Summer Branch Drop

[Stubby]

21 hours ago, htb said:

Is this the new Trigger and eggs thread?

Mmm . Whats the deal between these 2 dudes ?

[htb]

Just now, Stubby said:

Mmm . Whats the deal between these 2 dudes ?

Can't work out if its a love affair or lovers tiff?

[Stubby]

2 minutes ago, htb said:

Can't work out if its a love affair or lovers tiff?

Its very bitchy whatever .....

[Acer ventura]

2 hours ago, Mr. Squirrel said:

Though you keep talking about how the risks are incredibly low, there WAS an incident at scone involving SBD.

 

The point about risk is that once it's below a certain level it becomes Acceptable, and you're not expected to do anything to try and lower it.

 

Incredibly low risks DO sometimes happen.

 

People win the lottery but you'd be hard pushed to pick the winner, or winning numbers, before the draw.

 

I'd be interested to hear more about this incident.  Was someone killed or injured?  Do you have any links?

 

<<Trees throughout scone palace and the events field are now regularly surveyed by a very competent person. I don’t believe this sign was put up as an arboricultural recommendation but more reflects the anxieties of the property owners. Surely the fact that they are regularly surveyed over rules a sign asking people not to sit there?>>

 

I'm not questioning the competence of whoever surveys the trees.  I to would've thought the sign is likely down to the anxieties of the property owners, which is one of the points of the post.

 

I don't see how regular surveys overrule what the SBD sign is or isn't doing.  It's not helping the visitors and it's a possible noose for the duty holder.

 

Also, from the SBD Guide:

"Branches that might fail because of SBD, on trees that don’t have a history of it, lack obvious tree risk features.  This means an Arborist can’t tell the difference between branches that have a high likelihood of failure from those that have a low likelihood of failure before they unexpectedly fail."

 

<<You seem very eager to criticise, which is easy when you’re spouting off on the internet as opposed to putting your name on a survey.>>

 

Really?  I've put my name on a Summer Branch Drop Guide that can be used by anyone, including your friend who's surveying Scone's trees, to manage or assess SBD risk and given it away for free under a creative commons licence.  I'd say that's quite a lot more than 'spouting off' off on the internet.

Edited July 19, 2021 by Acer ventura

[Stubby]

Just now, Acer ventura said:

The point about risk is that once it's below a certain level it becomes Acceptable, and you're not expected to do anything to try and lower it.

 

 

 

Incredibly low risks DO sometimes happen.

 

People win the lottery but you'd be hard pushed to pick the winner, or winning numbers, before the draw.

 

 

I'd be interested to hear more about this incident.  Was someone killed or injured?  Do you have any links?

 

<<Trees throughout scone palace and the events field are now regularly surveyed by a very competent person. I don’t believe this sign was put up as an arboricultural recommendation but more reflects the anxieties of the property owners. Surely the fact that they are regularly surveyed over rules a sign asking people not to sit there?>>

 

I'm not questioning the competence of whoever surveys the trees.  I to would've thought the sign is likely down to the anxieties of the property owners, which is one of the points of the post.

 

I don't see how regular surveys overrule what the SBD sign is or isn't doing.  It's not helping the visitors and it's a possible noose for the duty holder.

 

Also, from the SBD Guide:

 

"Branches that might fail because of SBD, on trees that don’t have a history of it, lack obvious tree risk features.  This means an Arborist can’t tell the difference between branches that have a high likelihood of failure from those that have a low likelihood of failure before they unexpectedly fail."

 

<<You seem very eager to criticise, which is easy when you’re spouting off on the internet as opposed to putting your name on a survey.>>

 

Really?  I've put my name on a Summer Branch Drop Guide that can be used by anyone, including your friend who's surveying Scone's trees, to manage or assess SBD risk and given it away for free under a creative commons licence.  I'd say that's quite a lot more than 'spouting off' off on the internet.

 

To be honest I would rather win the lottery .

[trigger_andy]

Its very bitchy whatever .....

Nah, we’re all good. It might seem bitchy but it’s just messing about. We chat quite happily via PM.

[Stubby]

2 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

 

 

Nah, we’re all good. It might seem bitchy but it’s just messing about. We chat quite happily via PM.

 

 

Daltontrees and Acerventura I was refering to .

[Acer ventura]

2 hours ago, htb said:

Can't work out if its a love affair or lovers tiff?

Occasionally, during the night when it's very dark, from my bedroom window, I catch the street light reflecting off his night-vision goggles.👀

[htb]

13 minutes ago, Acer ventura said:

Occasionally, during the night when it's very dark, from my bedroom window, I catch the street light reflecting off his night-vision goggles.👀

I was actually referring to Trig and Eggs tiff, but if the cap fits....