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Pete Mctree

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  1. Refresher training is a positive in my books. I did last year and things change, you forget things and what is the cost of doing 2 days every 5 years, to keep you refreshed on both aerial and ground based units?

    It’s been 29 years since I did my original tickets and keeping up to date by upskilling and refresher training has done me no harm at all.

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  2. There was a Panorama program about it and even the BBC conceded that it was an unmitigated disaster. If I remember correctly, it is so inefficient that the emissions and associated carbon produced would be reduced if it was reverted to coal. 
     

    It is a typical greenwashing exercise ☹️

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  3. I had to google Assarting - interesting thanks.

     

    Assarting is the act of clearing forested lands for use in agriculture or other purposes. In English land law, it was illegal to assart any part of a royal forest without permission. This was the greatest trespass that could be committed in a forest, being more than a waste: while waste of the forest involves felling trees and shrubs, which can regrow, assarting involves completely uprooting all trees—the total extirpation of the forested area.

    The term assart was also used for a parcel of land assarted. Assart rents were those paid to the British Crown for the forest lands assarted. The etymology is from the French word essarter meaning to remove or grub out woodland. In northern England this is referred to as ridding.

     

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  4. HS2 was just not needed in a country this size. Extra rail capacity-yes, and needed urgently, but building a scar across the landscape at an insane environmental and social cost - no f***ing way.

    It was always a project for the huge civil engineering companies to make an obscene amount of money on. Unwanted, badly planned and funded and delivered irresponsibly. 

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  5. The proximity of these trees does not make them a hazard. Have they been inspected ?

    You could have the trees inspected by a qualified arborist and a report written. If the report indicates that the trees are in a dangerous condition you could present this to the local council - they have powers to deal with these issues when the land owner is absent or not known and there is a genuine threat/danger.

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  6. 1 hour ago, maybelateron said:

    Thank crunchy I don't do site work on Fridays these days😀. Just had breakfast with my beloved, now to spend the day pottering out of the sun, Loler on the MEWP, machinery maintenance etc.

     

    Put me on the register for half a day's attendance Miss.

    I only started early because I’m on a half day Friday- driving about looking at work seems like a better way to end the week 👍🏻

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