Steve Bullman

The guy isn’t really very accepting that it was entirely his fault when he described it as a ‘freak accident’ In the opening text

Plenty going wrong here, and one lucky guy. Good that people share things like this to remind you not to take short cuts.

nothing!

I bought a really nice Jack Wolfskin Parker jacket last January for a trip to Ireland. Kept me bone dry and was toasty warm. They did a thinner version which looked quite nice. Might be worth looking at

doesn't sound like putting 20% aside would have made much difference in your case if it wasn't coming in anyway. As you say, you were poorly advised. I know first hand how important it is to have a good accountant on board!

No dogs on this site

Isn't that illegal?

Actual footage of Mark climbing a tree looking for Stella

Have you seen how slow Mark is?

This is my local chandlers where I get most of my base layers etc from. They have this one on offer which looks pretty nice https://www.foxschandlery.com/gill-os23-jacket-red-graphite?gclid=Cj0KCQjwn4ncBRCaARIsAFD5-gX3CXLtTna1lco6MB8nBIfXfqUH-Rrct36sOSvLUJuCUZXxKEXtZmgaAmxmEALw_wcB#93=698&158=602

Mark, if you want something proper waterproof I would suggest going down to your nearest chandlers and look at their ranges. The likes of Gill and Musto make some awesome stuff.

When I first started I was shown how to use a pole for deadwooding. Its all we used. It was a major faff and I hated climbing round the canopy with it. Then one day I watched a very experienced climber do a whole tree with just his pruning saw. It was quite inspirational and I quickly decided to ditch the pole. It transformed my climbing abilities for sure and have never used a pole since.

A return to the old days where people learned on the job from experienced mentors, then took their assessments when they were ready, that would be nice. Rather than a steady influx of people who have no place being in the industry yet have all the tickets to apparently say they are able.

Try asking that instead next time, followed by '.............or could you fill my saw up please?'

APF 2018, the UK’s largest forestry, woodland, trees and timber show is offering £6000 funding to schools to encourage them to visit the show and learn about everything that happens in a modern working woodland. Exhibition Secretary, Ian Millward, explained “This is the 22nd staging of the show and we have always been very keen to attract schools to come along, be given a guided tour by experienced foresters and learn about everything that happens in a modern working woodland and possible careers in the industry. The children can see everything from traditional woodland crafts such as charcoal burning, basket making and pole lathe turning to horse logging and high-tech automatic tree harvesters in operation and learn about bio fuel and wood energy. They can follow the whole life cycle of a tree from seed to sawmill. We recognise that school budgets are tight and educational visits are often something that has to be cut so we are offering the first 20 schools that apply £300 to cover their transport costs to and from the show. Already 7 schools and over 250 children are booked to attend and we hope this figure will reach 800. We are keen to show that forestry has come a long way from check shirts and axes and that new high-tech machinery needs highly skilled operators. The children will be able to try out a simulator of a £300 000 harvesting machine and try their hand at felling a virtual tree.” APF 2018 is taking place at Ragley Estate, Alcester, Warwickshire on the 20/21/22nd September, the event attracts around 320 exhibitors and 23 000 visitors. It features over 2 ½ miles and £50 million of working machinery as well as world class competitions like the World 25m poleclimbing championships, the European Chainsaw Carving championships and Stihl Timbersports. Ian urged schools to make contact as soon as possible as funding is limited to the first 20 who apply although others will be welcome to attend at their own cost. For further information please see our website www.apfexhibition.co.uk, email: [email protected] Tel: 01428 723545 View full record

As I suspected ?

why not?

You''ll be surprised how much fuel bills add up, as well as sundries. To put it into perspective, every time you walk out of the garage with your fuel receipt you are basically holding a £10 note in your hand

I think the subscription cost for recovery would be the killer in this case.

Good question! I guess technically it would be classed as an old tree

Everything has a date unfortunately. Presumable you bought it years ago and had it in storage

Fixed

Not sure how it can be out of date if you only just bought it! More details please

Tidy job Mike