

Perhaps a big fall out with China is more likely but who knows.

I think this time, the music will stop (or at least pause for a while). Some very knowledgeable people agree with me; some very knowledgeable people disagree with me. I'm making it up as I go along just like everyone else. It's served me well so far though. 

 

[Retired Climber]

3 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

Sir, when man is tired of climbing, he is tired of life.

I'm not tired of climbing, I still love it. It's the main reason I'm here. I still do a bit, but not at any sort of speed any more. I just realised I had more lucrative skills that could be used in other industries. 

[doobin]

1 hour ago, aspenarb said:

 

Kinnel, thats the end of us then.

 

Bob

You an me both mate!

[Mike Hill]

47 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

And theme more than welcome - so long as they bring their big city bucks with 'em and leave their big city, multi-cultural wokeness behind.  That sort of malarky will not be tolerated in the backcountry.  Just cause they've f2cked their own communities to buggary they've no business doing it to ours as well. 

I wish most of the Poms that move away from the UK did that.

 

Sadly they seem intent on getting just as outraged about things in Aus/NZ/Norway/Canada as they did back home.

[doobin]

35 minutes ago, Retired Climber said:

I think this time, the music will stop (or at least pause for a while). Some very knowledgeable people agree with me; some very knowledgeable people disagree with me. I'm making it up as I go along just like everyone else. It's served me well so far though. 

 

I owe the bank 100k plus another 200k for the mortgage. Any advice?😬