Inclement weather & giving in!

[Mick Dempsey]

Called it off today as well, but was fixing (or trying to) stuff in the workshop, paperwork etc

It's pretty blowy even all the way down here.

[Aunt Maud]

Here in Essex it was sunny and bright this morning, so I pollarded mothers Sycamore, had a cooked brekkie for my troubles and was given £10 by the neighbour, because I've apparently saved him from receiving an ear bashing from his wife about the neighbours' tree (mothers said Sycamore) falling on her shed in the wind, which wasn't very windy anyway.

[Steve Bullman]

We didn't get anywhere near the weather that was forecast here today. Got a bit blowy but unlikely to do must damage

[treequip]

When working in crap weather at what point do you knock it on the head?

 

level 1 When branches are getting blown into the garden 3 doors down?

level 2 When you cant feel your fingers or face?

level 3 When the blower wont blow wet sloppy saw dust anymore?

level 4 When your undies are soaking wet?

level 5 When your man bits have shriveled up so much they resemble a walnutwhip.

Or DANGER level 6 which is all of the above plus there's no more tea & biscuits left :shot:

 

Takes a lot for us to give in completely but after getting soaking wet and blown all over a nice 4pm bath is on the list

 

You are getting soft, about this tine last year you and I were doing battle with big trees in a 6+

[KGBFINGAR]

It's been raining up here for months now . Our formula is , start at 9am work until you have no more dry clothes and can't feel your fingers any more . Then do it all again tomorrow .

[TIMON]

Very wet and windy in Birmingham. Wasn't too bad as we were pruning fruit trees. Didn't really have the option of rolling over and going back to sleep. Quite envious of you lot that did. Quotes tomorrow so it can do what it likes.

[Rich Rule]

Blowing like mad in Kent today.

 

Largish, leaning, Ivy clad Cedar to remove and it couldn't be straight felled.

 

Didn't call it a day but was a lot more comfortable one the parachute had been topped out.

[Billy]

When it's not going to be profitable, we had the start of a pair of monster conifer hedges to reduce from around 50ft to about 20ft and things wouldn't have been productive enough in this wind, went and removed deadwood from some chestnuts instead, which was difficult enough, it was defiantly the right decision!

[simonm]

You are getting soft, about this tine last year you and I were doing battle with big trees in a 6+

 

dont like getting me boots wet now andy

[Luckyeleven]

I was supposedly right in the eye of the storm on the western tip of Brittany. I was hoping for some call outs. Some upturned wheelie bins was about as bad as it got