The Arbalk morning register!

[Doug Tait]

Morning.

Last morning of my short break today.

It's never stopped raining but the dogs don't care, we were almost 4hrs in total yesterday on the moor, never stopped running, well heather pogo describes it better!

 

Getting peace for a coffee this morning as they're still out for the count...

 

 

Have a good day folks.

[Silverhooker]

Morning long lie a

 hotel breakfast 🍳!! In Glasgow visiting family 

[Stephen Blair]

Doug what kind of dogs are they? Wire/long haired pointers/ Viszla or similar? 

[Doug Tait]

1 hour ago, Stephen Blair said:

Doug what kind of dogs are they? Wire/long haired pointers/ Viszla or similar? 

 

They're wirehaired Hungarian Vizsla.

Belong to my mate who's away for the weekend so I stayed at his to look after them. Energetic and well trained, a joy to be with!

 

Auntie Pippa is 4

 

Niece Winnie is 2

 

[Stubby]

Morning all . mild and still here.

[Jase hutch]

Good morning all 😊

[Bob_z_l]

Morning

Here...with a "seasonal cold" Not bad just running at 80%
Fresh air will sort it.

[roboted]

Good Morning.

[Scotty2809]

On 09/12/2023 at 08:13, Doug Tait said:

Morning all.

Just having a coffee, much to the disgust of 2 dogs that clearly think they should walk before I drink it.

Well I disagree and only one of us can open the door so tough!

 

Looking forward to Scotty and Wibbs river work pics later.

 

Have a good day folks.

Sorry Doug, 

The rain stopped play by the river. Roughly 500mm above the usual level, and i wasn't going to risk any potential mishaps.

We did however, have an hour down in the culvert area, to tidy the bank side to make it less hazardous. Quite a lot of windblown damage, so was ideal for the tension and compression class... 

We worked in pairs, one spotting, one cutting. Trying to teach the basics and hope that they come in handy one day.

There was a couple of high broken stumps that i let Wibbs have a go at. Again, teaching the basics and showing the importance of the face cut, back cut and holding wood, and how you can manipulate to turn and move weight (under certain circumstances) 

 

We didnt get any pictures, as we were both soaked to the skin and had to clean down the saws and tidy the piles. 

 

I may get Wibbs to start a new thread to hopefully show a progression as the months go on. 

I'm far from an expert, so i would hope the more experienced folk out there would give pointers and maybe offer a few days here and there to help with his growth.  

[maybelateron]

Morning all,

 

Not bad here, just some drizzle. Felling a couple of local conifers today, last job for a few weeks. Having my Dupytrens hand surgery tomorrow. Oh no, I won't be able to chop vegetables or wash up for the next fortnight.

 

Have a good day all.