No Country for Bold Men

[scotspine1]

They’ve changed the headline on the original story. Tree climbing and tree planting are two very different things. 
 

 

[Guest Gimlet]

They probably don't understand that you don't actually climb trees to plant them.

[Mr. Squirrel]

“John Parker, the chief executive of the Arboriculture Association, said: “The trouble is that people do not know what arboriculture is. Schoolchildren don’t say ‘when I grow up I want to be an arboriculturalist’. We need to change that.”

 

I liked this bit. Perhaps if the AA did a decent job people would know what arb was. 
 

 

[Dan Maynard]

"Girls make phenomenal train drivers: call for more staff to work in ticket offices."

 

"Girls make phenomenal bricklayers: call for more electricians to install smart meters."

 

Clearly the people writing the headline have no idea about arb and forestry either.

[Haironyourchest]

The Guardian's always good for a chuckle anyway.