But What Do You Do???

[Steven P]

2 hours ago, Johnsond said:

 we all have the option to fill in a bit of a bio on our profile if you hadn’t noticed....

...I look forward to SPs response to your post 👍👍👍

 

Oh, folks it is an option to fill in the details!! Cool.

 

 

 

Stubby, current role is not really a secret, more an irrelevance. Ability to read the news and the internet is more useful in some threads.

[green heart]

Ancient and very unremarkable 1964 vintage.

Raised in tiny old Cheshire village. Persuaded by parents to follow my interests in electronics/robotics rather than (more interesting) forestry.

FC were laying people off for fun, at the time. 

Made redundant from my control system/panel designing job, at age 21.

Promptly started a Landscape and Treework business, inspired by older role-models..Compulsory VAT registered within 2 years.

Quit most landscape works and expanded into Conservation contracting and L.A. working, etc.

Survived a good hang-glider crash but have persisted with various other rash/unsuitable outdoor pursuit activities.. despite becoming a Dad.

Covid hit our workload very hard..

Still love working/climbing, even if I'm shit, compared with youngsters! 

No telly for 20 years

Red front door. 

Er, too embarrassed to admit details of current car tho !

 

[Stubby]

20 minutes ago, green heart said:

Ancient and very unremarkable 1964 vintage.

Raised in tiny old Cheshire village. Persuaded by parents to follow my interests in electronics/robotics rather than (more interesting) forestry.

FC were laying people off for fun, at the time. 

Made redundant from my control system/panel designing job, at age 21.

Promptly started a Landscape and Treework business, inspired by older role-models..Compulsory VAT registered within 2 years.

Quit most landscape works and expanded into Conservation contracting and L.A. working, etc.

Survived a good hang-glider crash but have persisted with various other rash/unsuitable outdoor pursuit activities.. despite becoming a Dad.

Covid hit our workload very hard..

Still love working/climbing, even if I'm shit, compared with youngsters! 

No telly for 20 years

Red front door. 

Er, too embarrassed to admit details of current car tho !

 

1964 produced the very best valve Vox AC 30 amps . I have four of them ! 🙂

[Johnsond]

8 hours ago, Steven P said:

 

Oh, folks it is an option to fill in the details!! Cool.

 

 

 

Stubby, current role is not really a secret, more an irrelevance. Ability to read the news and the internet is more useful in some threads.

Then post it up shy boy 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

So much to say on so many topics including people’s vehicles and income so let’s see from what perspective you make those comments, your team mate has given you the perfect opportunity here with his post 👍👍

Edited Friday at 20:21 by Johnsond

[Stubby]

It seems I am irrelevant . I know my place . 

[GarethM]

19 minutes ago, Stubby said:

It seems I am irrelevant . I know my place 

But like your vintage amplifier, does the Mrs need to give them a tap on the glass to get them to spring into life.

[openspaceman]

13 minutes ago, Stubby said:

It seems I am irrelevant . I know my place . 

Me too Stubby but a year older. I didn't get any qualifications and got into forestry late as agriculture wouldn't have me. Started harvesting on my own account aged 28 IIRC.

 

I came across three time served toolmakers/ machinists. Something must have happened in the late 70s to cause them to come into forestry. Dale would reproach me for allowing my files to rattle around loose and Anthony shame me by using his verynear to check the length of the cutters every 3 sharpens, both better fellers than I.

 

I manage a day every now and then, this week I was back redressing/shaping/lifting the 25 year old widely planted broadleaved plantation, wore me out. It was a crying shame cutting decent birch poles to waste when I would have liked the firewood.

[Yournamehere]

51 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Then post it up shy boy 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

So much to say on so many topics including people’s vehicles and income so let’s see from what perspective you make those comments, your team mate has given you the perfect opportunity here with his post 👍👍

"Don't tell 'im SPike!"

[BillQ]

20 hours ago, openspaceman said:

Something must have happened in the late 70s to cause them to come into forestry...

Millions on the dole, no jobs, industries and mines being run down. 

[Mick Dempsey]

Self employed small business owner, with one full time employee. 
Been in the business 30 years. 

Have zero problem  these days with people remaining anonymous on here. 

If they break the rules Steve breaks out the ban hammer. 

Otherwise, it’s the internet with all that entails.