A few pics from the last 7yrs in Arb

[Ian Flatters]

I found these photos today whilst having a clear out some are nearly 7 yrs old ish. ISA comps were 2006 Scottish and Welsh opens. Will hope to be re-entering this year maybe if i get enough free time. Crane dismantle on a Beech in Earlham Park Norwich (2007), Lots of people as we had to close the main University drive so only had 3 hours to complete the job.

 

The Poplar job was done in 04-05 i think. Tony Sorenson is the handsome guy in the red jacket:001_tongue: (his first year at MJ maybe?). At Alby Craft near Aylsham, First time i'd ever used a speed line.

[Stephen Blair]

thats a big chunk of beech and a tall pop there. good pics:001_smile:

[Frankie Lawrence]

cool pics must of been a great fun job that

[Ian Flatters]

The bit that's being placed in the road was because we set all the crane alarms off.

 

Tony is the wee guy in the red and blue jacket in the poplar pics

Edited April 11, 2010 by Ian Flatters

[Nick Waring]

Nice photos fella.

[Amelanchier]

Tony is the wee guy in the red and blue jacket in the poplar pics

 

Indeed I am - chipdonkey duty. Forgot about that! Couldn't have been my first job though cos I remember getting sent up the second one, not enjoying it at all, swearing at everyone and felling the top third(?) out cos I didn't want to go any higher!

[Rupe]

I was at the Welsh comp that year. I got second in the A. rescue but very average overall.

[Stephen Blair]

and felling the top third(?) out cos I didn't want to go any higher!

 

thats how you get good tony, a bit of a wobbler can save a lot of work when it hits the deck. i put 60 feet of pop into a back garden in Glasgow one day, the lad i was climbing for couldnt look, i was 7 high beside a tenemant at the 60 foot was above me, i was bricking it, it landed perfect, except i put a washing pole straight to Australia never to be seen again, then it was a few big lumps off the stem and then bounced a pulley off a huge cherry tree and the pulling rope out the gate and onto a mog another 60 feet beside the first bit, JOB DONE! ha ha, He had a grand on it the silly fool, if we hadnt done it big we would of still been there lowering bits over nieghbous gardens:sneaky2::biggrin:instead he went for his botex and lifted it out in lengths.

[Ian Flatters]

Indeed I am - chipdonkey duty. Forgot about that! Couldn't have been my first job though cos I remember getting sent up the second one, not enjoying it at all, swearing at everyone and felling the top third(?) out cos I didn't want to go any higher!

 

Did i suggest you go up the next one? There were some of the biggest pops i've ever taken down.

[testcricket01]

looks like some nice jobs there